PCB announces Rs 30 million prize for Champions One-Day Cup winners | The Express Tribune
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the prize money for the upcoming Champions One-Day Cup, which will commence at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium from September 12.
According to the PCB, the tournament winners will receive Rs 30 million, while the runners-up will receive Rs 15 million.
The tournament, featuring five teams, will start today with a high-profile match between the Mohammad Rizwan-led UMT Markhors and the Shadab Khan-led Panthers.
The aforementioned tournament will showcase the nation’s top cricketing talent in a single-league format.
Notable figures will mentor the five participating teams: Dolphins, UMT Markhors, Panthers, Allied Bank Stallions, and Nurpur Lions.
Saud Shakeel will captain the Dolphins, with Sarfaraz Ahmed as mentor; Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the Lions, guided by Waqar Younis; Mohammad Haris will captain the Stallions, with support from Shoaib Malik; Mohammad Rizwan will lead the Markhors, with Misbah-ul-Haq mentoring; and Shadab Khan will captain the Panthers, with Saqlain Mushtaq mentoring.
Matches will start at 3 pm local time, except for the Lions vs. Panthers game on September 16, which will begin at 9:30 am. The tournament includes 13 league matches, followed by three playoff games over four days, with the final scheduled for Sunday, September 29.
