The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 kicks off on 11 March at 12 PM and runs through 26 March at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium, Ayodhya.
Eight franchise teams, including Betwa Blasters and Yamuna Super Kings, compete across 31 dT20 matches organized by the District Cricket Association under UPCA supervision. Live streaming available on FanCode and official APL channels.
The winner takes home Rs. 11 lakh, while the runner-up receives Rs. 5.5 lakh, making every match count from day one.
APL 2026 Key Tournament Details
Here is a quick overview of everything you need to know about the Ayodhya Premier League 2026.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Year | 2026 |
| Organizing Body | District Cricket Association, Ayodhya |
| Governing Authority | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) |
| Format | T20 Franchise League |
| Venue | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium, Ayodhya |
| Start Date | 11 March 2026 |
| End Date | 26 March 2026 |
| Total Teams | 8 |
| Total Matches | 31 |
How the Tournament Works
The APL 2026 follows a straightforward format across two stages.
- Eight teams compete in a single round-robin league stage
- Each team plays seven matches during the league phase
- The top four sides advance to the semi-finals and final
- All matches follow the T20 format with 20 overs per side
Ayodhya Premier League 2026 Full Schedule And Fixtures
All 30 league-stage matches are listed below, along with dates, days, and start times.
| Match No | Teams | Date | Day | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betwa Blasters vs Saryu Smashers | 11 Mar 2026 | Wed | 12 PM |
| 2 | Chambal Chargers vs Ganga Warriors | 12 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 3 | Gomti Thunder vs Yamuna Super Kings | 12 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
| 4 | Hindon Titans vs Ganga Warriors | 13 Mar 2026 | Fri | 9:30 AM |
| 5 | Betwa Blasters vs Chambal Chargers | 13 Mar 2026 | Fri | 1:30 PM |
| 6 | Gomti Thunder vs Saryu Smashers | 14 Mar 2026 | Sat | 9:30 AM |
| 7 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Hindon Titans | 14 Mar 2026 | Sat | 1:30 PM |
| 8 | Chambal Chargers vs Hindon Titans | 15 Mar 2026 | Sun | 9:30 AM |
| 9 | Betwa Blasters vs Ganga Warriors | 15 Mar 2026 | Sun | 1:30 PM |
| 10 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Chambal Chargers | 16 Mar 2026 | Mon | 9:30 AM |
| 11 | Ganga Warriors vs Gomti Thunder | 16 Mar 2026 | Mon | 1:30 PM |
| 12 | Manorama Marvels vs Hindon Titans | 17 Mar 2026 | Tue | 9:30 AM |
| 13 | Betwa Blasters vs Yamuna Super Kings | 17 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1:30 PM |
| 14 | Saryu Smashers vs Chambal Chargers | 18 Mar 2026 | Wed | 9:30 AM |
| 15 | Manorama Marvels vs Gomti Thunder | 18 Mar 2026 | Wed | 1:30 PM |
| 16 | Ganga Warriors vs Yamuna Super Kings | 19 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 17 | Hindon Titans vs Betwa Blasters | 19 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
| 18 | Manorama Marvels vs Saryu Smashers | 20 Mar 2026 | Fri | 9:30 AM |
| 19 | Chambal Chargers vs Gomti Thunder | 20 Mar 2026 | Fri | 1:30 PM |
| 20 | Hindon Titans vs Saryu Smashers | 21 Mar 2026 | Sat | 9:30 AM |
| 21 | Manorama Marvels vs Betwa Blasters | 21 Mar 2026 | Sat | 1:30 PM |
| 22 | Gomti Thunder vs Hindon Titans | 22 Mar 2026 | Sun | 9:30 AM |
| 23 | Manorama Marvels vs Chambal Chargers | 22 Mar 2026 | Sun | 1:30 PM |
| 24 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Saryu Smashers | 23 Mar 2026 | Mon | 9:30 AM |
| 25 | Manorama Marvels vs Ganga Warriors | 23 Mar 2026 | Mon | 1:30 PM |
| 26 | Betwa Blasters vs Gomti Thunder | 24 Mar 2026 | Tue | 9:30 AM |
| 27 | Saryu Smashers vs Ganga Warriors | 24 Mar 2026 | Tue | 1:30 PM |
| 28 | Yamuna Super Kings vs Manorama Marvels | 25 Mar 2026 | Wed | 9:30 AM |
| 29 | TBC vs TBC | 26 Mar 2026 | Thu | 9:30 AM |
| 30 | TBC vs TBC | 26 Mar 2026 | Thu | 1:30 PM |
Official Venue: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium
All 31 matches are held at the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Complex in Ayodhya. This is the first major T20 tournament to be staged at the newly developed facility.
