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MUMBAI: This is one series that should have Zee Sports seriously
pushing it as a prime property. Just ahead of the Champions
Trophy in October, India will be playing a tri-series against
Australia and the West Indies in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
"The triseries of seven
One-Day Internationals between India, Australia and West Indies [is] scheduled
to be played in September this year in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as part of the
newly formatted Neutral Venue Schedule," Zee News quoted the BCCI as saying
in a statement issued here.
The series falls under the neutral venue matches that Zee
had secured rights to in April with whopping $219.15 million
bid (average of $ 8.77 million per match) for 25 matches spread
over the next five years. .
The triseries was approved by the Marketing Sub-committee
which met in Mumbai on 28 July, Zee News quoted the BCCI statement
as saying.
The format of the tournament is a league
where each of the three teams will play each other twice and the top two will
go through to the Finals.
Singapore will host the first three ODIs while Kuala Lumpur
will host the following four matches (including the Finals).
The Indian board will handle the marketing and sale of television
rights, while Cricket Australia will manage and consolidate
all ground handling for the series, the BCCI statement adds.
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