The Under 19s Presidents Cup begins on Monday June 26th with 3 teams in action consisting of the best Under 19 players from around the country.
Proudly sponsored by ALIA Investments, the tournament is played by Malé Sports Club, C.B.L. Sports & M.S. Helping Hands Sports Academy.
This tournament will help the selectors determine the strongest squad of players are chosen to represent Maldives in the Asian Cricket Council U19s Asia Cup Qualifiers to take place in Kuwait in October 2017. Maldives has been drawn to play: Afghanistan, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran & the U.A.E.
This 50 Overs format is what many consider the prime length of match where a player can demonstrate all aspects of cricket to a great technical level. Following the ‘International One Day’ format and playing against opposition teams from many upwardly moving cricketing countries will be fantastic exposure for our home grown players. After 3 years without any regional youth cricket, all of of the players, staff and officials at the Cricket Board of Maldives are excited to show the rest of the world what we are capable of achieving on the cricket field. Most importantly, this opportunity rewards those players that have waited so long and worked extremely hard through recent uncertain times.
Best of luck to all involved!