The stadium brings modern infrastructure, improved pitch quality, and significant spectator capacity to what is rapidly becoming a cricket destination in Uttar Pradesh.
APL 2026 Points Table
The standings below will be updated as the tournament progresses.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manorama Marvels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Hindon Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Saryu Smashers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Ganga Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Betwa Blasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Yamuna Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Chambal Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 8 | Gomti Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Ayodhya Premier League 2026 Teams And Squads
The APL 2026 features eight franchise teams carrying full local squads. Below is the complete player list for every side.
Manorama Marvels: Rao Rituraj, Ansh Patel, Manish Singh, Mohd Aqib, Divyansh Singh, Satish Yadav, Indresh Yadav, Karan Singh, Tushar Soni, Aman Ali, Mohd Sazid, Vaibhav Singh, Rohit Kumar, Shad Ahmad, Prince Verma, Kaif Khan, Abhay Pratap Singh, Rishendra Kumar, Yashvardhan Singh, Mratunjay Singh, Nikhil Singh, Satyam Dubay, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Shakti Pratap Singh, Mueenuddin Niyazi, Tanishq Srivastava, Gauresh Shukla, Durgesh Singh, Abhay Yadav, Naman Yadav, Pandit Harish Sharma, Rohit Tripathi.
Hindon Titans: Ritiq Vats, Yash Vardhan Singh, Bhaskar Mani, Akash Rana, Manik Sharma, Vikas Rai, Fahad Ahmad, Sachin Singh, Shashank Singh, Manish Yadav, Shivam Shukla, Kushagra Singh, Harendra, Prince Jaiswal, Naman Singh, Ankit Panday, Sreyansh Pal, Sanstut, Ronit Madan, Shailendra Panday, Aryan Singh, Satyam Sahu, Arvivind Nath, Akash, Ayush Tripathi, Sajid, Abhinav Singh, Hement, Nikhil Panday, Saubhagya Mishra, Harshit Singh.
Saryu Smashers: Dhyan Pratap Singh, Mohd Javed, Pranav Diwedi, Naitiq Singh, Ankit Sharma, Divyaprakash Singh, Anurag Nishad, Shardool, Divyansh Yadav, Munnidra Maurya, Manish Yadav, Vijay Pratap Singh, Amit Vishwakarma, Aman Yadav, Pratiq Manucha, Abhishek Yadav, Ambuj Sharma, Anurag Singh, Akash Kaushal, Vaibhav Tiwari, Vijay Pratap Singh I, Sachin Tiwari, Abiraj Singh, Mangal Singh, Ashutosh Mishra, Satyaprakash Mishra, Amit Yadav, Sangyan Tiwari, Aadarsh Gupta, Ritesh Mishra, Adarsh Singh, Shivam Srivastava.
Ganga Warriors: Dhurve Pratap Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Pratham Mishra, Rohit Rajpal, Krishna Yadav, Pankaj Vishwakarma, Vaibhav Pal, Saurabh Tripathi, Anuj Singh, Vikas Kumar, Ravi Pratap Mishra, Pryas Agarwal, Krishna Sahu, Vishesh Tewatiya, Priyanshu Rana, Chitransh Srivastav, Prabhakar Sahni, Parth Rawat, Sumit Mandal, Kartikyan Shukla, Utkarsh Singh, Anubhav Srivastav, Aman Rai, Umesh Tiwari, Raghvendra Shukla, Risabh Tiwari, Sohail Ansari, Sagar Shukla, Akarsh Prihar, Yuvraj Singh, Ujjwal Kumar Chaturvedi.
Betwa Blasters: Amar Chaudhry, Krishna Singh, Vinay Yadav, Ghanshyam Upadhya, Murari Yadav, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Radhika Yadav, Abhishek Singh, Parth Patel, Ashutosh Upadhya, Shivansh Tiwari, Vishal Chaudhry, Asmit Verma, Ayush Yadav, Ashutosh Verma, Prakhar Singh, Shashank Sekhar Upadhya, Anshuman Pathak, Tripuresh Mishra, Aaditya Yadav, Aditya Krishna Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Lucky Singh, Arunoday Pratap Singh, Aman Dubay, Vikas Yadav, Rahul Yadav, Vyas Shukla, Nikhil Tiwari, Ambikeshwar Mishra, Anshuman Pandey, Dhananjay Singh, Kautilya Devtalla, Subham Pandey.
