Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will organize the inaugural edition of Singapore T10 tournament from July 01st – 15th, 2021 and have awarded the marketing and organising rights to Dubai-based Innovative Production Group (IPG).
The 10-year rights bagged by the IPG Group include TV and digital broadcasting rights, production rights, franchisee sales rights and league management rights. IPG Group were the rights holders for the recently concluded Lanka Premier League (LPL T20) in Sri Lanka.
Six teams will be participating in the inaugural edition of the tournament and SCA are hopeful of attracting overseas professionals from countries like Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies and other Associate member countries as well. The tournament will see both Men’s and Women’s teams compete for the first time in a unique format never seen before.
Singapore have had a good run in the T20 format of the game in the past couple of seasons, with wins registered over Zimbabwe and Nepal, and appearance in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers in 2019 in UAE, where they defeated the likes of Scotland and Bermuda. The team has also qualified for 2020 Asia Cup Qualifiers (T20) and have been given direct entry into 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifiers as well. The T10 format and opportunity to play alongside overseas professionals will help the local players gain valuable experience of playing in tough match conditions and develop the ability to close out games.
President of Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) Mahmood Gaznavi said, “T10 is a great new dimension of cricket that represents the vastness of the audience. We have shown in the past that Singapore is the ideal host for this great sport with the history of hosting India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I believe that Singapore is the ideal destination to bridge cultures through cricket. Singapore Cricket Association is ready to celebrate this great sport and looks forward to bringing our vision to life with the IPG Group.”
