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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2018 Telangana T20 League
| image =
| fromdate = 3 February
| todate = {{End date|df=yes|2018|02|25}}
| administrator = [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] (HYCA)
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host =
| champions = [[Adilabad Tigers]]
| count = 1
| runner up = [[Medak Mavericks]]
| participants = 10
| matches = 49
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = [[Danny Dereck Prince]] (485)<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/tstats.html|title=Tournament Statistics|publisher=hyderabad.cricket/TTL |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Siddantham Praneeth Raj]] (20)<ref name="stats" />
| website = {{URL|http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/}}
| drs =
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year = 2019
| next_tournament = 2019 Telangana T20 League
}}

The 2018 season of the Telangana T20 League, also known as '''Venkataswamy T20 tournament''', was the first edition of the [[Telangana T20 Premier League|TTL]], a professional [[Twenty20 cricket]] league in [[Telangana]], [[India]]. The league was formed by the [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] (HYCA) in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/201217/telangana-t20-league-hca-launches-a-twenty20-league-for-telangana-players.html|title=Telangana T20 League: HCA launches a Twenty20 league for Telangana players|date=20 December 2017|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> After [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association|Tamil Nadu]] and [[Karnataka Cricket Association|Karnataka]], Telangana became third state in South India to launch its state T20 league with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind dur to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. The owners of the teams competing in the league are announced on 13 January 2018 by HYCA who have been selected on a first-come-first-serve basis after submitting an Expression of Interest and paying Rs 12.5 lakh each to HYCA for one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/130118/hyderabad-cricket-association-unveils-telangana-t20-league-owners.html|title=Hyderabad Cricket Association unveils Telangana T20 League owners|date=13 January 2018 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> The team colours and logos were launched on 2 February 2018 with the inaugural match being held on 3 February at [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/newsdetails.html?mediaId=165&mId=3|title=G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched|publisher=hyderabad.cricket/TTL|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/venkataswamy-t20-tournament-in-hyderabad-from-feb-3|title=Venkataswamy T20 tournament in Hyderabad from Feb 3|publisher=telanganatoday.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

[[Adilabad Tigers]] won the inaugural tournament beating [[Medak Mavericks]] by 9 runs and [[Hitesh Yadav]] was adjudged as the man of the match for the Final.<ref name="finalwin" /><ref name="finalwin1" />

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| '''Team'''
!| '''City'''
!| '''Captain'''
|-
| [[Hyderabad-Srinidhian Thunderbolts|Hyderabad Thunderbolts]]
| [[Hyderabad]]
| [[Chandan Sahani]]
|-
| [[Adilabad Tigers]]
| [[Adilabad]]
| [[Neeraj Bist]]
|-
| [[MLR Royals Mahabubnagar|Royals Mahabubnagar]]
| [[Mahabubnagar]]
| [[Aniketh Reddy]]
|-
| [[Kakatiya Kings]]
| [[Warangal]]
| [[Charan Teja]]
|-
| [[Medak Mavericks]]
| [[Medak]]
| [[Bavanaka Sandeep]]
|-
| [[Nizamabad Knights]]
| [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]
| [[Anuraag Haridas]]
|-
| [[Nalgonda Lions]]
| [[Nalgonda]]
| [[Ashish Reddy]]
|-
| [[Karimnagar Warriors]]
| [[Karimnagar]]
| [[Amol Shinde]]
|-
| [[Khammam Tiraa]]
| [[Khammam]]
| [[Mukesh Gilda]]
|-
| [[Rangareddy Risers]]
| [[Sangareddy]]
| [[Akshath Reddy]]
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/newsdetails.html?mediaId=165&mId=3|title=G.Venkataswamy T20 League team logos launched|work=hyderabad.cricket/TTL|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/teamlist.html|title=Teams Squad List|work=hyderabad.cricket/TTL|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