Yamuna Super Kings: Subh Khanna, Suraj Maurya, Risabh Rajput, Anurag Yadav, Anuj Singh, Satyendra Yadav, Salman Khan, Himanshu Diwadi, Kratagya Singh, Brijesh Gupta, Vinayak Nigam, Atul Singh, Talib, Annant Yadav, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Vijay Pratap Tiwari, Hasan Akhtar, Surya Pratap Singh, Shaturanajay Upadhya, Gopal Yadav, Krishna Kumar, Veer Singh, Akash Mishra, Abhishek Diwedi, Himanshu Rai, Shivam Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Abhishek Tiwari, Harsh Singh, Utkarsh Singh.
Chambal Chargers: Saksham Rai, Satyam Sanghu, Divyansh Rajput, Sachin Chaudhry, Saurabh Yadav, Ankit Chaudhry, Mohd Amir, Vikas Kumar, Vatsal Singh, Abhishek Panday, Subham Sharma, Hitesh Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Mohd Sahid, Ravi Pratap, Sachin Tiwari, Utkarsh Singh, Prshant Gaur, Saurabh Dubay, Navneet Patel, Vatsalya Srivastava, Aakash Gaur, Priyansh Agarwal, Ritesh Mishra, Jayant Singh, Rudransh, Adarsh Pradhan, Aditya Panday, Talha, Anshuman Singh, Nikhil Singh, Risabh Yadav.
Gomti Thunder: Shiva Singh, Akshdeep Nath, Anurag Gautam, Priyanshu Panday, Vinay Upadhya, Abhishek Singh, Hargun, Ritiq Srivastava, Sarvan Jaiswal, Aftab Khan, Aftab Ahmad, Arryan Ujjwaj, Samrat Tiwari, Vishal Chaudhry, Shivansh Kapoor, Gaurank, Avanindra Verma, Navneet Chaturvedi, Anant Gupta, Jatin Sharma, Shivashish Mishra, Ishan, Ankit Gupta, Dipanshu Pal, Vibhav Singh, Mohd Rafeeq, Aatif Sazid, Kunal, Ravi Singh, Sachin Shukla, Aman Siddiqui.
How to Watch APL 2026 Live Streaming
Fans can follow the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 across multiple platforms, depending on their needs.
| Platform | Cost |
|---|---|
| FanCode | Free or paid pass (check FanCode app for APL 2026 pricing) |
| Dafabet | Free after sign-up |
| YouTube (Official APL Channel) | Free |
| Facebook, Instagram, and X | Free |
What APL 2026 Means for Cricket in Uttar Pradesh
The Ayodhya Premier League gives cricketers from outside major urban centres a genuine chance to compete in a professional franchise setup. With a winner’s prize of Rs.
11 lakh and Rs. 5.5 lakh for the runner-up, the financial stakes add real purpose to every match. The tournament also strengthens Ayodhya’s growing sports infrastructure and contributes to cricket culture in a part of Uttar Pradesh that has rarely hosted events of this scale.
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Conclusion: Ayodhya Premier League 2026 Opens a New Era for Cricket in Uttar Pradesh
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 marks the start of a new chapter for regional cricket in Uttar Pradesh. With eight competitive teams, 31 matches over 16 days, and live streaming on Dafabet, the tournament brings professional T20 cricket to Ayodhya’s doorstep.
As the league builds momentum, it will be worth tracking which teams rise to the top of the standings and who grabs the Rs. 11 lakh winner’s prize.
Stay tuned for match results, live scores, and squad updates as APL 2026 unfolds.
FAQs
The tournament begins on 11 March 2026 with Betwa Blasters taking on Saryu Smashers at 9:30 AM IST.
The tournament concludes on 26 March 2026 with the playoff finals.
All matches are held at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Eight teams compete: Manorama Marvels, Hindon Titans, Saryu Smashers, Ganga Warriors, Betwa Blasters, Yamuna Super Kings, Chambal Chargers, and Gomti Thunder.
Each team plays seven league matches in a single round-robin stage. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals and final.
Dafabet is the official live streaming partner. Highlights are available free on the official APL YouTube channel.
The winning team receives Rs. 11 lakh. The runner-up receives Rs. 5.5 lakh.
The District Cricket Association, Ayodhya, organizes the league under the supervision of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA).
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