KCA President's Cup T20

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KCA President's Cup T20
CountriesIndia India
AdministratorKerala Cricket Association
FormatTwenty20
First edition2020-21
Tournament formatRound-robin & playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championKCA Royals
WebsiteKCA
Tournaments

KCA President's Cup T20 is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league organized by Kerala Cricket Association in the state of Kerala.[1] The league is designed on the lines of successful Indian Premier League.[2]

Structure[]

KCA President's Cup T20 will feature six teams. The teams are named Lions, Tigers, Royals, Panthers, Eagles, and Tuskers. There will be no franchises or owners. TCM Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a sports marketing company, will be associated with KCA as a commercial partner. Domestic players in Kerala will be participating in this league. Each team will consist of 14 players and 2 support staffs. There will also be 4 players for each team, if replacements are required. The tournament will have a round-robin format with each team playing against each other twice followed by playoffs - semi finals and final. All of these will be day-games with white ball and coloured clothing as per BCCI playing conditions. Two matches will be played in a day. There will be a total of 33 matches.[3][4]

Teams[]

Team Captain Coach
KCA Royals Sijomon Joseph Padmanabhan Prasanth
KCA Eagles Mohammed Azharuddeen Sunil Oasis
KCA Tuskers Vathsal Govind Biju Mon
KCA Tigers Sachin Baby Sebastin Antony
KCA Lions Ponnam Rahul Mazar Moidu
KCA Panthers Akshay Chandran Rajagopal

Sponsorship[]

The promoters of the KCA President's Cup T20 will be the Dream 11. Twenty First Century Media pvt lmt. will be the official branding partners, marketers and broadcasting partners of the league for three years.[3]

Venue[]

KCA had officially confirmed that the venue for KCA President's Cup T20 will be Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha. Audience are not allowed in the stadiums due to strict restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala.[1] The matches will be streamed live exclusively on FanCode.

Season 1 (2020-21)[]

Main article: 2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20

2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20 will be the first edition of KCA President's Cup T20. It was planned to be held from 17 December 2020 to 3 January. But the tournament got postponed as the Kerala Cricket Association didn't get a clearance from the Kerala state government to organize the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[5][6] The tournament finally started from 6 March.[7] The Kerala senior team players who were in Delhi for the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches joined their respective squads later after undergoing RT-PCR tests on return.[4] KCA Royals won the title.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Menon, Prasanth (25 October 2020). "Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Bhattacharyya, Wriddhayaan (21 November 2020). "Sreesanth to play Presidents Cup T20 in Kerala". Sportstar. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "KCA Presidents Cup T20". Kerala Cricket Association. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b S, Narayanan (3 March 2021). "KCA President's cup from Saturday". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Desk, InsideSport (10 December 2020). "Sreesanth's comeback gets delayed as KCA President's Cup is postponed". Inside Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ Menon, Prasanth (10 December 2020). "Sreesanth's wait gets longer, KCA President's Cup deferred". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ Joseph, Martin (3 March 2021). "Kerala set to witness IPL esque T20 tournament from March 6". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ Narayanan, S (24 March 2021). "KCA Royals win President's Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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