2025 Nepal Premier League

2025 Nepal Premier League season

Dates	17 November – 13 December 2025
Administrator	Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and playoffs
Champions	Lumbini Lions (1st title)
Runners-up	Sudurpaschim Royals
Participants	8
Matches	32
Player of the series	Ruben Trumpelmann (Lumbini Lions)
Most runs	323 – Adam Rossington (Pokhara Avengers)
Most wickets	17 – Sandeep Lamichhane (Biratnagar Kings) 17 – Sher Malla (Lumbini Lions) 17 – Abinash Bohara (Sudurpaschim Royals)
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The 2025 Nepal Premier League, also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2025 for sponsorship reasons, ^[1] was the second season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. ^{[2] [3]} The tournament featured eight teams competing in 32 matches from 17 November to 13 December 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

The Lumbini Lions won their maiden title by defeating Sudurpaschim Royals in the final by 6 wickets. ^{[6] [7]}

Background

The Nepal Premier League (NPL) is a men's T20 franchise cricket league organized 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. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Teams

Team	Captain	Head coach
Biratnagar Kings	Sandeep Lamichhane	Dhammika Prasad
Chitwan Rhinos	Kushal Malla	Kalam Ali [11]
Janakpur Bolts	Wayne Parnell	Shivnarine Chanderpaul [12]
Karnali Yaks	Sompal Kami	Gyanendra Malla [13]
Kathmandu Gorkhas	Karan KC	Monty Desai [14] [15]
Lumbini Lions	Rohit Paudel	Tinu Yohannan [16]
Pokhara Avengers	Kushal Bhurtel	Rajiv Kumar
Sudurpaschim Royals	Dipendra Singh Airee	Jagat Tamata

Auction and personnel changes

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. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]} The auction was held on 9 August 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal. ^[25] A total of 458 players registered for the auction, of which 150 players were shortlisted ^[26] and 37 were sold. ^[27]

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). ^[28] Mohammad Aadil Alam was had been upon by all eight franchises. ^[29]

Squads

The player auction took place on 9 August 2025. ^[30]

Biratnagar Kings	Chitwan Rhinos	Janakpur Bolts	Karnali Yaks
Sandeep Lamichhane (c) Basir Ahamad Lokesh Bam (wk) Subash Bhandari Naren Bhatta Marchant de Lange Faf du Plessis Martin Guptill Pratish GC Sam Heazlett Shehan Jayasuriya Narayan Joshi Shrawan Kisku George Munsey Ayush Neupane Sahil Patel (wk) Shankar Rana Shubham Ranjane Surya Tamang	Kushal Malla (c) Bipin Acharya Kamal Singh Airee Deepak Bohara Ravi Bopara Rijan Dhakal Saugat Dhakal Gautam KC Dev Khanal Ranjeet Kumar Dawid Malan Alpesh Ramjani Amar Rautela Bipin Rawal (wk) Arjun Saud (wk) George Scrimshaw Sohail Tanvir Saif Zaib	Wayne Parnell (c) Bikash Aagri Sachin Bhatta Sangeeth Cooray Shubh Kansakar Sanjay Krishnamurthi Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Aaditya Mahata Kishore Mahato Lahiru Milantha (wk) Lalit Rajbanshi Maaz Sadaqat Lahiru Samarakoon Anil Sah (wk) Aasif Sheikh (wk) Rupesh Singh Imran Tahir Tul Bahadur Thapa Mayan Yadav Pappu Yadav	Sompal Kami (c) Will Bosisto Deepak Dumre (wk) Arjun Gharti (wk) Gulshan Jha Yuvraj Khatri Jaykishan Kolsawala (wk) Max O'Dowd Priyank Panchal Dipendra Rawat Pawan Sarraf Bipin Sharma Imran Sheikh Unish Thakuri Manish Thapa (wk) Mark Watt Nandan Yadav Najibullah Zadran
Kathmandu Gorkhas	Lumbini Lions	Pokhara Avengers	Sudurpaschim Royals
Karan KC (c) Mohammad Aadil Alam Shahab Alam Ben Charlesworth Sonu Devkota Gerhard Erasmus Dipesh Kandel Milind Kumar Rashid Khan Uttam Magar (wk) Sunny Patel Bhim Sharki John Simpson (wk) Natarjan Shah Pratik Shrestha Aakash Tripathi Tul B Thapa Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk) Santosh Yadav	Rohit Paudel (c) Dinesh Adhikari Sameer Ali (wk) Tilak Bhandari Niroshan Dickwella Thomas Draca Abhishesh Gautam Durgesh Gupta Sundeep Jora Aadil Khan (wk) Sumit Maharjan Sher Malla Gulbadin Naib Dilip Nath (wk) Bishal Patel D'Arcy Short JJ Smit Movin Subasingha Ruben Trumpelmann Bibek Yadav	Kushal Bhurtel (c) Dawood Ahmadzai Aakash Chand Rohit Chand Sandeep Chhetri Rishi Dhawan Trit Raj Das Dan Douthwaite Sagar Dhakal Dinesh Kharel Bipin Khatri Arjun Kumal (wk) Dhananjaya Lakshan Arjun Singh Nahal James Neesham Krishna Poudel Jason Roy Adam Rossington (wk) Matthew Taylor Kiran Thagunna Abhisekh Tiwari Sumeet Verma	Dipendra Singh Airee (c) Mukhtar Ahmed Abinash Bohara Dipak Bohara (wk) Milan Bohara Binod Bhandari (wk) Josh Brown Hemant Dhami Sheldon Jackson Scott Kuggeleijn Chris Lynn Hikmat Mahar Dhruv Parashar Ishan Pandey Tek Rawat (wk) Naren Saud Aarif Sheikh Harmeet Singh Dipendra Thapa (wk)

