Under-19 City Cricket Association Tournament from May 21

KARACHI: As many as 93 sides will be in action across the country in the Under-19 City Cricket Association Tournament 2022-23 from May 21 to June 4, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.

The 50-over tournament has been designed to provide young players with an opportunity to not only impress the selectors for the upcoming PCB Under-19 three-day and one-day tournaments, but it will also provide them a chance to feature in the inaugural Pakistan Junior League which is to take place in Lahore from October 1-15.

According to the event format, each City Cricket Association, depending on the number of cities in that association, will be split into groups with each Cricket Association to ultimately have a champion.

Balochistan comprise 13 City Cricket Associations, Central Punjab 16, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17 and Southern Punjab 14. The three Lahore Zones will have two sides each.

Balochistan, Northern and Southern Punjab CCAs have been split into three groups each. The three table toppers will compete in a triangular series and the side with most points will be the winners. Teams in Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh will be divided into four groups each. Each Cricket Associations’ group leaders will play knockout rounds to determine the champions. The tournament will be covered digitally and with the live scores available on CricHQ. The squads of all the 93 sides will be announced in due course.