by Professional T20 cricket comes to Ayodhya for 16 days starting 11 March.
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 pits eight franchise teams against each other across 31 matches, all at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium.
The District Cricket Association organizes the tournament under UPCA supervision, with Rs. 11 lakh going to the champion and Rs. 5.5 lakh to the runner-up.
For regional players who rarely get structured franchise opportunities, those numbers represent real stakes that turn league matches into battles for financial security.
Ayodhya Premier League 2026
How does the League work?
Eight teams compete in the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 through a round-robin league format.
Each side plays seven matches, then the top four advance to the semi-finals and a final that determines the champion.
All matches follow T20 rules with 20 overs per side.
That keeps games fast, scoring high, and results unpredictable when one hot partnership or bowling spell can flip a match in three overs.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Year | 2026 |
| Organizing Body | District Cricket Association, Ayodhya |
| Governing Authority | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) |
| Format | T20 Franchise League |
| Venue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium, Ayodhya |
| Start Date | 11 March 2026 |
| End Date | 26 March 2026 |
| Total Teams | 8 |
| Total Matches | 31 |
The opening match happens on 11 March at 12 PM when Betwa Blasters face Saryu Smashers. From there, most days feature double-headers at 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM IST.
Full Time Table and Match Dates
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 fixtures compress 31 matches into a tight calendar. Teams get minimal rest between games, especially in the second week when playoff pressure builds.
| Match No | Teams | Date | Day | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betwa Blasters vs Saryu Smashers | 11 Mar 2026 | Wed | 12 PM |
| 2 | Chambal Chargers vs Ganga Warriors | 12 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 3 | Gomti Thunder vs Yamuna Super Kings | 12 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
| 4 | Hindon Titans vs Ganga Warriors | 13 Mar 2026 | Fri | 9:30 AM |
| 5 | Betwa Blasters vs Chambal Chargers | 13 Mar 2026 | Fri | 1:30 PM |
| 6 | Gomti Thunder vs Saryu Smashers | 14 Mar 2026 | Sat | 9:30 AM |
| 7 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Hindon Titans | 14 Mar 2026 | Sat | 1:30 PM |
| 8 | Chambal Chargers vs Hindon Titans | 15 Mar 2026 | Sun | 9:30 AM |
| 9 | Betwa Blasters vs Ganga Warriors | 15 Mar 2026 | Sun | 1:30 PM |
| 10 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Chambal Chargers | 16 Mar 2026 | Mon | 9:30 AM |
| 11 | Ganga Warriors vs Gomti Thunder | 16 Mar 2026 | Mon | 1:30 PM |
| 12 | Manorama Marvels vs Hindon Titans | 17 Mar 2026 | Tue | 9:30 AM |
| 13 | Betwa Blasters vs Yamuna Super Kings | 17 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1:30 PM |
| 14 | Saryu Smashers vs Chambal Chargers | 18 Mar 2026 | Wed | 9:30 AM |
| 15 | Manorama Marvels vs Gomti Thunder | 18 Mar 2026 | Wed | 1:30 PM |
| 16 | Ganga Warriors vs Yamuna Super Kings | 19 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 17 | Hindon Titans vs Betwa Blasters | 19 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
| 18 | Manorama Marvels vs Saryu Smashers | 20 Mar 2026 | Fri | 9:30 AM |
| 19 | Chambal Chargers vs Gomti Thunder | 20 Mar 2026 | Fri | 1:30 PM |
| 20 | Hindon Titans vs Saryu Smashers | 21 Mar 2026 | Sat | 9:30 AM |
| 21 | Manorama Marvels vs Betwa Blasters | 21 Mar 2026 | Sat | 1:30 PM |
| 22 | Gomti Thunder vs Hindon Titans | 22 Mar 2026 | Sun | 9:30 AM |
| 23 | Manorama Marvels vs Chambal Chargers | 22 Mar 2026 | Sun | 1:30 PM |
| 24 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Saryu Smashers | 23 Mar 2026 | Mon | 9:30 AM |
| 25 | Manorama Marvels vs Ganga Warriors | 23 Mar 2026 | Mon | 1:30 PM |
| 26 | Betwa Blasters vs Gomti Thunder | 24 Mar 2026 | Tue | 9:30 AM |
| 27 | Saryu Smashers vs Ganga Warriors | 24 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1:30 PM |
| 28 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Manorama Marvels | 25 Mar 2026 | Wed | 9:30 AM |
| 29 | TBC vs TBC | 26 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 30 | TBC vs TBC | 26 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
Manorama Marvels enter the tournament late on 17 March. That delay could work as an advantage if early matches reveal pitch patterns or expose weaknesses in opponent squads.
The 26 March fixtures remain TBC. Those slots will hold semi-finals or the final once the playoff bracket gets confirmed.
Complete Squad Information
Each Ayodhya Premier League 2026 team carries more than 30 players. That size gives coaches rotation flexibility and backup options when players face injuries or poor form.
