Abaid helps Kashmir oust Bristol in Chiang Mai 6s
>> The penultimate day of the Chiang Mai Sixes cricket tournament saw many surprises.
In the Cup yesterday, Bristol CC (57-2) were knocked out by Kashmir CC (59-0), with last year’s player of the competition Abaid hitting 30 off six balls.
Veteran side the Divine Felons (35-3) were also sent packing by local side the UN Irish (35-0), who chased down the total posted in just two overs.
In the Shield, the Lords Taverners (69-0) were heavily defeated by Got the Runs (73-0) from Australia, with Steven Devenish hitting 34 off nine balls.
In the Bowl event, the Roosters (66-2) defeated the Armadillos (422), meaning that the Armadillos have now been eliminated despite a victory over group winners Lanna CC.
In the Plate, local favourites Thai Thevada (62-1) were knocked out after failing to chase the 65 runs posted by Applecross CC, who saw Damian O’Har hit 33 from 13 balls and bowl a stunning final over for just six runs. The tournament ends today. Meanwhile, India’s cricket board Thursday struck a record US$944 million deal with broadcast giant Star India for the media rights of the national team, adding to their substantial television wealth.
The amount was 60 percent higher than the last sale for the rights to India’s national teams and domestic tournaments.
Rupert Murdoch’s Star beat rival bidders including Sony and Reliance Jio to win the television and digital rights for 2018-2023, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
The BCCI said in a Twitter statement that international and domestic rights had been sold for 61.38 billion rupees ($944 million).
BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary said on Twitter that the sum was the equivalent of more than 60 million rupees ($935,000) per match included in the deal. Star paid 38.5 billion rupees ($592 million) for the broadcast rights to India’s home matches for 2012-2018.