==Tournament results==
===Points rable===
* {{Color box|#cfd|border=darkgray}} advanced to the knock-out stage
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Team'''
! '''Played'''
! '''Won'''
! '''Lost'''
! '''Tie'''
! '''NR'''
! '''Points'''
! '''NRR'''
|- style="background:#cfd;"
| [[Hyderabad-Srinidhian Thunderbolts|Hyderabad Thunderbolts]] || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 16 || +1.803
|- style="background:#cfd;"
| [[Rangareddy Risers]] || 9 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 || +1.017
|- style="background:#cfd;"
| [[Adilabad Tigers]] || 9 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 || +1.408
|- style="background:#cfd;"
| [[Medak Mavericks]] || 9 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 || +0.404
|-
| [[Nizamabad Knights]] || 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 10 || +0.956
|-
| [[Khammam Tiraa]] || 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 10 || -0.661
|-
| [[Nalgonda Lions]] || 9 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || +0.076
|-
| [[MLR Royals Mahabubnagar|Royals Mahabubnagar]] || 9 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || -0.832
|-
| [[Karimnagar Warriors]] || 9 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 4 || -0.895
|-
| [[Kakatiya Kings]] || 9 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -3.38
|}
Source:[http://www.hyderabad.cricket/TTL/resultsv2.html TTL Website]

[[Hyderabad-Srinidhian Thunderbolts|Hyderabad Thunderbolts]] along with [[Rangareddy Risers]], [[Adilabad Tigers]] and [[Medak Mavericks]] moved into semifinals of Telangana T20 tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 22, 2018|title=Thunderbolts storm into semis of Telangana T20 league|url=https://telanganatoday.com/thunderbolts-storm-semis-telangana-t20-league|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2018|website=Telangana Today|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505134944/https://telanganatoday.com/thunderbolts-storm-semis-telangana-t20-league |archive-date=5 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2018|title=Telangana T20 league: Top four clash in scorching semis|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/240218/telangana-t20-league-top-four-clash-in-scorching-semis.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505072443/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/240218/telangana-t20-league-top-four-clash-in-scorching-semis.html |archive-date=5 May 2018 }}</ref>

===Knockout stage===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Match
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Winning margin
! scope="col" | Loser
! scope="col" | Player of the match
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
|Semifinal-1
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|[[Medak Mavericks]] 151/4 (19 overs)
|Won by 6 wickets
|[[Hyderabad-Srinidhian Thunderbolts|Hyderabad Thunderbolts]] 150/7 (20 overs)
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2018|title=Medak stun Hyd to enter TTL final|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2018-02-25/Medak-stun-Hyd-to-enter-TTL-final/361480|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2018|website=The Hans India|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301090547/http://www.thehansindia.com:80/posts/index/Sports/2018-02-25/Medak-stun-Hyd-to-enter-TTL-final/361480 |archive-date=1 March 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|Semifinal-2
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|[[Adilabad Tigers]] 182/7 (20 overs)
|Won by 16 runs
|[[Rangareddy Risers]] 166/10 (19.2 overs)
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/adhirath-powers-medak-into-final|title=Adhirath powers Medak into final|publisher=telanganatoday.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
|Third-Place Play-off
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|[[Hyderabad-Srinidhian Thunderbolts|Hyderabad Thunderbolts]] 194/3 (20 overs)
|Won by 1 run
|[[Rangareddy Risers]] 193/6 (20 overs)
|
|
|-
|Final
|[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|[[Adilabad Tigers]] 148/7 (20 overs)
|Won by 9 runs
|[[Medak Mavericks]] 139/5 (20 overs)
|[[Hitesh Yadav]]
|<ref name="finalwin">{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/adilabad-tigers-emerge-champions-telangana-t20-league|title=Adilabad Tigers emerge champions in Telangana T20 League|publisher=telanganatoday.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref name ="finalwin1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2018-02-27/Tigers-annex-inaugural-TTL-trophy/361819|title=Tigers annex inaugural TTL trophy|publisher=thehansindia.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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