Mangalore February 23: Coastaldigest Chris Cairns XI will clash against Dix Group DKCA Mangalore Warriors in a T20 match at the NMPT Cricket Stadium on Friday, February 25.
Announcing this at a press conference on Wednesday at Gateway Hotel, Joseph Rego, the head of Chris Cairns Foundation, said the match will get under way at 2pm and will be preceded by a short coaching session for children by the former New Zealand all-rounder.
Coastaldigest.com are the franchisee of Chris Cairns XI led by the ace Kiwi all-rounder, while Dix Group, the city's shipping corporate are the franchisee of the DKCA team, which will be led by Daniel Sequeira.
Gateway Hotel, are the hospitality partners to the event while the title sponsors are Maruti Suzuki.
The cup was unveiled by Dr Srikanth Rai, president of DKCA, which is playing joint host to the event.
The tickets have been priced at Rs 100 and will be sold at the gates on the day of the match, Rego said, adding the Chris Cairns Foundation will be actively involved in developing sports and charity projects in Mangalore.
Chris Cairns Foundation will also facilitate the hearing implant for a Mangalore boy at an estimated cost of Rs 12 lakh, of which the operational cost of Rs 1 lakh will be donated by Mangalore Coastal round Table to the institution carrying out the Cochlear implant at the charity dinner to be held at the Boat Club, Sultan Battery, Mangalore, the same evening. The name of the beneficiary will be announced at the dinner, Rego said.
Mumbai's high-profile band Bryns will perform live at the dinner where Mangaloreans will have the opportunity of mingling with international cricket stars. The tickets have been priced at Rs 800 per couple and Rs 500 single inclusive of a buffet dinner and will be sold to the first 400 guest on a first come first server basis, Arjun Pinto, the president of Round Table, the joint hosts of the charity dinner added.
Mohammed Sharief, the administrative manager of Coastaldigest.com announced the name of the Chris Cairns XI, while DKCA president Dr Srikanth Rai announced the names of the Mangalore Warriors team.
Speaking on the occasion Mohammed Sharief said that Coastaldigest.com was delighted to be a part of the mega sporting event, which was being held for a charitable cause.
A very sporting pitch on par with international standards has been prepared for the event at the Panambur ground, Dr Srikanth Rai said.
John Melan, of FCm Travel Solutions, the travel partners for the event, was among those present at the press meet. C4U along with Namma TV will be the official broadcast partners for the event, Rego added.
Teams:
COASTALDIGEST CHRIS CAIRNS XI:
Chris Cairns (Captain), Marc Archer, Tom Hoban, Tom Urqhart, Zulf Hyatt Khan, Graham Enever, Andy Warkman, Andrew Croft, James Wyndham, Eben Rollitt, Anthony Davies, Duncan Raeside, Oliver Roborgh, Harish Suvarna (Manager).
DIX GROUP DKCA MANGALORE WARRIORS:
Daniel Sequera (Captain), Nishith Raj, Ashreen B, Sachin Kanchan, Bharat Dhuri, Vinay GK, Harshith, Prithvi Raj, Hariprasad K, Yashraj Sharma, Nikhil Raj, Sawan Puthran, Nihal U, Shameek K, Samuel Jayaraj (Coach), Venugopal K (Manager).
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