Riyadh: MPL T-15 from March 30 to May 4

Riyadh: Mangaluru Cricket Association Riyadh will be organising a Mangaluru Premier League T-15 cricket tournament for the first time in Riyadh from March 30.

Riyadh: Cricket Lovers in Riyadh are all geared up for the newly launched franchise based tournament Mangaluru Premier League or MPL under the banner of Mangaluru Cricket Association (MCA)- Riyadh for the very first time.

A total of 6 teams will participate. All matches will be played on MCA Ground Exit 18 Riyadh on Friday Afternoon 2 Pm. 15 overs tournament known as T-15 will begin from March 30 2018 and will end on May 4, 2018.

The organizing committee members for MPL are Ashraf Patte, Naushad Mottethadka and Shamshu Bailoor.

All teams will play at least one league match against every other team. Top 4 teams in the table will qualify to play for the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator. The Winner of Qualifier 1 will be heading towards the final and the 2nd finalist will be the winner Qualifier 2 (Played between loser of Qualifier 1 and Winner of Eliminator). The final event will be interesting as both teams will play 2 innings of 8 overs each. MCA rules and regulations will be followed. Only Indian players are allowed.

The opening ceremony will be held on March 30 at 2 p.m. on MCA Grounds Exit 18, Sulay -  Riyadh prior to beginning of the matches. All are cordially invited to extend their good wishes and support for the success of the entire event.

Following are the names of 6 team with their franchise owners and respective icon payers:

Star Warriors Mangaluru – Ismail & Sateesh SCFC – Mihtun SCFC & Saleem SCFC

Yaqoob Fighters – Shahid United & Yaqoob – Naushad Mottethadka & Rifaz Tonse

Cinesoft CC – Habeeb Ashes – Abilash Ashes & Rajesh Ashes

Coastal Karnataka – Imtiyaz Rajdhani – Sarfaraz Rajdhani & Mustafa Rajdhani

Mighty Mangaloreans – Siddik Attackers & Imtiaz Kings Ullal – Saddab  & Ashfak

Mangalore Rangers – Thausif Deera Guys & Hanif Karavali Al Fanar – Badruddin Deera Guys & Shabbir Karavali Al Fanar

Each team gets to pick two icon players of their choice on a mutual understanding whereas the remaining 13 players for each squad to be picked randomly based on their rankings and ratings in bidding style from 3 categories – A, B & C. The Franchise ownership amount stands at Sr 1,500 for Each Team. The winner of the tournament gets a cash reward of Sr 3,000. The runner up gets a cash reward of 1,500.

Many Attractive Individual prizes will be handed over at the end of the event. They are:

Highest Run– Orange Cap – LED TV

Highest Wicket– Purple Cap – LED TV

Player of the Series – Laptop

Player who scores 50+ runs in the finals will be awarded with Cash Prize.

Wicket hat trick in the finals will be awarded with cash prize.