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| Dates | 17 November – 13 December 2025 |
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| Administrator | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
The 2025 Nepal Premier League, also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2025 for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the second season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. [2] [3] The tournament features eight teams competing in 32 matches from 17 November to 13 December 2025. [4] [5]
The Nepal Premier League (NPL) is a men's T20 franchise cricket league organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). It was established in 2024, with its inaugural season held in the same year. The league features eight city- or province-based franchises competing in a round-robin stage followed by the playoffs. Janakpur Bolts won the maiden title, defeating Sudurpaschim Royals in the final. [6] [7] [8]
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 5 July 2025, and a total of 51 players were retained ahead of the auction. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] The auction was held on 9 August 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal. [23] A total of 458 players registered for the auction, of which 150 players were shortlisted [24] and 37 were sold. [25]
Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Pawan Sarraf and Mohammad Aadil Alam became the most expensive players in the auction, bought at the price of रू 15 lakh (US$11,000). [26] Mohammad Aadil Alam was bid upon by all eight franchises. [27]
The player auction took place on 9 August 2025. [28] [26]
Bibek Yadav replaced by Sumit Maharjan in Lumbini Lions's squad due to injury. [29] Natarjan Shah replaced by Sonu Devkota in Kathmandu Gorkhas's squad due to groin injury. [30]
All matches are being played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium at Kirtipur in Kathmandu.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.533 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Biratnagar Kings | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.470 | |
| 3 | Chitwan Rhinos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.744 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Kathmandu Gorkhas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.178 | |
| 5 | Karnali Yaks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.169 | |
| 6 | Lumbini Lions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.303 | |
| 7 | Janakpur Bolts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.600 | |
| 8 | Pokhara Avengers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.775 |
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Biratnagar Kings | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Chitwan Rhinos | 2 | 2 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Karnali Yaks | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Kathmandu Gorkhas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Lumbini Lions | 2 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
| Visitor team → | BK | CR | JB | KY | KG | LL | PA | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Biratnagar Kings | Chitwan 48 runs | Match 22 | Biratnagar 53 runs | |||||
| Chitwan Rhinos | Chitwan 4 wickets | Match 15 | Match 27 | |||||
| Janakpur Bolts | Biratnagar 9 runs | Match 20 | Kathmandu 5 wickets | Match 14 | ||||
| Karnali Yaks | Match 16 | Match 28 | Match 19 | Karnali 9 wickets | ||||
| Kathmandu Gorkhas | Biratnagar 5 wickets | Kathmandu 21 runs | Sudurpaschim 29 runs | |||||
| Lumbini Lions | Lumbini 6 wickets | Match 25 | Match 13 | |||||
| Pokhara Avengers | Match 21 | Match 23 | Match 17 | Sudurpaschim 18 runs | ||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Match 26 | Match 24 | Match 18 | Sudurpaschim 45 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
The fixture was released on 10 November 2025. [31] [32] [33]
Janakpur Bolts 130/6 (20 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gorkhas 131/5 (18 overs) |
Karnali Yaks 166/3 (20 overs) | v | Chitwan Rhinos 171/6 (19.1 overs) |
Biratnagar Kings 220/6 (20 overs) | v | Pokhara Avengers 167 (18.5 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 147 (20 overs) | v | Kathmandu Gorkhas 118 (16.5 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 34 (30) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/18 (3 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 146/4 (18.3 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 193/7 (20 overs) | v | Pokhara Avengers 175/8 (20 overs) |
Lumbini Lions 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Karnali Yaks 161/1 (12.2 overs) |
Kathmandu Gorkhas 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 135/5 (17.1 overs) |
Biratnagar Kings 135/7 (20 overs) | v | Janakpur Bolts 126/9 (20 overs) |
Shubham Ranjane 37(29) Rupesh Singh 2/12 (2 overs) |
Sudurpaschim Royals 139/9 (20 overs) | v | Karnali Yaks 94 (19.2 overs) |
Kathmandu Gorkhas 157/8 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Lions 135 (19.1 overs) |
Chitwan Rhinos 174/5 (20 overs) | v | Biratnagar Kings 126 (16.5 overs) |
Marchant de Lange 39 (22) Ranjit Kumar 5/21 (4 overs) |
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| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 9 December 2025 – Kirtipur | 13 December 2025 – Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TBC | Q1W | TBC | ||||||||||
| 2 | TBC | 11 December 2025 – Kirtipur | Q2W | TBC | |||||||||
| Q1L | TBC | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | TBC | |||||||||||
| 10 December 2025 – Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | TBC | ||||||||||||
| 4 | TBC | ||||||||||||
The league was broadcast live on the following channels: [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]
| Country | TV | Internet |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | Star Sports Kantipur Max | DishHome Go |
| India | Star Sports | FanCode |
| Bangladesh | None | |
| Bhutan | ||
| Sri Lanka | ||
| Maldives | ||
| Middle East | None | DishHome Go |
| Rest of the World |