Uttarakhand Premier League 2026 Schedule, Teams, Squads, Fixtures, Dates, Venues and More

The Uttarakhand Premier League 2026 is set to enter its third season with men’s and women’s T20 competitions in Dehradun. The 2026 season is scheduled from September 21 to October 1, with all matches listed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. The tournament is organised by the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand.

The men’s competition features seven teams and begins on September 22, while the women’s competition starts a day earlier on September 21 with four teams. The men’s league stage consists of 21 matches, followed by an Eliminator and Final. The women’s competition has six league matches followed by a Final.

The seven men’s teams are Dehradun Warriors, USN Indians, Haridwar Elmas, Tehri Titans, Rishikesh River Kings, Pithoragarh Hurricanes and Nainital Tigers. The women’s teams are Mussoorie Queens, Bageshwar Aerial, Pithoragarh Hurricanes Women and Dehradun Warriors Women.

Uttarakhand Premier League 2026 Overview

The overall tournament window is September 21 to October 1. The women’s competition occupies September 21-24, while the men’s competition runs from September 22 to October 1.

Participating Teams

Men’s UPL 2026 Teams

The seven men’s teams are:

1. Dehradun Warriors
2. USN Indians
3. Haridwar Elmas
4. Tehri Titans
5. Rishikesh River Kings
6. Pithoragarh Hurricanes
7. Nainital Tigers

The 2026 men’s field includes seven icon players: Kunal Chandela, Jagadeesha Suchith, Yuvraj Choudhary, Tejasvi Jaiswal, Akash Madhwal, Mayank Mishra and Avneesh Sudha respectively.

Women’s UPL 2026 Teams

The four women’s teams are:

• Mussoorie Queens
• Bageshwar Aerial
• Pithoragarh Hurricanes Women
• Dehradun Warriors Women

The four women’s icon players listed for Season 3 are Prema Rawat, Raghvi Bist, Nandini Kashyap and Sweta Verma.

Uttarakhand Premier League 2026 Complete Schedule

The men’s schedule contains 21 league matches, followed by the Eliminator on September 30 and Final on October 1. All matches are scheduled at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

Men’s UPL 2026 Schedule

Women’s UPL 2026 Schedule

The women’s tournament begins with a double-header on September 21 and concludes with the Final on September 24.

Venues

All currently listed UPL 2026 matches are scheduled at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. This applies to both the men’s and women’s competitions.

The tournament’s single-venue format means teams will remain in Dehradun throughout the competition rather than travelling between different cities.

Team Squads

Dehradun Warriors Squad

Icon Player: Kunal Chandela

Kunal Chandela, Sanskar Rawat, Devendra Bora, Neeraj Rathour, Aditya Rawat, Nishu Patel, Sagar Singh Rawat, Sumit Juyal, Vidit Joshi, Poorvansh Dhruv, Uzair Malik, Ansh Joshi, Priyanshu Fartyal, Shaurya Pratap Singh, Abhishek Singh, Pranjal Singh Raikwal, Ayush Chauhan, Sonu Saini, Kavit Mishra and Taksh Rawat.

USN Indians Squad

Icon Player: Jagadeesha Suchith

Suchith J, Rohit Dangwal, Piyush Joshi, Aditya Sethi, Harsh Rana, Vishal Dangwal, Bhavyadeep Singh, Aditya Singh, Naveen Rana, Vanshaj Chauhan, Aasshman Gulati, Goldy Malik, Abhishek Dafouti, Rahul Dev Nath, Prasant Goswami, Veer Pratap Singh, Shekhar Sirohi, Samarth Siddhu, Sachin Bhati and Gopal Singh.

Haridwar Elmas Squad

Icon Player: Yuvraj Choudhary

Yuvraj Choudhary, Shashwat Dangwal, Saurabh Rawat, Janmejay Joshi, Saurav Chauhan, Abhay Chettri, Dhruv Pratap Singh, Kunal Veer Singh, Rakshit Rohi, Siddharth Gupta, Rakshit Dalakoti, Mayank Mudila, Daksh Awana, Sachin Yadav, Priyank Singh, Himanshu Sony, Durgesh Bhatt, Sagar Rathi, Md Zaid and Rahul.

Haridwar Elmas enter Season 3 as the defending men’s champions.

Tehri Titans Squad

Icon Player: Tejasvi Jaiswal

Tejasvi Jaiswal, Vijay Sharma, Aryan Sharma, Ravinder Negi, Nikhil Harsh, Anmol Shah, Ansh Tyagi, Aditya Semwal, Lincoln, Ayush Deswal, Aniket S Malik, Vinayak Baluni, Raghav Yadav, Ashu Sheoran, Deepak Kumar, Sagar Ojha, Abhimanyu Bhatiya, Shashwat, Surya Pratap Chauhan and Kshitij Negi.

