2023 KP Oli Cup

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2023 KP Oli Cup
Dates23 November 2023 – 1 December 2023
Administrator(s) Cricket Association of Nepal
Madan Bhandari Sports Foundation
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Nepal
Champions Madhesh Province (1st title)
Runners-up Tribhuwan Army Club
Participants12
Matches15
Player of the series Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
Most runsRit Gautam (170) (Bagmati Province)
Most wickets Sandeep Lamichhane (10) (Bagmati Province)
Shahab Alam (10) (Tribhuwan Army Club)
Harishankar Shah (10) (Madhesh Province)
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The 2023 KP Oli Cup was the inaugural edition of the KP Oli Cup, the domestic T20 tournament in Nepal. [1] The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal, three departmental teams as well as two organizer teams. It began on 23 November 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023. [2] [3]

Contents

Tribhuwan Army Club secured a place in the final after defeating Bagmati Province in the 1st semi-final and Madhesh Province secured their place in final after defeating heavy weight APF Club in the 2nd semi-final. [4] [5]

Madhesh Province became the champion after defeating undefeated tournament favorites Tribhuwam Army Club in the final. [6]

Squads

The twelve participants were divided into four groups. [7]

Group Stage

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Bagmati Province 220044.975
2Karnali Province21102−1.948
3Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)20200−3.129
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

  Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

23 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Bagmati Province
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)
75 (14.2 overs)
Rit Gautam 74 (53)
Biprason KC 3/39 (3 overs)
Amar Mishra 13 (8)
Sandeep Lamichhane 4/16 (4 overs)
Bagmati Province won by 109 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Boj Raj Baral and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Rit Gautam (Bagmati Province)
  • Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to field.

24 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bagmati Province
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Karnali Province
99 (17.3 overs)
Rit Gautam 82 (59)
Dinesh Adhikari 3/33 (4 overs)
Arjun Gharti 24 (23)
Sandeep Lamichhane 4/9 (3.3 overs)
Bagmati Province won by 90 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Bagmati Province)
  • Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.

25 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)
109/6 (20 overs)
v
Karnali Province
111/6 (18.1 overs)
Roshan Gautam 30* (20)
Prakash Jaishi 2/24 (4 overs)
Dipendra Rawat 43* (31)
Santosh Yadav 2/8 (4 overs)
Karnali Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta
Player of the match: Dipendra Rawat (Karnali Province)
  • Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 APF Club 211021.989
2 Gandaki Province 21102−0.008
3Lumbini Province21102−1.975
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

  Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures


24 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
APF Club
101 (18.4 overs)
v
Gandaki Province
104/6 (19.4 overs)
Pradeep Airee 20 (23)
Kamal Pariyar 2/17 (3.4 overs)
Muskhan Thapa 25 (23)
Abinash Bohara 2/12 (4 overs)
Gandaki Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rajendra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Amrit Gurung (Gandaki Province)
  • Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

25 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
APF Club
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Lumbini Province
67/9 (20 overs)
Lokesh Bam 32* (13)
Avishek Gautam 2/17 (4 overs)
Mirnal Gurung 14 (22)
Arun Airee 5/7 (4 overs)
APF Club won by 84 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Arun Airee (APF Club)
  • APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.

26 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Lumbini Province
103/8 (20 overs)
v
Gandaki Province
98 (18.5 overs)
Nar Sarki 23 (17)
Amrit Gurung 3/25 (4 overs)
Sudip Aryal 35 (24)
Md Hussain 4/9 (3.5 overs)
Lumbini Province won by 5 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: MD Hussain (Lumbini Province)
  • Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

Group C

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Madhesh Province 211021.472
2 Nepal Police Club 211021.084
3Sudurpashchim Province21102−4.956
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

  Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

26 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal Police Club
175/5 (20 overs)
v
Madhesh Province
118 (18.2 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 102 (57)
Bishal Shusling 2/14 (3 overs)
Rupesh Singh 40 (25)
Sagar Dhakal 2/10 (4 overs)
Nepal Police Club won by 57 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal Police Club)
  • Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.

27 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Sudurpashchim Province
58 (15.5 overs)
v
Madhesh Province
62/2 (4.4 overs)
Naren Saud 18 (22)
Harishankar Shah 4/11 (4 overs)
Anil Sah 25 (11)
Gajendra Bohara 2/17 (2 overs)
Madhesh Province won by 8 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
  • Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.

28 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal Police Club
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Sudurpashchim Province
162/6 (18.4 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 67 (51)
Bikash Aagri 2/37 (4 overs)
Kiran Thagunna 51* (34)
Rashid Khan 3/27 (4 overs)
Sudurpashchim Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpaschim Province)

Group D

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Tribhuwan Army Club 220043.725
2 Koshi Province 211021.446
3Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)20200−5.706
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

  Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

27 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Tribhuwan Army Club
195/6 (20 overs)
v
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)
85 (15.4 overs)
Santosh Karki 41 (35)
Mehool Shrestha 2/25 (4 overs)
Nirbhik Pathak 28 (23)
Kushal Malla 3/2 (1.4 overs)
Tribhuwan Army Club won by 110 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Tribhuwan Army Club)
  • Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) won the toss and elected to field.

28 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Tribhuwan Army Club
186/7 (20 overs)
v
Koshi Province
147 (18.2 overs)
Bhim Sharki 53 (24)
Sarwan Yadav 3/32 (4 overs)
Sonu Ansari 44 (33)
Sompal Kami 2/23 (3 overs)
Tribhuwan Army Club won by 39 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Bhim Sharki (Tribuwan Army Club)
  • Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elceted to bat.

29 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)
67 (17.5 overs)
v
Koshi Province
68/1 (7.4 overs)
Arjun Raymajhi 24 (25)
Sarwan Yadav 3/8 (3.5 overs)
Sonu Ansari 35* (22)
Subham Khanal 1/19 (1.4 overs)
Koshi Province won by 9 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Sarwan Yadav (Koshi Province)
  • Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Bagmati Province 127/7 (20)
D1 Tribhuwan Army Club 128/6 (15)
SFW1 Tribhuwan Army Club 124/7 (20)
SFW2 Madhesh Province 135/8 (20)
B1 APF Club 186/9 (20)
C1 Madhesh Province 197/6 (20)

Semi-finals

30 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bagmati Province
127/7 (20 overs)
v
Tribhuwan Army Club
128/6 (15 overs)
Pratik Shrestha 50* (35)
Shahab Alam 4/14 (4 overs)
Bhim Sharki 39 (35)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/34 (4 overs)
Tribhuwan Army Club won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Tribhuwan Army Club)
  • Bagmati Province won the toss and elected bat.

30 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Madhesh Province
197/6 (20 overs)
v
APF Club
186/9 (20 overs)
Anil Sah 57 (36)
Mousom Dhakal 3/47 (4 overs)
Pradeep Airee 55 (42)
Bishal Patel 3/35 (4 overs)
Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Anil Sah (Madhesh Province)
  • Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

1 December 2023
12:30
Scorecard
Madhesh Province
135/8 (20 overs)
v
Tribhuwan Army Club
124/7 (20 overs)
Bishal Patel 49* (32)
Shahab Alam 3/5 (3 overs)
Binod Bhandari 32 (30)
Harishankar Shah 4/19 (4 overs)
Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
  • Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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