THE MUMBAI CRICKET ASSOCIATION (MCA) has announced that Season 4 of the T20 Mumbai League and the inaugural T20 Mumbai Women’s League will be held from June 1 to 13 at Wankhede Stadium.
The men’s and women’s competitions will run simultaneously, with all matches telecast live on Star Sports and streamed on JioHotstar.
The men’s competition will feature Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, and Abhigyan Kundu, among others.
The inaugural women’s league will feature Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Humaira Kazi, Ira Jadhav — the costliest buy at the auction — Sanika Chalke, and Simran Shaikh, among others.
MCA President Ajinkya Naik said: “The T20 Mumbai League has consistently played an important role in strengthening Mumbai’s cricketing ecosystem and providing opportunities for emerging players to perform alongside some of the biggest names in the game. Conducting both the men’s and women’s tournaments at the Wankhede Stadium reflects the MCA’s commitment to creating a larger and more inclusive platform for talent development and taking Mumbai cricket to a wider audience.”
Rajdip Gupta, Chairman, League Governing Council, added: “The opportunity to play at the iconic Wankhede Stadium will be a major moment for many young cricketers and an important platform in their development journey. With live telecast on Star Sports and streaming on JioHotstar, players will gain valuable exposure in front of a nationwide audience, while fans can look forward to an exciting and high-quality brand of cricket throughout the tournament.”
The T20 Mumbai League is a domestic franchise-based T20 tournament that has served as a platform for players who have gone on to represent Mumbai and India. The inaugural women’s competition aims to create more opportunities for talent identification and development in the city.
