The Meghalaya Cricket Association will host the 1st Senior Women’s Interstate Friendship Tournament, held under the auspices of the North East Cricket Development Council, at Nongkhrah in Ri-Bhoi, from September 30.
The T20 tournament will feature the six NECDC states – Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. Meanwhile, the Nagaland Cricket Association will host the 2nd Senior Men’s Interstate Friendship Tournament, which will be played in a 50 overs one day format.
The NECDC is a body for coordinating all activities relating to the development of cricket in the six states in a united manner.
NECDC Founder Co-Convenor Nababrata Bhattacharjee (who is also the MCA President) informed today that the men’s tournament will run from September 23 to September 28 and be played at two venues – the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground.
The inaugural women’s tournament will be held at the newly established ground of the Meghalaya Cricket Association, at Pahamsning, Nongkhrah, in Ri-Bhoi district from September 30 to October 4.
Both tournaments are aimed at providing match preparation for all the teams before the commencement of the BCCI 2024-25 domestic tournaments, starting from October.
In the men’s tournament, Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram have been placed in Group A, while Group B comprises Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
In the women’s category, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur are in Group A, while Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim are placed in Group B.
