🏏 C. Sapuwa Memorial Summit Academy Trials 2026 Intake
Honouring: C. Sapuwa Memorial Cup | U23 Trials | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Tournament Overview 📖
🎯 The Summit Cricket Academy invites elite U23 players to participate in our first-ever Memorial Trials Tournament. These trials will determine the inaugural U23 Academy Team for 2026.
Date: Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 January 2026
Venue: Academy of Cricket Excellence, Bulawayo
Teams: 5 (55 players total)
Age Bracket: 16 – 23 only
Attendance Meeting: Saturday 3 January 2026 @ 09:00 — compulsory
Application Opening: 27 November 2025
Team List Release: 27 December 2025 @ 18:00 (academy website)
Team Identities & Branding 🎨
🔵 TEAM BLUE — SUMMIT TITANS | Identity: Power • Discipline • Structure | Motto: “Strength in Every Strike”
🔴 TEAM RED — SUMMIT STRIKERS | Identity: Aggression • Pace • Fire | Motto: “Attack from Ball One”
🟢 TEAM GREEN — SUMMIT FALCONS | Identity: Speed • Precision • Movement | Motto: “Fly Above the Rest”
🟡 TEAM YELLOW — SUMMIT WARRIORS | Identity: Resilience • Courage • Heart | Motto: “Fight Every Ball”
⚫ TEAM BLACK — SUMMIT MAVERICKS | Identity: Innovation • Unpredictability • X-Factor | Motto: “Play the Impossible”
Selection Criteria ✅
Age: strictly 16–23 years
Maximum 55 participants
Players evaluated on batting, bowling, fielding, fitness, and game awareness
Point-based scoring system used to select the top 15 performers
Tournament Format 📋
5 teams, 11 players per team
10-over matches played across Saturday & Sunday
Round Robin: each team plays 4 matches
Top 2 teams → Grand Final
Players accumulate points individually; top 15 selected for U23 Academy Team
Powerplay: 3 overs | Max overs per bowler: 2
Tournament Schedule ⏰
Saturday, 10 January 2026
08:00 — Registration & Kit Distribution
09:00 — Warm-Up & Fitness Assessment
10:00 — Match 1: Titans vs Falcons
10:30 — Match 2: Strikers vs Mavericks
12:00 — Match 3: Warriors vs Titans
13:30 — Match 4: Falcons vs Strikers
15:00 — Match 5: Mavericks vs Warriors
17:00 — Review of Day 1 Performance & Points Update
Sunday, 11 January 2026
08:00 — Warm-Up & Stretching
09:00 — Match 6: Titans vs Strikers
10:30 — Match 7: Falcons vs Warriors
12:00 — Match 8: Mavericks vs Titans
13:30 — Match 9: Strikers vs Warriors
15:00 — Match 10: Falcons vs Mavericks
17:00 — GRAND FINAL: 1st Place vs 2nd Place → Winner: SUMMIT U23 TRIALS CHAMPIONS – 2026
Scoring & Officials 📊
Win = 4 points | Loss = 0 | Tie = Super Over | NRR calculated
