How to watch Kerala Cricket League 2026 live: TV channel, streaming details and match timings

The Kerala Cricket League 2026 features six teams: Alleppey Ripples, Aries Kollam Sailors, Calicut Globstars, Kochi Blue Tigers, Thrissur Titans and Trivandrum Royals. The tournament will have 30 league matches, with each team facing the other teams twice in a double round-robin format. All matches will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

After the league stage, the top four teams in the points table will qualify for the semi-finals. Both semi-finals will be played on September 4, 2026, while the winners will meet in the final on September 5, 2026. Kochi Blue Tigers are the defending champions, while Aries Kollam Sailors finished as runners-up in the previous edition. Krishna Prasad was the top run-scorer with 479 runs for Trivandrum Royals, while Akhil Scaria was the leading wicket-taker with 25 wickets for Calicut Globstars.

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Several prominent players will feature in the Kerala Cricket League 2026, including Salman Nizar, Sachin Baby, N.M. Sharafuddeen, Rohan S. Kunnummal, Akhil Scaria, Basil Thampi, Ahammad Imran, Krishna Prasad, Govind Dev Pai and Vinoop Manoharan. Here is a look at the squads for all six teams:

Aries Kollam Sailors: N.M. Sharafuddeen, Abhishek J. Nair, Pawan Raj, Vijay Viswanath, MD Nidheesh, Anand Krishnan, Ajnas M, Mohammed Ishaque, Midhun S, Vathsal Govind, Arun Paulose, Ashik Muhammed, Amal AG, Sachin PS, Preethish Pavan, Amal Ramesh, Akhil KG, Monu Krishna, Arjun Venugopal.

Alleppey Ripples: Mohammed Azharuddeen, Jalaj Saxena, Sachin Baby, Abhijith Praveen, Akshay TK, Ajith Raj, Ajayghosh NS, Sibin Gireesh, Amal Raj R, Ashiq Ali, Ajnas K, Akhil Dev, Arun KA, Sreeroop MP, Akash Pillai, Vinil TS.

Calicut Globstars: Salman Nizar, Rohan S. Kunnammal, Akhil Scaria, Harikrishnan MU, Abdul Bazith, Akhin Sathar, Varun Nayanar, Athif Bin Ashraf, Rahan Raheem, Ibnul Afthab, Afrad N, Krishna Devan, Aravind KS, Mohammed Kaif, Vignesh Puthur, Aswin Anand.

Kochi Blue Tigers: Saly Samson, Mohammed Ashiq, Basil Thampi, Asif KM, Alfi Francis John, Sachin Suresh, Jerin PS, Vinoop Manoharan, Midhun PK, Vipul Shakti, Karthik B Nair, Anish Rajan, Jobin Joby, Muhammed Shanu, Manu Krishnan, Eden Apple Tom, Anandhu Sunil, Akshay Chandran, Adhi Abhilash.

Thrissur Titans: Ahammad Imran, Shoun Roger, Aditya Vinod, A.K. Arjun, Biju Narayanan, Nikhil Thottath, Asif Salam, MS Akhil, Abdul Ramees P, Muhammed Irshad, Rohith KR, Nazal P, Sanjeev Satheeshan, Prasoon Prasad, Anand Joseph, Mohamed Enaan, Manav Krishna, Sarath Chandra Prasad, Sharon SS, Amay Manoj.

Trivandrum Royals: Krishna Prasad, Govind Dev Pai, V. Ajith, Abhishek P Nair, Vishnu Vinod, Vinod Kumar CV, Sijomon Joseph, Akshay Manohar, Basil NP, Rahul Chandran, Sreehari Nair, Nikhil M, Ajeesh K, Bharath Soorya, Ujjwal Krishna, Sudheesh Mohan.