ORGANISED BY: Odisha Cricket Association
DESCRIPTION:
* Altogether 37 district and institutional teams will vie for the coveted Kalahandi Cup.
* Among the teams, 33 will compete in the preliminary group league after being divided into eight groups.
* The eight group toppers from the preliminary league will compete in the super league along with last year`s semifinalists Cuttack-A, Bhubaneswar-A, Cuttack-B and Rourkela.
* The 12 super league teams will be placed in four groups and the four group toppers will qualify for semifinals.
* Preliminary league matches will be one-day (50 over) affair and will take place from February 13 to 24.
* The two-day (90 over) super league matches will be played from February 25 to March 2.
* The four-day semifinals will be held from March 4 to 7 and it will be followed by the final from March 9 to 12.
GROUPINGS FOR PRELIMINARY LEAGUE:
Group-A: East Coast Railway, Khurda, Gajapati, Bolangir
Group-B: Angul, Bhubaneswar-B, Paradeep, Malkangiri
Group-C: Bargarh, Kendrapara, Koraput, Kalahandi
Group-D: Sambalpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Phulbani
Group-E: Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal, Rayagada
Group-F: Puri, KIIT, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj
Group-G: Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Deogarh
Group-H: Sundargarh, Bhadrak, Nabarangpur, Sonepur, Boudh
PRELIMINARY LEAGUE FIXTURE:
February 13: East Coast Railway vs Khurda, Angul vs Bhubaneswar-B, Bargarh vs Kendrapara, Gajapati vs Bolangir, Paradeep vs Malkangiri.
February 14: East Coast Railway vs Gajapati, Angul vs Paradeep, Khurda vs Bolangir, Bhubaneswar-B vs Malkangiri.
February 15: East Coast Railway vs Bolangir, Angul vs Malkangiri, Khurda vs Gajapati, Bhubaneswar-B vs Paradeep.
February 17: Bargarh vs Kendrapara, Sambalpur vs Jajpur, Ganjam vs Jharsuguda, Koraput vs Kalahandi, Keonjhar vs Phulbani, Dhenkanal vs Rayagada.
February 18: Bargarh vs Koraput, Sambalpur vs Keonjhar, Ganjam vs Dhenkanal, Kendrapara vs Kalahandi, Jajpur vs Phulbani, Jharsuguda vs Rayagada.
February 19: Bargarh vs Kalahandi, Sambalpur vs Phulbani, Ganjam vs Rayagada, Kendrapara vs Koraput, Jajpur vs Keonjhar, Jharsuguda vs Dhenkanal.
February 20: Sundargarh vs Bhadrak, Nabarangpur vs Sonepur
February 21: Puri vs KIIT, Balasore vs Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak vs Nabarangpur, Nayagarh vs Mayurbhanj, Nuapada vs Deogarh, Sonepur vs Boudh
February 22: Puri vs Nayagarh, Balasore vs Nuapada, Sundargarh vs Sonepur, KIIT vs Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur vs Deogarh, Nabarangpur vs Boudh
February 23: Puri vs Mayurbhanj, Balasore vs Deogarh, Sundargarh vs Boudh, KIIT vs Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur vs Nuapada, Bhadrak vs Sonepur
February 24: Sundargarh vs Nabarangpur, Bhadrak vs Boudh.
SUPER LEAGUE GROUPINGS:
Group-I: Rourkela, East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar-B
Group-II: Cuttack-A, Bargarh, Sambalpur
Group-III: Cuttack-B, Ganjam, Puri
Group-IV: Bhubaneswar-A, Balasore, Sundargarh
SUPER LEAGUE FIXTURE (Two-day / 90-over Innings):
February 25-26: Rourkela vs East Coast Railway, Cuttack-A vs Bargarh, Cuttack-B vs Ganjam, Bhubaneswar-A vs Balasore.
February 27-28: East Coast Railway vs Bhubaneswar-B, Bargarh vs Sambalpur, Ganjam vs Puri, Balasore vs Sundargarh.
March 1-2: Bhubaneswar-B vs Rourkela, Sambalpur vs Cuttack-A, Puri vs Cuttack-B, Sundargarh vs Bhubaneswar-A.
SEMIFINALS: March 4 to 7
FINAL: March 9 to 12.