The Pepsi Standard Chartered National One-Day Cricket Tournament will begin on December 11, Tuesday with nine teams, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced.
The cricket team of Armed Police Force will be joined by 8 regional teams for the tournament in Kathmandu. CAN said that the Twenty20 National Cricket League will be begin on December 23.
The One-Day Cricket Tournament will be played at two grounds and matches will commence at 8:45 am to accommodate full quota of overs on winter days.
Nepal Police Club (NPC), the runner-up of the last edition, is not participating in the upcoming tournament.
According to CAN, winner of the tournament will receive Rs 150,000 and runner-up will bag Rs 100,000. Likewise, man-of-the-series will get Rs 20,000, while the best batsman and the best bowler of the tournament will get Rs 10,000 each.
CAN official said that they would call players for the closed camp training right after the T20 tournament to prepare for the upcoming ACC T20 Cup.
“The national tournaments would be a basis for the players´ selection. We will pick 24 to 30 cricketers from the tournaments to prepare for the ACC T20 Cup and World Cricket League Division 3,” said Ashok Nath Pyakuryal, the general secretary of CAN.
Nepal is to host the ACC T20 Cup in Kathmandu in the last week of March after which the national cricket team will visit Bermuda for the World Cricket League Division 3 to be held from April 28 to May 5.
Group A: APF Club, Region No. 6, Baitadi, Region No. 8, Pokhara, Region No. 1, Biratnagar, Region No. 4 Bhairahawa
Group B: Region No. 7, Janakpur, Region No. 3, Kathmandu, Region No. 5, Nepalgunj, Region No. 2, Birgunj
Fixture
|
Date |
Fixture |
Venue |
| Dec 11 |
Region No. 7 Vs Region No. 3 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 1 Vs Region No. 8 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 12 |
Region No. 6 Vs Region No. 8 |
T.U. Ground |
|
APF Club Vs Region No.1 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 13 |
APF Club Vs Region No.6 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 2 Vs Region No. 5 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 14 |
Region No. 7 Vs Region No. 5 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 8 Vs Region No. 4 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 15 |
APF Club Vs Region No. 4 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 1 Vs Region No. 6 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 16 |
Region No. 8 Vs APF Club |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 7 Vs Region No. 2 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 17 |
Region No. 1 Vs Region No. 4 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 3 Vs Region No. 5 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 18 |
Region No. 3 Vs Region No. 2 |
T.U. Ground |
|
Region No. 4 Vs Region No. 6 |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 19 |
Rest Day |
|
| Dec 20 |
SF 1 (A 1 Vs B 2) |
T.U. Ground |
|
SF 2 (A 2 Vs B 1) |
Engineering Ground |
|
| Dec 21 |
Final (A1 Vs B1) |
T.U. Ground |