Buchi Babu Trophy 2025: Full schedule, teams, groups, format, live streaming info
Named after Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, considered the father of cricket in Tamil Nadu, the Buchi Babu tournament was first held in 1909/10. Last season, it returned after a hiatus of 12 years.
This season, fourteen teams will take part in the competition along with two teams picked by the TNCA - President's XI and TNCA XI. The tournament will be held at multiple venues across Chennai. The winner will take home Rs. 3 lakh while the runner-up will get Rs. 2 lakh.
Format
The 16 teams will be divided into four group of four each. Each team will play the other three in its group once.
The league stage games will be played over three days. The first innings of each team will comprise 90 overs, while the second innings will comprise 45 overs each.
The knockout matches will be four-day contests. With both innings lasting 90 overs.
The winner of each group will advance to the semifinal.
Groups
Group A: TNCA President's XI, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Group B: Railways, Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda, Odisha
Group C: TNCA XI, Mumbai, Haryana, Bengal
Group D: Hyderabad, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand.
Schedule
Round 1 (August 18-20)
TNCA President's XI vs HPCA at Gojan College A Ground
TNCA XI vs Mumbai at Gojan College B Ground
Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra at Gurunanak College
Jammu & Kashmir vs Indian Railways at MRF-Pachiyappa's
Odisha vs Baroda at CPT IP
Haryana vs Bengal at AM Jain College
MPCA vs Jharkhand at SRM College
Hyderabad vs Punjab at Murugappa Ground
Round 2 (August 22 to 24)
TNCA XI vs Haryana at Gojan College A Ground
TNCA President's XI vs Maharashtra at Gojan College B Ground
Hyderabad vs Jharkhand at Gurunanak College
Punjab vs MPCA at MRF-Pachiyappa's
Chhattisgarh vs HPCA at SSN College
Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda at Murugappa Ground
Mumbai vs Bengal at IIT Madras
Indian Railways vs Odisha at SRM College
Round 3 (August 26 to 28)
TNCA President's XI vs Chhattisgarh at Gojan College A Ground
TNCA XI vs Bengal at Gojan College B Ground
Mumbai vs Haryana at MRF-Pachiyappa's
Indian Railways vs Baroda at Gurunanak College
Hyderabad vs MPCA at AM Jain College
Punjab vs Jharkhand at CPT IP
Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha at SSN College
Maharashtra vs HPCA at Murugappa Ground
Semifinals (August 31 to September 3)
Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B
Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D
Final (September 6 to 9)
(venues for the knockouts are yet to be confirmed)
Live Streaming Info
All matches of the All India Buchi Babu Invitational Cricket Tournament 2025 will be streamed live on the TNCA YouTube channel.
(With inputs from S. Dipak Ragav)
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