BHUBANESWAR 23-Nov-2017
The third edition of Puspalata Garabadu Memorial Masters Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will be held at Town Club Ground here in Old Town from December 8 to 17, 2017. This was announced Town Club Sports Secretary Manoj Kumar Mohapatra in a press conference today. Cricketers aged above 35 years and not playing competitive cricket for past three years are eligible to participate in the tournament.
Altogether nine teams from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri and Khurda fight it out for the winners’ trophy, which carries a cash prize of Rs 15,000. The runners-up team would be richer by Rs 11,000. Teams include defending champions Paramount Sporting, runners-up Mukteswar Cricket Club, Saheed Sporting, Scan Sporting, Young Veterans (all Bhubaneswar); Biswabharati Club, Juvenile Gold Club (both Cuttack); Pioneer Sporting (Puri) and Jatni Studs (Jatni).
Teams have been divided into two groups and top two teams from each group would qualify for semifinals. The tournament would feature a total of eight matches. Tournament sponsor Sashi Sekhar Garabadu was present in the press conference.
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PHOTO: Town Club officials and sponsor at a press conference in Bhubaneswar on Nov 23, 2017.
