Kerala Cricket League

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Cricket tournament

Kerala Cricket League (KCL)

Countries| India
Administrator| Kerala Cricket Association
Format| Twenty20
First edition| 2024
Latest edition| 2024
Tournament format| Round Robin format with Group System and Playoffs
Number of teams| 6
Current champion| Kollam Sailors (1st title)[1]
Most successful| Kollam Sailors (1 titles)
Most runs| Sachin Baby (528)[2]
Most wickets| Akhil Scaria (25)
TV| Star Sports (TV)
Fancode (Internet)

The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league that is annually held in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It is organised by the Kerala Cricket Association and contested by six city-based franchise teams. The inaugural season was held in 2024.

Kollam Sailors is the defending champion, having won their first title in the inagural season of KCL.[4]

## Teams

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Alleppey Ripples

Kochi Blue Tigers

Calicut Globstars

Kollam Sailors

Thrissur Titans

Trivandrum Royals

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Team locations

Kerala Cricket League Teams  Team  | City  | Captain

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Alleppey Ripples[5] | Alappuzha | Mohammed Azharuddeen[6]
Calicut Globstars[5] | Kozhikode | Rohan S. Kunnummal[6]
Kochi Blue Tigers[5] | Kochi | Basil Thampi[6]
Aries Kollam Sailors[5] | Kollam | Sachin Baby[6]
Thrissur Titans[5] | Thrissur | Varun Nayanar[6]
Trivandrum Royals[5] | Thiruvananthapuram | Abdul Basith[6]

## Tournament seasons and results

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Year  | Final  | Final venue

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Winner  | Result  | Runner-up
2024  | Aries Kollam Sailors
214/4 (19.1 overs) | AKS won by 6 wickets | Calicut Globstars
213/6 (20 overs) | Greenfield International Stadium, Trivandrum

## See also

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* Indian Premier League
* List of regional T20 cricket leagues in India
* List of Twenty20 cricket competitions
* Sports in Kerala

## References

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1. ^ "Sachin Baby inspires Kollam Sailors to win maiden KCL trophy". Kerala Kaumudi. Thiruvananthapuram. 19 September 2024.
2. ^ S, Narayanan (21 September 2024). "Kerala batter Sachin Baby borrows Rohan Bopanna's success mantra: 'I'm not 35 years old, I'm level 35'". The Indian Express. Kochi.
3. ^ "Kerala's cricket carnival set to begin on Monday". thehindu.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
4. ^ "Kerala Cricket League Final, Sachin Baby's ton powers Kollam Sailors to the title". thehindu.com. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
5. ^ a b c d e f TNN (7 August 2024). "T20 KCL: Six icon players revealed, Sanju likely to miss out". Times of India.
6. ^ a b c d e f "KCL team captains meet in Thiruvananthapuram ahead of tournament". The New Indian Express. Kerala. 31 August 2024.

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Members (teams)|

| Central Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Chhattisgarh (Men, Women)
* Madhya Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Railways (Men, Women)
* Rajasthan (Men, Women)
* Uttar Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Uttarakhand (Men, Women)
* Vidarbha (Men, Women)

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East Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Assam (Men, Women)
* Bengal (Men, Women)
* Bihar (Men, Women)
* Jharkhand (Men, Women)
* Odisha (Men, Women)
* Tripura (Men, Women)

North Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Chandigarh (Men, Women)
* Delhi (Men, Women)
* Haryana (Men, Women)
* Himachal Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Jammu and Kashmir (Men, Women)
* Services (Men)
* Punjab (Men, Women)

North East Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Arunachal Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Manipur (Men, Women)
* Meghalaya (Men, Women)
* Mizoram (Men, Women)
* Nagaland (Men, Women)
* Sikkim (Men, Women)

South Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Andhra (Men, Women)
* Hyderabad (Men, Women)
* Karnataka (Men, Women)
* Kerala (Men, Women)
* Tamil Nadu (Men, Women)
* Pondicherry (Men, Women)

West Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Baroda (Men, Women)
* Goa (Men, Women)
* Gujarat (Men, Women)
* Maharashtra (Men, Women)
* Mumbai (Men, Women)
* Saurashtra (Men, Women)

Others|

* Association of Indian Universities
* Cricket Club of India

Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

* Ranji Trophy
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* Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game
* Inter State Women's Competition (defunct)

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One Day|

* Deodhar Trophy
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* Women's Senior One Day Trophy
* Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
* BCCI Corporate Trophy (defunct)
* Wills Trophy (defunct)
* NKP Salve Challenger Trophy (defunct)
* Inter-Zone Women's One Day Competition (defunct)

Twenty20|

| State|

* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
* Women's Senior T20 Trophy
* Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy

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Franchise|

* Indian Premier League
* Women's Premier League
* Indian Cricket League (defunct)
* Women's T20 Challenge (defunct)

Regional|

* Andhra Premier League
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* Delhi Premier League T20
* Kerala Cricket League
* Madhya Pradesh League
* Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
* Pondicherry Premier League
* Rajasthan Premier League
* Saurashtra Premier League
* Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
* Tamil Nadu Premier League
* Uttarakhand Premier League

Youth|

| First-class|

* C. K. Nayudu Trophy
* Cooch Behar Trophy

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List A|

* Vinoo Mankad Trophy
* Vizzy Trophy
* Rohinton Baria Trophy

T10|

* Indian Street Premier League

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* National Cricket Academy

List|

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Cricket|

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List A|

* Deodhar Trophy
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Twenty20|

* Indian Cricket League†
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T10|

* Indian Street Premier League

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Others|

* Rugby Premier League
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Regional|

| Cricket|

* Andhra Premier League
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* KCA President's Cup T20†
* Kerala Cricket League
* Madhya Pradesh League
* Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
* Pondicherry Premier League
* Rajasthan Premier League
* Saurashtra Premier League
* Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
* Tamil Nadu Premier League

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Football|

| North and Central|

* Chhattisgarh Football League Championship
* FD Senior Division
* FD Women's League
* Himachal Football League
* Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League
* Lucknow Super Division
* Madhya Pradesh Premier League
* Punjab State Super Football League
* Punjab Women's League
* Uttarakhand Super League

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East and Northeast|

* Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League
* Assam State Premier League
* Bihar State Soccer League
* Manipur State League
* Manipur Women's League
* Meghalaya State League
* Mizoram Premier League
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* SSA Women's Football League
* Nagaland
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* Sikkim Premier Division League
* Calcutta Football League
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West|

* Goa Football League
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* Gujarat SFA Club Championship
* Mumbai Football League
* Pune Football League
* R-League A Division

South|

* Bangalore Football League‎
* Bangalore Super Division
* Chennai Football League
* Karnataka Women's League
* Kerala Premier League
* Kerala Women's League
* Malabar Premier League
* Super League Kerala
* Tamil Nadu Women's League

Others|

* Calcutta Hockey League
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