Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital will play host to Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) T-20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf, beginning September 25.
The matches of the seven-day tournament will be played on four different grounds across the city and see face-offs between nine teams. The teams have been divided into four different groups and will play 42 matches with each other before making it to the final, scheduled on October 1 at East Coast Railway Sports Association Stadium.
The champions will receive a prize of Rs 1,00,000, while the runner-up will get Rs 50,000. The best individual sportsmen in categories such as batting, bowling, fielding, super sixes, and others will receive a sum of Rs 5,000 each. The players of the match will be awarded Rs 2,100, the IANS reported.
The tournament is being hosted by the Odisha Deaf Cricket Association.
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