Bibek Yadav was replaced by Sumit Maharjan in Lumbini Lions's squad due to injury. ^[31]

Natarjan Shah was replaced by Sonu Devkota in Kathmandu Gorkhas's squad due to groin injury. ^[32]

Venue

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur

All matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu.

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Sudurpaschim Royals	7	6	1	0	12	0.832	Advance to Qualifier 1
2	Biratnagar Kings	7	5	2	0	10	0.680
3	Kathmandu Gorkhas	7	5	2	0	10	0.537	Advance to Eliminator
4	Lumbini Lions	7	4	3	0	8	−0.394
5	Pokhara Avengers	7	3	4	0	6	−0.179	Eliminated
6	Karnali Yaks	7	2	5	0	4	−0.356
7	Chitwan Rhinos	7	2	5	0	4	−0.611
8	Janakpur Bolts	7	1	6	0	2	−0.443

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Match summary

Team	Group matches							Playoffs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Q1/E	Q2	F
Biratnagar Kings	2	4	6	6	8	8	10	L	L
Chitwan Rhinos	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Janakpur Bolts	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Karnali Yaks	0	2	2	2	2	2	4
Kathmandu Gorkhas	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	L
Lumbini Lions	2	2	2	2	4	6	8	W	W	W
Pokhara Avengers	0	0	2	2	4	4	6
Sudurpaschim Royals	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	W		L

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Visitor team →	BK	CR	JB	KY	KG	LL	PA	SR
Home team ↓
Biratnagar Kings		Chitwan 48 runs				Lumbini 5 wickets	Biratnagar 53 runs
Chitwan Rhinos				Chitwan 4 wickets	Kathmandu 53 runs		Pokhara 8 wickets
Janakpur Bolts	Biratnagar 9 runs	Janakpur 6 wickets			Kathmandu 5 wickets		Pokhara 25 runs
Karnali Yaks	Biratnagar 3 wickets		Karnali 3 runs		Kathmandu 5 wickets	Karnali 9 wickets
Kathmandu Gorkhas	Biratnagar 5 wickets					Kathmandu 21 runs		Sudurpaschim 29 runs
Lumbini Lions		Lumbini 6 wickets	Lumbini 4 wickets					Sudurpaschim 7 wickets
Pokhara Avengers				Pokhara 34 runs	Kathmandu 13 runs	Lumbini 3 wickets		Sudurpaschim 18 runs
Sudurpaschim Royals	Biratnagar 6 wickets	Sudurpaschim 49 runs	Sudurpaschim 6 wickets	Sudurpaschim 45 runs

Home team won

Visitor team won

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

League stage

The fixture was released on 10 November 2025. ^{[33] [34] [35]}

All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).

