Season Two of the BATBALL Program is picking up serious momentum following the thrilling BATBALL X Jinja T10 showcase held last week. The four-day tournament in Jinja delivered intense competition among four spirited teams — and now the excitement shifts to Entebbe for the next major chapter.
The MAXX T20 Challenge Cup bowls off tomorrow, 7th December 2025, running for 15 action-packed days. This event marks a significant step up from the fast-paced T10 opener, offering a bigger platform with 84 players across six teams — all competing for qualification to next year’s headline tournament, BATBALL MAXX.
As the official pathway event, the T20 Challenge Cup is designed to reward consistency and top-tier performance. Every match and standout moment will play a role in determining which players advance to the elite MAXX T20 stage.
The six competing squads are made entirely of homegrown Ugandan talent, reflecting the rapid progress of the country’s cricket development system.
The player pool blends top performers from the BATBALL X Jinja T10, promising youngsters rising through Cricket Uganda’s structures, regular national team stars, leading club cricketers.
Fans can expect a dynamic mix of experience, youth, and high-intensity cricket from start to finish.
The tournament features a double round-robin format — 30 matches in total — with daily double-headers testing the teams’ consistency, skill, and resilience. At the end of the campaign, the table-topping team will be crowned champions.
Speaking ahead of the event, Batball CEO Aakarshit Madaani emphasised the significance of the Challenge Cup:
“The BATBALL MAXX T20 Challenge Cup is the bridge between our grassroots Jinja T10 ecosystem and the elite MAXX T20 stage.
It allows us to recognise in-form, consistent senior players from the national and club circuits, while also grading every athlete into the right match-fee category for MAXX T20.
Most importantly, it gives both development and senior talent more game time, sharper competition, and global visibility — exactly what Uganda’s cricketing pathway needs to keep rising.”
All matches will be streamed live, giving fans around the world the chance to follow the unfolding action.
As a fresh addition to the BATBALL Program, the MAXX T20 Challenge Cup aims to elevate competition, strengthen the development pipeline, and ensure that only the best performers progress to Season Two of BATBALL MAXX.
Tournament Schedule
Sun 7 Dec
Blasters vs Warriors
Titans vs Strikers
Mon 8 Dec
Gladiators vs Royals
Blasters vs Strikers
Tue 9 Dec
Warriors vs Royals
Titans vs Gladiators
Wed 10 Dec
Blasters vs Royals
Strikers vs Gladiators
Thu 11 Dec
Warriors vs Titans
Blasters vs Gladiators
Fri 12 Dec
Royals vs Titans
Strikers vs Warriors
Sat 13 Dec
Blasters vs Titans
Gladiators vs Warriors
Sun 14 Dec
Royals vs Strikers
Warriors vs Blasters
Mon 15 Dec
Strikers vs Titans
Royals vs Gladiators
Tue 16 Dec
Strikers vs Blasters
Royals vs Warriors
Wed 17 Dec
Gladiators vs Titans
Royals vs Blasters
Thu 18 Dec
Gladiators vs Strikers
Titans vs Warriors
Fri 19 Dec
Gladiators vs Blasters
Titans vs Royals
Sat 20 Dec
Warriors vs Strikers
Titans vs Blasters
Sun 21 Dec
Warriors vs Gladiators
Strikers vs Royals.
