| Genre: | Sports |
| Creator: | Balaji Telefilms |
| Presenter: | RJ Pritam Singh (Season 2) Sumeet Vyas (Season 2) VJ Benafsha Soonawalla (Season 3–4) VJ Ayesha Adlakha (Season 3) |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Producer: | Ekta Kapoor[1] |
| Num Seasons: | 4[2] |
| Num Episodes: | 89 |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 Minutes (season 1) 45 Minutes (season 2) 1 Hour 22 Minutes (season 3-4) |
| Company: | Balaji Telefilms[3] Marinating Films |
| Network: | Sony Entertainment Television (season 1) Colors TV (season 2) MTV India[4] (season 3–4) |
Box Cricket League (BCL) is an Indian sports reality television show where celebrities are seen competing against each other in an indoor cricket game format.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The BCL was inspired by the popularity of the Celebrity Cricket League, a T10 tournament with franchises in major Indian cities. The series is a unique collaboration of sports, celebrities and entertainment conceptualized by Marinating Films.[10] The inaugural season had 8 teams competing against each other. For the second season, two additional teams were added.[11]
The inaugural season took place in 2014, which was contested by 8 teams – Chandigarh Cubs, Delhi Dragons, Rowdy Bangalore, Mumbai Tigers, Kolkata Baabu Moshayes, Jaipur Raj Joshiley, Pune Anmol Ratn and Ahmedabad Express. Delhi Dragons emerged as the inaugural BCL champions. The first season aired on Sony Entertainment Television India.
The second season took place in 2016. Two new cricket teams, Chennai Swaggers and Lucknow Nawabs were added to the BCL. Again in Season 2, Delhi Dragons for the second time in a row and emerged as the 2 times champions of BCL.[12] The second season aired on Colors TV.
The third season premiered on 25 February 2018.[13] Lucknow Nawabs defeated the two-time champions Delhi Dragons and emerged as the winners of Season 3.[14] The third aired on MTV India.[15] RJ Sidhu was the commentator for BCL 3.[16]
The fourth season premiered on 29 April 2019. The fourth season continued aired on MTV India. RJ Sidhu was the commentator for BCL 4.
| Season | Start Date | Final Date | Network | No. of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (2014-2015) | 14 December 2014 | 15 January 2015 | Sony Entertainment Television | 25 |
| 2 (2016) | 5 March 2016 | 28 May 2016 | Colors TV | 24 |
| 3 (2018) | 25 February 2018 | 4 April 2018 | MTV India | 23 |
| 4 (2019) | 29 April 2019 | 22 May 2019 | 18 |
The show consists of teams competing for grand prize.[17]
| Season & Year: | 1 (2014-2015) | 2 (2016) | 3 (2018) | 4 (2019) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of Teams: | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
| Ahmedabad Express | Semi-Finalists | 10th | Semi-Finalists | Team defunct | |
| Chandigarh Cubs | 7th | Runners-up | 7th | Team defunct | |
| Delhi Dragons | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Winners | |
| Jaipur Raj Joshiley | Semi-Finalists | Semi-Finalists | 6th | Team defunct | |
| Kolkata Babu Moshayes | 5th | 7th | 8th | 5th | |
| Mumbai Warriors | 6th | Team defunct | |||
| Rowdy Bangalore | 8th | 6th | Team defunct | ||
| Pune Anmol Ratan | Runners-up | 8th | Team defunct | ||
| Chennai Swaggers | Team did not exist | Semi-Finalists | 5th | Runners-up | |
| Lucknow Nawabs | Team did not exist | 9th | Winners | Team defunct | |
| Mumbai Tigers | Team did not exist | 5th | Semi-Finalists | Team defunct | |
| Goa Killers | Team did not exist | 10th | 6th | ||
| Kota Royals Rajasthan | Team did not exist | 9th | Team defunct | ||
| Azamgarh Royals | Team did not exist | Semi-Finalists | |||
| Bengaluru Warriors | Team did not exist | Semi-Finalists | |||
Host: Kavita Kaushik and VJ Andy
Commentators: Aparshakti and Ruchi
| Place | Pool A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||
| 4 | Pune Anmol Ratan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.72 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Babu Moshayes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −7.42 | |
| 7 | Chandigarh Cubs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −15.82 | |
| 8 | Rowdy Bangalore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −16.08 | |
| rowspan="2" | - | Pool B | |||||
| Team | |||||||
| 1 | Delhi Dragons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | |
| 2 | Jaipur Raj Joshiley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18.31 | |
| 3 | Ahmedabad Express | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.39 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −12.10 | |
| Semi-Final 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pune Anmol Ratan | 201/7 (10 overs) | Pune Anmol Ratan won by 94 runs | ||||
| vs | Finale | |||||
| Jaipur Raj Joshiley | 107/7 (10 overs) | Pune Anmol Ratan | 121/9 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 10 wickets | ||
| Semi-Final 2 | vs | |||||
| Delhi Dragons | 164/1 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 25 runs | Delhi Dragons | 123/0 (7 overs) | ||
| vs | ||||||
| Ahmedabad Express | 139/4 (10 overs) | |||||
| Award | Winner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Series Male | Aadesh Chaudary (DD) | 458 Runs & 4 Wickets | |
| Player of the Series Female | Additi Gupta (CC) | 60 Runs & 2 Wickets | |
| Entertainer of the Series | Ajaz Khan | – |
Host: Pritam Singh, Sumeet Vyas (Ep-1 to 18 & 21 to 24), Ajay Chaudhary (Ep-19) and Mohit Daga (Ep-20)
Commentators: Aparshakti, Shardul Pandit, RJ Urmin and RJ Sidhu
| Pool A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||
| Chandigarh Cubs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21.9 |
| Jaipur Raj Joshiley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.86 |
| Mumbai Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Rowdy Bangalore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −0.5 |
| Ahmedabad Express | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −30.96 |
| Pool B | |||||
| Team | |||||
| Delhi Dragons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 23.07 |
| Chennai Swaggers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25.03 |
| Kolkata Babu Moshayes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −15.4 |
| Pune Anmol Ratan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −15.5 |
| Lucknow Nawabs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −17.2 |
| Semi-Final 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandigarh Cubs | 154/4 (10 overs) | Chandigarh won by 6 runs | ||||
| vs | Finale | |||||
| Chennai Swaggers | 149/2 (10 overs) | Chandigarh Cubs | 130/5 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 9 wickets | ||
| Semi-Final 2 | vs | |||||
| Delhi Dragons | 137/6 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 1 run | Delhi Dragons | 135/1 (7.1 overs) | ||
| vs | ||||||
| Jaipur Raj Joshiley | 136/2 (10 overs) | |||||
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Woman of the Series | Additi Gupta (CC) | |
| Man of the Series | Karan Wahi (DD) | |
| Wicket Keeper of the Series | Ashish Sharma (DD) | |
| Most Popular Player (Online Vote) | Tanya Sharma (LN) | |
| Best Player of the Series | Karan Wahi (DD) |
Host: VJ Benafsha Soonawalla and VJ Ayesha
Commentators: Shardul Pandit, RJ Urmin and RJ Sidhu
| Pool A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||
| Ahmedabad Express | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5.21 |
| Mumbai Tigers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.27 |
| Jaipur Raj Joshiley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.31 |
| Chandigarh Cubs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −3.22 |
| Kota Royals Rajasthan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −7.43 |
| Pool B | |||||
| Team | |||||
| Lucknow Nawabs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.32 |
