LEAGUE INTRODUCTION AND FORMAT

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 Sunburn 2024 season will have Rhodium and Platinum groups. Each team will play league games in Round Robin fashion

with everyone else in their group, playing 7 league stage games. All the games, including the playoffs schedule, is randomly

determined, and scheduled by the league management.
 

Scorch Cup: Rhodium group of 8 Teams

Eliminator 1: Rank 1 Vs Rank 8 – Winner: SCEW1

Eliminator 2: Rank 2 Vs Rank 7 – Winner: SCEW2

Eliminator 3: Rank 3 Vs Rank 6 – Winner: SCEW3

Eliminator 4: Rank 4 Vs Rank 5 – Winner: SCEW4
 

Semi Final 1: SCEW1 Vs SCEW4 – Winner: SCSW1 Umpires of Losing teams of Eliminator 2, 3

Semi Final 2: SCEW2 Vs SCEW3 – Winner: SCSW2 Umpires of Losing teams of Eliminator 1, 4

Scorch Cup Final: SCSW1 Vs SCSW2, Umpires Losing teams of Blaze Cup Semis 1, Blaze Cup Semis 2

 

Blaze Cup: Platinum group of 8 Teams

Eliminator 1: Rank 1 Vs Rank 8 – Winner: BCEW1

Eliminator 2: Rank 2 Vs Rank 7 – Winner: BCEW2

Eliminator 3: Rank 3 Vs Rank 6 – Winner: BCEW3

Eliminator 4: Rank 4 Vs Rank 5 – Winner: BCEW4
 

Semi Final 1: BCEW1 Vs BCEW4 – Winner: BCSW1 Umpires of Losing teams of Eliminator 2, 3

Semi Final 2: BCEW2 Vs BCEW3 – Winner: BCSW2 Umpires of Losing teams of Eliminator 1, 4

Blaze Cup Final: BCSW1 Vs BCSW2, Umpires Losing teams of Scorch Cup Semis1, Scorch Cup Semis2

 

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 umpires.AZ Premier League Sunburn 2024 Revised Rule book

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PLAYER CRITERIA FOR LEAGUE GAMES

- A player should play minimum 2 league games for its team to be qualified for Super Stage for that team irrespective of the

club structure of the team.

- A Player cannot play more than 12 games from any team/club in league stages. If a player is reported to have played more

than 12 games, the stats of the 13th game played will not considered part of the players stats for any season trophies. The

player and the captain of the team (captains of the club if applicable) will be warned, and if the player plays anymore

subsequent leagues games, the player will be disqualified from the current league.