KSCA Diamond Jubilee tournament rescheduled

The KSCA Diamond Jubilee All India Invitation knock-out tournament for the Coromandal Cement Trophy, scheduled to start from August 1, will now commence from August 2. In fact, the format for the competition has been changed with matches to be played on a one day basis. When the draw for the tournament was originally drawn up, the matches were to be of three days duration and the competition was to be held from August 1 to 19.

According to a press release from the KSCA on Tuesday, ``in view of the present disturbances in the city, and due to situations beyond our control, the schedule has been revised.'' The opening match will now be played between the National Cricket Academy and India Pistons. The other first round matches are Andhra CA vs MRF (August 3), Kerala vs BPL (August 4) and ONGC vs Chemplast (August 5). After a day's break, KSCA XI play the winner of the NCA-India Pistons game on August 7. On August 8, the winner of the Andhra CA-MRF match plays Indian Airlines. India Cements and Hyderabad CA, who have both been drawn directly into the quarterfinals, will play on August 9. On August 10, the winners of the Kerala-BPL match plays the winner of the Chemplast-ONGC game.

All matches will be played at the KSCA ground. The dates for the semifinals and the final will be decided later.