Following the resounding success of the recently concluded Kodak KCA Presidents Cup, the “KCA Pink T20 Challengers” cricket tournament for Women will be held at S.D College, Alappuzha from 27th March to 08th April 2021.
KCA will be conducting the tournament in association with TCM Sports Management PvtLtd., a leading Sports Marketing company as a commercial partner. TCM will be involving in the branding, digital promotion & broadcasting of matches LIVE on Fancode
This inaugural T20 tournament will be an annual affair involving 5 teams selected by a committee constituted by KCA for this purpose. There shall be no franchisees or owners. Each team consists of 14 players and 2 support staff. There will also be 4 players “on-call” for each team, if replacements are required.
The competition shall be double headers (round robin) league followed by play-off i.e.Semi-finals and final. A total of 23 matches will be played during the 12ay competition. All are day-games (two matches/day) with white ball, coloured clothing and played as per BCCI playing conditions. The matches can be watched LIVE exclusively on FanCode by downloading the FanCode App or streaming on the web
The players, support staff and officials shall be brought under a bio-secure environment to minimize the risk of infection through external contact. Strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols will be ensured.
The 5 teams are a combination of aspiring young talents and the experienced senior players.This will provide a good opportunity for players to showcase their skills. The state team selectors and talent scouts will be assessing the performance of the players. The teams are: (1) KCA Emarald,(2) KCA Ruby , (3) KCA Sapphire, (4)KCA Amber and (5) KCA Pearl .
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“KCA is proactively promoting the women’s cricket in the state over the last few years. Grassroot game development programs supported by talent scouting have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of girls playing the game in all the 14 districts of Kerala. The KCA Pink T20 Challengers will provide a big platform for these aspiring cricketers to perform and get noticed. The quality and standard of the women’s cricket in our state will surely a get fillip by providing such opportunities.- Adv. Sreejith V Nair, Secretary, KCA .
Another important milestone for the cricket development initiatives of KCA. The KCA Pink T20 Challengers, will be anexcellent opportunity for our promising young players to play alongside the experienced seniors of the State. While providing a good opportunity for these aspiring youngsters to showcase their skills, the tournament will also help in the pre-season preparations of our state teams. I am sure the competition will unearth many new talents. It will also provide the keen followers of women’s cricket in the state to see live their favourite players in action onFancode.. – Sajan K Varghese- President – KCA
