Mangalore, April 28: The trophy for the 'Heath Streak Corporation Bank Mohtisham T20 International Cricket Cup 2012' was unveiled by Heath Streak, Former Zimbabwe captain, in Mangalore on Saturday.
The T20 match is to be played on Sunday at NMPT Cricket Stadium, Suratkal, at 2 pm between team Zimbabwe (named as Property Infratech Zimbabwe Africans) and team Mangalore (named as The Western Institute Karnataka Indians).
Speaking on the occasion, Heath Streak said that the match is being played to raise funds for the Heath Streak Foundation to help the needy.
Recalling his playing days, Mr. Streak said that Sachin Tendulkar and Mathew Hayden were the two toughest batsmen he had ever bowled to. Stating that known names such as Ravi Shastri hail from Mangalore, Mr. Streak said that the city is in dire need of an international cricket stadium.
Other prominent Zimbabwe players such as Grant Flower, Brendon Taylor, Douglas Marillier, Elton Chigumbura, Raymond Price and the like were also welcomed on the occasion.
Joseph Rego, Head of the Heath Streak Foundation said that the Foundation is in negotiation with Corporation Bank to launch a 'Child Education Certificate' valued at Rs. 2000 that would be distributed to poverty stricken children deprived of basic education.
The Foundation is also in negotiation with Unity Hospital, the official and exclusive healthcare partner of the T20 tourney, for an association to establish a childcare plan, which financially benefits poor and needy children suffering from heart disorders, Mr. Rego said.
Team jerseys were also unveiled on the occasion.
The teams:
Team Zimbabwe: Heath Streak (Captain), Alistair Campbell, Grant Flower, Raymond Price, Brendan Taylor, Elton Chigumbura, Terry Duffin, Douglkas Marillier, Charles Coventry, Mpumelelo Mbangwa and Dirk Viljoen.
Team Mangalore: Janardhan (Captain), Daniel, Naushad, Divesh, Sadik, Gurudeep, Nihal, Mahesh, Sampath K, Sampath A, Vinay, Sumith, Rahul, Aditya, Bhatkal, aSachin and Sohail.
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