UP T20 League 2024: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon to perform in opening ceremony

The second edition of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League will get underway from August 25 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. For the opening ceremony of the league Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon are set to enthrall the spectators with his performance ahead of the tournament opener. The event is dubbed as ‘Maha Sangram ka Maha Jashn’, as the actor announced the same via an Instagram post.

Ekana Stadium will host all the matches of the league from August 25 to September 14. Former India cricketer Suresh Raina, who hails from UP, is named as the brand ambassador of the tournament. The league stage will see 31 matches being played with the Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 scheduled to be played on September 11 and 12, respectively.

Here’s Ayushmann Khurrana’s latest post on Instagram:

A total of 6 teams will vie for glory in the state-based league and the first game will see Kashi Rudras facing off against Meerut Mavericks. Apart from Ayushmann, Bollywood actress, Jhanvi Kapoor and rapper Badshah will also grace the opening ceremony. The league will be inaugurated by, Vice President of the BCCI and Director of UPCA, Rajiv Shukla.

Uttar Pradesh (UP) T20 League: Complete schedule and match timings

August 25: Kashi Rudras vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)

August 26: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Lucknow Falcons vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)

August 27: Kashi Rudras vs. Gorakhpur Lions (3:00 PM) and Kanpur Superstars vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)

August 28: Lucknow Falcons vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Kashi Rudras vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)

August 29: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Lucknow Falcons (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Meerut Mavericks (7:30 PM)

August 30: Lucknow Falcons vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Kanpur Superstars vs. Noida Kings (7:30 PM)

August 31: Gorakhpur Lions vs. Meerut Mavericks (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Kashi Rudras (7:30 PM)

September 1: Lucknow Falcons vs. Meerut Mavericks (3:00 PM) and Gorakhpur Lions vs. Kanpur Superstars (7:30 PM)

September 2: Meerut Mavericks vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Gorakhpur Lions (7:30 PM)

September 3: Kanpur Superstars vs. Lucknow Falcons (3:00 PM) and Gorakhpur Lions vs. Kashi Rudras (7:30 PM)

September 4: Meerut Mavericks vs. Kanpur Superstars (3:00 PM) and Noida Kings vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)

September 5: Kanpur Superstars vs. Kashi Rudras (3:00 PM) and Lucknow Falcons vs. Gorakhpur Kings (7:30 PM)

September 6: Meerut Mavericks vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Kashi Rudras vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)

September 7: Noida Kings vs. Kanpur Superstars (3:00 PM) and Meerut Mavericks vs. Gorakhpur Lions (7:30 PM)

September 8: Kashi Rudras vs. Noida Kings (3:00 PM) and Meerut Mavericks vs. Lucknow Falcons (7:30 PM)

September 9: Kanpur Superstars vs. Gorakhpur Kings (7:30 PM)

September 11: Qualifier 1 and Eliminator (7:30 PM)

September 12: Qualifier 2 (7:30 PM)

September 14: The Final (7:30 PM)