Mangalore Premier League
Mangalore Premier League(MPL) is an Indian Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association(KSCA).[1]
The IPL players K C Cariappa, Kings Punjab, Shivil Kaushik, Gujarat Lions and Kishore Kamath of Mumbai Indians will be playing at the MPL 2016 which will give a boost to the tournament.[2] There would be live telecast of the match through local television channels and the matches from quarter final on wards would be telecast through DD Sports Channel.[1]
Teams
The players of KSCA Mangalore zone, born in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts and working or studying in Mangaluru zone, are eligible to take part in the selection trials. The teams from different places of Mangalore zone will be divided into two pools. The participating teams are from Mangalore, Kundapur, Udupi/Manipal, Karkala/Moodbidri, Surthakal/Mulki, Bantwal/Belthangady, Puttur/Sullia, Ullal, Madikeri and Virajpet.[3]
The tournament has below teams in the fray.[4]
- Surathkal Strikers
- Coastaldigest Mangaluru
- United Ullal
- Udupi Tigers
- Karavali Warriors
- President Sixers, Kundapur
- Kankanadi Knight Riders
- Team Elegant Moodbidri
- Red Hawks Kudla
- Karkala Gladiators
- Spark Avengers, Bolar
- Maestro Titan
References
- ^ a b "Mangalore Premier League in December". The Hindu. 2016-08-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Selection of 'C' category players for Mangalore Premier League on September 11". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Mangaluru: MPL cricket tourney to be held from Dec 17 to 31". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Naveen M G is the costliest player at MPL auctions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-11-16.