Manorama Marvels
Rao Rituraj, Ansh Patel, Manish Singh, Mohd Aqib, Divyansh Singh, Satish Yadav, Indresh Yadav, Karan Singh, Tushar Soni, Aman Ali, Mohd Sazid, Vaibhav Singh, Rohit Kumar, Shad Ahmad, Prince Verma, Kaif Khan, Abhay Pratap Singh, Rishendra Kumar, Yashvardhan Singh, Mratunjay Singh, Nikhil Singh, Satyam Dubay, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Shakti Pratap Singh, Mueenuddin Niyazi, Tanishq Srivastava, Gauresh Shukla, Durgesh Singh, Abhay Yadav, Naman Yadav, Pandit Harish Sharma, Rohit Tripathi.
Hindon Titans
Ritiq Vats, Yash Vardhan Singh, Bhaskar Mani, Akash Rana, Manik Sharma, Vikas Rai, Fahad Ahmad, Sachin Singh, Shashank Singh, Manish Yadav, Shivam Shukla, Kushagra Singh, Harendra, Prince Jaiswal, Naman Singh, Ankit Panday, Sreyansh Pal, Sanstut, Ronit Madan, Shailendra Panday, Aryan Singh, Satyam Sahu, Arvivind Nath, Akash, Ayush Tripathi, Sajid, Abhinav Singh, Hement, Nikhil Panday, Saubhagya Mishra, Harshit Singh.
Saryu Smashers
Dhyan Pratap Singh, Mohd Javed, Pranav Diwedi, Naitiq Singh, Ankit Sharma, Divyaprakash Singh, Anurag Nishad, Shardool, Divyansh Yadav, Munnidra Maurya, Manish Yadav, Vijay Pratap Singh, Amit Vishwakarma, Aman Yadav, Pratiq Manucha, Abhishek Yadav, Ambuj Sharma, Anurag Singh, Akash Kaushal, Vaibhav Tiwari, Vijay Pratap Singh I, Sachin Tiwari, Abiraj Singh, Mangal Singh, Ashutosh Mishra, Satyaprakash Mishra, Amit Yadav, Sangyan Tiwari, Aadarsh Gupta, Ritesh Mishra, Adarsh Singh, Shivam Srivastava.
Ganga Warriors
Dhurve Pratap Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Pratham Mishra, Rohit Rajpal, Krishna Yadav, Pankaj Vishwakarma, Vaibhav Pal, Saurabh Tripathi, Anuj Singh, Vikas Kumar, Ravi Pratap Mishra, Pryas Agarwal, Krishna Sahu, Vishesh Tewatiya, Priyanshu Rana, Chitransh Srivastav, Prabhakar Sahni, Parth Rawat, Sumit Mandal, Kartikyan Shukla, Utkarsh Singh, Anubhav Srivastav, Aman Rai, Umesh Tiwari, Raghvendra Shukla, Risabh Tiwari, Sohail Ansari, Sagar Shukla, Akarsh Prihar, Yuvraj Singh, Ujjwal Kumar Chaturvedi.
Betwa Blasters
Amar Chaudhry, Krishna Singh, Vinay Yadav, Ghanshyam Upadhya, Murari Yadav, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Radhika Yadav, Abhishek Singh, Parth Patel, Ashutosh Upadhya, Shivansh Tiwari, Vishal Chaudhry, Asmit Verma, Ayush Yadav, Ashutosh Verma, Prakhar Singh, Shashank Sekhar Upadhya, Anshuman Pathak, Tripuresh Mishra, Aaditya Yadav, Aditya Krishna Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Lucky Singh, Arunoday Pratap Singh, Aman Dubay, Vikas Yadav, Rahul Yadav, Vyas Shukla, Nikhil Tiwari, Ambikeshwar Mishra, Anshuman Pandey, Dhananjay Singh, Kautilya Devtalla, Subham Pandey.
Yamuna Super Kings
Subh Khanna, Suraj Maurya, Risabh Rajput, Anurag Yadav, Anuj Singh, Satyendra Yadav, Salman Khan, Himanshu Diwadi, Kratagya Singh, Brijesh Gupta, Vinayak Nigam, Atul Singh, Talib, Annant Yadav, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Vijay Pratap Tiwari, Hasan Akhtar, Surya Pratap Singh, Shaturanajay Upadhya, Gopal Yadav, Krishna Kumar, Veer Singh, Akash Mishra, Abhishek Diwedi, Himanshu Rai, Shivam Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Abhishek Tiwari, Harsh Singh, Utkarsh Singh.
Chambal Chargers
Saksham Rai, Satyam Sanghu, Divyansh Rajput, Sachin Chaudhry, Saurabh Yadav, Ankit Chaudhry, Mohd Amir, Vikas Kumar, Vatsal Singh, Abhishek Panday, Subham Sharma, Hitesh Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Mohd Sahid, Ravi Pratap, Sachin Tiwari, Utkarsh Singh, Prshant Gaur, Saurabh Dubay, Navneet Patel, Vatsalya Srivastava, Aakash Gaur, Priyansh Agarwal, Ritesh Mishra, Jayant Singh, Rudransh, Adarsh Pradhan, Aditya Panday, Talha, Anshuman Singh, Nikhil Singh, Risabh Yadav.
