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The refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad will host the knock-out matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship, from January 20-31. As per the letter shared by BCCI secretary Jay Shah to all of the secretaries of the state associations, the groups have been divided into six Groups – 5 Elite Groups and one Plate Group with Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Indore, Chennai and Vadodara being the venues for league video games.
“The BCCI will start the domestic season 2020-21 with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament from January 10th 2021, onwards,” Shah said within the letter, a duplicate of which is in possession of PTI
“The teams are required to assemble in their respective host cities on or before January 2, 2021, and will be needed to undergo COVID-19 testing procedures and quarantine in accordance with the state regulatory authorities,” Shah mentioned.
Chennai can be internet hosting the matches of the Plate Group, which contains eight groups, whereas the opposite 30 groups have been divided into 5 Elite Groups, with every Group, having six groups.
The knock-outs are scheduled to start out on January 26, with the quarter-finals to be performed on January 26 and 27, whereas the 2 semi-finals can be performed on January 29 and the ultimate on January 31 in Ahmedabad.
The gamers should endure three COVID-19 checks on January 2, four and 6, the outcomes of which can be declared on the next day. Even earlier than the knock-outs, the gamers can be present process two COVID-19 checks, one on January 20 and the opposite on January 22.
Karnataka, who’re the defending champions, have been positioned in Elite Group A, and can be enjoying their matches in Bengaluru.
Domestic giants Mumbai have been positioned in Elite Group E and can play their matches in Mumbai, whereas Bengal have been positioned in Elite Group B and can play their matches in Kolkata.
This is the primary event of the 2020-21 season, which has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Groups:
Elite Group A: Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Railways, Tripura (Venue – Bengaluru)
Elite Group B: Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Hyderabad (Venue – Kolkata)
Elite Group C: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Uttarakhand (Venue – Vadodara)
Elite Group D: Services, Saurashtra, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa (Venue – Indore)
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Elite Group E: Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala, Puducherry (Venue – Mumbai)
Plate Group: Chandigarh, Meghalaya, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh (Venue – Chennai).
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