One of the biggest cricket competitions for Under-19 girls in the state, the Rajasthan Royals Cricket Cup 2023 will proceed to its final leg on Thursday and Friday in the capital city of Jaipur as the winning teams from the participating eight districts will compete to lift the trophy in the presence of ace spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and KC Cariappa, and opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, along with the franchise’s Chief Executive Officer Jake Lush McCrum.
Madho Nagar Public Senior Secondary School (Jaipur), Saraswati Vidya Ashram School (Jodhpur), Central Public School (Udaipur), Mayo College Girls’ School (Ajmer), Mahatma Gandhi Government School, Badnu (Bikaner), Maa Bharti Institute Talwandi (Kota), Government Senior Secondary School, Khedla (Bhilwara), and Government Senior Secondary School Pandravali (Barmer) are the eight teams who will compete in the final leg over the two days.
All of the eight teams had won their respective district legs which were played over the span of the last month and a half. The competition is being organized across the state with the aim of making cricket more inclusive and accessible to the talented girl cricketers in Rajasthan, with the tournament also using an innovative soft pink ball which is enabling more girls to play the sport at a starting level.
For the finale, Rohit Gehani, who is part of the franchise’s official fan program, Super Royals, has given a meaningful touch by creating unique chants in support for the 8 finalist teams that are also featured on the back of their respective jerseys.
On Day 1 of the final leg, in line with the tournament’s vision of inclusivity, women beneficiaries from the franchise’s social equity arm, the Royal Rajasthan Foundation, are set to play an exhibition match at the start of play, and also unveil the Rajasthan Royals Cricket Cup 2023 trophy. The Royals have also decided to equip and light up one house in the Sambhar block with solar panels for each boundary scored during the final leg.
Along with the winning and runners up teams receiving exciting cash prizes and trophies, the players with maximum runs, most wickets, most fours and displaying fairplay will also be rewarded.
The franchise is also set to make an announcement in relation to grassroots development in the state during the final day of the competition.