ECB to organise two-day white-ball tournament in Dubai from Friday
Publish at: June 18 2026
Dubai, 18 June 2026: The Emirates Cricket Board is organising a seven-match, two-day, white-ball tournament which will be played between four teams comprising elite UAE’s men’s cricketers. This tournament has been designed with an aim of developing the mindset and skills required for longer-format cricket. The tournament begins tomorrow (Friday) at the ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai. Team Falcons will take on Team Leopards in the opening match.
The tournament will help the batters build and demonstrate the temperament, discipline and game awareness required for long batting partnerships. Bowlers will get an opportunity of focusing on consistency, stamina and endurance while bowling long spells.
The objective is for every player to play for the team, value their wicket, work hard for every run and wicket, and showcase the character, temperament and resilience needed to succeed in multi-day cricket.
Play will begin at 5:00pm local time with each match day lasting six hours and 15 minutes. All seven matches will be played under lights.
Matches format:
- Each tournament match will be played over two days.
- Each day will consist of 80 overs.
- If an innings is completed before the scheduled overs, the next team will start batting immediately (10-minute innings break).
- A new ball will be available after 40 overs (40 overs per ball).
Points System for ECB Two-Day Championship 2026:
| RESULT | POINTS | BONUS | NOTES |
| Outright Win | Four | _ | Win by any margin |
| Win by 10 wickets or an innings | Four | One additional bonus point | Total: Five points |
| First Innings Lead | Two | _ | Lead at end of first innings |
| Loss (First Innings) | Zero | _ | _ |
| Tie | Two points each | _ | Split points |
- A Most Valuable Player (MVP) award will be presented in every match.
ECB Two-Day Championship 2026 – squads:
Team Eagles: Aftab Alam, Alishan Sharafu, Awais Ahmed, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Mohsin, Muhammad Shahdad, Muhammad Waseem, Saad Ali Rafi, Simranjeet Singh, Tanish Suri (wicketkeeper) and Zahid Ali.
Team Falcons: Adeeb Usmani (wicketkeeper), Aftab Javed, Awaish Shah, Farhan Khan, Haider Razzaq, Harpreet Bhatia, Madhav Manoj, Muhammad Farazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawad, Nilansh Keswani, Nowadiya Wijayakumara and Yayin Rai.
Team Leopards: Aayan Afzal Khan, Albin Elias, Akshdeep Nath, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ayaan Misbah, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Rohid, Muhammad Zuhaib, Nabeel Aziz, Salman Salim, Sohaib Khan, Vishnu Sukumaran and Zeeshan Naseer.
Team Stallions: Ajay Kumar, Ali Naseer, Ansh Tandon, Harish Seth, Ibrar Ahmed, Jash Gayanani, K.S. Bharat (wicketkeeper), Rahul Chopra, Samarth Seth, Syed Muhammad Haider Shah, Uddish Suri, Vaibhav Govekar and Yug Sharma.
ECB Two-Day Championship 2026 – schedule:
19-20 June, Team Falcons vs Team Leopards – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
21-22 June, Team Stallions vs Team Eagles – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
24-25 June, Team Falcons vs Team Stallions – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
26-27 June, Team Leopards vs Team Eagles – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
29-30 June, Team Falcons vs Team Eagles – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
1-2 July, Team Leopards vs Team Stallions – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
4-5 July, Final – ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai
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