16 teams for JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 29

As many as 16 teams will participate in the 26th edition of the JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament, supported by the Punjab Cricket Association, starting on September 1 at five venues in Chandigarh and Mohali.

The teams - Bihar XI, PCA Colts, Players XI Delhi and HPCA (Pool-A), Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh, Punjab Cricket Club, UP Cricket Association and RBI-Mumbai (Pool-B), UTCA-Chandigarh, CAG-Delhi, Delhi Capital Dev Squad and Baroda Cricket Association (Pool-C) and DDCA, Minerva Cricket Academy, Ranstar Cricket Club-Delhi and Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (Pool-D) - have confirmed their entries.

Chetan Sharma, chairman, Senior Selection Committee, BCCI, will inaugurate the tournament. The opening matches will be played between UTCA and CAG-Delhi at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali and Minerva and Ranstar at Sector 16 cricket stadium.

The winner of the tournament will get Rs2 lakh, while the runners-up will get Rs1 lakh. The organisers also announced to give trident man of match, best batsman, best bowler and player of the tournament awards. The final match will be played at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium on September 12.