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Bengaluru gears up for Unicorn Premier League 2024

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Bengaluru gears up for Unicorn Premier League 2024
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Starting February 16, top unicorn startups are going to battle it out on the cricket field in Bengaluru with Entrackr’s Unicorn Premier League 2024. The 10-day long event with 34 matches between 12 teams will see the first set of games played between Flipkart, Zerodha, boAt and Pine Labs. Other teams throughout the league include Razorpay, Apna, Meesho and Groww. More than 5,000 people from over 100 startups are expected to attend the tournament. Each team of 11 players will also see significant participation from women team mates. These unicorns will compete to claim the coveted UPL trophy and a cash prize of Rs 20,00,000. The player of the tournament, best batter (Orange Cap) and bowler (Purple Cap) along with the person of the matches will receive cash prizes and gifts. Partners for this event include beatXP, Renee Cosmetics, Bonomi Coffee, Spinny, Medial, Cannnarma, and more. Entrackr had organized the first edition of Unicorn Premier League last year in Gurugram. The tournament was held with 15 teams participating in matches held across several weeks, before Makemytrip took the trophy by beating Pristyn Care. The successful tournament concluded with much fanfare at the closing ceremony where cricket superstar Virendra Sehwag was present as the event’s chief guest. Aloke Bajpai (ixigo), Kunal Bahl (Snapdeal), Aman Gupta (boAt), Niraj Singh (Spinny), Ashneer Grover (BharatPe and Third Unicorn), Tej Kapoor (IvyCap Ventures) and Upasana Taku (MobiKwik) were some other notable personalities who attended the grand finale. Details of UPL 2024: Dates: February 16 to 25. Venue: Cric Biz Cricket Academy, Neraluru. Teams: Zerodha, Groww, Flipkart, Verse, Slice, Pristyn Care, boAt, PineLabs, Razorpay, Apna, Meesho, Mensa Brands. For more information, please visit the official website of Unicorn Premier League.

Zerodha defeats Flipkart to win UPL 2024

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Zerodha defeats Flipkart to win UPL 2024
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Zerodha defeated Flipkart by 6 wickets to clinch the second edition of the Unicorn Premier League (UPL), held in Bengaluru. The game started with Zerodha winning the toss and opting to bowl. The decision paid off with Flipkart getting restricted to a total of 88 runs in 11 overs. From Flipkart, Vishal was the leading scorer with 42 runs off 24 balls. Chasing the target, Zerodha finished the match in just 8.2 overs. Rajesh was the top scorer for Zerodha with 35 runs off 16 balls followed by Marvin and Ashith, who scored 22 and 19 runs, respectively. Yashas Kartik from Pine Labs won the Orange Cap for the tournament for making the highest runs at 249 while Devesh from Meesho was named the Purple Cap winner for taking the highest number of wickets at 10 throughout the tournament. Tanzil from Zerodha bagged the Player of the Tournament award for overall contribution of 142 runs and 8 wickets. Purple and Orange Cap winners received an electric bike from Bounce, the electric scooter manufacturer. The Player of the Tournament award, sponsored by the pre-owned car retail platform Spinny, rewarded the winner with a Hyundai Xcent car. Razorpay secured the third spot in the tournament after defeating Meesho by 31 runs. Batting first, Razorpay posted a total of 89 runs in 11 overs. In response, Meesho managed to score just 58 runs. The second edition of UPL kicked off on February 16, 2024. The tournament saw participation from India’s top unicorn startups such as Zerodha, Razorpay, boAt, Pine Labs, OYO, Groww, Flipkart, and several others. Probo and Pavilion sponsored the cricket tournament. The finals match was followed by a closing ceremony which saw participation from several bigwigs of the startup ecosystem, including co-founder of Razorpay Shashank Kumar, Shradha Sharma of YourStory, Keshav Dhakad from Flipkart, and others.

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