MCL schedule announced: It's Sehwag vs Ganguly in the opener

The league would feature some of the most celebrated cricketers from around the globe who have retired from inernational cricket.

The schedule for the Masters Champions League(MCL), a T20 tournament featuring retired international cricketers has been announced, and in the series opener it would be the the Gemini Arabians featuring Virender Sehwag, taking on the Libra Legends which has Sehwag’s former captain Sourav Ganguly.

The League would be played between January 28 to February 13 in the UAE, with matches being held in Sharjah and Dubai. A total of 6 teams with 15-member squads would participating with star-studded line-ups including Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee and Brian Lara amongst others.

The MCL has acquired a 10-year approval from the Emirates Cricket Board, which is the official governing body for the sport in the Arab nation. 18 matches will be played throughout the tournament including the semi-finals and the final.

The tournament would proceed in a round-robin manner, with each team playing the other once. The top four teams would be proceeding to the semi-finals to be held in Dubai on February 11 and 12, while the final is scheduled for February 13 also in Dubai.

Here is the complete schedule:

DateTime (IST)MatchVenue
Jan 287:30 PMLibra Legends vs Gemini ArabiansDubai
Jan 293:00 PMCapricorn Commanders vs Leo LionsDubai
Jan 297:30 PMVirgo Super Kings vs Sagittarius StrikersDubai
Jan 303:00 PMGemini Arabians vs Leo LionsDubai
Jan 307:30 PMSagittarius Strikers vs Capricorn CommandersDubai
Feb 3 3:00 PMLibra Legends vs Virgo Super Kings Sharjah
Feb 37:30 PMGemini Arabians vs Capricorn CommandersSharjah
Feb 43:00 PMLibra Legends vs Sagittarius StrikersSharjah
Feb 47:30 PM Leo Lions vs Virgo Super KingsSharjah
Feb 53:00 PMSagittarius Strikers vs Gemini ArabiansSharjah
Feb 57:30 PMLibra Legends vs Capricorn CommandersSharjah
Feb 63:00 PMGemini Arabians vs Virgo Super KingsSharjah
Feb 67:30 PMLeo Lions vs Sagittarius StrikersSharjah
Feb 73:00 PMVirgo Super Kings vs Capricorn CommandersSharjah
Feb 77:30 PMLibra Legends vs Leo LionsSharjah
Feb 117:30 PMSemi-Final 1Dubai
Feb 127:30 PMSemi-Final 2Dubai
Feb 137:30 PMFinalDubai

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