Euro T20 Slam

In March 2019, Cricket Scotland, Cricket Ireland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association officially announced the Euro T20 Slam.^[2] It was to start on 30 August and conclude on 22 September 2019 and feature 33 matches.^[3][4] The tournament was to have six city-based franchise teams, two each from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.^[5][6] In April 2019, six cities were awarded a franchise: Belfast and Dublin in Ireland, Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland, and Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.^[7] The team names and schedule were released on 30 April 2019.^[8]

Shahid Afridi, Martin Guptill, Rashid Khan, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson were announced as the six icon players,^[9] and Babar Azam, JP Duminy, Chris Lynn, Luke Ronchi, Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir were announced as the six marquee players.^{[10][11][12][13]}

In June 2020, the tournament's organisers were looking to start the tournament on 20 August 2020, with all the matches played in Malahide, Ireland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14] However, the following month, the organisers confirmed that the event would be launched in 2021, because of the pandemic.^[15] In June 2021, it was announced that the league would be further delayed as the planned dates in 2021 clashed with the restart of the rescheduled IPL 2021.^[16]

In March 2023, Cricket Ireland announced that the tournament would be further delayed although they were aiming to begin in 2024.^[17]

The teams due to participate in the first season were:^[18]