About the Tournament
The Indian Express U-19 Trophy (One-day Tournament)
Teams:
- Ravi Shastri XI
- Kapil Dev XI
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi XI
- Polly Umrigar XI
Matches will be played on 1, 2, 3 October at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
To promote U-19 one day cricket, try to spot talented youngsters in one-day
cricket. The players in fray have been selected by the Mumbai Cricket
Association selection committee, and hopefuly this tournament will become a
yearly feature. The idea is to make the tournament eastablish itself as the
premier talent scouting forum and ensure that Mumbai maintains a healthy
persence in the national team. Apart from this it is the endevour of the
Expess Group towards positive social development.
Incentives:
Batsmen hitting 2 or more sixes in an innings will be richer by rs 500,
while a bowler delivering 2 or more maidens in an innings will get a similar
amount.
In a bid to encourage running between the wickets a novel prize has been
announced; Rs 1,100 for teams scoring 90 runs in singles in an innings!
The man of the match award is worth 5000.