Gomti Thunder
Shiva Singh, Akshdeep Nath, Anurag Gautam, Priyanshu Panday, Vinay Upadhya, Abhishek Singh, Hargun, Ritiq Srivastava, Sarvan Jaiswal, Aftab Khan, Aftab Ahmad, Arryan Ujjwaj, Samrat Tiwari, Vishal Chaudhry, Shivansh Kapoor, Gaurank, Avanindra Verma, Navneet Chaturvedi, Anant Gupta, Jatin Sharma, Shivashish Mishra, Ishan, Ankit Gupta, Dipanshu Pal, Vibhav Singh, Mohd Rafeeq, Aatif Sazid, Kunal, Ravi Singh, Sachin Shukla, Aman Siddiqui.
Large rosters let teams rest fast bowlers between games and rotate batters based on matchups. In a 16-day tournament, fresh players in the final overs of week two often decide close matches.
The Cricket Ground Hosting All Matches
The Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium in Ayodhya hosts every Ayodhya Premier League 2026 match. This newly constructed facility gets its first professional T20 tournament, bringing modern standards to regional cricket infrastructure.
Playing all matches at one venue creates unique dynamics. Teams don’t get reset opportunities when changing cities. Pitch characteristics stay constant, boundary dimensions remain fixed, and weather patterns repeat.
That rewards teams that observe early and adapt fast. By match five, smart coaches know which ends favor seamless or swing, what score is par, and which player types succeed. Teams that process information better than opponents gain edges that multiply across seven league games.
Where to Watch Live Coverage?
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 streams on multiple platforms, most of them free. You don’t need subscriptions to follow the tournament, though some services offer premium tiers with additional features.
| Platform | Cost |
|---|---|
| FanCode | Free or paid pass (check FanCode app for APL 2026 pricing) |
| Dafabet | Free after sign-up |
| YouTube (Official APL Channel) | Free |
| Facebook, Instagram, and X | Free |
FanCode offers both free and paid options. Check their app closer to tournament start for APL 2026 pricing specifics.
Dafabet requires a sign-up, but streams free after registration. The official YouTube channel needs nothing beyond an internet connection.
Facebook, Instagram, and X also broadcast matches live, giving casual fans access without apps or account creation.
How the Standings Work?
Every team starts at zero in the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 points table. As matches finish, winners get two points while losers get nothing.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manorama Marvels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Hindon Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Saryu Smashers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Ganga Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Betwa Blasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Yamuna Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Chambal Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | Gomti Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Net run rate (NRR) separates teams when points are tied. In a seven-match league, multiple teams often finish at 3-4 or 4-3 records, making NRR the difference between playoff qualification and elimination.
Teams that protect run rate even in losing positions often squeeze into fourth place. When you’re already down by 30 runs with three overs left, limiting the margin to 15 instead of 50 can matter more than the loss itself.
Insights: The Stakes Behind Regional Cricket
Uttar Pradesh cricket talent doesn’t always get professional platforms.
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 changes that calculation by putting Rs. 11 lakh in front of the winners and Rs. 5.5 lakh for runners-up, money that impacts players’ lives beyond cricket.
That financial reality shows in decision-making under pressure.
When a team needs 12 runs per over in the last five overs, the captain faces a choice: protect NRR by playing safe and losing small, or risk everything for the win and potentially get bowled out for a massive margin.
In leagues where qualification comes down to decimals, those choices get harder.
UPCA oversight ensures the tournament runs properly.
Standard umpiring, consistent match conditions, and professional administration remove the variables that sometimes plague smaller events. When the playing field is level, better cricket wins.
Single-venue formats also test adaptability. There’s no chance to start fresh in a new city with different conditions.
If your pace attack struggles on a slow pitch and the surface stays slow all tournament, you either change your bowling plans or you lose every match.
Teams that learn from early games and adjust tactics pull ahead of sides that keep repeating failed approaches.
Free streaming on platforms like FanCode and YouTube means scouts and coaches from bigger leagues can watch without traveling.
Good performances here create opportunities that extend beyond APL 2026 itself.
Questions About the Tournament
- When does the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 start?
The tournament begins on 11 March 2026 with Betwa Blasters taking on Saryu Smashers at 12 PM IST.
- When does APL 2026 end?
The tournament concludes on 26 March 2026 with the playoff finals.
- Where are the APL 2026 matches being played?
All matches are held at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
- How many teams are in APL 2026?
Eight teams compete: Manorama Marvels, Hindon Titans, Saryu Smashers, Ganga Warriors, Betwa Blasters, Yamuna Super Kings, Chambal Chargers, and Gomti Thunder.
- Where can I watch APL 2026 live?
FanCode, Dafabet (free after sign-up), YouTube (Official APL Channel), Facebook, Instagram, and X all carry live coverage.
Wrapping Up
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 delivers professional T20 cricket to a part of Uttar Pradesh that hasn’t seen this level of tournament organization before.
With Rs. 11 lakh on the line and 31 matches packed into 16 days, every team enters with real motivation.
Track which sides handle the compressed schedule best and adapt fastest to venue conditions.
Those teams should emerge in playoff spots when the league stage wraps up.
Catch live updates starting 11 March as the competition begins.
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