The selectors met here today and announced a 15-member squad for the tournament.
Kerala will take on Baroda on August 15 and 16 in two-day format game, followed by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association on August 18-19 and Assam on August 21-22.
In the last two years, Kerala reached the finals of this tournament.
The squad: Raiphi Vincent Gomez (Capt), Jagadish V A, Abhisek Hegde, Vishnu Vinod, Sachin Baby, Robert Fernandez, Nikelesh Surendran, Sreejith K R, Shahid CP, Sanuth ME, Niyaz N, Prasanth Parameswaran, P Prasanth, Anthaf, Vinop Manoharan.