Match 1 17 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Janakpur Bolts 130/6 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gorkhas 131/5 (18 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 54 (41) Milind Kumar 3/15 (4 overs)		Ben Charlesworth 46 (23) Sanjay Krishnamurthi 1/8 (1 over)

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Milind Kumar (Kathmandu Gorkhas)

• Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 2 18 November 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 166/3 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 171/6 (19.1 overs)
Priyank Panchal 90 (48) Saif Zaib 1/15 (3 overs)		Ravi Bopara 52 (36) Sompal Kami 2/33 (4 overs)

Chitwan Rhinos won by 4 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Chitwan Rhinos)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 3 18 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 220/6 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 167 (18.5 overs)
Lokesh Bam 72 (48) Matthew Taylor 2/48 (4 overs)		Kushal Bhurtel 59 (31) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/18 (4 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 53 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Lokesh Bam (Biratnagar Kings)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 4 19 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 147 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gorkhas 118 (16.5 overs)
Harmeet Singh 53 (20) Karan KC 3/30 (4 overs)		Aakash Tripathi 34 (30) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/18 (3 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 29 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Harmeet Singh (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 5 20 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 142/7 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 146/4 (18.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 66 (55) Ruben Trumpelmann 3/23 (4 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 44* (24) Rijan Dhakal 2/17 (3 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Ruben Trumpelmann (Lumbini Lions)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 21 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 193/7 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 175/8 (20 overs)
Josh Brown 68 (35) James Neesham 3/47 (4 overs)		Kushal Bhurtel 53 (32) Harmeet Singh 2/22 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 18 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Josh Brown (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 7 22 November 2025 11:15 Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 156/8 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Yaks 161/1 (12.2 overs)
Rohit Paudel 49 (43) Nandan Yadav 2/21 (3 overs)		Mark Watt 114* (44) Sher Malla 1/29 (3 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 9 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mark Watt (Karnali Yaks)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 22 November 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Kathmandu Gorkhas 134/6 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 135/5 (17.1 overs)
Mohammad Aadil Alam 48* (25) Marchant de Lange 2/17 (4 overs)		George Munsey 36 (16) Shahab Alam 2/19 (4 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Marchant de Lange (Biratnagar Kings)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 9 24 November 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 135/7 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 126/9 (20 overs)
Shubham Ranjane 37(29) Rupesh Singh 2/12 (2 overs)		Nicol Loftie-Eaton 41(30) Sandeep Lamichhane 4/11 (4 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 9 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Biratnagar Kings)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 24 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 139/9 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Yaks 94 (19.2 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 39(28) Sompal Kami 3/32 (4 overs)		Pawan Sarraf 27(26) Dipendra Singh Airee 4/23 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 45 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 11 25 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kathmandu Gorkhas 157/8 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 135 (19.1 overs)
Karan KC 34(11) Gulbadin Naib 2/20 (3 overs)		Sher Malla 27(18) Milind Kumar 2/18 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 22 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Karan KC (Kathmandu Gorkhas)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 26 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 174/5 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 126 (16.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 65 (38) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/24 (4 overs)		Marchant de Lange 39 (22) Ranjit Kumar 5/21 (4 overs)

Chitwan Rhinos won by 48 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Ranjit Kumar (Chitwan Rhinos)

• Biratnagar won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 13 27 November 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 143 (19.4 overs)	v	Sudurpaschim Royals 145/3 (18.2 overs)
Rohit Paudel 35 (36) Harmeet Singh 3/22 (3.4 overs)		Binod Bhandari 69* (49) Tilak Bhandari 1/8 (1 over)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Binod Bhandari (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 27 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 155 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 130/8 (20 overs)
Sumeet Verma 50* (29) Sanjay Krishnamurthi 3/21 (4 overs)		Wayne Parnell 50* (38) Bipin Khatri 4/15 (4 overs)

Pokhara Avengers won by 25 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Sumeet Verma (Pokhara Avengers)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 15 28 November 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Kathmandu Gorkhas 142 (19.4 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 89 (17.2 overs)
John Simpson 60 (29) Sohail Tanvir 4/25 (4 overs)		Dev Khanal 21 (18) Rashid Khan 2/3 (1.2 overs)

