PremiumCCL 2024: Revised schedule, live streaming details of star-studded T-20 tournament
The 10th edition of the Celebrity Cricket League will kick off in Sharjah on February 23. Eight teams will battle it out in T-10 matches in a tournament that will go on till March 17
File photo of the Telugu Warriors celebrating during CCL 2023
Last Updated: 10.17 PM, Feb 22, 2024
The Celebrity Cricket League, the annual tournament of film stars engaged in spirited matches of cricket is back this week. The 10thedition of the tournament will begin in Sharjah this weekend. All eight teams – Mumbai Heroes, Bengal Tigers, Punjab De Sher, Kerala Strikers, Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Bhojpuri Dabanggs and Karnataka Bulldozers – will be in Sharjah for the inaugural weekend, where the first set of matches will be played. There will be 5 matches between the 8 teams, with the Mumbai Heroes and Kerala Strikers having 2 each over the weekend.
From March 1 to 3 the teams will be in Hyderabad, where 6 matches will be played. The following weekend is then split between Chandigarh and Thiruvananthapuram and finally on March 15, the action moves to Vizag for the qualifiers and the finale. Interestingly, instead of having two semi-final matches featuring the top 4 teams, the first qualifier will be played between the top 2, after which there will be an eliminator between teams 3 and 4. This will be followed up by a second qualifier between the loser of the first qualifier and the winner of the eliminator, meaning that one team may get a second shot at the finale after all.
This edition of the Celebrity Cricket League is getting bigger and better, with the live telecast of all the matches heading to Sony Sports Ten 5. The streaming partner is JioCinema, while Star Network will also telecast the matches in the south. For instance, Malayalam commentary will be on Asianet, Kannada on Star Suvarna, etc.
Four-time winners Telugu Warriors are the defending champions and will look at taking the trophy home yet again, but given that most of the teams are vying for a shot at glory, there is bound to be some scintillating action on the cricket field. In the past, all the teams have played really competitive matches that would give professional athletes a run for their money.