| Delhi Dragons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Chennai Swaggers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Kolkata Babu Moshayes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −7.68 |
| Goa Killers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −10.19 |
| Semi-Final 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Dragons | 212/6 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 92 runs | ||||
| vs | Finale | |||||
| Ahmedabad Express | 121/7 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons | 157/7 (10 overs) | Lucknow Nawabs won by 6 wickets | ||
| Semi-Final 2 | vs | |||||
| Lucknow Nawabs | 215/0 (10 overs) | Lucknow Nawabs won by 102 runs | Lucknow Nawabs | 158/4 (9.1 overs) | ||
| vs | ||||||
| Mumbai Tigers | 113/5 (10 overs) | |||||
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Boy of the Series | Uday Tiwary (LN) | |
| Girl of the Series | Additi Gupta (DD) |
Host: VJ Benafsha Soonawalla
Dugout Buddies: Faizy Boo and Pratik Sehajpal
Commentators: Kunal Pandit and RJ Sidhu
4th Umpire: Rakhi Sawant
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 10 | 5.31 |
| Azamgarh Royals | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 1.9 |
| Chennai Swaggers | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 0.84 |
| Bengaluru Warriors | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 0.28 |
| Kolkata Baabu Moshayes | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | −4.51 |
| Goa Killer | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | −6.22 |
| Date | Match No. | Toss | Summary | Result | Man of the Match | Woman of the Match | Player of the Match | All time Favorite of the Match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2019 | 1 | Delhi Dragons won the toss and elected to field. | Azamgarh Royals185/3 (10 overs) Alok Narula [C] | vs | Delhi Dragons190/3 (9.1 overs) Karan Wahi [C] | Delhi Dragons won by 7 wickets | Sahil Anand (DD) | Shikha Singh Shah (AR) | Rafi Malik (DD) | Purru Chibber (DD) | |
| 30 April 2019 | 2 | Chennai Swaggers won the toss and elected to bat. | Chennai Swaggers228/3 (10 overs) Shobhit Attray [C] | vs | Goa Killer214/6 (10 overs) Rajneesh Duggal [C] | Chennai Swaggers won by 15 runs | Savant Singh Premi (CS) | Pooja Banerjee (GK) | Mayank Gandhi (GK) | Pooja Banerjee (GK) | |
| 1 May 2019 | 3 | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes won the toss and elected to field. | Bengaluru Warriors178/6 (10 overs) Kunal Pant [C] | vs | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes147/5 (10 overs) Suyyash Rai [C] | Bengaluru Warriors won by 31 runs | Rohit Purohit (BW) | Erica Fernandes (BW) | Shiv Narayanan (BW) | Shiv Narayanan (BW) | |
| 2 May 2019 | 4 | Goa Killer won the toss and elected to field. | Azamgarh Royals197/3 (10 overs) Alok Narula [C] | vs | Goa Killer159/7 (10 overs) Rajneesh Duggal [C] | Azamgarh Royals won by 39 runs | Abhishek Verma (AR) | Shikha Singh Shah (AR) | Paras Babbar (AR) | Zaan Khan (GK) | |
| 3 May 2019 | 5 | Bengaluru Warriors won the toss and elected to field. | Delhi Dragons219/1 (10 overs) Karan Wahi [C] | vs | Bengaluru Warriors182/2 (10 overs) Kunal Pant [C] | Delhi Dragons won by 38 runs | Karan Wahi (DD) | Aditi Gupta (DD) | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | Rakshit Pant (DD) | |
| 6 May 2019 | 6 | Chennai Swaggers won the toss and elected to field. | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes191/2 (10 overs) Suyyash Rai [C] | vs | Chennai Swaggers195/2 (9.4 overs) Shobhit Attray [C] | Chennai Swaggers won by 8 wickets | Vishal Aditya Singh (CS) | Firoza Khan (KBM) | Savant Singh Premi (CS) | Suyyash Rai (KBM) | |
| 7 May 2019 | 7 | Chennai Swaggers won the toss and elected to bat. | Chennai Swaggers142/5 (10 overs) Shobhit Attray [C] | vs | Bengaluru Warriors146/5 (9.4 overs) Kunal Pant [C] | Bengaluru Warriors won by 5 wickets | Srikant Maski (BW) | Shruti Panwar (CS) | Karan Khandelwal (BW) | Shiv Narayanan (BW) | |
