New Zealand endorses new private T20 league, wants more focus on women

March 23, 2026 10:52 AM

New Zealand endorses new private T20 league, wants more focus on women

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has named the proposed NZ20 franchise league as its preferred option to replace the nation's 21-year-old Super Smash but wants women's competition included in the proposal. The new league's backers have proposed a six-team league of privately owned franchises and hope to launch the first tournament by January 2027. NZC said its board had given in-principle support for NZ20 contingent on resolving key commercial, governance and structural matters. "While not a final c...

Nepal takes game to new heights with T20 league

May 29, 2025 11:36 AM

Nepal takes game to new heights with T20 league

Glamorgan all-rounder Dan Douthwaite was not alone among the foreign players in being unsure what to expect when he headed to the Himalayas to take part in the inaugural Nepal Premier League (NPL) late last year. Taking up a playing contract in the mountainous nation of 30 million was always going to be a novel challenge for the Englishman, not least because the Twenty20 league was staged at a ground some 1,350 metres above sea level. "I thought I was going to be constantly out of breath or st...