After a couple of years of planning and delays and more, the Lanka T10 Super League was finally approved and scheduled to take place. After successfully running the Abu Dhabi T10, Zim Afro T10, and US T10 Masters over the years, it’s time for Sri Lanka to host cricket’s fastest format, with 6 franchise teams announced to participate in the competition.
The inaugural Lanka T10 Super League dates are between 12-22 Dec 2024, all games at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. This latest addition to Sri Lanka’s annual cricketing calendar will see top international stars as well as retired and emerging players. The Lanka T10 League 2024 Draft takes place on 10th Nov 2024 and we at Read Scoops will bring you LIVE UPDATES from the same.
Live updates – Lanka T10 2024 DRAFT
10th Nov, 22:00 IST: Recapping today’s Lanka T10 draft, Charith Asalanka was the first pick of the draft where Jaffna Titans drafted him as their ‘Category A’ Sri Lanka player, followed by Mohammad Amir as their Category A overseas player. For the Colombo Jaguars side, they picked up Kamindu Mendis followed by Tymal Mills in their Category A drafts. Next, Pathum Nissanka from Category A went to Kandy Bolts.
Take a look at the Lanka T10 Season 1 draft live stream:
10th Nov, 16:50 IST: Just some time away from live action now.
10th Nov, 14:45 IST: We’re a few hours away from the start of the Lanka T10 Super League 2024 Draft, where players will be picked, and squads will be formed. Yesterday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) tweeted to get everyone excited about the league’s first ever draft, which you can see below:
Gear up for the action!
Just one day to go until the Lanka T10 Super League Draft! Are you excited to see how our six teams look like at the end? #CricketIsland #T10League #CricketsFastestFormat #HearTheLionsRoar #LankaT10 pic.twitter.com/9j1oTeqNwf
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) November 9, 2024
Lanka T10 draft rules
- One Sri Lanka ICON player
- One Sri Lanka Platinum player
- One Sri Lanka Category A player
- One overseas Category A player
- Similarly from Category B
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The 6 participating teams of Lanka T10 Super League are Galle Marvels, Colombo Strikers, Hambantota Bangla Tigers, Jaffna Titans, Negombo Braves, and Kandy Bolts. The league was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, who is also the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi T10 League. We’ll give you a few more rules of the Lanka T10 Draft.
Each team already has a few icon players and as per the rules of the draft, every squad must have a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 17 players. This includes 7 international players in every squad. Sri Lanka Cricket has collaborated with T Ten Sports Management (TSM), T Ten Global Sports (TGS), and Innovative Production Group (IPG) for this event.
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