Dates | 17 November – 13 December 2025 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
Participants | 8 |
The 2025 Nepal Premier League (NPL), also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2025 for sponsorship reasons, Pokhara Avenger will be the second season of the Nepal Premier League, a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. [1] [2] The tournament will feature 8 teams competing in 36 matches [3] 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 that year. The league features eight city/province-based franchises competing in a round-robin followed by playoffs. Janakpur Bolts claimed the maiden title, defeating Sudurpaschim Royals in the final. [6] [7] The 2025 NPL, the league’s second edition, is scheduled for November–December 2025, pending ICC approval. [8]
Team | Captain | Head coach |
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Biratnagar Kings | Sandeep Lamichhane | |
Chitwan Rhinos | Kushal Malla | Kalam Ali |
Karnali Yaks | Sompal Kami | Gyanendra Malla |
Kathmandu Gorkhas | Karan KC | Monty Desai |
Janakpur Bolts | Anil Sah | |
Lumbini Lions | Rohit Paudel | |
Pokhara Avengers | Kushal Bhurtel | |
Sudurpaschim Royals | Dipendra Singh Airee | Jagat Tamata |
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. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] The auction was held on 9 August 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal. [17] A total of 458 players registered for the auction, of which 150 players were shortlisted to feature in the auction. [18] and 37 were sold in the auction. [19]
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). [20] Among them, Mohammad Aadil Alam steals the spotlight, as he was bided by every eight franchises. [21]
The player auction took place on 9 August 2025. [22] [20]
Biratnagar Kings | Chitwan Rhinos | Karnali Yaks | Kathmandu Gorkhas | Janakpur Bolts | Lumbini Lions | Pokhara Avengers | Sudurpaschim Royals |
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Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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TU International Cricket Ground |
Capacity: 15,000+ |
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2025 Nepal Premier League (Nepal) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Chitwan Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
3 | Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
4 | Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
5 | Kathmandu Gorkhas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
6 | Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
7 | Pokhara Avengers | 20.87 | 10 | 0 | 10.87 | 30.87 | — | |
8 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
December 2025 – Kirtipur | 13 December 2025 – Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
1 | TBC | Q1W | TBC | ||||||||||
2 | TBC | December 2025 – Kirtipur | Q2W | TBC | |||||||||
Q1W | TBC | ||||||||||||
Eliminator | Q2W | TBC | |||||||||||
December 2025 – Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
3 | TBC | ||||||||||||
4 | TBC | ||||||||||||
Eliminator December 2025 |
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Qualifier 1 December 2025 |
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Qualifier 2 December 2025 |
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Final 13 December 2025 |
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