Second Afro-Asia Cup in Chennai in June 2007
The second edition of the Afro-Asia Cup is scheduled to be held at Chennai in June 2007. Both men and women will contest in matches between Asia XI and Africa XI.
Cricinfo staff
29-Oct-2006
The second edition of the Afro-Asia Cup is scheduled to be held at Chennai
in June 2007. Both men and women will contest in matches between Asia XI
and Africa XI.
The tournament was first held last year in South Africa. The series
was drawn 1-1 with one game being abandoned owing to rain. The players
will be selected after the World Cup in 2007. The panel of selectors will
comprise past cricketers from the two continents.
The total prize money for the event is set to be US$100,000. The winner in
each game will receive US$25,000, the Man of the Match US$5000 and the Man
of the Tournament US$10000. Participating players will be paid US$5000 for
each match.
Schedule
Two 20/20 games on June 5, 2007
1st ODI - June 6
2nd ODI - June 8
3rd ODI - June 10
1st ODI - June 6
2nd ODI - June 8
3rd ODI - June 10