Ross Whiteley’s side Maratha Arabians will have their first taste of the inaugural T10 Cricket League on Thursday when they take on Pakhtoon in the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE.
The Worcestershire all-rounder has been playing T20 cricket for Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League for the past six weeks.
But now the 29-year-old has to get used to an even shorter format of the game in a six team tournament which will be decided in just four days.
The teams have been divided into two groups with Group A consisting of Bengal Tigers, Kerala Kings and Punjabi Legends.
Group B contains Maratha Arabians, Pakhtoon and Team Sri Lankan Cricket.
The results of the groups will eventually lead to semi-finals and a final being fought out.
Whiteley’s team will face Team Sri Lankan cricket on December 15 to conclude their group programme.
The schedule is:
December 14
Bengal Tigers vs Kerala Kings
Maratha Arabians vs Pakhtoon
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December 15
Bengal Tigers vs Punjabi Legends
Maratha Arabians vs Team Sri Lankan Cricket
Punjabi Legends vs Kerala Kings
Pakhtoon vs Team Sri Lankan Cricket
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December 16
Team 1 (Group A) vs Team 3 (Group B)
Team 3 (Group A) vs Team 1 (Group B)
Team 2 (Group A) vs Team 2 (Group B)
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December 17
Semi Final 1 – Team 1 vs Team 4
Semi Final 2 – Team 2 vs Team 3
Final
