2018–19 UAE T20x

2018–19 UAE T20x
Dates 19 December 2018 (2018-12-19)–11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)
Administrator(s) Emirates Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)  UAE
Participants 5
Matches played 22
Official website uaet20x.ae/

The 2018–19 UAE T20x is an upcoming edition of the UAE T20x Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament, planned to be held in the United Arab Emirates.[1] It is scheduled to start on 19 December 2018 and finish on 11 January 2019.[1] Five teams are scheduled to take part, playing a total of twenty-two matches.[1][2]

AB de Villiers was named the ambassador of the tournament,[1] with Shahid Afridi, David Miller, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell and Kumar Sangakkara announced as the icon players.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "UAE T20x 'a great concept' for local cricket – AB de Villiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "AB de Villiers: The UAE T20x will help grow cricket and assist Associate Nations in developing players". The National. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Emirates Cricket Board signs up David Miller and Andre Russell for UAE T20x". The National. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "England captain Eoin Morgan joins list of stars signed up for UAE T20x". The National. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "Shahid Afridi ready to be part of 'new and refreshing' UAE T20x". The National. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. "Sangakkara completes UAE T20X Icon line-up". Gulf News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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