Oman Cricket: FRiENDi Mobile Summer Cup attracts 16 men’s teams and six women’s squads

Muscat: Sixteen men’s teams and six women’s squads will be vying for top honours at the FRiENDi Mobile Summer Cup cricket tournament scheduled to be organised on May 6.
The draw for the 19th edition of the tournament, being organised by Jazz Boys Cricket Club, was conducted at the Palm Restaurant in Al Khuwair last Saturday.
The draw ceremony was conducted in the presence of Eugen Comendant, Marketing and Product Director at FRiENDi Mobile, Joseph Rajan, Brand Manager of FRiENDi Mobile and Vaishali Jesrani, woman’s cricket coordinator at Oman cricket.
The tournament is mainly sponsored by FRiENDi Mobile, Al Hajiry Group, Strabag Oman, Khurshid Trading, Tile Marine and The Body Shop. The title sponsors FRiENDi Mobile has announced very attractive prices for the winning teams, best performers and supporters as well. The fabulous prizes include champions trophy plus gift hampers for all players, runners-up trophy plus gift hampers for all players, best batsman, best bowler, best fielder, maximum sixes, best catch takes away a FRiENDi Mobile SIM Starter pack with free one year internet and high value recharge voucher, best wicketkeeper and best spectator would get a gift hamper from Body Shop, man of the series will win a home theatre from JBL, best dressed team will receive a colourful trophy from FRiENDi Mobile.
1st round fixtures: May 6 (men): Khurshid Beatrice vs OEC (6.15 am), BHR vs Royal Challengers (7 am), Asfandyar XI vs Masters XI (8 am), SS Friends vs Voltas XI (1 pm), Sialkot Stallions vs Mangalore United (2 pm), Rangers vs Future Oilfield (3 pm), Rahil XI vs Klair XI (4 pm), Cheers XI vs Rain Riders (5pm).
1st round fixtures: May 6 (women): will feature, Sohar Strikers vs ISG Green (9.30 am), Sohar Challengers vs ISM Strikers (10 am), Pitch Smashers vs Sohar Strikers (10.30 am), ISG Blue vs Sohar Challengers (11 am), ISG Green vs Pitch Smashers (11.30 am), ISM Strikers vs ISG Blue (12 noon).