Bareilly: The sixth season of the Shri Ram Murti Memorial T20 Prize Money Cricket Tournament, organized by SRMS Trust, is set to commence on April 3, with the final scheduled for April 12, 2026. The tournament will be held at the SRMS Cricket Stadium located in SRMS College of Engineering.
A total of 12 teams from cricket academies across Meerut, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Prayagraj, Pilibhit, Delhi, and Bareilly will participate in this season. The announcement was made by Aditya Murti, Secretary of SRMS Trust and Patron of the Bareilly Cricket Association.
Highlighting the tournament’s growing popularity, Aditya Murti said that the prize money has been increased this year. Last year, the winning team received ₹1 lakh, while the runner-up team was awarded ₹51,000. This season, the champion team will win ₹2 lakh, and the runner-up will receive ₹1 lakh. Additionally, the Player of the Tournament will get ₹11,000, and the Best Batsman and Best Bowler will each receive ₹5,100. Players awarded Man of the Match in each game will receive trophies.
The participating teams include IK Collection Bareilly, SNS Bulandshahr, GST RCC Eleven Bareilly, SRMS Cricket Academy Bareilly, Bajaj Textile Amroha, 22 Yards Pilibhit, Meerut District Cricket Association, KPS Cricket Academy Bareilly, SRMS Kings Bareilly, IK Next Generation Bareilly, Tejasvi Sports Meerut, and Zika Allahabad. Teams have been divided into four groups (A, B, C, D) with three teams each. Each team will play two matches in the group stage, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, scheduled for April 9-10. Semi-finals will be held on April 11, and the final match will be played on April 12.
All matches will be played with white balls, and players will wear colored jerseys. A total of 19 matches will be conducted, with two matches per day during the group stage.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly
