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Dates | 30 November – 21 December 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
Champions | Janakpur Bolts (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sudurpaschim Royals |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 32 |
Player of the series | Saif Zaib (Sudurpaschim Royals) |
Most runs | Lahiru Milantha (Janakpur Bolts) (293) |
Most wickets | Scott Kuggeleijn (Sudurpaschim Royals) (17) Lalit Rajbanshi (Janakpur Bolts) (17) |
The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL), also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2024 for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] was the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. [3] [4] The tournament featured 8 teams competing in 32 matches from 30 November to 21 December 2024 (15 Mangsir to 6 Poush 2081 BS). [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The auctions for team ownership was held on September 5, 2024. Pokhara was the most expensive team, costing over NPR 3,57,00,000. [10] For the inaugural NPL season, each team had a salary cap of रू 90 lakh (US$67,000) for domestic auction. Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024. [11] [12] Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Rohit Paudel, Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee were classified as Marquee players.
The auction was conducted on 6 October 2024 with Aarif Sheikh, Anil Sah, Bhim Sharki, Bibek Yadav, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Lokesh Bam, Pratis GC, Sagar Dhakal, Shahab Alam, Surya Tamang and Sundeep Jora winning the highest bid of रू 15 lakh (US$11,000) [13] . The signing of foreign players was signed based on the franchise’s interest and budget.
The player auction took place on 6 October 2024. [14] [15]
Maximum of 6 overseas players in squad and 4 overseas players in playing XI permitted.
Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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TU International Cricket Ground |
Capacity: 25,000+ |
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2024 Nepal Premier League (Nepal) |
Before the start of league stage four practice matches were played at Mulpani Cricket Ground. [16]
Practice matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Sudurpaschim Royals (R) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.087 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Janakpur Bolts (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.164 | |
3 | Chitwan Rhinos (4th) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.634 | Advance to Eliminator |
4 | Karnali Yaks (3rd) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.184 | |
5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.321 | |
6 | Biratnagar Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.703 | |
7 | Pokhara Avengers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.332 | |
8 | Lumbini Lions | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −0.498 |
Below is a summary of results for each team's seven regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | Q1 | Q2 | F | |
Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Chitwan Rhinos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | L | |||
Janakpur Bolts | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | L | W | W | |
Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | W | L | ||
Kathmandu Gurkhas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Sudurpaschim Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | W | L |
Win | Loss | No result |
Visitor team → | BK | CR | JB | KY | KG | LL | PA | SR |
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Home team ↓ | ||||||||
Biratnagar Kings | Biratnagar 51 runs | Janakpur 8 wickets | Kathmandu 1 run | Biratnagar 2 wickets | ||||
Chitwan Rhinos | Chitwan 32 runs | Lumbini 33 runs | Chitwan 87 runs | |||||
Janakpur Bolts | Janakpur 8 wickets | Janakpur 5 wickets | Janakpur 1 run | Sudurpaschim 72 runs | ||||
Karnali Yaks | Karnali 7 runs | Karnali 6 wickets | Kathmandu 3 wickets | Karnali 7 wickets | ||||
Kathmandu Gurkhas | Chitwan 5 wickets | Kathmandu 18 runs | Sudurpaschim 73 runs | |||||
Lumbini Lions | Karnali 5 runs | Pokhara 10 wickets | Sudurpaschim 45 runs | |||||
Pokhara Avengers | Pokhara Super Over | Janakpur 7 wickets | Kathmandu 6 wickets | Sudurpaschim 5 runs | ||||
Sudurpaschim Royals | Sudurpaschim 90 runs | Chitwan 33 runs | Sudurpaschim 6 wickets |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
The fixture was released on 18 November 2024. [18] [19]
Biratnagar Kings 127 (19 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 131/2 (15.3 overs) |
Kathmandu Gurkhas 111/9 (20 overs) | v | Chitwan Rhinos 114/5 (17.1 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 29 (41) Sohail Tanvir 5/21 (4 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 141/7 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 142/2 (15.1 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 182/7 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 92 (16.1 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Pokhara Avengers 74 (13.2 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 30 (24) Sohail Tanvir 3/6 (3 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 149/5 (20 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gurkhas 153/7 (19.3 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 40* (37) Bipin Sharma 1/18 (4 overs) |
Lumbini Lions 191/7 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 193/8 (19.5 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 46 (29) Ismat Alam 1/21 (2 overs) | Lokesh Bam 71 (47) Durgesh Gupta 3/21 (4 overs) |
