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Global T20 Leagues Overlap Table 2026-27 — Calendar Crash Decoded

Sanjana Patel 15 May 2026 Updated 15 May 2026 ~4 min read ~730 words

Global T20 leagues overlap table 2026-27 calendar decoded

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The 2026-27 global T20 league calendar has more overlap windows than any year before. MLC, The Hundred, CPL, SA20, ILT20, BBL and BPL all share at least one player release window each. Here is the calendar-crash decode and the player priority math.

The seven league windows

MLC — May 1 to June 7, 2026. The Hundred — August 7 to August 30. CPL — August 30 to September 27. WBBL — October 21 to December 7. BBL — December 6 to January 25, 2027. SA20 — January 11 to February 13, 2027. ILT20 — January 6 to February 7, 2027. PSL — January-February 2027.

Overlap 1 — August Hundred-CPL

The Hundred ends August 30. CPL starts the same day. Eight marquee players are signed to both leagues — Pooran, Russell, Narine, Sherfane Rutherford. The eight will pick CPL, dropping out of Hundred final week. The Hundred has to accept the lopsided release.

Overlap 2 — December BBL-WBBL

BBL 16 starts December 6, WBBL ends December 7. Same Marvel Stadium hosting the final and the BBL opener. The men's and women's leagues for the first time have a one-day window. The Australian internationals don't cross over, but the broadcast crew is at peak capacity.

Overlap 3 — January 2027 SA20-ILT20-PSL

SA20 (Jan 11 to Feb 13) overlaps with ILT20 (Jan 6 to Feb 7) and PSL (Jan-Feb). Three franchise T20 leagues compete for the same player pool. Resolution — South African players go SA20. Pakistani players go PSL. Indian players go neither (no IPL or franchise window). Associate Asian and Caribbean players choose ILT20 or SA20 based on contract.

Overlap 4 — February ILT20 Final and T20 WC 2027

ILT20 ends February 7. T20 WC 2027 starts February 25. Eighteen days between. The marquee players who play ILT20 (Klaasen, Pooran, Hasaranga) will have 17 rest days before the WC. The risk — injury in the ILT20 Final eliminates a WC squad slot.

Player priority math

Pakistani internationals — PSL is the priority by national-board contract. Other windows are negotiable. South African internationals — SA20 priority (Cricket South Africa contract clause). Australian internationals — BBL priority. Indian internationals — no franchise window allowed outside the IPL. West Indies — CPL priority. England — The Hundred priority.