Ninety–90 Bash

{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}

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| name = Ninety–90 Bash

| image = File:Ninety–90 Bash.jpeg

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| caption = Official logo of Ninety–90 Bash

| country = United Arab Emirates

| administrator = Emirates Cricket Board

| headquarters = Abu Dhabi

| cricket format = 90-ball cricket

| first = 2022

| last = 2023

| next = 2024

| tournament format = Two group games followed by knock-out

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| website = [https://emiratescricket.com/ emiratescricket.com]

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Ninety–90 Bash, also known as the 90/90 is an upcoming annual franchise-based 90-ball cricket league in the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|title=New Ninety-90 Bash cricket league to be held in the UAE next year|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/new-ninety-90-bash-cricket-league-to-be-held-in-the-uae-next-year-1.80197397|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Gulf News|date=25 June 2021 |language=en}} It will be slightly shorter than The Hundred which is a 100-ball cricket format founded by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The first edition of the tournament is planned to be held in 2022.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 June 2021|title=UAE to host first edition of 'Ninety-Bash' in 2022|url=https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/jun/27/uae-to-host-first-edition-of-ninety-bash-in-2022|access-date=2021-06-27|website=SportsCafe|language=en}} It will originally be the extended version of the T10 League, a Ten10 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=UAE to host Ninety-90 Bash cricket league next year|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/cricket/uae-to-host-ninety-90-bash-cricket-league-next-year|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}} Matches will be 15-overs per side and the duration of each match will be approximately 135 minutes (2 hours and 15 minutes). The league is officially approved by the Emirates Cricket Board.{{Cite web|title=Emirates Cricket Board approves Ninety-90 Bash|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/117942/emirates-cricket-board-approves-ninety-90-bash|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Cricbuzz|date=26 June 2021 |language=en}} Originally, in August 2019, the tournament was proposed to be started from 2020, with an aim to grow the popularity of cricket in UAE.{{Cite web|title=New Cricket Format Called 90-Ninety Bash Introduced in UAE|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/new-cricket-format-called-90-ninety-bash-introduced-in-uae-2289135.html|access-date=29 August 2019|website=News18|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=A new cricket format called 90-ninety bash introduced in UAE|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/sports/new-cricket-format-called-90-ninety-bash-introduced-uae-470586|access-date=29 August 2019|website=Pink Villa|language=en}} It is now scheduled to be held from May to June 2022.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Ninety-90 Bash to be held May-June 2022, matches to be played in Sharjah |url=https://www.crictracker.com/ninety-90-bash-to-be-held-may-june-2022-matches-to-be-played-in-sharjah/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=CricTracker |language=en}}{{needs update|date=August 2022}}