While many cricket leagues have come and gained popularity over time, a new addition is gaining recognition now: the Entertainers Cricket League (ECL). Currently, ECL 2024 is generating a lot of hype after witnessing a few exciting matches, making it the talk of the town. So, what is the Entertainers Cricket League? Here’s what you should know about this league, which is currently on everyone’s lips.
What is Entertainers Cricket League?
To bring out cricket talent from popular social media influencers and content creators, the ECL has been organized. Surprisingly, it is not a 20-over competition; it is a unique T10 cricket tournament. Fans will see their favorite social media personalities taking the field and looking to do something special for their teams. Here, six teams are participating: Munawar Faruqui is leading the Mumbai Disruptors, singer Abhishek Malhan will lead the Bangalore Bashers, and YouTuber Elvish Yadav is leading the Haryanvi Hunters.
ECL format
Speaking about the format, as mentioned, it is a 10-over competition. We will see a total of 19 games, all hosted at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. It will follow a round-robin format, where each team will play their opponents once. Following this, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs. A total of 15 league matches are scheduled apart from the playoffs. In the inaugural ECL match, Haryanvi Hunters defeated Bangalore Bashers by 2 wickets, successfully chasing down a target of 179 runs. In the second match, Munawar Faruqui’s Mumbai Disruptors won by 50 runs against Lucknow Lions.
ECL 2024 squads
| Team | Captain | Squad Members |
| Haryanvi Hunters | Elvish Yadav | Lovekesh Kataria, Rajat Dalal, Archit Kaushik, Aman Bhandouria, Ansh, Anuj Choudhary, Kashish Pundir, Keshav Chaudhary, Lakshay, Lalit Yadav, Mahinder, Moksh Murgai, Navdeep Kundu, Ribbhuu Mehra, Rohit Lamba, Vaibhav Yadav, Abhishek Vats, Anoop Chahal |
| Dynamic Delhi | Sonu Sharma | Arvind Arora, Mahatmaji Technical, Pushkar Raj Thakur, Arpit Dubey, Deepak Kumar, Harshvardhan Jain, Keshav Maloo, Pradeep Singh Baghe, Pramod Singh, Rahul Garg, Saurabh Bhatnaga, Saurav Yadav, Abhay Mitra, Reyansh, Vicky Rajput, Nitin Chandila, Anant Ladha |
| Punjab Veers | Harsh Beniwal | Mohit Chhikara, Ankit Nagar, Anuj Nagar, Arshad, Jaigo Gill, Kshitij Khurana, Nikhil Badeja, Nitin Gupta, Nitin Saini, Pawan Chechi, Yuvraj Porwal, Vishal Choudhary |
| Mumbai Disruptors | Munawar Faruqui | Abhishek Verma, Aly Goni, Anuj Khurana, Arun Mashettey, Dakssh, Karan Khandelwal, Mayur Mehta, Rashid Salman, Mohammed Ali, Sadakat Khan, Samarth Jure, Saurabh Ghadge, Shray, Suyyash Rai, Vipin, Arham Abbasi, Aditya Bhadoria |
| Bangalore Bashers | Abhishek Malhan | Adarsh Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Aryaman Pal, Gagan Sangwan, Gourav Rakheja, Karanjeet Singh Shah, Ketan Patel, Nishaant Williams, Pradyum Dhanda, Rahul Mondal, Grover, Shubham Chawla, Shubham Teotia, Sourav Dhanda, Tanush Sethi, Umang Sethi, Pushpender Rathi, Mahesh |
| Lucknow Lions | Anurag Dwivedi | Akash Yadav, Anubhav Dubey, Bikash Chetry, Harpal Saikia, Peeyush Sharma, Taran, Ubaid Khan, Ashish Kumar Meena, Shivam Singh Rajput, Deepak Kumar Meena, Apoorv Tiwari, Aman Deep Singh, Deepak Bharadwaj, Jay Dhunade |
ECL schedule
| Date | Fixture | Time |
| Friday, September 13 | Bangalore Bashers vs. Haryanvi Hunters | 17:30 |
| Friday, September 13 | Mumbai Disruptors vs. Lucknow Lions | 20:30 |
| Saturday, September 14 | Punjab Veers vs. Dynamic Delhi | 17:30 |
| Saturday, September 14 | Bangalore Bashers vs. Mumbai Disruptors | 20:30 |
| Sunday, September 15 | Dynamic Delhi vs. Lucknow Lions | 14:30 |
| Sunday, September 15 | Bangalore Bashers vs. Punjab Veers | 17:30 |
| Sunday, September 15 | Haryanvi Hunters vs. Mumbai Disruptors | 20:30 |
| Monday, September 16 | Lucknow Lions vs. Punjab Veers | 17:30 |
| Monday, September 16 | Dynamic Delhi vs. Haryanvi Hunters | 20:30 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Dynamic Delhi vs. Mumbai Disruptors | 17:30 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Bangalore Bashers vs. Lucknow Lions | 20:30 |
| Wednesday, September 18 | Bangalore Bashers vs. Dynamic Delhi | 17:30 |
| Wednesday, September 18 | Haryanvi Hunters vs. Punjab Veers | 20:30 |
| Thursday, September 19 | Punjab Veers vs. Mumbai Disruptors | 17:30 |
| Thursday, September 19 | Haryanvi Hunters vs. Lucknow Lions | 20:30 |
| Friday, September 20 | Qualifier 1 | 17:30 |
| Friday, September 20 | Eliminator | 20:30 |
| Saturday, September 21 | Qualifier 2 | 20:30 |
| Sunday, September 22 | Final | 20:30 |
