Clemon Indoor Uni Cricket begins on Feb 22

The Clemon Indoor Uni Cricket Tournament begins from February 22 at the Mirpur Indoor Stadium where 32 university teams from across the country will be competing. Former cricketers Khaled Mashud, Akram Khan and Athar Ali Khan are organisers of this tournament.
Clemon is the title sponsor while Walton is the co-sponsor, it was declared at a press conference at the Mirpur Indoor Stadium on Thursday. The 32 university teams will be divided into eight groups of four and only the group champions will go through to the quarter-finals.
Each innings will consist of eight overs with each bowler allowed a maximum of two overs. Eight players from among a 12-man squad will play each game. Channel 24 will telecast all the 55 matches live from the venue.
The champions will be awarded a prize money of Tk 5,00,000 while the runners-up will pocket Tk 2,00,000 and the player of the series will be presented with a motorcycle.
Apart from the three former cricketers, director of Akij Group Sheikh Jamil Uddin, executive director of Akij Food and Beverage Limited Altaf Hossain and additional director of Walton Uday Hakim were present on the occasion.