BCCI Corporate Trophy


The BCCI Corporate Trophy is an Indian cricket competition. It was established in 2009 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a 12-team inter-corporate tournament beginning at the start of the Indian cricket season before the start of the Ranji Trophy competition. The tournament is a 50-over a side tournament involving corporate teams. All the top Indian cricketers are expected to play along with academy cricket players and those who play regular domestic cricket in India.

History

The corporate trophy acts as a high-profile starter to the Indian domestic cricket season. The BCCI's prime objective is to promote employment opportunities for domestic cricketers in India's corporate houses. The board has invited 12 corporate teams to take part which will involve some of India's top cricketers.
The winners collect 10 million while the runners-up receive 5 million however, unlike the Indian Premier League no foreign players will take part.
The tournament initially involved players formerly from the now-defunct Indian Cricket League. Some of the ICL players said that after the announcement of the Corporate Trophy, they had received calls from their employers asking them to cut ties with the rebel league.
The inaugural was won by Air India Red after they beat Air India Blue by 93 runs in the final.

2014 teams

Group A

The 1st round takes place from 1–3 September with the 12 teams split into 4 groups of 3. The group winners will play in semi-finals on 5 and 7 September and the final being played on 8 September. The winners will receive Rs 10 million with the runners-up receiving Rs 5 million.
Air India Red won the tournament by beating Air India Blue by 93 runs in the final.

Group stages

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLNRNRR
Air India Blue72101+3.405
India Revenue32110-1.489
ITC22011-0.120

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Group B

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Group C

TeamPtsPldWLNRNRR
Tata Sports Club72101+1.972
Indian Oil420020
AIPSSPB12011-1.972

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Group D

TeamPtsPldWLNRNRR
Air India Red62101+0.504
India Cements411150+0u.032
Bharat Sanchar Nigam22011-0.532

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Knockout stages

Semi-finals

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Final