Cuttack,29/06: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is going to organize the Odisha T20 Cricket League (OCL) from June 30 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. A press meet for the Odisha Cricket League was held at the OCA Conference Hall today. Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, the Vice President of OCA, Sanjay Behera, the Secretary of OCA, Prabhat Kumar Bhol, the Joint Secretary of OCA, Bikash Pradhan, the Treasurer of OCA and Subrat Kumar Behera, the CEO of OCA took part in the presser.
A total of 6 teams – Odisha Lions, Odisha Tigers, Odisha Jaguars, Odisha Pumas, Odisha Panthers and Odisha Cheetahs will be participating in the T20 Cricket League. OCA Secretary Sanjay Behera said that it will be a platform to give scope to new budding players.
The tournament will be played in a double-leg league format in which each team will be playing 10 matches in the league stage followed by the Semi Finals and Finals. A total of 33 matches will be played in the tournament. The player of the Match for every match will get prize money of Rs. 5,000 and the player of the series will get prize money of Rs. 30,000. Best Batsman and Best Bowler will be given prize money of Rs. 20,000 each. Red and Green Caps will be given to the leading run-getter and wicket-taker respectively.