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Whanganui's very own IPL

By Jared Smith
Whanganui Chronicle·
7 Apr, 2017 10:20 AM2 mins to read

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Sreejith Sreekumar will captain the Wicket Warriors Whanganui in this weekend's inaugural IPL Twenty20 Cup in Whanganui.
Sreejith Sreekumar will captain the Wicket Warriors Whanganui in this weekend's inaugural IPL Twenty20 Cup in Whanganui.

Sreejith Sreekumar will captain the Wicket Warriors Whanganui in this weekend's inaugural IPL Twenty20 Cup in Whanganui.

It's not quite the bright lights of Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla or Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, but Whanganui will host its very own Indian Premier League today.

The inaugural Sports Emporium Cricket Whanganui IPL Twenty20 Cup will be contested between eight teams over the next two days, starting at the Springvale grounds this morning and continuing at Victoria Park tomorrow, weather permitting.

The brain child of tournament director Dilan Raj, the aim of a local IPL is to provide a competitive environment for New Zealand's Indian cricket clubs to compete against each other annually, while also bringing many of Whanganui's own casual cricketers into a formal tournament structure.

Whanganui has a large Indian community, who have a great passion for cricket.

However, due to the nature of their work shifts in places like Whanganui Hospital, few of them have been able to commit to the local Porter Hire Premier club cricket on Saturday's, instead playing pick-up games at Springvale and Victoria Park in their own time.

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Therefore, this weekend will see the debut of the Wicket Warriors Whanganui CC,

They will compete in Pool A against Wellington Sikh, New Plymouth Stars and Gujarat Lions.

Pool B will be the Palmerston Smashers, Wellington Fateh, Wellington Super Challengers, and Hawera Budweiser.

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Over 100 players will be taking part, which meets the other concept of the tournament for Indian cricketers from around the country to meet their peers and expand their network.

The first games will start at 10.30am today, with the finals scheduled for 1.30pm tomorrow.

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