Everything to know about European T20 Premier League: Players, teams, owners and format of new ETPL cricket league
With the inaugural season of the European Premier League set to kick off, here's everything you need to know about the players, teams, owners, and format of the ETPL tournament.
The European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is set to launch its inaugural season on August 26, 2026, featuring six franchises competing across venues in the Netherlands and Ireland. The league, backed by three national boards and sanctioned by the ICC, is a collaborative effort between Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland, and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association. It represents the second attempt at a franchise T20 league in Europe, following the failed Euro T20 Slam in 2019.
Six city-based franchises will compete in the ETPL: Rotterdam Dockers, Amsterdam Flames, Dublin Guardians, Belfast Wolves, Edinburgh Castle Rockers, and Glasgow Cosmic. These teams are owned by prominent figures in cricket, including Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh, Jonty Rhodes, Matthew Hayden, Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum, and Paul Stirling, among others.
The ETPL uses a double round-robin format, with each franchise playing every other team twice, resulting in 10 league matches per side. The top team qualifies directly for the final, while the second and third-placed teams face off in a qualifier to determine the remaining finalist. The tournament will span 32 matches across 12 days, with the opening matches at Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague and the remaining fixtures in Dublin.
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