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DUCL Franchise League 2021

Admin DUCL (DUCLAdmin)
05/12/2021

 DUCL Franchise League 2021

DUCL successfully completed a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition called DUCL Franchise League.
DUCL expresses sincere gratitude and Thanks to franchise owners: Naren, Rishen, Karan, and Bimal for sharing the Franchise vision with DUCL and taking the initiative, successfully partnering with DUCL in conducting the tournament.
Franchise owners - Naren Akula (Firebirds), Rishen Patel (Spartans), Karan Sharma (Dominators), Bimal Patel (Friends Cricket Club).

The Teams : 
Firebirds: Rakesh Radhakrishnan (Captain), Nishant Sambireddy (Vice-Captain)
Spartans: Rishen Patel (Captain), Kardam Patel (Vice-Captain)
Dominators:  Karan Sharma (Captain), Jeet Singh (Vice-Captain)
Friends Cricket Club: Sunil Melam (Captain), Bimal Patel (Vice-Captain)

Auction:
Each franchise team acquired players through a player auction held on Mar 13, 2021. All the players who registered in DUCL were eligible for Auction.
Each team has a limit of 16 players, with four players as home players and the rest acquired through Auction. 

Format: 
With four franchise teams, each team plays each other in a round-robin format in the league phase. At the conclusion of the league stage, the top three teams will qualify for the playoffs. The top team from the league phase goes straight to the Final, and the second, third teams will play against each other in the semi-final match; the winner will move onto the final to play the league top team in the DUCL Final match, where the winner will be crowned the DUCL Franchise League champions.

Results: 
Dominators team topped the league phase and went to the Finals. Friends Cricket Club and Firebirds qualified to playoffs with second and third position.
DUCL FRANCHISE LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL: Apr 17, 2021 - Firebirds won by 24 Run(s) in a thrilling Semi-final match between Firebirds (111/7) and Friends Cricket Club (87/10).
DUCL FRANCHISE LEAGUE FINAL: Apr 24, 2021- Firebirds vs. Dominators. Dominators won by 3 Wkt(s) by defeating Firebirds after 180-plus minutes of thrilling, epic cricket in the finals of the DUCL franchise tournament. It featured a battle with ebbs and flows of momentum, ups, and downs of emotion, and demonstrations of incredible will, resolve, and durability.
Congratulations to Dominators for lifting the First DUCL Franchise Cup 2021.

Big thanks to team owners: Naren Akula (Firebirds), Rishen Patel (Spartans), Karan Sharma (Dominators), Bimal Patel (Friends Cricket Club).

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