HUBLI (Karnataka): The IndusInd Bank supported Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2024 kickstarted Monday in Hubli-Dharwad.
A total of 16 teams, divided into four groups, are engaged in spirited competition for the ultimate showdown scheduled on January 12.
The league stage kicked off Monday. The inauguration ceremony of the tournament was held on Sunday at the Indira Glasshouse in Hubli.
The League stage will end on January 10 and the four teams qualifying for the semi-finals will battle it out for the top spot on January 11. The final showdown will take place on January 12 at Karnataka Gymkhana Cricket Ground. The finals of this year’s women’s national will be celebrated along with the National Youth Day, also known as Vivekananda Jayanti.
A total of 27 matches will be played in the IndusInd Bank Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2024. Karnataka and Jharkhand, Odisha and Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal will simultaneously kick off the tournament on January 8.
The 8 teams are competing at Karnataka Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Indian Railways Cricket Ground, BDK Cricket Ground, and SDM Cricket Ground respectively. Every day in the league stage, there will be eight matches, four in the morning and the other four in the afternoon.
The Chairman of Cricket Association for the Blind in India(CABI) Dr Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar had earlier stated that Women’s Cricket for the Blind had grown tremendously since 2019 and CABI was able to organize and participate in the 3 International tournament in the year 2023.
The groups for the women’s national
Group A: Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana
Group B: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Assam
Group C: Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Group D: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Haryana
