| Dates | 14 – 19 October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International and Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, final |
| Host(s) |  Greece |
| Champions | Greece ( Bulgaria won the T20I event) |
| Runners-up | Forge Athens |
| Participants | 6 (3 international) |
| Matches | 11 (4 international)[n 1] |
| Most runs | Kiran Dasan (114)[n 2] |
| Most wickets | Georgios Galanis (5) Prakash Mishra (5)[n 2] |
The 2019 Hellenic Premier League (HPL) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gouvia, Corfu, Greece between 14 and 19 October 2019.[1][2] The participating teams were the hosts Greece, along with Bulgaria, Serbia and three Greek club sides (Athens Pak, Corfu Pak and Forge Athens).[2][3] All of the national teams played their first matches with T20I status during the tournament, following the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members from 1 January 2019.[4]
The international teams competed in one group and the three club sides competed in a second group. The top two sides in the international group played a stand-alone final, that was not part of the HPL, to determine the winner of the international event; Bulgaria defeated Greece in the final by 18 runs.[5][6][7]
The group stage was followed by semi-finals and a final for the overall HPL event.[2] Greece defeated Corfu Pak in the first of the semi-finals.[8] In the second semi-final, Forge Athens defeated Bulgaria to join Greece in the final.[9] Greece won the final by 81 runs.[10][11] Bulgaria won the third-place play-off.[7]
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- ^ "Hellenic Premier League T20 Senior Cricket Tournament". Hellenic Cricket Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "HPL Tournament". Team FORGE (via Facebook). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Hellenic Premier League 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Bulgaria won the 1st place in corfu Greece". Bulgarian Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Scorebook updates". Bulgarian Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Исторически успех за българския крикет [Historical success for Bulgarian cricket]". Gong.bg. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "HPL Tournament: Day 4". Team FORGE (via Facebook). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "HPL Tournament: Day 5". Team FORGE (via Facebook). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Hellas won the Hellenic Premier League trophy". Hellenic Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "The score card of the Grand Final of HPL". Hellenic Cricket Federation (via Facebook). Retrieved 19 October 2019.