The Euro T20 Slam is a planned professional Twenty20 cricket league. The first edition of the tournament was initially scheduled to start in August 2019, with matches to be held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.[1] Its launch has been postponed on several occasions due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Official logo of Euro T20 Slam | |
| Countries | Ireland, Netherlands, England,Scotland and Wales |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Website | www |
History
editIn March 2019, Cricket Scotland, Cricket Ireland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association officially announced the Euro T20 Slam.[2] It was to start on 30 August and conclude on 22 September 2019 and feature 33 matches.[3][4] The tournament was to have six city-based franchise teams, two each from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.[5][6] In April 2019, six cities were awarded a franchise: Belfast and Dublin in Ireland, Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland, and Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[7] The team names and schedule were released on 30 April 2019.[8]
Shahid Afridi, Martin Guptill, Rashid Khan, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson were announced as the six icon players,[9] and Babar Azam, JP Duminy, Chris Lynn, Luke Ronchi, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir were announced as the six marquee players.[10][11][12][13]
In June 2020, the tournament's organisers were looking to start the tournament on 20 August 2020, with all the matches played in Malahide, Ireland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] However, the following month, the organisers confirmed that the event would be launched in 2021, because of the pandemic.[15] In June 2021, it was announced that the league would be further delayed as the planned dates in 2021 clashed with the restart of the rescheduled IPL 2021.[16]
In March 2023, Cricket Ireland announced that the tournament would be further delayed although they were aiming to begin in 2024.[17]
Teams
editThe teams due to participate in the first season were:[18]
References
edit- ^ "New League featuring Irish, Scottish and Dutch teams to be called Euro T20 Slam". BBC Sport. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "'Euro T20 Slam' – Name of the new European T20 league confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Scottish, Irish & Dutch teams feature in new European T20 league". The Cricketer. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands announce combined T20 league". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands set to launch Euro T20 League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "New European T20 League Announced Starting August 2019". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam finalises the six participating cities". Inside Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Amsterdam Kings and Glasgow Giants... Euro T20 Slam team names unveiled". the cricketer. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Squads". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Bash Bros headline Euro tournament". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Shahid Afridi announced as icon player for Euro T20 Slam". The Indian Express. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan signed as icon player for Euro T20 Slam". Business Standard. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Steyn and Guptill signed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam organisers eye August window". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam set for 2021 start as short-term uncertainty requires "prudent measures"". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam postponed for 2021 due to COVID and scheduling impacts". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Update on Euro T20 Slam concept | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "TEAMS". Euro T20 Slam. Retrieved 30 April 2019.