Bengaluru: Following the draws of the championship and trophy unveiling last week, the RCB Corporate Cricket Championship is set to begin this weekend on the 14th of November and continued till the 29th of November, 2015. The RCB Corporate Cricket Championship will see 16 corporate teams lock horns in two different formats - the 'T-20' and T-6' competitions.
Qualifiers for the 'T-20' and 'T- 6' competitions will be held at the KSCA Alur grounds on the weekends of the 14th and 21st of November. The semi-finals and finals will be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium under floodlights on the 28th and 29th of November 2015.
The opening weekend will see all the teams participating in the 'T-20' format of the championship, with top seeded Amazon playing the opener against . Other games also witness championship debutants, FlipKart, facing up against ANZ and, second seeded Accenture and third seeded Team HP clash with NetApp and Metric Stream respectively.
The draws of the RCB Corporate Cricket Championship 2015 is:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Amazon | Accenture | Team HP | VM Ware |
| NetApp | Metric Stream | Nasdaq | |
| Flipkart | Sumeru Solutions | HCL | Sasken |
| ANZ | Experis IT | HP ITO | ITC Foods |
Group A termed as the 'Group of Death' due to the presence of the 2014 champions Amazon, it will be a tough task for debutants Flipkart to navigate their way to the 'T-20' finals. Group C also promises to throw up campus rivalries between two battling HP teams in HP ITO and Team HP, the third seed.
Expressing his views on the corporate championship, Russell Adams, Vice President, Commercial, Operations & Cricket Academy Royal Challengers Bangalore commented, "Recognizing our large fan base in the city, our efforts have always been directed towards keeping our loyal supporters engaged throughout the year. With the third edition of the Corporate Cricket Championship commencing this weekend, it is another fantastic initiative to take the RCB brand beyond the IPL. Our aim from year one of these championship, maintains a dual purpose, that sees this initiative focused on our large community, while also establishing a healthy lifestyle in our city, through the sport of cricket."
Post the success of the corporate championship in the first two editions, this year's sponsors include, a presenting sponsor - Value Designbuild Pvt Ltd, Associate sponsors Swiggy and Kingfisher, while Amazon.in are the official gifting partners and 7 Concepts are the equipment partner for this edition of the corporate cricket championship. Sportytrip are on board as the experience partner while Media 360 Degrees and SV Color Graphics are the official outdoor partner and official print official respectively.
