UPT20 League 2025: Captains, Squads, Schedule, Venues & All you need to know

While the Delhi Premier League (DPL) is in the middle of its second season, just on the other side of the border, another mega league is about to start. The Uttar Pradesh T20 League, commonly known as the UPT20 League, is ready to enthral fans as the third season will roll on from Sunday, August 17. The six-team tournament is designed to nurture upcoming talent in a state that has given a lot to Indian cricket. With Suresh Raina being the league ambassador, the buzz around the UPT20 League is tremendous.

The tournament is set to kick off on August 17 and will run until September 6, featuring a thrilling round-robin and knockout format. The six participating teams will clash with each other twice in the league stage, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals.

The winners of these matches will then compete in the grand finale, which will be held at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. With each team comprising 18 players, including experienced domestic players and rising stars, the competition promises to be intense.

UPT20 League 2025 – Details

Schedule: August 17 to September 6
Total teams: 6
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Format: Round Robin + Knockouts
Total Matches: 30 League games + 4 Knockouts
Notable Absentee: Nitish Rana (switched from UP to Delhi)

Opening Ceremony Details:

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List of UPT20 League 2025 captains

Gaur Gorakhpur Lions – Dhruv Jurel

Meerut Mavericks – Rinku Singh

Lucknow Falcons – Priyam Garg

Kashi Rudras – Karan Sharma

Kanpur Superstars – Sameer Rizvi

Noida Kings – TBD (Mohd Amaan likely)

UPT20 League 2025 Schedule

Date	Match	Teams	Venue	Time (IST)
17 Aug 2025	Match 1	Meerut Mavericks vs Kanpur Superstars	Lucknow	7:30 PM
18 Aug 2025	Match 2	Kashi Rudras vs Gaur Gorakhpur Lions	Lucknow	3:00 PM
18 Aug 2025	Match 3	Noida Kings vs Lucknow Falcons	Lucknow	7:30 PM
19 Aug 2025	Match 4	Kanpur Superstars vs Kashi Rudras	Lucknow	3:00 PM
19 Aug 2025	Match 5	Meerut Mavericks vs Lucknow Falcons	Lucknow	7:30 PM
20 Aug 2025	Match 6	Noida Kings vs Gaur Gorakhpur Lions	Lucknow	3:00 PM
20 Aug 2025	Match 7	Lucknow Falcons vs Kanpur Superstars	Lucknow	7:30 PM
21 Aug 2025	Match 8	Noida Kings vs Kashi Rudras	Lucknow	3:00 PM
21 Aug 2025	Match 9	Meerut Mavericks vs Gaur Gorakhpur Lions	Lucknow	7:30 PM
22 Aug 2025	Match 10	Noida Kings vs Kanpur Superstars	Lucknow	3:00 PM
22 Aug 2025	Match 11	Lucknow Falcons vs Gaur Gorakhpur Lions	Lucknow	7:30 PM
23 Aug 2025	Match 12	Kashi Rudras vs Meerut Mavericks	Lucknow	3:00 PM
23 Aug 2025	Match 13	Gaur Gorakhpur Lions vs Kanpur Superstars	Lucknow	7:30 PM
24 Aug 2025	Match 14	Meerut Mavericks vs Noida Kings	Lucknow	3:00 PM
24 Aug 2025	Match 15	Kashi Rudras vs Lucknow Falcons	Lucknow	7:30 PM
25 Aug 2025	Match 16	Kanpur Superstars vs Meerut Mavericks	Lucknow	3:00 PM
25 Aug 2025	Match 17	Kashi Rudras vs Gaur Gorakhpur Lions	Lucknow	7:30 PM
26 Aug 2025	Match 18	Lucknow Falcons vs Noida Kings	Lucknow	3:00 PM
26 Aug 2025	Match 19	Kanpur Superstars vs Kashi Rudras	Lucknow	7:30 PM
27 Aug 2025	Match 20	Lucknow Falcons vs Meerut Mavericks	Lucknow	3:00 PM
27 Aug 2025	Match 21	Gaur Gorakhpur Lions vs Noida Kings	Lucknow	7:30 PM
28 Aug 2025	Match 22	Kanpur Superstars vs Lucknow Falcons	Lucknow	3:00 PM
28 Aug 2025	Match 23	Noida Kings vs Kashi Rudras	Lucknow	7:30 PM
29 Aug 2025	Match 24	Gaur Gorakhpur Lions vs Meerut Mavericks	Lucknow	3:00 PM
29 Aug 2025	Match 25	Kanpur Superstars vs Noida Kings	Lucknow	7:30 PM
30 Aug 2025	Match 26	Gaur Gorakhpur Lions vs Lucknow Falcons	Lucknow	3:00 PM
30 Aug 2025	Match 27	Kashi Rudras vs Meerut Mavericks	Lucknow	7:30 PM
31 Aug 2025	Match 28	Gaur Gorakhpur Lions vs Kanpur Superstars	Lucknow	3:00 PM
31 Aug 2025	Match 29	Meerut Mavericks vs Noida Kings	Lucknow	7:30 PM
01 Sep 2025	Match 30	Lucknow Falcons vs Kashi Rudras	Lucknow	7:30 PM
03 Sep 2025	Qualifier 1	T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Lucknow	3:00 PM
03 Sep 2025	Eliminator	T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Lucknow	7:30 PM
04 Sep 2025	Qualifier 2	T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Lucknow	7:30 PM
06 Sep 2025	Final	T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Lucknow	7:30 PM

