SAAF School Cricket Series
CountriesNepal
AdministratorStudent Athletic Activities Foundation
FormatTwenty20
First edition2014
Latest edition2019
Tournament formatRound robin, followed by playoffs

The SAAF School Cricket Series is an annual high school cricket championship organized by the Student Athletic Activities Foundation (SAAF) in Nepal. It is played under the Twenty20 variant of limited overs cricket.[1]

History

The inaugural event of the SAAF School Cricket Series was staged in Kathmandu from 31 December 2014 to 7 January 2015 with eight high school cricket teams from seven high schools. The event was titled WAI WAI School Cricket Series 2014 after the main sponsor of the championship. Out of the 20 matches, 16 were played at Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Ground, Bhaktapur and 4 were played at Engineering Campus Ground, Lalitpur.

Format

Eight teams are divided into two, four-team, pools. Each pool plays a round-robin format. The top two teams from each pool compete in the first place playoffs to determine the teams finishing in the top four positions. The bottom two teams from each pool are relegated to the fifth place playoffs.

Teams

TeamSchoolCaptain
Everest BurnersMount Everest SchoolSushil Kunwar
Galaxy JaguarsGalaxy Public SchoolBamdev Singh Jagari
DAV KiwisDAVSKVB SchoolSujal Gupta
Police NcopsNepal Police SchoolSuraj Chaudhary
KINS RhinosKathmandu International SchoolUdit Khanal
Sainik SealsSainik Awasiya MahavidyalayaBishal Budhathoki
Sainik SharksSainik Awasiya MahavidyalayaBhuwan Sapkota
Rajan WarriorsRajan Memorial SchoolPrabesh Panta

Championship Titles

Year Title Final Venue Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2014 WAI WAI School Cricket Series 2014 Engineering Campus Ground, Lalitpur Sainik Sharks
47/0 (4.0 overs)		 Sharks won by 10 wickets
Scorecard		 Police Ncops
46 all out (15.2 overs)
2015 School Cricket Series 2015

Statistics

2014

Overall recordsPlayerTeamStatistic
Most RunsBishnu KumalSainik Sharks203 runs
Most WicketsMandip Bhandari
Sudip Khadka		Sainik Sharks
Sainik Seals		13 wickets
13 wickets

2019

References

  1. ↑ "School cricket series from Wednesday". Republica. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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