*TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT & FORMAT*

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming "Challenger Trophy Season 3" scheduled for March 29th (Friday), with the ground reserved from 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM for the entire day.

Six Teams will be competing:

1. Ganesh Cricket Warriors
2. Team RRC
3. Hit Squad Strikers
4. Team Strangers
5. Team Eagles
6. Team Warriors

*TOURNAMENT RULES:*

1. Umpire decisions are final and not open to debate.
2. All team members must be present at the ground by 6:00 AM on March 29th.
3. Matches will follow this format:

*Group A:*

• Team 1 vs. Team 3
• Team 1 vs. Team 5
• Team 3 vs. Team 5

*Group B:*

• Team 2 vs. Team 4
• Team 2 vs. Team 6
• Team 4 vs. Team 6

4. The *"FINAL"* will feature the top teams from each group and will be a 14-over match.
5. The ground must be vacated promptly by 5:30 PM for Saturday Matches, so time management during matches is crucial.
6. Each inning will start with a new ball, and teams must provide two new balls to the organizers.
7. All standard cricket rules apply, including overthrows, Free-hits, and Side-No-Balls. Only LBW & Legbys are not Applicable. 
8. No keeping gloves are permitted for the wicketkeeper.
9. Squads of 15 members must be submitted, and no player interchange between teams or new additions are allowed after submission.
10. Teams can designate up to four Impact players, but only 11 members can play at any given time.
11. For 10-over matches, the first three overs will be a power play with only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Afterward, five fielders will be permitted outside.
12. For 14-over matches, a four-over power play will be observed.

*AWARDS:*

• Winner Cup
• Runner-up Cup
• Batsman of the Tournament
• Bowler of the Tournament

Trophies and Medals will be presented to the Runner-up team by *GOVIND KONDURI*
To the winning team by *SRINIVAS GOBBURI*

*UMPIRES:*

1. Nanchi
2.Prasanna 
3. Prathap Reddy
4.Kishore
5. Sandeep
6. Praveen Ankala
7. Nageswara Rao
8. Mahesh
9. Madhu
10. Sharath Kumar
11. Prasad

*Scorer:* Srikar

Group matches schedule:

Match 1: Group A - Super Strikers vs Team Strangers
Umpires: Prathap Reddy, Nanchi.

Match 2: Group B - Team Warriors vs Ganesh Cricket Warriors
Umpires: Praveen, Kishore, Nanchi(Res)

Match 3: Group A - Super Strikers vs Hit Squad Strikers
Umpires: Nageswara rao, Mahesh, Prasanna Kumar(RES) 

Match 4: Group B – Team Eagles vs Ganesh Cricket Warriors
Umpires: Madhu, Prasad, Prathap(Res)

Match 5: Group A - Team Strangers vs Hit Squad Squad Strikers
Umpires: Sharath Kumar, Mahesh, Nageswara rao (RES) 


Match 6: Group B – Team Eagles vs Team Warriors
Umpires: Prathap Reddy, Sandeep, Prasanna Kumar (RES)

Thank you ? 
Raj Sekhar.
GCW.