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Hong Kong T20 Blitz: Teams, Schedules, Live Streaming Info, More Details About HK's inaugural T20 League

Hong Kong T20

(Photo : Twitter/MClarke23) Former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke will be part of the inaugural Hong Kong T20 blitz.

The inaugural season of Hong Kong's domestic twenty20 cricket league - Hong Kong T20 Blitz - is all set to start from May 27, 2016.

The three-day tournament will see four teams - Woodworm Warriors, Kowloon Cantons, Hung Hom JD Jaguars and Gll Lantau Galaxy Riders - compete to lift the first HK T20 blitz trophy.

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The opening match of Hong Kong T20 Blitz will be played between Hung Hom JD Jaguars and Gll Lantau Galaxy Riders at 3 p.m. local time / 7 a.m. GMT / 3 a.m. ET on Friday.

Watch the live streaming of the Hong Kong T20 Blitz at Hong Kong Cricket Association's official YouTube channel here. Check out the complete schedule here and live Hong Kong T20 Blitz scores here.

Several international players including former Australian skipper Michael Clarke will be part of the Hong Kong T20 Blitz. Clarke recently said he is really excited to be part of Kowloon Cantons franchise in the forthcoming HK twenty20 tournament.

"I am really excited to be playing with the Kowloon Cantons in the upcoming T20 tournament. While I have never been to Hong Kong before, I have heard so much about what a great place it is for sport, culture and food," he said after signing with the Cantons. "I can't wait to meet my team mates and experience the city, while also hopefully contributing to the game of cricket in Hong Kong which I know has been coming on leaps and bounds in recent years."

Former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke is part of Kowloon Cantons in the Hong Kong T20 blitz.



According to South China Morning Post, the title sponsor of T20 league, DTC Mobile, is offering 1,000 free mobile phones for early ticket buyers. "Since we are the title sponsor of the event, we want to strengthen our brand image around this event and what better way than to give away our quality products," DTC MD Sanjay Bhimsaria told the newspaper.

The Teams

Woodworm Warriors: Tanwir Afzal, Nadeem Ahmed, Adil Mehmood, Raag Kapoor, Jamie Atkinson, Ehsan Khan, Balal Muhammad, Ahsan Abbasi, Courtney Kruger, Waqas Barkat, Sunny Bhimsaria, Micky Swart, William Sheridan, Michael Hill, Aditya Kanthan

Kowlooh Cantons: Ryan Campbell, Scott McKenchnie, Simon Cook, Kabor Sodhi, Najeeb Amar, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Nawaz, Ashley Caddy, Akbar Khan, Michael Clarke, Simandeep Singh, Sandeep Lamichchane, Tanveer Ahmed, Tim Cutler, Shahid Wasif

Hung Hom JD Jaguars: Kinchit Shah, Nizakat Khan, Ankur Vasishta, Christopher Carter, Daniyal Bukhari, Doraiswamy Subramanian, Farooq Saeed, Jangzeb Khan, Manjinder Singh, Mudassar Hussain, Mihammed Naveed, Ninad Shah, Uzair Kham, Vinit Indulkar, Vishal Sharma

GII Lantau Galaxy Riders: Muhammad Khan, Waqas Khan, Li Kai Ming, Mohsin Khan, Moner Ahmed, Anas Kha, Amandeep Singh, Sikandar Zafar, Hiren Patel, Mohammad Awais, Niaz Ali, Saurabh Passi, Neel Mani Kha, Harshit Verma, Narendra Chauhan

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