Dates | 23 November 2023 – 1 December 2023 |
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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 |
Participants | 12 |
Matches | 15 |
Player of the series | Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province) |
Most runs | Rit Gautam (170) (Bagmati Province) |
Most wickets | Sandeep Lamichhane (10) (Bagmati Province) Shahab Alam (10) (Tribhuwan Army Club) Harishankar Shah (10) (Madhesh Province) |
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]
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]
The twelve participants were divided into four groups. [7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Bagmati Province | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.975 |
2 | Karnali Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.948 |
3 | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.129 |
Advance to the knockout stage
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 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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | APF Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.989 |
2 | Gandaki Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.008 |
3 | Lumbini Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.975 |
Advance to the knockout stage
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) |
APF Club 151/7 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Province 67/9 (20 overs) |
Mirnal Gurung 14 (22) Arun Airee 5/7 (4 overs) |
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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Madhesh Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.472 |
2 | Nepal Police Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.084 |
3 | Sudurpashchim Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −4.956 |
Advance to the knockout stage
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) |
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) |
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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.725 |
2 | Koshi Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.446 |
3 | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −5.706 |
Advance to the knockout stage
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 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) |
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) |
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) |
Bagmati Province 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 128/6 (15 overs) |
Madhesh Province 197/6 (20 overs) | v | APF Club 186/9 (20 overs) |
Pradeep Airee 55 (42) Bishal Patel 3/35 (4 overs) |
Madhesh Province 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 124/7 (20 overs) |
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