SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Cricket Association will host the inaugural Senior Women’s Interstate Friendship Tournament, a significant boost for women’s cricket in the region.
The tournament, organized under the North East Cricket Development Council, will take place at the newly constructed Meghalaya Cricket Association ground in Nongkhrah, Ri-Bhoi district, from September 30 to October 4.
The T20 tournament will include teams from all six NECDC states: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim.
The NECDC serves as a coordinating body for all cricket development initiatives in the six states.
Additionally, the Nagaland Cricket Association will host the 2nd Senior Men’s Interstate Friendship Tournament, a 50-over one-day format competition.
NECDC Founder Co-Convenor Nababrata Bhattacharjee, who also heads the Meghalaya Cricket Association, announced that the men’s tournament will be held from September 23 to 28.
The matches will take place at two venues: the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground, he said.
Both tournaments serve as a warm-up for all teams before the start of the BCCI 2024-25 domestic tournaments in October.
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In the men’s tournament, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Mizoram are in Group A, while Meghalaya, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh are in Group B.
In the women’s category, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur are placed in Group A, and Nagaland, Mizoram, and Sikkim are in Group B.