Pokhara Avengers 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 143/3 (17.1 overs) |
Lahiru Milantha 45 (32) Bipin Khatri 1/6 (1 over) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gurkhas 94 (15.4 overs) |
Stephen Eskinazi 37 (33) Naren Saud 5/19 (3.5 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 130/7 (20 overs) | v | Karnali Yaks 132/4 (19.5 overs) |
Lumbini Lions 170/4 (20 overs) | v | Pokhara Avengers 176/0 (16.4 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 95 (59) Bipin Khatri 2/18 (3 overs) | Andries Gous 104* (55) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 187/4 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 142/9 (20 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 133 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 126/8 (20 overs) |
Nicholas Kirton 40 (39) Nandan Yadav 3/19 (4 overs) |
Janakpur Bolts 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 135/8 (20 overs) |
Anil Sah 45 (39) Abhishesh Gautam 3/20 (4 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Sudurpaschim Royals 131 (18.2 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 65 (52) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/29 (4 overs) | Ishan Pandey 35 (28) Amar Routela 2/9 (1 over) |
Lumbini Lions 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Chitwan Rhinos 134/8 (20 overs) |
Pokhara Avengers 103 (16.3 overs) | v | Karnali Yaks 106/3 (15 overs) |
Dinesh Kharel 26 (19) Will Bosisto 6/28 (4 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 123/9 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 51 (12.1 overs) |
Kathmandu Gurkhas 103 (19.2 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 85 (19.2 overs) |
Pokhara Avengers 139/7 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 139/6 (20 overs) |
Kathmandu Gurkhas 101 (19.3 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 104/5 (15.5 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 128/8 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 123/7 (20 overs) |
Will Bosisto 44 (30) Bikash Aagri 3/14 (2 overs) |
Biratnagar Kings 181/5 (20 overs) | v | Chitwan Rhinos 130/6 (20 overs) |
Amar Routela 42 (29) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/28 (4 overs) |
Pokhara Avengers 138/8 (20 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gurkhas 142/4 (14.1 overs) |
Stephen Eskinazi 60 (34) Bipin Khatri 3/19 (3 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 180/5 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 148 (18 overs) |
Biratnagar Kings 117 (19.5 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gurkhas 120/9 (18.1 overs) |
Pratik Shrestha 39 (34) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/19 (4 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Pokhara Avengers 148 (19.4 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 101 (20 overs) | v | Sudurpaschim Royals 105/4 (15.2 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 38 (29) Nandan Yadav 1/18 (2 overs) |
Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | 21 December 2024 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
1 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 141/2 (18.3 overs) | Q1W | Sudurpaschim Royals | 184/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Janakpur Bolts | 139/9 (20 overs) | 19 December 2024 - Kirtipur | Q2W | Janakpur Bolts | 185/5 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
Q1L | Janakpur Bolts | 119/8 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator | EW | Karnali Yaks | 118/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
3 | Chitwan Rhinos | 154/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Karnali Yaks | 175/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Karnali Yaks 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Chitwan Rhinos 154/9 (20 overs) |
Janakpur Bolts 139/9 (20 overs) | v | Sudurpaschim Royals 141/2 (18.3 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 118/9 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 119/8 (19 overs) |
James Neesham 45 (17) Bipin Sharma 3/17 (4 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 184/9 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 185/5 (19.2 overs) |
Runs | Player | Team |
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293 | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts |
286 | Ravi Bopara | Chitwan Rhinos |
279 | Rohit Paudel | Lumbini Lions |
275 | Saif Zaib | Sudurpaschim Royals |
247 | James Neesham | Janakpur Bolts |
Wickets | Player | Team |
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17 | Scott Kuggeleijn | Sudurpaschim Royals |
17 | Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Bolts |
14 | Sohail Tanvir | Chitwan Rhinos |
14 | Kishore Mahato | Janakpur Bolts |
13 | Bipin Sharma | Karnali Yaks |
Award | Prize | Player | Team |
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Emerging player of the tournament | रू 0.5 lakh (US$370) and 1 million rupees worth scholarship | Bipin Sharma | Karnali Yaks |
Maximum Fours | रू 2 lakh (US$1,500) | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts |
Energetic player of the tournament | रू 2 lakh (US$1,500) | James Neesham | Janakpur Bolts |
Bowler of the tournament | Bike | Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Bolts |
Electric player of the tournament (only for Nepalese player) | Car | Dipendra Singh Airee | Sudurpaschim Royals |
Team fairplay award | Trophy | – | Lumbini Lions |
Player of the tournament | रू 5 lakh (US$3,700) and trophy | Saif Zaib | Sudurpaschim Royals |