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 53 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: John Simpson (Kathmandu Gorkhas)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 28 November 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 160/3 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 163/7 (19.5 overs)
Priyank Panchal 63 (47) Sandeep Lamichhane 1/24 (4 overs)		Basir Ahamad 62* (43) Gulshan Jha 2/20 (3 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 3 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Basir Ahamad (Biratnagar Kings)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 17 29 November 2025 11:15 Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 150/5 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 151/7 (19.4 overs)
Adam Rossington 81 (63) Sher Malla 2/23 (4 overs)		Rohit Paudel 40 (36) Matthew Taylor 2/24 (3.4 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 3 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Lumbini Lions)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 29 November 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Janakpur Bolts 145/8 (20 overs)	v	Sudurpaschim Royals 148/4 (17.4 overs)
Sanjay Krishnamurthi 50 (38) Abinash Bohara 4/30 (4 overs)		Ishan Pandey 56 (35) Maaz Sadaqat 2/25 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 19 30 November 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 149/7 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gorkhas 155/5 (18 overs)
Gulshan Jha 49* (22) Rashid Khan 2/37 (4 overs)		Gerhard Erasmus 43* (33) Nandan Yadav 3/35 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Kathmandu Gorkhas)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 2 December 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 176/4 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 180/4 (17.3 overs)
Dawid Malan 80 (54) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 1/17 (2 overs)		Maaz Sadaqat 63 (30) Amar Routela 1/19 (2 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Anil Sah (Janakpur Bolts)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 21 2 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 201/2 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Yaks 167 (19 overs)
Adam Rossington 108 (58) Mark Watt 1/24 (3 overs)		Mark Watt 59 (34) Dhananjaya Lakshan 3/31 (4 overs)

Pokhara Avengers won by 34 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Adam Rossington (Pokhara Avengers)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 22 3 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 144/8 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 145/5 (17.4 overs)
Lokesh Bam 35 (42) Sher Malla 3/25 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 57 (44) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/20 (4 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Sher Malla (Lumbini Lions)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 23 4 December 2025 11:45 Scorecard

Kathmandu Gorkhas 165/8 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 152 (20 overs)
Ben Charlesworth 64 (55) Dhananjaya Lakshan 4/16 (4 overs)		Rishi Dhawan 54 (31) Shahab Alam 6/25 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 13 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Bhim Sharki (Kathmandu Gorkhas)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 24 4 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 169/4 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 120 (17.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75 (56) Saif Zaib 2/35 (4 overs)		Ravi Bopara 29 (23) Puneet Mehra 3/14 (2.1 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 49 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 5 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Janakpur Bolts 132/6 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 136/6 (19.1 overs)
Sangeeth Cooray 45 (38) Sher Malla 2/20 (4 overs)		Rohit Paudel 45 (38) Sangeeth Cooray 3/25 (4 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Lumbini Lions)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 26 6 December 2025 11:15 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 147/6 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 150/4 (11.5 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 45* (32) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/20 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 51 (27) Abinash Bohara 2/38 (2.5 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Biratnagar Kings)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 6 December 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 120/6 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 121/2 (20 overs)
Dev Khanal 35 (41) Dhananjaya Lakshan 3/20 (3.4 overs)		Adam Rossington 65 (48) Rijan Dhakal 1/37 (3.4 overs)

Pokhara Avengers won by 8 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Adam Rossington (Pokhara Avengers)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 28 7 December 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 129/9 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 126/7 (20 overs)
Imran Sheikh 33 (32) Aaditya Mahata 2/9 (1 over)		Sanjay Krishnamurthi 51 (39) Will Bosisto 2/18 (4 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 3 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Will Bosisto (Karnali Yaks)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).

