by Cricket comes to Ayodhya in a big way this March. The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 brings eight franchise teams together for 16 days of professional T20 action, all at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium.
From 11 March through 26 March, fans can watch 31 matches as local players compete in a tournament organized by the District Cricket Association under UPCA supervision.
The winner takes home Rs. 11 lakh while the runner-up gets Rs. 5.5 lakh, real stakes that make every match count from the opening game onward.
Ayodhya Premier League 2026
Tournament Structure and Key Information
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 operates through a two-stage format. Eight franchise teams play a round-robin league where each side faces seven opponents.
The top four teams after league play advance to the semi-finals, then a final decides the champion.
Every match uses the T20 format with 20 overs per side.
That keeps scoring brisk, results unpredictable, and pressure constant from the opening over through the final delivery.
| 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 |
Tournament action starts on 11 March at 12 PM when Betwa Blasters take on Saryu Smashers. Most subsequent days run double-headers with matches at 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM IST.
When Every Match Happens?
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 schedule packs matches tight across 16 days. Teams face quick turnarounds between games, testing squad depth and recovery management more than fitness alone.
| 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 |
Between 17 March and 25 March, the schedule intensifies.
Every team plays multiple matches in tight succession, putting a premium on rotation and workload management.
The two TBC fixtures on 26 March will be semi-finals or the final, based on how the knockout structure gets organized.
Player Rosters Across All Eight Teams
Each Ayodhya Premier League 2026 squad carries 30+ players. That roster size gives management options to rotate bowlers, rest batters, and adjust lineups based on pitch conditions or opponent matchups.
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.
Teams with intelligent rotation strategies usually finish stronger. When your third-choice fast bowler is fresh and the opposition’s frontline pacer is bowling his fifth spell in four days, those advantages compound.
Single Venue: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium
All 31 Ayodhya Premier League 2026 matches happen at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium. This newly developed facility stages its first major T20 tournament, bringing professional infrastructure to Ayodhya’s cricket scene.
Single-venue tournaments remove travel variables but create different competitive edges. Every team learns the same pitch, faces identical boundary dimensions, and deals with consistent weather. That makes early adaptation critical.
By match eight or nine, observant teams know whether the surface slows down in afternoon heat, which ends in favor of pace over spin, and what totals are defendable. Teams that gather and apply information faster than opponents build advantages that multiply across league play.
Free and Paid Streaming Access
You can watch the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 without spending money. Multiple platforms carry live coverage for free, though some offer paid options with extra features.
| 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 |
FanCode runs both free and premium models. Check their app as 11 March approaches for exact APL 2026 pricing.
Dafabet needs registration but streams free after account creation. The official YouTube channel requires nothing beyond clicking play.
Social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X also broadcast live, giving casual fans zero-barrier access to matches.
Current League Standings
All eight teams sit at zero points before the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 begins. Winners collect two points per match, losers get nothing.
| 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 |
Net run rate (NRR) breaks ties when teams finish level on points. In tight seven-match leagues, decimal-point margins often separate playoff teams from eliminated sides.
Teams that manage NRR intelligently gain edges. When a match is lost, fighting to keep the margin under 20 runs instead of surrendering to a 60-run blowout can be the tiebreaker that pushes you into fourth place over a rival.
Expert Analysis: Regional Cricket Economics
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 puts Rs. 11 lakh in front of the winners and Rs. 5.5 lakh for runners-up.
For regional players without IPL contracts or stable cricket income, those numbers represent genuine financial opportunity rather than symbolic prizes.
That economic reality changes competitive psychology. When teams face elimination scenarios or must-win situations, the pressure isn’t abstract.
Players are competing for money that affects their families and futures.
That shows in late-match decision-making when captains choose between aggressive tactics that risk embarrassing defeats or conservative approaches that protect dignity but reduce winning chances.
UPCA supervision ensures professional standards. Proper umpiring, consistent playing conditions, and organized administration remove the chaos that sometimes affects smaller tournaments.
When infrastructure is solid, cricket quality determines outcomes.
The single-venue format also creates unique strategic challenges. There’s no reset when you travel to new conditions.
If your batting lineup struggles against spin and the pitch turns from day one through day 16, you either develop better spin-playing techniques or you finish in the bottom half.
Teams that adapt quickly accumulate wins that compound into playoff positions.
Live streaming on FanCode and YouTube means performances reach audiences beyond Ayodhya.
Scouts from bigger leagues can watch without attending. Good showings here create pathways to opportunities that extend past APL 2026 itself.
Common Tournament Questions
- When does the Ayodhya Premier League 2026 start?
The tournament begins on 11 March 2026 with Betwa Blasters taking on Saryu Smashers at 12 PM IST.
- When does APL 2026 end?
The tournament concludes on 26 March 2026 with the playoff finals.
- Where are the APL 2026 matches being played?
All matches are held at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Cricket Stadium in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
- How many teams are in APL 2026?
Eight teams compete: Manorama Marvels, Hindon Titans, Saryu Smashers, Ganga Warriors, Betwa Blasters, Yamuna Super Kings, Chambal Chargers, and Gomti Thunder.
- Where can I watch APL 2026 live?
FanCode, Dafabet (free after sign-up), YouTube (Official APL Channel), Facebook, Instagram, and X all carry live coverage.
Final Takeaways
The Ayodhya Premier League 2026 brings professional franchise cricket to regional Uttar Pradesh for 16 days.
With Rs. 11 lakh at stake and 31 matches compressed into a tight schedule, teams enter with clear financial motivation and genuine competitive pressure.
Watch which teams manage fatigue best and read pitch conditions fastest.
Those sides should emerge in the top four when league play concludes.
Follow live coverage from 11 March as the tournament begins.
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