Late Dambar Dhami Memorial T10 Cricket Tournament is set to begin on Sunday.

The tournament will be held at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur with participation from 12 college teams representing three universities in Nepal.

The teams have been divided into four groups of three each. The teams will play in a single round-robin league structure in the group stage.

HIST Engineering College, Kantipur International College and Acme Engineering College make up Group A, while Himalayan White House International College, Geomatic Institute of Technology and Cosmos College of Management and Technology are in Group B.

Similarly, Group C comprises Kantipur City College, College of IT and Engineering and Hillside College of Engineering. Kantipur Engineering College, Pashupati Multiple Campus and Ratna Rajyalaxmi Campus are in Group D.

The winner of the five-day tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs35,000, while the runner-up will receive Rs20,000. According to the organisers, the entry fee for each team is Rs15,000.

The tournament is being organised by the ANNFSU (All Nepal National Free Students Union) National Committee of Purbanchal University in memory of the late Dambar Dhami. Dhami, who hailed from Dadeldhura, passed away last year while undergoing treatment after being injured in a jeep accident. He had recently completed his engineering studies from HIST Engineering College.

“We have initiated the tournament to keep the memory of Dhami alive,” said Manoj Chand, chairman of the ANNFSU Purbanchal University National Committee. “The tournament’s profit will also be utilised to support Dhami’s family.”

On the first day of the tournament, Kantipur International College will face HIST from Group A. It will be followed by Kantipur City College vs Hillside College from Group C and Kantipur Engineering College vs Pashupati Campus from Group D.