{"id":167640,"date":"2026-05-15T02:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=167640"},"modified":"2026-05-15T02:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:17:16","slug":"saudi-arabia-unveils-t20-league-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=167640","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia unveils T20 league in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70982141\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Saudi Arabia will \u200bstage its first professional \u200cTwenty20 league in October, \u200bmarking a major \u2060milestone in the Kingdom\u2019s sporting development, organisers said on \u200cThursday.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some details:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-body article-bullet-list\">\n<li>\n                                                        The six-team \u200cleague will begin \u200cin \u2060the second week \u2060of October, featuring \u201clegends of the international game\u201d alongside emerging \u200btalent                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        South \u200cAsian Network Limited was awarded the rights by the Saudi Arabian Cricket \u200cFederation in 2025 \u200bto establish and run the Kingdom\u2019s \u2060first professional T20 cricket competition                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        The league aims \u200cto grow cricket across the Gulf by creating opportunities for local players and delivering a world-class sports \u200cand entertainment product.                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Retired India \u200bstalwart Yuvraj Singh will act as league \u2060ambassador                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Details on venues, teams, \u2060broadcast partners, and commercial partners will \u200cbe announced later                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/saudi-arabia-t20-league-cricket-schedule-yuvraj-singh-ambassador\/article70982141.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia will \u200bstage its first professional \u200cTwenty20 league in October, \u200bmarking a major \u2060milestone in the Kingdom\u2019s sporting development, organisers said on \u200cThursday. 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