MUMBAI: Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Thursday announced that two new teams will be added to the T20 Mumbai League which debuted last year, taking the number of teams participating to eight in total.
The second edition of the league, the commercial rights for which are with Probability Sports India (a consortium of Probability Sports and Wizcraft International), will be held from 14th May to 26th May at the city’s Wankhede Stadium.
Adding to the current squad of six teams, the newly introduced teams will represent the constituencies of Mumbai Western Suburbs and Mumbai Eastern Suburbs, respectively.
MCA will be inviting bids from interested parties, as per the criteria put down in the ‘Invitation to Bid’ (ITB) document that will be available for pick-up by interested parties from the MCA office in Mumbai. The bid documents will be available for collection from 18th April till 24th April.
The MCA feels that following a robust launch of the Mumbai T20 League last year, the addition of two new teams in 2019 symbolizes growth of the League.
The inaugural edition of the league saw Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar as the brand ambassador. Featuring Indian international cricketers like Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw, all matches were held at the Wankhede Stadium.
The inaugural year saw Triumph Knights Mumbai North East emerge as champions, and local hero Shivam Dubey was crowned player of the series.
