KCA President's Cup T20 explained

KCA President's Cup T20
Country: India
Cricket Format:Twenty20
First:2020-21
Tournament Format:Round-robin & playoffs
Participants:6
Champions:KCA Royals
Website:KCA

KCA President's Cup T20 is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league organized by Kerala Cricket Association in the state of Kerala.[1] The league is designed on the lines of successful Indian Premier League.[2]

Organisation

Tournament format and squad composition

KCA President's Cup T20 features six teams namely KCA Lions, KCA Tigers, KCA Royals, KCA Panthers, KCA Eagles, and KCA Tuskers. Domestic players in Kerala participates in the league. Each team consist of 14 players and 2 support staffs. There are also 4 players for each team, if replacements are required. The tournament have a round-robin format with each team playing against each other twice followed by playoffs - semi finals and final. All of these are day-games with white ball and coloured clothing as per BCCI playing conditions. Two matches were played in a day. There were 33 matches in the first season.[3] [4]

Sponsorship and broadcasting

The promoters of the KCA President's Cup T20 is Dream 11. Twenty First Century Media pvt lmt. are the official branding partners, marketers and broadcasting partners of the league for three years. There are no franchises or owners. TCM Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a sports marketing company, associated with KCA as a commercial partner.[3] The matches were streamed live exclusively in India on FanCode app.[5]

Venue

The venue for the first season of KCA President's Cup T20 was Sanatana Dharma College Ground, Alappuzha. Audience are not allowed in the stadiums due to strict restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala.[1]

Teams

TeamCaptainCoach
KCA Royals Sijomon JosephPadmanabhan Prasanth
KCA EaglesMohammed AzharuddeenSunil Oasis
KCA TuskersVathsal GovindBiju Mon
KCA TigersSachin BabySebastin Antony
KCA LionsPonnam RahulMazar Moidu
KCA PanthersAkshay ChandranRajagopal

Season 1 (2020-21)

See main article: 2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20. 2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20 was the first edition of KCA President's Cup T20. It was planned to be held from 17 December 2020 to 3 January. But the tournament got postponed as the Kerala Cricket Association didn't get a clearance from the Kerala state government to organize the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] [7] The tournament finally started from 6 March.[8] The Kerala senior team players who were in Delhi for the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches joined their respective squads later after undergoing RT-PCR tests on return.[4] KCA Royals won the title.[9]

Season 2 (2022)

The 2022 KCA President's Cup T20 was the second season of the KCA President's Cup T20. It took place from September 21, 2022, to October 6, 2022.

Point Table

Season 3 (2023)

The 2023 KCA President's Cup T20 was the third season of the KCA President's Cup T20. It took place from September 4, 2023, to September 14, 2023.

Point Table

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kerala Cricket Association plans President's Cup T20 tourney in December. The Times of India. Prasanth. Menon. 25 October 2020. 5 June 2021. en.
  2. Web site: Sreesanth to play Presidents Cup T20 in Kerala. Sportstar. The Hindu. 21 November 2020. en. Wriddhayaan. Bhattacharyya. 21 November 2020.
  3. Web site: KCA Presidents Cup T20. Kerala Cricket Association. en. 9 December 2020. 9 December 2020.
  4. Web site: KCA President's cup from Saturday. The Times of India. Narayanan. S. 3 March 2021. 3 March 2021.
  5. Web site: KCA Presidents T20 Cup 2021 schedule: Full list of fixtures and live streaming details. Wisden. 9 March 2021 . 18 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Desk. InsideSport. 10 December 2020. Sreesanth's comeback gets delayed as KCA President's Cup is postponed. 2021-01-12. Inside Sport. en-gb.
  7. Web site: Sreesanth's wait gets longer, KCA President's Cup deferred. Prasanth. Menon. 10 December 2020. 10 December 2020. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: Kerala set to witness IPL esque T20 tournament from March 6. The New Indian Express. 3 March 2021. Martin. Joseph. 3 March 2021.
  9. Web site: KCA Royals win President's Cup. The Times of India. S. Narayanan. Mar 24, 2021. March 24, 2021.