The new European T20 league to be played by teams from Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands later this year will be called "Euro T20 Slam" after the official confirmation of the same on Wednesday (March 20). 

Unveiled earlier in 2019, the competition will have six city-based franchise teams - two from each host nation - and runs from August 30 to September 22, with 33 matches set to be played in a round-robin format before the knock-out games. 

Each side must have a minimum of nine domestic and maximum of seven overseas cricketers in the squad, whereas their playing XIs will have to be inclusive of upto six domestic and only five players from abroad. Further details regarding the same will be announced in due time with an official launch of the tournament in April. 

Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland, responded over the pleasant development and said, "The process wasn’t just about establishing a mere name, but rather giving the tournament an identity which both aligned it with other global domestic leagues, yet made it a distinctive and a vibrant brand."

"It was important to us to convey our points of difference that would resonate in local markets – in Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands – where cricket is not the dominant sport in town. The touch points of geography, cricket and excitement was our goal, and we hope it will gain the necessary traction with fans."

The name was revealed only after an agreement between event managers Woods Entertainment and GS Holding as well as the three participating cricket boards - Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and KNCB. 

(With ICC inputs)