2nd Edition of Friendship T20 Trophy to commence from 9th April 2016
2nd edition of Friendship T20 Trophy is scheduled to begin this year from 9th April’16. Tournament is organized by Friends Cricket Club (FCC) – Dombivli. FCC is founded by Dr. Ashish Dhadas, Mr. Subramaniyan, Mr. Hiren Lakhmani & Mr. Vikrant Shinde in January’2015. Objective of the Club is to provide platform to amateur cricket lovers and young talented players to play cricket and follow their passion. The net practice by FCC is done at Dombivli Gymkhana Cricket academy.
The tournament is being played in 2 groups having 4 teams in each group. Each team will play 3 league matches and top two teams from the Groups will qualify for semis. In Group-A teams are Datamatics (Winners of FCC Trophy last year), Thane Advocates, Reliance General Insurance and Vrindavan Cricket Club-Dombivli. In Group-B teams are Cricket Club of Dombivli, Friends Cricket Club (Runner Up of FCC Trophy last year), Panvel Advocates, SMH Ulhasnagar.
Schedule of Tournament is as follows:
| GROUND : ALL SAINTS SCHOOL, Bhiwandi | ||
| Day 1 – 9th April’16 | ||
| Match – 1 | Match – 2 | Match – 3 |
| 8:00 – 11:00 am | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
| FCC V/s PAN ADV | THA ADV V/s REL GEN | CCD V/s SHM |
| Day 2 – 10th April’16 | ||
| Match – 4 | Match – 5 | Match – 6 |
| 8:00 – 11:00 am | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
| DATA V/s VCC | FCC V/s CCD | PAN ADV V/s SHM |
| GROUND : ASAHI FLOAT GLASS, Taloja | ||
| Day 3 – 23rd April’16 | ||
| Match – 7 | Match – 8 | Match – 9 |
| 8:00 – 11:00 am | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
| PAN ADV V/s CCD | VCC V/s THA ADV | REL GEN V/s DATA |
| Day 2 – 10th April’16 | ||
| Match – 10 | Match – 11 | Match – 12 |
| 8:00 – 11:00 am | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
| FCC V/s SHM | REL GEN V/s VCC | DATA V/s THA ADV |
Semifinals will be played on 30th April’16 and 3rd Place Play – Off with Grand Final on 1st May’16 at All Saints, Bhiwandi.
Awards in the tournament:-
- Winner Will get a Winner Trophy + Cash Award Rs. 5,000/-
- Runner Up will get a Trophy + Cash Award of Rs. 2,500/-
- All matches will have Man Of the Match Trophy
- Highest Wicket Taker will be awarded Best Bowler Trophy
- Highest Run Scorer will be awarded Best Batsmen Trophy
Article by –
Sachin Rajput, Sr. Business Associate – Cricketgraph.com