Bracket

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Final

9 December 2025 – Kirtipur

13 December 2025 – Kirtipur

1

Sudurpaschim Royals

155/7 (20 overs)

Q1W

Sudurpaschim Royals

85 (19.1 overs)

2

Biratnagar Kings

78 (14.1 overs)

11 December 2025 – Kirtipur

Q2W

Lumbini Lions

86/4 (9 overs)

Q1L

Biratnagar Kings

94 (17.5 overs)

Eliminator

EW

Lumbini Lions

134/8 (20 overs)

10 December 2025 – Kirtipur

3

Kathmandu Gorkhas

111 (19.1 overs)

4

Lumbini Lions

112/6 (17.2 overs)

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 9 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 155/7 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 78 (14.1 overs)
Binod Bhandari 63 (52) Marchant de Lange 2/23 (4 overs)		Faf du Plessis 36 (29) Scott Kuggeleijn 2/9 (3 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 77 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Binod Bhandari (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator

Eliminator 10 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kathmandu Gorkhas 111 (19.1 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 112/6 (17.4 overs)
Santosh Yadav 23 (17) Sher Malla 3/22 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 33 (34) Santosh Yadav 2/17 (2 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Sher Malla (Lumbini Lions)

• Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 11 December 2025 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 134/8 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 94 (17.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 45 (41) Subash Bhandari 3/14 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 34 (28) Tilak Bhandari 3/15 (4 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 40 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Tilak Bhandari (Lumbini Lions)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final 13 December 2025 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 85 (19.1 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 86/4 (9 overs)
Ishan Pandey 33 (51) Ruben Trumpelmann 3/3 (2.1 overs)		Dinesh Adhikari 42 (13) Hemant Dhami 2/9 (1 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Ruben Trumpelmann (Lumbini Lions)

• Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Broadcasting

The league was broadcast live on the following channels: ^{[36] [37] [38] [39] [40]}

Country	TV	Internet
Nepal	Star Sports Kantipur Max	DishHome Go
India	Star Sports	FanCode
Bangladesh		DishHome Go
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Middle East	None	DishHome Go
Rest of the World

Statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Team	Inns.	SR	HS	Avg.	50/100	4's	6's
323	Adam Rossington	Pokhara Avengers	7	150.93	108*	53.83	2/1	31	19
276	Rohit Paudel	Lumbini Lions	10	99.63	49	27.60	0/0	18	9
264	Binod Bhandari	Sudurpaschim Royals	9	110.46	69*	33.00	2/0	23	8
256	D'Arcy Short	Lumbini Lions	10	121.32	57	25.60	1/0	26	9
246	Mark Watt	Karnali Yaks	7	161.84	114*	41.00	1/1	13	21

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Team	Inns.	Econ.	BBI
17	Sandeep Lamichhane	Biratnagar Kings	9	4.91	4/11
	Abinash Bohara	Sudurpaschim Royals	9	7.45	4/30
	Sher Malla	Lumbini Lions	10	6.50	3/18
15	Ruben Trumpelmann	Lumbini Lions	10	6.72	3/3
13	Shahab Alam	Kathmandu Gorkhas	8	6.21	6/25

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

End of season awards

Award	Prize	Player	Team
Pulser Emerging player of the tournament	Bike & Trophy	Sher Malla	Lumbini Lions
Pulser Highest Run Scorer of the tournament (Nepali)	Bike & Trophy	Rohit Paudel	Lumbini Lions
Pulser Highest Wicket taker of the tournament (Nepali)	Bike & Trophy	Sandeep Lamichhane	Biratnagar Kings
Presidential Graduate School Emerging Player of the Tournament	1.5 million rupees worth scholarship	Tilak Bhandari	Lumbini Lions
RedBull Energetic player of the tournament	रू 2 lakh (US$1,500) & Trophy	Abinash Bohara	Sudurpaschim Royals
Ncell Super 4's of the Tournament	रू 2 lakh (US$1,500)	Adam Rossington	Pokhara Avengers
Presidential Graduate School Platinum Cap Leading Run Scorer	रू 0.5 lakh (US$370) & Platinum Cap	Adam Rossington	Pokhara Avengers
Arghakhanchi Cement Golden Cap Leading Wicket taker	रू 0.5 lakh (US$370) & Golden Cap	Sandeep Lamichhane	Biratnagar Kings
Omoda Electrifying player of the tournament (only for Nepalese player)	Car	Rohit Paudel	Lumbini Lions
Nepal Premier League MCC Spirit of Cricket Award	Trophy	—	Kathmandu Gorkhas
Player of the tournament	रू 5 lakh (US$3,700)	Ruben Trumpelmann	Lumbini Lions

• Source: The Rising Nepal ^[41]

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External links

• 2025 Nepal Premier League at ESPNcricinfo