UPT20 League Squads 2025

Noida Kings

Anivesh Choudhary, Kavya Teotia, Mohamed Amaan, Nalin Mishra, Priyanshu Pandey, Rahul Rajpal, Mohammed Aashiyan, Prashant Veer, Shivam Chaudhary, Aditya Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Jasmer Dhankar, Karn Sharma, Kunal Tyagi, Mohammad Sharim, Naman Tiwari

Gaur Gorakhpur Lions

Almas Shaukat, Anchit Yadav, Nishant Kushwah, Siddharth Yadav, Vijay Yadav, Akshdeep Nath, Prince Yadav, Shivam Sharma, Aryan Juyal, Dhruv Jurel (c), Hardeep Singh, Abdul Rehman, Ankit Chaudhary, Kunal Yadav, Purnank Tyagi, Rohit Dwivedi, Vishal Nishad, Yash Dayal

Lucknow Falcons:

Akshu Bajwa, Mohammad Saif, Priyam Garg (c), Samarth Singh, Sameer Choudhary, Ankur Chauhan, Kishan Singh, Kritagya Singh, Sumit Agarwal, Vipraj Nigam, Aaradhya Yadav, Pranjal Saini, Shoaib Siddiqui, Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navneet Kumar, Nishant Gaud, Parv Singh

Kanpur Superstars:

Adarsh Singh, Inzamam Hussain, Manav Sindhu, Sameer Rizvi (c), Yashu Pradhan, Saubhagya Mishra, Shaurya Singh, Shubhanker Shukla, Abhishek Pandey, Aaqib Khan, Bobby Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Priyanshu Gautam, Shubham Mishra, Vineet Panwar

Meerut Mavericks:

Divyansh Joshi, Divyansh Rajput, Madhav Kaushik, Rinku Singh (c), Rituraj Sharma, Sachin Singh, Swastik Chikara, Ritik Vats, Vishal Chaudhary, Akshay Dubey, Aditya Kumar Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Rajat Sansarwal, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar, Yash Garg, Zeeshan Ansari

Kashi Rudras:

Abhishek Goswami, Aranav Baliyan, Shubham Chaubey, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Uvais Ahmad, Yashovardhan Singh, Amar Chaudhary, Karan Sharma (c), Rishabh Rajput, Saksham Rai, Upendra Yadav, Atal Bihari Rai, Bhavy Goyal, Deepanshu Yadav, Harsh Payal, Shiva Singh, Shivam Mavi, Sunil Kumar