NE SPORTS BUREAU
CHENNAI, AUG 9
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is all set to host the 2024 edition of the All-India Buchi Babu Invitational multi-day tournament. This edition will be played between 15th August 2024 and 11th September 2024 at Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham across four venues in Tamil Nadu, starting Independence Day, Thursday-August 15.
The venues are Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham. The First Semi Finals will be played at Tirunelveli, Second Semi Finals and Finals will be played at Natham. The tournament is conducted on the Ranji Format (4 days) which would be a perfect preparation for the teams during the oncoming season. The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, whereas the runner-up will get Rs 2 lakh, respectively.
- The four venues are Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem and Natham.
- The semifinals are scheduled in Tirunelveli and Natham, with the latter also hosting the final.
- It will be played per the Ranji Trophy’s four-day format.
- The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, whereas the runner-up will get Rs 2 lakh
The tournament will be comprising 10 state-based sides – Madhya Pradesh (defending champion), Jharkhand, Railways, Gujarat, Mumbai, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Chattisgarh, Hyderabad and Baroda – besides two local teams – TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI.
The 12 teams have been divided into four groups with three teams each. The top teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
TAKE Sports will be the title sponsor for the Buchi Babu tournament. TAKE Sports has been the sponsor of TNCA Cricket in the earlier years and is now happy to be associated once again with TNCA as the sponsor for its state teams.
Groups
Group A: Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Hyderabad
Group B: Railways, Gujarat and TNCA President’s XI
Group C: Mumbai, Haryana and TNCA XI
Group D: Jammu & Kashmir, Chattisgarh and Baroda
Schedule
Round 1 (Aug 15-18) : Madhya Pradesh vs Jharkhand, Railways vs Gujarat, Mumbai vs Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir vs Chattisgarh
Round 2 (Aug 21-24): Jharkhand vs Hyderabad, Railways vs TNCA President’s XI, Haryana vs TNCA XI, Jammu & Kashmir vs BAR
Round 3 (Aug 27-30): Madhya Pradesh vs Hyderabad, Gujarat vs TNCA President’s XI, Mumbai vs TNCA XI, Baroda vs Chattisgarh.
Semi-finals (Sep 2-5): Winner Group A vs Winner Group B, Winner Group C vs Winner Ground D
Final (Sep 8-11).
