AZ Premier League (AZPL) is home for fast-paced, high adrenaline cricketing tournaments that will test cricketing skills and resilience. AZPL Summer tournament is a T20 cricket tournament where teams will play 20 over a side game with hard tennis ball provided by league management.
TOURNAMENT STAGES For AZPL Summer tournaments, all participating teams will play in 3 virtual groups. Each team will play league games in Round Robin fashion with their own virtual group and 2 games with the pre-selected team from each of other 2 groups. In all teams will play 8 games in league stage. Even if teams are divided into 3 virtual groups, they will be ranked against each other in a single ranking table based on the ranking rules mentioned in this document.
At the end of league stage, the teams ranked in top 12 will be divided into 2 play-off divisions as mentioned below. The teams ranked 13 and above will be eliminated from the tournament:
Scorch Cup Teams ranked 1,2,3,4,5,6 Eliminator 1: Rank 3 Vs Rank 6 à Winner: SCEW1 Eliminator 2: Rank 4 Vs Rank 5 à Winner: SCEW2 Semi Final 1: Rank 1 Vs SEW1 à Winner: SCSW1 Semi Final 2: Rank 2 Vs SEW2 à Winner: SCSW2 Scorch Cup Final: SCSW1 Vs SCSW2, Umpires Losing teams of Blaze Cup Semis 1, Blaze Cup Semis 2
Blaze Cup Teams ranked 7,8,9,10,11,12 Eliminator 1: Rank 9 Vs Rank 12 à Winner: BCEW1 Eliminator 2: Rank 10 Vs Rank 11 à Winner: BCEW2 Semi Final 1: Rank 7 Vs HEW1 à Winner: BCSW1 Semi Final 2: Rank 8 Vs HEW2 à Winner: BCSW2 Blaze Cup Final: BCSW1 Vs BCSW2, Umpires Losing teams of Scorch Cup Semis 1, Scorch Cup Semis 2.
LEAGUE STAGE FORMAT Overs: 20 Overs each innings, Bowler’s Over Limit: 4 overs. Power Play: First 6 overs of each innings. Umpires: 2 (1 Neutral + 1 Umpire from batting team).
PLAY OFF STAGE FORMAT Overs: 20 Overs each innings, Bowler’s Over Limit: 4 overs. Power Play: First 6 overs of each innings. Umpires: Two neutral umpire.
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