ETPL 2026 live streaming: Where to watch European T20 Premier League in India, full squads, complete schedule, venues

European cricket will embark on a new era as the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) kicks off on August 26 with six franchises in Netherlands Scotland and Ireland. Approved by the ICC, the ETPL aims to bridge the gap between the associate cricketers and the top tier of international cricket and promote Europe as a major power centre in the game.

The inaugural season of ETPL will run from August 26 to September 20 across two iconic venues: Voorburg Cricket Club in the Netherlands and Malahide Cricket Club in Ireland. Voorburg will host the opening phase of the competition before the action shifts to Malahide (Dublin, Ireland) for the remainder of the league stage.

Dublin will also host the Qualifier and the inaugural Final, where the first ETPL champions will be crowned. Over 26 days and 32 matches, six teams from across Europe will compete for the league's first-ever title, bringing together some of the biggest names in world cricket alongside Europe's finest homegrown talent.

The ETPL 2026 will bring together some of the biggest names in world cricket alongside Europe's finest homegrown talent. Besides the players, the franhcises will see the likes of legendary Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh, jonty Rhodes and Matthew Hayden as the owners, mentors of some of the franchises, thus providing the players with proper guidance.

Global stars including Tim David, Steve Smith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Heinrich Klaasen, Mitchell Marsh, Lungi Ngidi and Trent Boult will share the stage with leading European players such as Paul Stirling, Scott Edwards, Josh Little, Jai Moondra, George Dockrell, Aryan Dutt, Max O'Dowd, Richie Berrington and Matthew Cross, creating one of the most exciting player line-ups ever assembled in European cricket.

ETPL 2026 format - Explained

The tournament will be plated in a double round-robin format where all the teams will play each other twice. The table toppers at the end of the round-robin format will directly qualify for the final while the second and third-placed teams will square off in a Qualifier for a summit clash spot. In case a match ends in a tie, a Super Over will be conducted to determine a result.

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Complete schedule of ETPL 2026

The ETPL will have a total of 11 double headers with the afternoon matches starting at 3 PM IST. The evening matches will begin at 6:45 PM IST. Rotterdam Dockers will take on Amsterdam Flames in the opening clash.

Full squads of all 6 ETPL teams

Amsterdam Flames: Mitchell Marsh (c), Steve Smith, Tim David, Ajinkya Rahane, Michael Bracewell, Richard Gleeson, David Payne, Yuvraj Samra, Ali Hassan, Scott Edwards, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Curtis Campher, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Jordan Neill, David Rushmere

Belfast Wolves: Glenn Maxwell (c), Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Devon Conway, David Miller, Mark Chapman, Paul Stirling, Harry Manenti, Mark Adair, Alexander Roy, Crishan Kalugamage, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys, Chris Jordan, Fred Klaassen, Saurabh Netravalkar, Zainullah Ihsan

Dublin Guardians: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Harry Tector, James Vince, Muhammad Waseem, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Daryl Mitchell, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Vijay Shankar, Chris Greaves, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Hollard, Craig Young, Chris Wood, Josh Little, Noah Croes

Edinburgh Castle Rockers: Mitchell Santner (c), Ross Adair, Andries Gous, Charlie Tear, Gareth Delany, JJ Smuts, Laurie Evans, Brandon McMullen, Finlay McCreath, Tom Curran, Sean Solia, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Trent Boult, Safyaan Sharif, Khuzaima Tanveer, AJ Tye

Glasgow Cosmic: George Munsey (c), Richie Berrington, Jason Roy, Jimmy Neesham, Liam Livingstone, Josh Philippe, Matthew Cross, Gerhard Erasmus, Michael Leask, Moises Henriques, Oliver Davidson, Keshav Maharaj, Ali Khan, Brad Currie, Duan Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Paul van Meekeren, Chris McBride

Rotterdam Dockers: Faf du Plessis (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Anrich Nortje, Aneurin Donald, Ben McDermott, Shubham Ranjane, Ben Manenti, David Wiese, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Jai Moondra, Michael Levitt, Ryan Klein, Jasper Davidson, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vikramjit Singh