29-640: The Abu Dhabi T10 also known as T10 League , is a T10 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The league is approved by the Emirates Cricket Board . The matches are 10-overs-a-side and the duration of each match is approximately 90 minutes. The tournament is a round-robin format followed by Eliminators and the Final. The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned
58-551: Is Vanuatu's most important harbour and the center of the country's trade. The international airport, Bauerfield International ( VLI ) is also located in the city. Air Vanuatu has its head office in Vanuatu House in Port Vila. Major industries in the city remain agriculture and fishing. Tourism is also becoming important, especially from Australia and New Zealand . There were over 80,000 visitors in 1997. Vanuatu
87-607: Is a short form of cricket . Two teams play a single innings , which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs (60 legal balls ) per side, with the game lasting approximately 90 minutes. The first competition using this format took place in December 2017 , the opening season of the T10 League (now known as the Abu Dhabi T10) in the United Arab Emirates . The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned
116-660: Is a tax haven , and offshore financing in Port Vila is an important part of the economy. Vanuatu is still dependent on foreign aid , most of which comes from Australia and New Zealand, although in recent years aid has also come from China . One example was New Zealand paying to train doctors selected from the local community, then paying part of their wages during the first year after qualification. Australia has paid consultants to work in Port Vila Central Hospital . 35.7% of exports leave from Port Vila and 86.9% of imports arrive in Port Vila. The population
145-428: Is a greater emphasis on fast scoring and hitting boundaries . There have been various positive and negative reactions to T10 cricket, all largely pertaining to the shortness of the format. Port Vila Port Vila ( / ˈ v iː l ə / ; French : Port-Vila ), or simply Vila ( [viˈla] ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu . It is located on the island of Efate . The population
174-601: Is a modern Roman Catholic cathedral in Port Vila. The seat of the Diocese of Port Vila, the church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus . On October 5, 2020, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced plans to construct a temple in the city, and the Baháʼí Faith community is also established in Port Vila. The capital of Vanuatu has various sights to offer. There are several memorials, e.g. opposite
203-529: Is a variant of these names. Ifira is a small island in Vila harbour where many of the area's traditional landowners reside. The area occupied by Port Vila has been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. In Autumn of 2004, an archaeological expedition known as Teouma discovered a burial site of 25 tombs containing three dozen skeletons of members of the Lapita culture. Pieces of ceramics found at
232-664: Is an oblong and sightworthy building on a hill in the city centre. The Vanuatu Cultural Centre, hosting the Vanuatu National Museum , is located at the Saralana Park in front of the national parliament, close to the National Library and the Malvatumauri (Vanuatu National Council of Chiefs). This institution is an important place for the preservation and promotion of the different aspects of
261-419: Is around 45,000; predominately Melanesian , with small Polynesian , Asian, Australian and European populations, mainly French and British. Port Vila is home to many languages, reflecting the country's high linguistic diversity . The day-to-day lingua franca in the capital city is Bislama . In addition, English and French are also widespread. Among Vanuatu's 100 indigenous languages , many are spoken in
290-416: Is divided into four wards and administered by a council consisting of 14 members. The four wards are: Malapoa-Tagabe and South are allotted three representatives each to the council while Anabrou-Melcofe-Tassiriki and Centre have four. The municipality handles primary education, primary health care, regional planning, road maintenance and construction, trash collection, cemeteries, parks and open spaces and
319-689: The Caribbean Premier League featured two exhibition women's T10 cricket matches, each played before two of the knockout matches. In May 2020, Cricket West Indies announced that the first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in Port Vila . In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced
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#1732797260666348-605: The Green Confederation . On 13 March 2015, Port Vila suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Pam . Locally the town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila", whether in French or Bislama [viˈla] or in English / ˈ v iː l ə / VEE -lə (not like English "villa"). The name of the area is Efil in the native South Efate language and Ifira in neighbouring Mele-Fila language . Vila
377-487: The French, who established large plantations. French citizen Ferdinand Chevillard began buying and clearing land around Port Vila to be converted into the largest French plantation on the island. Instead, it was converted into the municipality of Franceville , which declared independence on 9 August 1889, though this only lasted until June of the following year. It was the first self-governing nation to practice universal suffrage without distinction of sex or race. Although
406-773: The Pacific region was the question of the suitability of underwater heritage for inscription on the World Heritage List . Port Vila is one location of the University of the South Pacific , an educational institution co-owned by twelve Pacific countries. The Vanuatu campus is the only law school in the university, and it also teaches languages. Upper secondary (sixth form/senior high school) institutions include: Junior secondary (seventh form to tenth form) institutions include: The municipality of Port Vila
435-533: The Parliament where two traditional totem poles and a monument representing a pig's tusk can be seen. The Presbyterian Church of Port Vila is an impressive and sightworthy building opposite the Independence Park . A colourful wall painting can be seen on the administration building opposite the market hall. Another noteworthy wall painting is on the façade of the post office. The City Hall of Port Vila
