KIIT Premier League 9th Edition in Bhubaneswar from Feb 18

By Odisha News Insight On Feb 18, 2016 5,943

Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: The 9th KIIT Premier League (KPL) All India (D&N) T-20 Cricket Tournament will be conducted from February 18 – 28, 2016. The tournament will be played in the Cricket Stadium of KIIT located in Campus -13.

All matches will be played as per T-20 Format on turf wicket on league basis in floodlight. The tournament will be inaugurated on February 18 at 5 PM. Winner will bag trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh, while runner’s up will get Rs. 1.5 lakh. Besides, there are plenty of individual cash prizes to be awarded on the final day.

This edition of KPL has the distinction of being the highest prize money tournament in the history of university sports in India. Teams from 12 universities from all parts of India are participating. Teams are divided into four groups. An exhibition match between Odia Cine Star-XI and Mayor-XI will be main attraction of the inaugural session.

Group- A: University of Mumbai; Al-Falah University, Faridabad; Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.
Group-B: Jamia Millia Islamia University; Utkal University, Bhubaneswar; SRM University, Chennai.
Group-C: KIIT University; Daffodil University, Bangladesh; DAV Sports University and
Group-D: Goutam Buddha University, Noida; Delhi University; Andhra University, Hyderabad