The Euro T20 Slam 2019 schedule is out, the tournament is scheduled to start on 30 August 2019. Wasim Akram and Dilip Vengsarkar, former Pakistan and India cricket team Captains respectively, made the official announcement of the first-ever continent-based league, the Euro T20 Slam, in Dublin on April 30th 2019. The logo and the mascot of the tournament were launched by Bollywood actress Yami Gautam.
The tournament is in its first season and will be held in Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands. Being 3½ weeks long, this tournament will begin on August 30th 2019 and the final will be held on 22 September 2019. Total of 33 matches is to be played all together. The Euro T20 Slam 2019 Schedule to be held in the round-robin format and will be played across 3 stadiums in Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands.
Euro T20 Slam 2019 Schedule
| MATCH | DATE | MATCH | VENUE | TIME |
| 1 | 30th August, Friday | Amsterdam Kings vs Rotterdam Rhinos | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 2 | 30th August, Friday | Glasgow Giants vs Belfast Titans | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 3 | 31st August, Saturday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Dublin Chiefs | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 4 | 31st August, Saturday | Amsterdam Kings vs Belfast Titans | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 5 | 1st September, Sunday | Glasgow Giants vs Dublin Chiefs | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 6 | 1st September, Sunday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Belfast Titans | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 7 | 2nd September, Monday | Rotterdam Rhinos vs Belfast Titans | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 8 | 3rd September, Tuesday | Amsterdam Kings vs Edinburgh Rocks | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 9 | 4th September, Wednesday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Belfast Titans | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 10 | 5th September, Thursday | Amsterdam Kings vs Rotterdam Rhinos | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 11 | 6th September, Friday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Glasgow Giants | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 12 | 6th September, Friday | Rotterdam Rhinos vs Belfast Titans | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 13 | 7th September, Saturday | Amsterdam Kings vs Dublin Chiefs | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 14 | 7th September, Saturday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Rotterdam Rhinos | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 15 | 8th September, Sunday | Belfast Titans vs Amsterdam Kings | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 16 | 8th September, Sunday | Dublin Chiefs vs Rotterdam Rhinos | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 17 | 9th September, Monday | Glasgow Giants vs Rotterdam Rhinos | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 18 | 10th September, Tuesday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Dublin Chiefs | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 19 | 11th September, Wednesday | Dublin Chiefs vs Rotterdam Rhinos | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 20 | 12th September, Thursday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Glasgow Giants | Grange Cricket Club, Edinburgh | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 21 | 13th September, Friday | Dublin Chiefs vs Belfast Titans | The Village, Dublin | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 22 | 13th September, Friday | Glasgow Giants vs Rotterdam Rhinos | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 23 | 14th September, Saturday | Amsterdam Kings vs Edinburgh Rocks | The Village, Dublin | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 24 | 14th September, Saturday | Dublin Chiefs vs Glasgow Giants | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 25 | 15th September, Sunday | Edinburgh Rocks vs Rotterdam Rhinos | The Village, Dublin | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 26 | 15th September, Sunday | Amsterdam Kings vs Glasgow Giants | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 27 | 16th September, Monday | Belfast Titans vs Glasgow Giants | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 28 | 17th September, Tuesday | Dublin Chiefs vs Amsterdam Kings | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 29 | 18th September, Wednesday | Amsterdam Kings vs Glasgow Giants | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 30 | 19th September, Thursday | Dublin Chiefs vs Belfast Titans | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 31 | 21st September, Saturday | 1st Semi-Final | The Village, Dublin | 10:30 am GMT / 4 pm IST |
| 32 | 21st September, Saturday | 2nd Semi-Final | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
| 33 | 22nd September, Sunday | Final | The Village, Dublin | 2:30 pm GMT / 8 pm IST |
Each franchise can have 16 players at the most. There have to be at least 9 local/domestic players and a maximum of 7 overseas players in every team. In every match, each team has to have at least 6 domestic players in the Playing XI.
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Eoin Morgan (England) and Shane Watson (Australia) have been named the icon players for the tournament. The marquee players are Babar Azam (Pakistan), JP Duminy (South Africa), Chris Lynn (Australia), Luke Ronchi (New Zealand) and Imran Tahir (South Africa).
Teams
There are 6 teams taking part in the Euro T20 Slam 2019.
- Amsterdam Kings
- Belfast Titans
- Dublin Chiefs
- Edinburgh Rocks
- Glasgow Giants
- Rotterdam Rhinos.
The teams have been named after 6 cities from these 3 countries. While Dublin and Belfast are in Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow are in Scotland, and Amsterdam and Rotterdam are in the Netherlands.
Venues
- VRA Cricket Ground
Location: Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Time Zone : GMT + 2.
- Grange Cricket Club
Also known as Raeburn Place and The Citylets Grange
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Time Zone : GMT + 1.
- The Village
Location: Dublin, Ireland.
Time Zone : GMT + 1.