464-595: The capital, as people from rural areas come to live in the city, either temporarily or permanently. Christianity is the predominant religion across Vanuatu, followed by more than 90% of the population. The largest denomination is the Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu , followed by one third of the population. Roman Catholicism and the Church of Melanesia are also common, each about 15%. Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
493-671: The commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League. A number of other minor T10 leagues have been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League and the Malaysia T10 Bash. T10 cricket is notably shorter than other cricket formats; the shortest format of cricket played at the international level is T20 cricket , in which games are 20 overs per side and last approximately 3 hours. Because of its relative shortness, there
522-412: The league in 2018 as a semi-professional cricket tournament. The league has seen significant year-on-year growth in viewership and economic value, with the 2021-2022 edition of the tournament having reached 342 million viewers through television and digital streaming compared to roughly 37 million viewers in the 2017 edition , and the league's economic impact now valued at US$ 621.2 million. The league
551-687: The league. In May 2020, Eoin Morgan , the captain of the England cricket team , supported the idea of using the format at the Olympics , with former international cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi also supporting the idea. In June 2022, Cricket West Indies became the first full-member cricket board to start a T10 competition, which is called The 6ixty . Later that year, Sri Lanka Cricket and Zimbabwe Cricket announced plans to start their own T10 competitions in 2023. T-Ten Sports,
580-637: The local culture. Traditional artifacts from several islands are on display in the museum. The centre host also the National Audiovisual Archives which is the most important fund of documents from the late 19th century until today. Port Vila was the location in August 1999 for the "2nd World Heritage Global Strategy Meeting for the Pacific Islands Region" held by UNESCO . One of the major topics related to Vanuatu and
609-857: The organisers of the Abu Dhabi T10, have helped organise T10 leagues in Zimbabwe and the USA . India hosted the Indian Street Premier League , a tennis ball cricket league, in the T10 format in March 2024, with over ₹ 1,165 crore (US$ 140 million) having been spent by the winning bidders in order to own the six teams in the competition. In May-June of 2024 Nepal T10 was organized in Biratnagar at MBJ Cricket Ground. In 2019,
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#1732797260666638-551: The population at the time consisted of about 500 native islanders and fewer than fifty whites, only the latter were permitted to hold office. One of the elected presidents was a US citizen by birth, R. D. Polk, a relative of American president James K. Polk . After 1887, the territory was jointly administered by the French and the British . This was formalized in 1906 as an Anglo-French Condominium . During World War II , Port Vila
667-415: The promotion of tourism. There are also informal settlements such as Blacksands which are effectively suburbs of Vila but are outside the municipality. Living conditions in some of these neighbourhoods are very poor, and lack of service provision and insecure land tenure are major problems. Blacksands was squatted in the 1960s. The most recent municipal council election was held in 2022 . Port Vila
696-547: The site were dated to the 13th century BC. Efate Island was charted in 1774 by James Cook , who named it Sandwich Island. Cook's expedition did not land but noted the presence of good harbours and land suitable for European settlement. In late 19th century when the islands were known as the New Hebrides , the British were initially the dominant European presence, though by the 1890s, the economic balance had begun to favour
725-422: The trade winds are almost permanent and cyclones are not rare in Port Vila, the climate is not equatorial but maritime trade-wind tropical climate. Rainfall averages about 2,338.9 millimetres or 92.08 inches per year, and the wettest month is March. The driest month is September. There are 153 wet days in an average year. The area also has south-east trade winds . Temperatures do not vary very much at all throughout
754-418: The year, and the record high is 35.6 °C or 96.1 °F. The coolest month, July, has an average high of 27 °C or 80.6 °F, and an average low of 18 °C or 64.4 °F. The hottest month, February, has an average high of 31.2 °C or 88.2 °F and an average low of 23 °C or 73.4 °F. The record low for Port Vila is 8.5 °C or 47.3 °F. Humidity is often high. Port Vila
783-515: Was 49,034 as of the 2020 census . In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the country's population. On the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province , Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. The mayor is Jenny Regenvanu of the Land and Justice Party , the first woman to hold the position, elected in August 2024. Her deputy is Marie Louise Milne, of
812-524: Was an American and Australian airbase. In 1987, Cyclone Uma severely damaged the city. A powerful earthquake in January 2002 caused minor damage in the capital and surrounding areas. The city suffered massive damage from a category 5 cyclone named Cyclone Pam in March 2015, whose eye wall passed just to the east of Port Vila. Port Vila has a tropical climate , more specifically a tropical rainforest climate , with noticeably wetter and drier months. As
841-670: Was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, the chairman of T10 League The purpose of starting this league was to bring out the local talent of UAE on a big level and to entertain the viewers by doing something unique by introducing a 10 overs cricket format. . 10 out of the 11 players on a team can be overseas players (from any part of the world) All its other rules are like other franchise leagues of the world . 94/3 (9.2 overs) 91/5 (10 overs) Team now defunct T10 cricket First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket
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