The All India Buchi Babu Invitational Cricket Event 2025 shall be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) from August 18 to September 9.
Named after Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, thought of the daddy of cricket in Tamil Nadu, the Buchi Babu match was first held in 1909/10. Final season, it returned after a hiatus of 12 years.
This season, fourteen groups will participate within the competitors together with two groups picked by the TNCA – President’s XI and TNCA XI. The match shall be held at a number of venues throughout Chennai. The winner will take house Rs. 3 lakh whereas the runner-up will get Rs. 2 lakh.
Format
The 16 groups shall be divided into 4 group of 4 every. Every workforce will play the opposite three in its group as soon as.
The league stage video games shall be performed over three days. The primary innings of every workforce will comprise 90 overs, whereas the second innings will comprise 45 overs every.
The knockout matches shall be four-day contests. With each innings lasting 90 overs.
The winner of every group will advance to the semifinal.
Teams
Group A: TNCA President’s XI, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Group B: Railways, Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda, Odisha
Group C: TNCA XI, Mumbai, Haryana, Bengal
Group D: Hyderabad, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand.
Schedule
Spherical 1 (August 18-20)
- TNCA President’s XI vs HPCA at Gojan School A Floor
- TNCA XI vs Mumbai at Gojan School B Floor
- Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra at Gurunanak School
- Jammu & Kashmir vs Indian Railways at MRF-Pachiyappa’s
- Odisha vs Baroda at CPT IP
- Haryana vs Bengal at AM Jain School
- MPCA vs Jharkhand at SRM School
- Hyderabad vs Punjab at Murugappa Floor
Spherical 2 (August 22 to 24)
- TNCA XI vs Haryana at Gojan School A Floor
- TNCA President’s XI vs Maharashtra at Gojan School B Floor
- Hyderabad vs Jharkhand at Gurunanak School
- Punjab vs MPCA at MRF-Pachiyappa’s
- Chhattisgarh vs HPCA at SSN School
- Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda at Murugappa Floor
- Mumbai vs Bengal at IIT Madras
- Indian Railways vs Odisha at SRM School
Spherical 3 (August 26 to twenty-eight)
- TNCA President’s XI vs Chhattisgarh at Gojan School A Floor
- TNCA XI vs Bengal at Gojan School B Floor
- Mumbai vs Haryana at MRF-Pachiyappa’s
- Indian Railways vs Baroda at Gurunanak School
- Hyderabad vs MPCA at AM Jain School
- Punjab vs Jharkhand at CPT IP
- Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha at SSN School
- Maharashtra vs HPCA at Murugappa Floor
Semifinals (August 31 to September 3)
- Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B
- Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D
Remaining (September 6 to 9)
(venues for the knockouts are but to be confirmed)
Reside Streaming Data
All matches of the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Cricket Event 2025 shall be streamed dwell on the TNCA YouTube channel.
(With inputs from S. Dipak Ragav)