More than Rs2m up for grabs in U19 One-Day Tournament.

LAHORE -- Teenage cricketers from the six Cricket Associations begin their quest for the National U19 One-Day Tournament trophy from today (Tuesday).

The event, which serves as a steppingstone for these players to graduate to the Pakistan U19 side, will be played across Lahore, Muridke and Sheikhupura. Sindh will be eager to defend the title with PKR1million on offer as the winning prize while the runner-up will bag PKR500,000. The players will have the incentive to bring out their best performances in every match as the man-of-the-match will get PKR10,000 for every league match.

The best performers of the tournament - best player, best batsman, best bowler and best wicketkeeper - will receive PKR50,000 each and the man-of-the-final will be awarded PKR20,000. This year's tournament will be played on double-league basis and the top two teams at the end of the league stage will compete in the final on November 2. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all six teams are lodged in a local Lahore hotel in a bio-secure bubble; the teams have practiced at the National High Performance Centre and the Gaddafi Stadium in the lead-up to the tournament.

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The U19 One-Day Tournament will be followed by National U19 Three-Day Tournament, which commences on November 5. The captains of the six teams are keenly looking forward to the event which will provide them and their teammates a great opportunity of impressing the junior selection committee while introducing their talent to the cricketing world.

Balochistan U19 captain Mohammad Ibrahim Senior said on Monday: 'We are very excited and look forward to the tournament which provides us an opportunity to make a name. The training camp at the National High Performance Centre and Gaddafi Stadium provided us the chance to sharpen our skills and now our team is ready to make an impression with our performances on the field.'

Central Punjab U19 captain Mohammad Huraira said: 'Being part of a bio-secure bubble is a new experience. Besides practice, the players are...