Academy Cup from May 20

The BCB Academy Cup, a tournament organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] game development committee that will feature 32 cricket academy coaching schools of the Dhaka Metropolitan zone, is set to start from May 20.

The intention of the 40-over tournament is to provide more opportunities to cricketers of various cricket academies across Dhaka aged between 15 and 18. The BCB is also planning to select 15-20 talented players from the event and include them in the High Performance camp for further training.

A total of 16 knockout matches will be played in the first round with the winners of each match progressing to the quarterfinals. The champions will receive Tk 1 lakh, while the runners-up will get Tk 50,000.

This is the first time that there will be a formal tournament with the participation of the cricket academies of Dhaka. The BCB also plans to stage this tournament every year from now on to enrich the pipeline of cricketers coming into the High Performance and A teams.