Wikipedia Draft:Hathlangoo Premier League (HPL)

The Hathlangoo Premier League (HPL) is a non-professional T10 cricket league in Hathlangoo conventionally contested between July and August of every year by 36+ teams representing different villages or Clubs in Hathlangoo. It is One of the Leading Leagues in Kashmir Valley. Thousands of Spectators are Optically perceiving the visuals of this Fantastic League in Hathlangoo.

History
The league was founded by the Sports Council Hathlangoo (SCH) in 2009. The aim to launch this League was to truncate the caliber of despondence among incipient generation categorically in Youth. And to curb the expansion of Evil activities in the Society.

Format
The HPL is played in a double round-robin format. Every team plays each other twice and the top four advance to the Playoffs.↵The league abides by the rules and regulations dictated by the International Cricket Council, albeit it introduced DRS system in T10s which was later emulated by International Cricket Council as well. In the group stage, two points are awarded for a acquire victory, one for a no-result and none for a loss. In the event of tied scores after both teams have faced their quota of overs, a super over is utilized to determine the match victor. In the group stage teams are ranked on the following criteria:


 * 1) Higher number of points
 * 2) If equipollent, better run rate
 * 3) If equipollent, highest number of triumphs
 * 4) If equipollent, fewest losses
 * 5) If still equipollent, the results of head to head meeting

In any play-off match in which there is no result, a super over is utilized to determine the triumpher. If the super over is not possible or the result of the over is a tie, the team which culminated in the highest league position at the terminus of the conventional season is deemed the victor of the match.

Broadcasting, Sponsorship and Digital Distribution
The HPL is the most-attended cricket league in the Kashmir and in 2014 ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues. In 2017, the HPL became the first sporting event in the Kashmir to be broadcast live on YouTube. In 14th Season of Hathlangoo Premier League, the Eagle Eye took the Sponsorship of the Tournament.