ORGANISED BY: Mukteswar Cricket Club
DESCRIPTION:
*     MCC was formed in the by-lanes of BJB Nagar (Bhubaneswar) in late sixties and went on to become a premier cricket academy of the state, producing many first-class cricketers.
*     The tournament is intended to promote 40-over format, which is almost extinct now.
Altogether 12 leading clubs of the state would vie for the trophy.
*     The champion side will be richer by Rs 30,000 and the runner-up outfit will receive Rs 20,000.
*     The man of the tournament will pocket Rs 10,000, while the man of the final, best bowler and best batsman will take home Rs 5,000 each.
*     There will be two special awards worth Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 for the woman cricketer of the year and promising cricketer of the year respectively.
*     The tournament is being revived after a gap of 15 years.
*     It was earlier known as Birupakshya Nanda Memorial Tournament and many well-known cricketers including Saba Karim, Sunil Valson, Subrat Banerjee and M Shreedhar participated in it.
*     A budget of Rs 6 lakh has been estimated for the smooth conduct of the tournament and Old Monk Club Soda will be the chief sponsors.

FIXTURE:
January 10: Mukteswar Cricket Club vs Solar Cricket Club (Cuttack)
January 11: Juvenile Cricket Club (Cuttack) vs Bhubaneswar Cricket Club
January 12: Paramount Sporting vs Scan Sporting (both Bhubaneswar)
January 13: Rising Students Club (Cuttack) vs Winners of Jan 11
January 14: Biswabharati Cricket Club (Cuttack) vs Saheed Sporting (Bhubaneswar)
January 15: Rameswar Sporting  (Bhubaneswar) vs Winners of Jan 12
January 16: Pragati Sporting (Bhubaneswar) vs Winners of Jan 14
January 17: Winners of Jan 13 vs Winners of Jan 16 (1st semifinal)
January 18: Progressive Cricket Association (Jharsuguda) vs Winners of Jan 10
January 19: Winners of Jan 15 vs Winners of Jan 18 (2nd semifinal)
January 20: FINAL