LAHORE, Mar 20 (APP):The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the first-ever Inter-Collegiate Ramadan T20 Cup among 30 colleges of Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi regions with a view to popularize the game and scout talent.
\nThe opening match will be held at the LCCA ground on March 22 (Friday) at 8 p.m. while the final will also be played at the same venue on April 8.<\/p>\n
The tourney will be held under an organizing committee comprising members from the regional bodies involving Lahore Regional Cricket Association (LRCA), Karachi Regional Cricket Association (KRCA) and Islamabad Regional Cricket Association (IRCA).
\nPCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that he was thrilled to announce the inaugural Ramadan Inter-College T20 tournament to foster cricket talent within educational institutions, adding that tournament expresses our commitment to the game development at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spirit of Ramadan, combined with the excitement of T20 cricket, promises an electrifying atmosphere on the field,\u201d he said. He said: \u201cOur vision extends beyond just cricket and through this tournament and we hope to encourage students to pursue both academic excellence and sporting achievements\u201d.
\n\u201cBy hosting this tournament in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad, we aim to provide
\na platform for young cricketers from diverse backgrounds to showcase their skills
\nand passion for the game\u201d, he added.
\nDirector Domestic PCB Abdullah Khurram Niazi, in his message, expressed the hope
\nto increase the outreach of the game to a vast majority of the students who normally<\/p>\n
find it tough to juggle between playing cricket and their studies as per vision of Chairman PCB.
\n\u201cI am confident this tournament will also bring some exciting talent to the forefront as well while providing young students the opportunities to prove their mettle on the cricket field,\u201d he said. He further said the tournament would see a total of 10 teams participating in each city.
\nThese teams will be divided into two groups while the top team of each group will play the final. Each team will play four matches in the pool stage while a total of 21 matches will be played in each city. Each team will have a squad of 14 players and additionally three reserve players, along with three officials. On rules, he said the participation rules for the players involve an age bracket where a player born on or after 1 September 2000, will be eligible to take part in this Inter-Collegiate T20 tournament.<\/p>\n
To take part in the tournament a player must be a bonafide student of the respective college. He further said the PCB panel of Umpires would officiate the matches.
\nHe said the winning team in each city would be awarded a cash prize of PKR 500,000 while the runners-up in each city would bag PKR 250,000. He said the PCB selectors would be at the venues to closely monitor the performances of the players.
\nIslamabad-leg
\nGroup A \u2013 Bahria College Zafar Camp E-8, Beaconhouse I-8, IMCB F-7\/3, IMPCC H -8\/4 and FROBELS
\nGroup B \u2013 IMCB \u2013 Chakshahzad, West Minister, IMCB Degree College Sihala, IMCB F-10\/3 and IMCB G-10\/4
\nThe Islamabad-leg will be played from 23 March to 3 April at the Misam Cricket Ground. The first match will
\ntake place at 8pm, while the second match will resume at 1130pm. The first ball of the final is expected to be bowled at 9pm.
\nLahore-leg
\nGroup A \u2013 Punjab College, Superior College, Diyal Singh College, Gulberg College and Science College
\nGroup B \u2013 Government College University, MAO College, Islamia College Civil Lines, Government College Township and Shalimar College Baghbanpura<\/p>\n
The Lahore-leg matches will be played at the LCCA Ground with the opening and final match taking place at 8pm. The second match later in the evening will start at 11pm. On the double-header matches, the first match will start at 730pm.
\nThe final of the Lahore-leg will be played at the LCCA Ground on 8 April.
\nKarachi-leg
\nGroup A \u2013 Government Dehli College, Government College for Men, Happy Palace College, Beaconhouse School System and Government Jinnah College
\nGroup B \u2013 Government National College, Government College Asifabad, Government College 36-B Landhi-4, The City School and Government Pak Shipowners College
\nThe Karachi-leg matches will resume from 23 March and the final of the tournament will take place on 4 April. The T20 matches will be held at Eid GAH Ground Nazimabad and IBA Karachi University Ground, with the match starting at 730pm. The final of the tournament will be played at the EID GAH Ground in Nazimabad, with the first ball expected to be bowled at 730pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE, Mar 20 (APP):The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the first-ever Inter-Collegiate Ramadan T20 Cup among 30 colleges of Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi regions with a view to popularize the game and scout talent. The opening match will be held at the LCCA […]<\/p>\n
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