NCB cricket tourney final today

Nishad Ponery JEDDAH — In line with the strategic aspiration to be the “Employer of Choice”, and an encouragement to the employees to engage in sports activities as well as promote camaraderie amongst colleagues, National Commercial Bank (NCB) commenced the 2nd edition of tape-ball cricket tournament for Jeddah employees. The grand opening ceremony of the 2016 NCB Cricket Championship took place in the evening of Jan. 15 at the floodlit ground in Baghdadiyah Gharbiyah near NCB Main IT Center building. The chief guest of the occasion was Saleh Saleh, CIO, National Commercial Bank, along with honorable senior management representatives from different departments. There are six teams playing in the tournaent representing NCB, ITC Infotech, Tata Consultancy Services and Microland. The tournament format is of 9 league matches to be played with 8 overs in each innings. The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals and the top two will proceed to the grand finale. The tournament has huge support of cricket enthusiasts working at NCB. The grand finale will be played at 8 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 23). The presentation ceremony will be held immediately after the final and will be attended by the senior management of NCB, ITC Infotech, Tata Consultancy Services and Microland.