Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2024: Schedule, Squads, When And Where To Watch

Maharashtra Premier League, organised under the guidance of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) and the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI), is modelled around the blockbuster Indian Premier League (IPL).

The first edition of MPL took place last year with six franchises participating in the 20-20 cricket league.

The final of the Maharashtra Premier League 2023 ended in disappointment as persistent rains prevented a result, despite the availability of a reserve day. Ratnagiri Jets were crowned as the MPL 2023 champions as they were the table-toppers at the end of the league stage.

The opening match of the second season of the Maharashtra Premier League will be a repeat of the 2023 final as the defending champions Ratnagiri Jets will take on Kolhapur Tuskers.

The MCA International Stadium in Gahunje, Pune will be the venue for the 2024 edition of MPL.

The MPL 2024 T20 tournament will begin on Sunday, June 2 with the final taking place on Saturday, June 22. The afternoon matches will begin at 2 PM whereas evening fixtures will begin at 7 PM IST.

There will be a total of 34 matches in MPL 2024 which will see all teams playing against each other twice in a double round-robin format. The top four teams at the end of this round-robin stage (after 30 matches) will then qualify for the playoffs comprising of Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, Eliminator, and the Final. Last year, the tournament was played a single round-robin format which comprised of 15 matches.

Here are the six teams which are participating in the Maharashtra Premier League 2024.

1. Puneri Bappa

2. Eagle Nashik Titans

3. Kolhapur Tuskers

4. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Kings

5. Ratnagiri Jets

6. Solapur Royals

All timings as per India Standard Time (IST)

The MPL 2024 fixture list comprises 30 round-robin matches followed by 2 qualifiers, 1 eliminator, and a final.

Here are the full squad details of the six teams participating in the Maharashtra Premier League.

Ratnagiri Jets: Team Ratnagiri Squad

Azim Kazi (c), Abhishek Pawar (wk), Akilesh Gawale, Vijay Pawale, Dhiraj Phatangare, Divyang Hinganekar, Kiran Chormale, Krish Shahapurkar, Kunal Thorat, Nikhil Naik (wk), Nikit Dhumal, Piyush Kamal, Pradeep Dadhe, Preetam Patil, Rohit Patil, Sahil Churi, Sangram Bhalekar, Satyajeet, Bacchav, Tushar Shrivastav, Vaibhav Chowghule, Vijay Pawale, Yash Borkar, Yogesh Chavan

Kolhapur Tuskers: Team Kolhapur Squad

Kedar Jadhav (c), Kiritraj Wadekar, Siddharth Mhatre, Yogesh Dongare, Sachin Dhas, Ankeet Bawane, Harsh Sanghavi, Hrishikesh Daund, Aniket Porwal (wk), Manoj Yadav, Harshal Mishra, Umar Shah, Atman Pore, Yash Khaladkar, Shreyash Chavan, Taranjit Dhillon, Sumit Markali, Nihal Tusamad, Akshay Darekar, Shrikant Mundhe

Puneri Bappa: Team Pune Squad

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Abhimanyu Jadhav, Pawan Shah, Yash Kshirsagar, Shripad Nimbalkar, Suraj Shinde (wk), Sahil Autade (wk), Saurabh Sanklecha, Roshan Waghsare, Ramkrishana Ghosh, Rohan Kharat, Vivek Selar, Sachin Bhosale, Atif Sayyed, Piyush Salvi, Sohan Jamale, Rahul Desai, Rohan Damle, Aayush Raktade, Neel Gandhi, Shubham Taiswal, Devansh Tandel

Eagle Nashik Titans: Team Nashik Squad

Mukesh Choudhary (c), Mandar Bhandari (wk), Kaushal Tambe, Rohit Hadke, Sahil Parakh, Atharva Dharmadhikari, Sharwin Kisave (wk), Siddhant Doshi, Ranjit Nikam, Akshay Waikar, Prashant Solanki, Razeq Fallah, Rehan Khan, Samadhan Pangare, Hardik Kurangale, Arshin Kulkarni, Akshay Palkar, Dhanraj Shinde, Digvijay Deshmukh, Niraj Joshi, Hari Sawant

Solapur Royals: Team Raigad Squad

Vicky Ostwal (c), Vishant More (wk), Rushabh Rathod (wk), Mehul Patel, Dev Dutt Natu, Abhinav Bhatt, Vaibhav Agam (wk), Vedant Patil, Rohan Marwah, Yash Nahar, Ajay Borude, Snehal Kamankar, Ravi Jangid, Nikhil Kadam, Nadeem Shaikh, Jikendra Jadhav, Aman Doshi, Prathamesh Gawade, Ayush Kabra, Manoj Ingale, Pratik Mhatre, Vyankatesh Kane, Omkar Rajput, Sunil Yadav, Harshavardhan Tingre, Naushad Shaikh, Siddesh Veer, Tanay Sanghvi, Sujit Ubale, Bhushan Gole, Nimir Joshi, Shubham Kadam

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Kings: Team Sambhajinagar Squad

Rajwardhan Hangargekar (c), Digvijay Jadhav, Yogesh Chaudhari, Om Bhosale, Harshal Kate, Murtaza Trunkwala, Omkar Khatpe, Digvijay Patil, Anurag Kawade (wk), Saurabh Navale (wk), Rameshwar Daud, Yogesh Chawan, Yatin Mangwani, Pranay Singh, Hitesh Valunj, Shubham Kothari, Anand Thenge, Deepak Dangi, Swaraj Chavan, Nahesh Rege, Shamshuzama Kazi

Live telecast of Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2024 will be available on the Sports18 TV channel in India.

Live streaming of Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2024 will be available on the JioCinema app and website in India.

The opening ceremony of Maharashtra Premier League 2024 will be held on Sunday, June 2 at 6:00 PM. Mouni Roy and Sanju Rathod are set to perform at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Fans can watch the live streaming of the opening ceremony on the JioCinema app and website.

Naushad Shaikh topped the MPL 2024 auction list with a whopping Rs 4.20 lakh. The Solapur Royals team bought him.

1. Naushad Shaikh (Solapur Royals): Rs 4.2 lakh.

2. Aniket Porwal (Kolhapur Tuskers): Rs 3.5 lakh.

3. Ramakrishna Ghosh (Puneri Bappa): Rs 3.4 lakh.

4. Digvijay Deshmukh (Eagle Nashik Titans): Rs 3.2 lakh.

5. Shrikant Mundhe (Kolhapur Tuskers): Rs 3 lakh.

• Winners: Ratnagiri Jets.

• Orange Cap winner: Ankeet Bawane (Kolhapur Tuskers) with 363 runs.

• Purple Cap Winner: Sachin Bhosale (Puneri Bappa) with 14 wickets.

• Total Number of Sixes: 194

• Total Number of Fours: 410

• Half Centuries: 2

• Hundreds: 1