The 2018 season of the Telangana T20 League, also known as Venkataswamy T20 tournament, was the first edition of the TTL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Telangana, India. The league was formed by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA) in 2017. After Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Telangana became third state in South India to launch its state T20 league with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind dur to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. The owners of the teams competing in the league are announced on 13 January 2018 by HYCA who have been selected on a first-come-first-serve basis after submitting an Expression of Interest and paying Rs 12.5 lakh each to HYCA for one-year contract. The team colours and logos were launched on 2 February 2018 with the inaugural match being held on 3 February at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Adilabad Tigers won the inaugural tournament beating Medak Mavericks by 9 runs and Hitesh Yadav was adjudged as the man of the match for the Final.
Teams Team City Captain Hyderabad Thunderbolts Hyderabad Chandan Sahani Adilabad Tigers Adilabad Neeraj Bist Royals Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar Aniketh Reddy Kakatiya Kings Warangal Charan Teja Medak Mavericks Medak Bavanaka Sandeep Nizamabad Knights Nizamabad Anuraag Haridas Nalgonda Lions Nalgonda Ashish Reddy Karimnagar Warriors Karimnagar Amol Shinde Khammam Tiraa Khammam Mukesh Gilda Rangareddy Risers Sangareddy Akshath Reddy Source:
Tournament results Points rable advanced to the knock-out stage Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Points NRR Hyderabad Thunderbolts 9 8 1 0 0 16 +1.803 Rangareddy Risers 9 7 2 0 0 14 +1.017 Adilabad Tigers 9 6 3 0 0 12 +1.408 Medak Mavericks 9 6 3 0 0 12 +0.404 Nizamabad Knights 9 5 4 0 0 10 +0.956 Khammam Tiraa 9 5 4 0 0 10 -0.661 Nalgonda Lions 9 3 6 0 0 6 +0.076 Royals Mahabubnagar 9 3 6 0 0 6 -0.832 Karimnagar Warriors 9 2 7 0 0 4 -0.895 Kakatiya Kings 9 0 9 0 0 0 -3.38 Source:TTL Website
Hyderabad Thunderbolts along with Rangareddy Risers, Adilabad Tigers and Medak Mavericks moved into semifinals of Telangana T20 tournament.
Knockout stage Match Venue Winner Winning margin Loser Player of the match Ref.Semifinal-1Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, HyderabadMedak Mavericks151/4 (19 overs)Won by 6 wicketsHyderabad Thunderbolts150/7 (20 overs)Semifinal-2Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, HyderabadAdilabad Tigers182/7 (20 overs)Won by 16 runsRangareddy Risers166/10 (19.2 overs)Third-Place Play-offRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, HyderabadHyderabad Thunderbolts194/3 (20 overs)Won by 1 runRangareddy Risers193/6 (20 overs)FinalRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, HyderabadAdilabad Tigers148/7 (20 overs)Won by 9 runsMedak Mavericks139/5 (20 overs)Hitesh Yadav
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