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Super Sixes from November 26
SS Events, an event management company, is organising the fifth Century Bank Corporate Super Sixes from November 26 to December 1 at the TU grounds in Kirtipur.SS Events, an event management company, is organising the fifth Century Bank Corporate Super Sixes from November 26 to December 1 at the TU grounds in Kirtipur.
A total of 24 teams are participating in the week-long tournament which be played with colour clothings and white ball. The champion of the tournament will get a free entry for next season, informed the organisers during a press conference on Monday.
The participating teams are divided into eight groups with each pool consisting of three sides. The top two teams from each group will make it to the pre-quarterfinals to fight for the quarter-finals, semis and final spot. SS Events Chief Executive Raman Shiwakoti said the tournament intends to bring corporate people together under same platform with a reason.
“This will help in engaging people from corporate sector into cricket and it will increase their involvement to the game. This will ultimately help Nepali cricket,” said Shiwakoti also the national team technical analyst. Shiwakoti added that the company is looking forward to organise college level cricket tournament in near future with a big magnitude.
Century Bank Deputy CEO Jeevan Bhattarai said: “This tournament will help in building good relations within the corporate sector. Additionally, it will also help us chip in for Nepali cricket as a whole and they are the reasons why we have continued to get associated. Century Bank is the title sponsor of the tournament.
Civil Bank had claimed the title of the fourth edition defeating ICFC Finance in the final last year.