SPA Cup

SPA Cup
Countries    Nepal
Administrator Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2010
Last tournament 2015
Next tournament 2017
Tournament format Knockout
Number of teams 16
Current champion New Horizon College
Most successful Pentagon International College (2 titles)
TV Kantipur Gold

Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy Cup (SPA Cup) (Nepali: एस. पि. ए. कप) is a national level inter college cricket tournament in Nepal. Also known as Hotel Devotee SPA Cup, the matches of the tournament is played under Twenty20 format. It is the biggest cash prize cricket tournament in Nepal. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2010.[1]

The SPA Cup is an asset of Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy (SPA), an eminent educational institute in the Far- Western Region of Nepal. Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy is the parent organization under which there are two institutions: Sudur Pashchimanchal Campus and Sudur Pashchimanchal Higher Secondary School.[2]

Tournaments

2015 tournament

Main article: 2015 SPA Cup

New Horizon College, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal the 2015 SPA Cup by defeating Sunshine College by 7 runs in the final.[3] Saurav Khanal was named the Player of the Series.[4]

2013 tournament

Pentagon International College, Kathmandu won the 2013 SPA Cup after defeating NASA International College by four wickets.[5] Naresh Budhayer was named the Player of the series.[6]

2011 tournament

NASA International College, Kathmandu won the 2011 SPA Cup.[5] Manjeet Shrestha was named the Player of the series.[6]

2010 tournament

Pentagon International College, Kathmandu won the 2010 SPA Cup. Subhendhu Pandey was named the Player of the series.[6]

Teams

References

  1. "SPA Cup to begin from January 30". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "SPA Events". Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. "Scorecard of Sunshine College (Bhairahawa) V New Horizon College (Butwal), SPA Cup 2015". Cricketlok. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. "SPA Cup Final: New Horizon SPA Cup Champions". Cricketlok. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Pentagon lifts prestigious SPA Cup title". CricNepal. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Hotel Devotee SPA Cup: Carnival Time in ‘The City of Cricket’". Cricetlok. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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