DPL, Gold Star unveil golden boot

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Published at : March 26, 2018

Updated at : March 26, 2018 10:04

Kathmandu

Kiran Shoes Manufacturers, the producer of Gold Star Shoes, was on Sunday roped in as the partner of the Dhangadi Premier League (DPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament slated to start from March 31 at the SP cricket grounds in Dhangadi. Kiran Shoes on Sunday signed the partnership deal with Dhangadi Cricket Academy, the organisers of the DPL, for the tournament. As per the deal Kiran Shoes will provide support worth Rs 1.6 million which include Rs 900,000 in cash. DCA president Subash Bahadur Shahi and Kiran Shoes director Bidushi Rana inked the deal.

The new deal is an increment of more than two fold in comparison to last edition. Kiran Shoes have provided Rs 500,000 in cash and Rs 200,000 in kind the last time.

Apart from the support worth Rs 1.6 million, Kiran Shoes will also provide a golden shoe to the ‘most valuable player’ of the tournament. The golden boot is made up of silver with wrapping of gold.

The ‘most valuable player’ is a separate honour from the player-of-the-series, who will be rewarded with a motorbike. Kiran Shoes Director Rana said that they decided to come up with the idea of awarding a golden boot as per the international tradition.

DPL is auction-based tournament fought six franchises. Biratnagar Kings, CYC Attariya, Team Chauraha Dhangadi, Rupandehi Challengers, Mahendranagar United and Kathmandu Goldens are the six teams vying for the title and top prize of Rs 2.5 million, the highest cash award in domestic cricket.

All six teams have Nepali national cricketers as their ‘strategic player’ which is similar to marquee player. Mahendranagar (Binod Bhandari),Challengers (Shakti Gauchan), Goldens (Gyanendra Malla), Biratnagar Kings (Paras Khadka ), Team Chauraha (Sompal Kami) and Attariya(Dipendra Singh Airee) are the strategic players.

Defending champions Team Chauraha start the defence of their title taking on Kathmandu Goldens in the opening match.

Top four teams after the round robin league will make it to the playoffs. Top two teams will play the first qualifier for a place in the final, while the losers will await the winners of the match between third and fourth-placed team to play in the second qualifier. The winners of the second qualifier will play against the winners of the first qualifiers in the final. Ruslan Cricket is the title sponsor of the tournament.