This HRV Cup Twenty20 series is a domestic Twenty20 series of New Zealand and is being held since 2006 every year. The team which wins this trophy gets qualified for the T20 Champions League. In the past few years, Auckland Aces have won the maximum number of matches which is three. The Otago Volts and the Central Stags have won two matches each. Apart from these three teams, the other teams are equally excited and are all set to get the trophy home.
This match will be played between six teams namely Canterbury Wizards, Central Stags, Otago Volts, Northern Knights, Wellington Firebirds and Auckland Aces. All of them are good in their own way and are eyeing on the HRV cup.
The main sponsors of the HRV cup is the company HRV on the name of which the Cup was announced. Ford is also an official partner of the series and both the companies have contributed a lot for the HRV T20 Cup.
The first match will take place between Canterbury Wizards and the Central Stags which will be held on the 1st of November 2013. The series will start then with the inaugural match and then the series of enthusiasm will develop. There will be thirty two matches in total in which the thirty first and the thirty second will be semi finals and finals respectively. The Semi Finals of the series is on the 17th of January 2014 and the Finals will be on the 18th of January 2014. The team which wins the maximum number of matches will be the first team which will play in the semi finals. And the team which stands second will be the second team. It is called the Preliminary Finals in this tournament and will decide the fate of the winning teams equally.
The fans of the teams are really excited about the matches and are already keeping their eyes on the updates. The tickets for the matches are being sold and most of the match tickets are soon going to be sold out. The fans of these teams are very excited for the series and New Zealand is all cheerful already thinking about the series. The winner of the whole series will get a team which will qualify for the Champion’s League.
The participating teams in this series have the best of their players and a lot of them are international ones and are well known for their playing skills. The experts expect the series to be a really interesting one with the teams giving each other equal competition. The coaches of the teams are working really hard with their teams and the captains to have a built up pressure to perform well. The team players are trying their best to stand up to the expectations of the fans and their coaches and captains. The series is going to have the best combination of nail biting matches which will build a lot of enthusiasm and excitement among their fans.