Rishikesh River Kings Squad

Icon Player: Akash Madhwal

Akash Madhwal, Prashant Chauhan, Aashish Choudhary, Dikshanshu Negi, Akhil Singh Rawat, Vishal Kashyap, Mohd. Ahmed, Amrinder Virk, Abhyuday Bhatnagar, Atul Saini, Kanhaiya Bhatt, Yuvraj Pratap Singh, Naman Sharma, Vishal Saini, Sohit Tomar, Jitender Pal, Mannavar Ali, Lokesh Singh Samant, Sahil Rawat and Divyansh Sengar.

Pithoragarh Hurricanes Squad

Icon Player: Mayank Mishra

Mayank Mishra, Siddharth Choudhary, Satyam Baaliyan, Vaibhav Bhatt, Aanjaneya Suryavanshi, Priyanshu Barswal, Vikas Bhati, Yash Shukla, Shivansh Gautam, Sailesh Goswami, Samarth Semwal, Krishna Garg, Harsh Singh, Kishanveer, Vipin Kasana, Monindra, Kartik Mahajan, Akash Kumar, Aish Navlani and Gaurav Pundir.

Nainital Tigers Squad

Icon Player: Avneesh Sudha

Avneesh Sudha, Aarav Mahajan, Mukesh Gupta, Rahul Raj, TNR Mohit, Aditya Naithani, Devansh Sharma, Ishagra Jagoori, Rohit Danu, Shashank Shekhar Pant, Adi Khan, Priyanshu Panwar, Shahanshah Alam, Rohit Singh Yadav, Divyansh Dhawan, Sankalp Pathodiya, Subham Pundir, Naksh Singh, Aditya Nautiyal, Ekam Behar.

Previous Edition

The Uttarakhand Premier League enters its third season in 2026, meaning the tournament has previous editions and a defending champion.

USN Indians won the inaugural men’s UPL title in 2024. Haridwar Elmas are identified as the defending men’s champions for the 2026 season.

Defending Champions

Haridwar Elmas are the defending men’s champions entering UPL 2026. Their 2026 squad is led by icon player Yuvraj Choudhary, and the team has retained a mixture of returning players and younger talent.

USN Indians were the inaugural men’s UPL champions in 2024.

Tournament Format

Men’s Competition

The men’s UPL 2026 league stage features seven teams. Each team plays every other team once, producing 21 league matches.

The knockout structure is:

• The team finishing first qualifies directly for the Final.
• The teams finishing second and third play the Eliminator.
• The Eliminator winner advances to the Final.
• The Final is scheduled for October 1.

The men’s competition therefore has 23 matches in total when the 21 league fixtures, Eliminator and Final are counted.

Women’s Competition

The women’s tournament has four teams. Each team plays the other three once, producing six league matches, followed by a Final.

Key Players to Watch

Akash Madhwal — Rishikesh River Kings

Akash Madhwal is the icon player for Rishikesh River Kings. His inclusion gives the franchise a player with experience in India’s franchise T20 environment.

Jagadeesha Suchith — USN Indians

Jagadeesha Suchith is the icon player for USN Indians. The experienced all-rounder was part of the side that won the inaugural men’s UPL title in 2024.

Kunal Chandela — Dehradun Warriors

Kunal Chandela is the icon player for Dehradun Warriors and was among the leading performers for the team during the previous season.

Yuvraj Choudhary — Haridwar Elmas

Yuvraj Choudhary is Haridwar Elmas’ icon player as the franchise enters the tournament as defending men’s champions.

Tejasvi Jaiswal — Tehri Titans

Tejasvi Jaiswal is the icon player and listed leader of Tehri Titans for Season 3.

Mayank Mishra — Pithoragarh Hurricanes

Mayank Mishra is Pithoragarh Hurricanes’ icon player for UPL 2026.

Avneesh Sudha — Nainital Tigers

Avneesh Sudha is listed as Nainital Tigers’ icon player for the 2026 season.

Key Matches

The opening men’s fixture is scheduled for September 22, when Haridwar Elmas face Nainital Tigers at 7:30 PM IST.

The tournament also features several fixtures involving the defending champions, including Haridwar Elmas vs Tehri Titans on September 25, Haridwar Elmas vs Dehradun Warriors on September 26 and Haridwar Elmas vs Pithoragarh Hurricanes on September 29.

The men’s Eliminator on September 30 and Final on October 1 are the two knockout fixtures listed in the schedule.

Important Dates

What to Expect

UPL 2026 combines two competitions under the same season: a seven-team men’s T20 tournament and a four-team women’s T20 tournament. Both competitions are scheduled at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

The men’s tournament has a 21-match round-robin stage followed by an Eliminator and Final. The first-placed team goes directly into the Final, while second and third meet in the Eliminator.

Haridwar Elmas enter the men’s competition as defending champions, while USN Indians are the inaugural champions from 2024. The 2026 men’s field also includes Rishikesh River Kings, who feature Akash Madhwal as their icon player.

The women’s tournament runs on a much shorter schedule, beginning September 21 and ending with its Final on September 24.

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