12 teams for fifth Edition of “PYC Goldfieldd Late Raju Bhalekar Trophy” Under-19 Two Day Cricket Tournament
Pune, October 13, 2023: 12 teams have been invited for the fifth edition of the “PYC-Goldfieldd Late Raju Bhalekar Trophy” Under-19 Two Day Cricket Tournament organized by the PYC Hindu Gymkhana. The matches will be played on PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Deccan Gymkhana, Varroc Vengsarkar Cricket Academy, Brilliants Ground and Poona club grounds from 14th October 2023.
Speaking to reporters Mr.Kumar Tamhane, President of PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Mr. Sarang Lagu, Hon. Secretary and Mr. Vinayak Dravid, Cricket Secretary of the PYC Hindu Gymkhana said that, teams like host
PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Varroc Vengsarkar Academy, Poona Club, Deccan Gymkhana, Cadence, Parsi Gymkhana, Club of Maharashtra, MCA A, MCA B, Vilas CC, Stars CC, Ambitious or United Sports Club will be taking part in this event. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Royal Goldfieldd Club Resorts Ltd has graciously sponsored this event.
Mr.Anil Chajjed and Mr.TN Sundar of Royal Goldfieldd Club Resorts Ltd, Dapoli added, The objective of Royal Goldfieldd Club Resorts is to provide world class sports infrastructure. It is also our aim to encourage budding talent through sports camps, training academies and professional coaching. The Royal Goldfieldd Club Resorts has already developed an English country style pavilion and cricket ground, which will be further augmented by state of the art infrastructure that will come up in phases,
The matches will be played on League cum Knock Out basis. 12 teams will be divided in 3 Groups of 4 teams each. All teams will play each other once in their respective group in the league stage. Top One team from each group and One team from remaining 9 teams shall qualify for Semifinals based on their points at the end of league stage. If points are equal they will qualify on net run rate.
All matches will be of 90 overs per side as per BCCI/MCA playing conditions and will be of 2 days duration. Opening match and Final match will be played at PYC Hindu Gymkhana cricket ground. The winning and runner up team will get Late. Shri. Raju Bhalekar Trophy. Apart from winner and runner up trophy Best Batsman, Best Bowler, Best Wicketkeeper, Best fielder and Man of the series will be awarded with individual trophies, Mr.Vinayak Dravid added.
A tournament committee comprising of Mr.Vinayak Dravid, Mr.Sarang Lagu, Mr.Niranjan Godbole, Mr.Indrajeet Kamtekar, Mr.Parag Shahane has been formed for the smooth conduct of the event.
