Kataka: 20/9/26:The second edition of Odisha T20 League commenced at the iconic Barabati Stadium in Kataka city on Sunday.The tournament, organised by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), will continue till September 29.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Sports and Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj graced the inaugural ceremony of the T20 tournament.
Six franchises--Cuttack Panthers, Bhubaneswar Tigers, Puri Titans, Keonjhar Miners, Rourkela Superstars and Sambalpur Warriors--are the contenders for the title in the second edition of the Odisha T20 League.
The OCA has named former cricketers Suresh Raina and Debasis Mohanty as the brand ambassadors for the T20 tournament. It has also introduced the ‘CM Trophy’ for the tournament.
Cuttack Panthers won the title of the inaugural edition of Odisha T20 League last year.
The Complete Squads for Odisha T20 League-2026
Bhubaneswar Tigers
Head Coach- Subit Biswal
Assistant Coach- Bibhudatta Panda
Squad: Swastik Samal (C), Rajesh Mohanty, Shreyansh Bhardwaj, Badal Biswal, Ashutosh Chhuria, Sambit Beja, MD Sohail Khan, Dinesh Kumar Majhi, Gyana Ranjan Nayak, Rudra Prasad Mallick, Janam Jay Jena, Swayambhu Palai, Ritesh Priyaranjan, Rakesh Pattanaik, Umesh Kumar Goutam and Shashikant Yadav
Puri Titans
Head Coach- Preetamjit Das
Assistant Coach- Ashish Savita
Full Squad: Aditya Rout (C), Nihar B Bhuyan, Deepak Tiwari, Sreeyanshu Pattnaik, Ayush Sutar, Swayam Srivastava, Chandeep Riar, Anil Parida, Krishna Mohanty, Sunil Roul, Panakala Sasanka, Aditya Anand, Sumit Sharma, Aashirwad Swain, Sarbeswar Mohanty and Tarani Sa.
Keonjhar MinerHead Coach- Suryakant Pradhan
Assistant Coach- Girija Rout
Full Squad: Rajesh Dhupar, Subhransu Senapati (C), Debabrata Pradhan, Jamala Mohapatra, Sujal Singh, Prayash Kumar Singh, Vageesh Sharma, Ayush Barik, Vimal Kumar, Jogeswar Bag, Swagat Sourav Mishra, Arnab Patnaik, Mayank Pattanayak, Kshyama Sagar Bal, Rakesh Biswal and Soyanshu Pattanayak.
Rourkela Superstars
Coach- Sanjay RaulAssistant Coach- Prashant Sahoo
Full Squad: Govinda Poddar (C), Sambit Baral, Sawan Pahariya, Biswajeet Pradhan, Asutosh Marndi, Pappu Roy, Sandeep Pattanaik, Bivash Shaw, Akash Mohapatra, Subham Priyadarshi, Prayan Samal, Sobhan Dev Behera, Dibyam Chhapadia, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Soubhagya Rout and Omkar Mohanty.
Sambalpur Warriors
Head Coach- Basant Mohanty
Assistant Coach- Rakesh MohFull Squad: Gaurav Choudhury (C), Swoop Samith Bhuyan, Bikram Kishor Samal, Ankit Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan Jr, Mahesh Sahoo, Baibhab Mohanty, Sarthak Panda, Panakala Mokshit, Shantanu Mishra, MD Danish, Saideep Mohapatra, Pradeep Pradhan, Sayed Tufayl Ahmad, Om T Munde and Soumya Ranjan Lenka.
Cuttack Panthers
Head Coach- Pravanjan Mullick
Assistant Coach- Deepak Mangaraj
Full Squad: Biplab Samantaray (C), D Ayush, M Goutam Gopal, Soumya Ranjan Biswal, Sibun Nanda, Abhiroop Das, Sarthak S Prakash, Subhasis Mallick, Raaz Yadav, Priyansu Mohanty, Piyus Mantri, Abhishek Singh, Prasant Rana, Kartik Biswal, Sourav Gouda and Subham Satrujit.