Twenty young aspiring teams, including reigning champions Dadar Union Sporting Club and last year’s runners-up New Hind Sporting Club will be playing for the top honours in the John Bright Cricket Club organised MCA Rathod Trophy Under-25 Invitation T20 knockout cricket tournament 2022-2023, which is scheduled to commence at the Police Gymkhana ground from Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
John Bright CC in its endeavour to promote and encourage young cricketers from the city, has from this year to include four more teams in the tournament. In the last edition 16 teams had participated, but from this year 20 teams will be participating.
Besides Dadar Union SC and New Hind SC, the other contender are National CC, Goregaon SC, Parsee Gymkhana, Bharat CC, Dadar Parsee Zoroastrian, Shivaji Park Youngsters, Sind SC, Victory CC, MIG CC, Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Dr. D.Y. Patil SA, Mumbai Police Gymkhana, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, Payyade SC, Sainath SC, Parkophene CC, Bombay Gymkhana and hosts John Bright CC.
The initial round matches will be played at Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground, Bombay Gymkhana ground and Parsee Gymkhana ground.
All matches will be played as per MCA playing conditions and with white ball and coloured clothing.
The participating teams: Dadar Union Sporting Club, National CC, Goregaon SC, Parsee Gymkhana, Bharat CC, Dadar Parsee Zoroastrian, Shivaji Park Youngsters, Sind SC, Victory CC, MIG CC, New Hind Sporting Club, Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Dr. D.Y. Patil SA, Mumbai Police Gymkhana, P.J. Hindu Gymkhana, Payyade SC, Sainath SC, Parkophene CC, Bombay Gymkhana, John Bright CC.