European T20 Premier League

Euro T20 Slam In March 2019, Cricket Scotland, Cricket Ireland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association officially announced a sanctioned cross-border European Twenty20 professional franchise tournament, the Euro T20 Slam, originally for six teams and for which an initial player draft was held. The organiser, which was also responsible for the Canadian Global T20 tournament, announced a number of postponements in the following years, but a combination of organisational issues and the COVID-19 pandemic effectively rendered the tournament abandoned without holding one season. European T20 Premier League In January 2025 it was confirmed that a broadly similar venture, Scheduled for July and early August 2025, the event avoids most of the southern hemisphere and Caribbean franchise tournaments, including the Indian Premier League. Bollywood entertainer Abhishek Bachchan was announced as part owner of the league at the same time as its sanctioning. The tournament was postponed again to 2026. == Teams ==

Current teams }} In January 2025, only the names of the host cities were announced. The following 21 January, the ETPL announced the first three franchise owners in Sydney, which were Amsterdam Flames, Edinburgh Castle Rockers, and Irish Wolves. Later on 20 April, Glasgow Mugafians was announced as one of the franchises. A few days later, on 28 April, the franchise rebranded it's social media to Glasgow Cosmic. Finally, on 30 April 2026, Jonty Rhodes, Faf du Plessis, and Heinrich Klaasen were announced as owners of the Rotterdam team. ==References==