Reports | Ahmedabad, Kolkata to host Vijay Hazare Trophy, SMAT knockouts; BCCI confirms 2 Irani Cup ties
As per PTI, Ahmedabad and Kolkata will host the knockout stages of Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) respectively while the BCCI will conduct two Irani Cup ties over the next months. SMAT will begin on October 11 while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will get underway on November 12.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), India's domestic T20 event, will be played between October 11 and November 5, and the Vijay Hazare, India's one-day competition, will run from November 12 to December 2. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), Kolkata will host the SMAT knockouts whileĀ Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab, and Jaipur will have the league stage fixtures of the tournament. For Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ahmedabad gets the knockoutsĀ while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, and Ranchi will stage the league stage games.
Adding to that, the BCCI will also conduct two Irani Cup ties over the next two months. Thus, for the first time since 2020, the BCCI is set to conduct a full-fledged domestic season.
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