The Springwood Senior One-Day National League Cricket Tournament 2008 will commence on March 28, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced on Thursday.
The seventh edition of the national league featuring six cricket development regions concludes on April 6 (or April 7, the reserve day for the final) with top two teams from the league competing for the championship.
This year’s event will see all teams fighting each other in the round-robin league rather than two groups of three teams format used in past. All three grounds of the Kathmandu Valley – the TU Ground, Laboratory School Ground and Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Ground – will host matches.
On the opening day, defending champions Region No 4 Bhairahawa meets Region No 6 Baitadi at TU while four-time champions Region No 1 Biratnagar plays Region No 5 Nepalgunj at Lab. Biratnagar and Bhairhawa meets the next day at TU while the remaining two pair for another match at Lab.
Three-time finalist Region No 3 Kathmandu and 2006 winners Region No 2 plays on March 30 at BSAM.