| 8 May 2019 | 8 | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes won the toss and elected to field. | Azamgarh Royals231/2 (10 overs) Alok Narula [C] | vs | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes181/3 (10 overs) Suyyash Rai [C] | Azamgarh Royals won by 51 runs | Abhishek Verma (AR) | Pari Sahni (AR) | Paras Babbar (AR) | Suyyash Rai (KBM) | |
| 9 May 2019 | 9 | Delhi Dragons won the toss and elected to bat. | Delhi Dragons224/4 (10 overs) Karan Wahi [C] | vs | Goa Killer114/5 (10 overs) Rajneesh Duggal [C] | Delhi Dragons won by 111 runs | Sahil Anand (DD) | Meenal Shah (DD) | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | Aashish Mehrotra (GK) | |
| 10 May 2019 | 10 | Chennai Swaggers won the toss and elected to field. | Azamgarh Royals128/7 (10 overs) Alok Narula [C] | vs | Chennai Swaggers129/0 (8 overs) Shobhit Attray [C] | Chennai Swaggers won by 10 wickets | Savant Singh Premi (CS) | Charu Mehra (CS) | Shobhit Attray (CS) | Mayur Mehta (CS) | |
| 13 May 2019 | 11 | Bengaluru Warriors won the toss and elected to field. | Goa Killer112/8 (10 overs) Rajneesh Duggal [C] | vs | Bengaluru Warriors114/1 (5.4 overs) Kunal Pant [C] | Bengaluru Warriors won by 9 wickets | Shiv Narayanan (BW) | Shweta Mehta (BW) | Karan Khandelwal (BW) | Srikant Maski (BW) | |
| 14 May 2019 | 12 | Delhi Dragons won the toss and elected to bat. | Delhi Dragons219/2 (10 overs) Karan Wahi [C] | vs | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes136/5 (10 overs) Barkha Sengupta [C] | Delhi Dragons won by 84 runs | Purru Chibber (DD) | Aditi Gupta (DD) | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | Ashish Sharma (KBM) | |
| 15 May 2019 | 13 | Chennai Swaggers won the toss and elected to field. | Delhi Dragons200/4 (10 overs) Karan Wahi [C] | vs | Chennai Swaggers189/5 (10 overs) Shobhit Attray [C] | Delhi Dragons won by 12 runs | Purru Chibber (DD) | Meenal Shah (DD) | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | Ribbhu Mehra (CS) | |
| 16 May 2019 | 14 | Bengaluru Warriors won the toss and elected to field. | Azamgarh Royals182/6 (10 overs) Alok Narula [C] | vs | Bengaluru Warriors121/6 (10 overs) Kunal Pant [C] | Azamgarh Royals won by 62 runs | Abhishek Verma (AR) | Shikha Singh Shah (AR) | Paras Babbar (AR) | Srikant Maski (BW) | |
| 17 May 2019 | 15 | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes won the toss and elected to bat. | Kolkata Baabu Moshayes260/4 (10 overs) Balraj Syal [C] | vs | Goa Killer216/3 (10 overs) Rajneesh Duggal [C] | Kolkata Babbu Moshayes won by 45 runs | Parth Samthaan (KBM) | Firoza Khan (KBM) | Zaan Khan (GK) | Ashish Sharma (KBM) | |
| 20 May 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Final 1 | ||||||
| Azamgarh Royals | 147/7 (10 overs) | Chennai Swaggers won by 6 wickets | 22 May 2019 | |||
| vs | Final | |||||
| Chennai Swaggers | 152/4 (8.4 overs) | Delhi Dragons | 179/7 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 17 runs | ||
| 21 May 2019 | vs | |||||
| Semi-Final 2 | Chennai Swaggers | 163/4 (10 overs) | ||||
| Bengaluru Warriors | 183/3 (10 overs) | Delhi Dragons won by 8 wickets | ||||
| vs | ||||||
| Delhi Dragons | 185/2 (9.4 overs) | |||||
| Man of the Match | Woman of the Match | Player of the Match | All time Favorite of the Match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Final 1 | Shobhit Attray (CS) | Charu Mehra (CS) | Mayur Mehta (CS) | Charu Mehra (CS) | |
| Semi-Final 2 | Rafi Malik (DD) | Meenal Shah (DD) | Purru Chibber (DD) | Shiv Narayanan (BW) | |
| Final | Rafi Malik (DD) | Charu Mehra (CS) | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | Shruti Panwar (CS) |
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Series- Male | Purru Chibber (DD) | |
| Player of the Series- Female | Shweta Mehta (BW) | |
| Man of the Series | Aadesh Chaudhary (DD) | |
| Woman of the Series | Shikha Singh Shah (AR) | |
| Superstar of the Series- Male | Kashish Thakur (CS) | |
| Superstar of the Series- Female | Khushi Shah (CS) |
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