Second edition of Mumbai T20 League to begin from May 14; two new teams added to competition

Mumbai: Two new teams will be added to the second edition of the T20 Mumbai League to make it an eight-team event which is to be held from 14-26 May at the Wankhede Stadium. [caption id=“attachment_4362987” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sachin Tendulkar at the launch of the first edition of T20 Mumbai League. File[/caption] Adding to the current squad of six teams, the newly introduced teams will represent the constituencies of Mumbai Western Suburbs and Mumbai Eastern Suburbs, respectively, a media release issued on behalf of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said on Thursday. The MCA has invited bids from interested parties as per the criteria put down in the ‘Invitation to Bid’ (ITB) document. Triumph Knights Mumbai North East emerged as the champions in the first edition of the league and Mumbai Ranji team all-rounder Shivam Dube was crowned Player of the Tournament.