Northern Warriors Win the Tournament defeating Delhi Bulls in the Final
The Abu Dhabi T10 league has been rebooted for its 4th season. The 4th season of the T10 Cricket League (Abu Dhabi T10) will be played from 28 January to 6 February 2021. A total of 29 matches will be played over the duration of 10 days comprising of 66 international players. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will play host to this tournament this year, with eight teams participating in the competition again. The T10 League schedule for 2021 is placed below.
Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021 Schedule
| Date | Fixtures | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 28th Jan | Match 1: Maratha vs Northern Warriors | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 28th Jan | Match 2: Pune Devils vs Deccan Gladiators | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 28th Jan | Match 3: Delhi Bulls vs Bangla Tigers | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 29th Jan | Match 1: Pune Devils vs Qalandars | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 29th Jan | Match 2: Maratha Arabians vs Delhi Bulls | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 29th Jan | Match 3: Deccan Gladiators vs Team Abu Dhabi | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 30th Jan | Match 1: Bangla Tigers vs Maratha Arabians | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 30th Jan | Match 2: Team Abu Dhabi vs Qalandars | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 30th Jan | Match 3: Northern Warriors vs Delhi Bulls | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| Jan 31: | Match 1: Team Abu Dhabi vs Pune Devils | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| Jan 31: | Match 2: Bangla Tigers vs Northern Warriors | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| Jan 31: | Match 3: Qalandars vs Deccan Gladiators | 10:030 PM (IST) |
| 1st Feb | Match 1: 4th Group B vs 3rd Group A | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 1st Feb | Match 2: 2nd Group B vs 1st Group A | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 1st Feb | Match 3: 2nd Group A vs 3rd Group B | 10:030 PM (IST) |
| 2nd Feb | Match 1: 1st Group A Vs 4th Group A | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 2nd Feb | Match 2: 2nd Group A Vs 4th Group B | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 2nd Feb | Match 3: 1st Group A Vs 3rd Group B | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 3rd Feb: | Match 1: 3rd Group A Vs 1st Group B | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 3rd Feb: | Match 2: 4th Group A vs 2nd Group B | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 3rd Feb: | Match 3: 1st Group A vs 4th Group B | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 4th Feb | Match 1: 3rd Group B vs 4th Group A | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 4th Feb | Match 2: 1st Group B vs 2nd Group A | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 4th Feb | Match 3: 2nd Group B vs 3rd Group A | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 5th Feb | Delhi Bulls vs Northern Warriors, Qualifier 1 | 5:30 PM (IST) |
| 5th Feb | Qalandars vs Team Abu Dhabi, Eliminator 1 | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 5th Feb | Northern Warriors vs Team Abu Dhabi, Eliminator 2 | 10:00 PM (IST) |
| 5th Feb | Qalandars vs Team Abu Dhabi, 3rd Place Play-off | 7:45 PM (IST) |
| 6th Feb | Delhi Bulls vs Northern Warriors, Final | 10:00 PM (IST) |
T10 League 2021 Team Squads
This year, Karnataka Tuskers have rebranded themselves as Pune Devils. T10 league 2021 full squads are placed below.
| T10 Teams | Abu Dhabi T10 Squads |
|---|---|
| Deccan Gladiators Squad | Sunil Narine (Icon), Imtiaz Ahmed, Prashant Gupta, Wanindu Hasaranga, Colin Ingram, Azam Khan, Zahoor Khan, Lahiru Kumara, Kieron Pollard, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ravi Rampaul, Mohammad Shahzad, Hamdan Tahir, Imran Tahir, Hafeez ur Rehman, Zeeshan Zameer, Aaron Summers |
| Northern Warriors Squad | Nicholas Pooran (Icon, Captain), Fabian Allen, Rayad Emrit, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Nuwan Pradeep, Wahab Riaz, Andre Russell, Junaid Siddique, Lendl Simmons, Ansh Tandon, Maheesh Theekshana, Amir Yamin |
| Maratha Arabians Squad | Shoaib Malik (Icon, Captain), Taskin Ahmed, Muktar Ali, Laurie Evans, Amjad Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Mosaddek Hossain, Sompal Kami, Ishan Malhorta, Maroof Merchant, Syed Shah, Abdul Shakoor, Pravin Tambe |
| Qalandars Squad | Shahid Afridi (Icon), Fayyaz Ahmed, Sultan Ahmad, Sohail Akhtar, Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Khurshid Anwar, Tom Banton, Ben Dunk, Chris Jordan, Maaz Khan, Sharjeel Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Samit Patel, Phil Salt, Sohail Tanvir |
| Team Abu Dhabi Squad | Chris Gayle (Icon), Ben Cox, Avishka Fernando, Alex Hales, Leonardo Julien, Kushal Malla, Chris Morris, Obed McCoy, Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Usman Shinwari, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hayden Walsh Jnr, Luke Wright, Najibullah Zadran |
| Bangla Tigers Squad | Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Johnson Charles, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Andre Fletcher, Mahedi Hasan, Adam Hose, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Karim Janat, Aryan Lakra, Tom Moores, Chirag Suri, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb ur Rahman, David Wiese |
| Pune Devils Squad | Thisara Perera (Icon), Waheed Ahmad, Mohammad Amir, Vriitya Aravind, Sam Billings, Mohammad Boota, Nasir Hossain, Chamara Kapugedera, Karan KC, Asif Khan, Dinesh Kumar, Kennar Lewis, Ajantha Mendis, Darwish Rasooli, Devon Thomas, Hardus Viljoen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Wisniewski |
| Delhi Bulls Squad | Dwayne Bravo (Icon, Captain), Sheraz Ahmad, Amad Butt, Dushmantha Chameera, Kashif Daud, Fidel Edwards, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ali Khan, Evin Lewis, Adam Lyth, Mohammad Nabi, Sherfane Rutherford, Waqar Salamkheil, Dasun Shanaka, Nyeem Young |
Things again look interesting this year with Bangla Tigers, Delhi Bulls, Maratha Arabians Northern Warriors in the same group which is Group A. The Group B comprises of Deccan Gladiators, Pune Devils, Qalandars and Team Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League Broadcast TV Channels
TV Channels broadcasting T10 cricket league 2021 is placed below.
| Country | T10 Broadcasting Channels |
| Pakistan | Sony |
| India | SONY SIX & SONY SIX HD (English commentary), SONY TEN 3 & SONY TEN 3 HD (Hindi). (Live stream on Sonyliv.com/ Sonyliv App) |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9 |
| North Africa & Middle East (MENA) | Abu Dhabi Sports |
| USA | Willow |
| UK | Sky Sports |
| Afghanistan | 1tv Afghanistan |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
Depending on which country you are in, your local broadcaster will telecast it on your TV. However, you can watch the tournament online as well. ARY Network will broadcast the tournament in UK & USA in 2021 as well.
Sony Pictures Networks will now be broadcast partners for the Abu Dhabi T10 League in South Asia, Middle East and North Africa in 2019 as well and will be telecast live through Sony Six and Sony Ten 3 channels in India, Ten Sports in Pakistan, in the Middle East and North Africa. It will also be streamed on SonyLIV. The T10 League live streaming deal with Sony will last from 2018 to 2020 for three years. The league has also signed a deal with Jio, who will now stream these matches live to everyone who has a Jio connection.