# 2018 Telangana T20 League

The 2018 season of the Telangana T20 League, also known as Venkataswamy T20 tournament, was the first edition of the TTL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Telangana, India. The league was formed by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HYCA) in 2017. After Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Telangana became third state in South India to launch its state T20 league with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind dur to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. The owners of the teams competing in the league are announced on 13 January 2018 by HYCA who have been selected on a first-come-first-serve basis after submitting an Expression of Interest and paying Rs 12.5 lakh each to HYCA for one-year contract. The team colours and logos were launched on 2 February 2018 with the inaugural match being held on 3 February at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Adilabad Tigers won the inaugural tournament beating Medak Mavericks by 9 runs and Hitesh Yadav was adjudged as the man of the match for the Final.

## Teams

| Team | City | Captain |
| Hyderabad Thunderbolts | Hyderabad | Chandan Sahani |
| Adilabad Tigers | Adilabad | Neeraj Bist |
| Royals Mahabubnagar | Mahabubnagar | Aniketh Reddy |
| Kakatiya Kings | Warangal | Charan Teja |
| Medak Mavericks | Medak | Bavanaka Sandeep |
| Nizamabad Knights | Nizamabad | Anuraag Haridas |
| Nalgonda Lions | Nalgonda | Ashish Reddy |
| Karimnagar Warriors | Karimnagar | Amol Shinde |
| Khammam Tiraa | Khammam | Mukesh Gilda |
| Rangareddy Risers | Sangareddy | Akshath Reddy |
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## Tournament results
### Points rable

* advanced to the knock-out stage
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Points | NRR |
| Hyderabad Thunderbolts | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.803 |
| Rangareddy Risers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.017 |
| Adilabad Tigers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.408 |
| Medak Mavericks | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.404 |
| Nizamabad Knights | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.956 |
| Khammam Tiraa | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.661 |
| Nalgonda Lions | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.076 |
| Royals Mahabubnagar | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.832 |
| Karimnagar Warriors | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.895 |
| Kakatiya Kings | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.38 |
Source:TTL Website
Hyderabad Thunderbolts along with Rangareddy Risers, Adilabad Tigers and Medak Mavericks moved into semifinals of Telangana T20 tournament.

### Knockout stage

| Match | Venue | Winner | Winning margin | Loser | Player of the match |
| Semifinal-1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Medak Mavericks 151/4 (19 overs) | Won by 6 wickets | Hyderabad Thunderbolts 150/7 (20 overs) | |
| Semifinal-2 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Adilabad Tigers 182/7 (20 overs) | Won by 16 runs | Rangareddy Risers 166/10 (19.2 overs) | |
| Third-Place Play-off | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Hyderabad Thunderbolts 194/3 (20 overs) | Won by 1 run | Rangareddy Risers 193/6 (20 overs) | |
| Final | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Adilabad Tigers 148/7 (20 overs) | Won by 9 runs | Medak Mavericks 139/5 (20 overs) | Hitesh Yadav |