A hoarding on the match in Siliguri. (Kundan Yolmo)

Siliguri, Feb.16: Bollywood and Tollywood stars will wield the bat and ball in a T20 cricket match at Kanchenjungha Stadium here on Sunday to raise funds for charity.

Cricket buffs in Siliguri are now gearing up to see actors like Suniel Shetty, Mahima Choudhury, Aftab Shivdasani and Shakti Kapoor confront Bengal’s latest heartthrobs Dev, Kanchan and Jishu on the green top of Kanchenjungha.

The match will be organised by the Siliguri Mahakuma Krira Parishad in association with the Pakurtala Yubak Brinda.

“We are organising the limited over cricket here to raise money to treat four cancer patients and two persons who have renal problems. A portion of the money will be donated to an old age home near Matigara also,” Nantu Pal, the secretary of the Krira Parishad, told journalists here today.

Dino Morea, Prachi Desai, Manoj Tiwari and Rimi Sen will also play for the Bollywood brigade.

“We can confirm that they will represent the Mumbai film industry in the match. Actors from Tollywood also consented to play here,” said Pal. Shrabanti, Soham, Biswanath, Suvashree and Hiron are the other Tollywood players, he added.

The secretary of Krira Parishad, along with members of the Yubak Brinda, visited the ground today to check the arrangements.

Pal said the total budget of the event was estimated to be Rs 70 lakh and each ticket would cost Rs 300. The stadium has 29,000 seats and the organisers hope most of them will be filled by sport lovers on Sunday. The match will begin at 1pm.