Countries | Hong Kong |
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Administrator | Cricket Hong Kong |
Format | Twenty20 |
First tournament | 2016 |
Next tournament | 2018 |
Tournament format | Round-robin and finals |
Number of teams | 5 |
Current champion | Kowloon Cantons (2nd title) |
Most successful | Kowloon Cantons (2) |
Most runs | Dwayne Smith (259) cricinfo |
Most wickets | Saeed Ajmal (11) cricinfo |
Website | Hong Kong T20 Blitz |
2017 Hong Kong T20 Blitz |
The Hong Kong T20 Blitz known as the DTC Hong Kong T20 Blitz for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket competition in Hong Kong that was first played in 2016. The inaugural event consisted of four franchised teams playing in a Twenty20 format only.
Kowloon Cantons and Woodworm Island Warriors were joint winners of the inaugural DTC Hong Kong T20 Blitz after rain washed out finals day.
The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) announced their plans for the event in April 2016, stating they would invest in a Twenty20 cricket league for the development cricket in Hong Kong as well as in nearby countries. The competition would launch with four teams playing in a Twenty20 format. Hong Kong Cricket Association announced that DTC Mobiles will sponsor the tournament.
Before the second season, Leonine Sports Group acquired the Woodworm Island Warriors, changing the name to Hong Kong Island (HKI) United. A new fifth franchise was also added and named City Kai Tak.
Cricket Hong Kong announced the four hosts for the Hong Kong T20 Blitz League in April 2016, with hosting rights awarded for the first years of the competition. Team names, along with the fixtures and venues for the 2016 season, were announced in April 2016. The allocation of domestic players was decided by a draft held on April 28, 2016. All four franchises also subsequently signed a number of international players.Tanwir Afzal captain of Hong Kong national cricket team was selected as the first pick in the inaugural draft for tournament by Woodworm Island Warriors.
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