2026 Prime Minister Cup

2026 Prime Minister Cup

Prime Minister Cup 2026
Dates	21 March – 18 April 2026
Administrator	Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket format	One Day
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Final
Host(s)	Bagmati Province Madhesh Province
Participants	10
Matches	46
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The 2026 Prime Minister Cup (also known as the Xtreme Energy Drink PM Cup Men's Tournament 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is the eighth edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The tournament is contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as three departmental teams. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Nepal Police Club were the defending champion. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Background

The 8th edition of the tournament took place from 21 March to 18 April 2026, organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the National Sports Council. It followed a round-robin format with 10 teams (seven provincial and three departmental), and a total of 46 matches were played across four venues in Madhesh Province and Bagmati Province.

Venues

All matches initially scheduled at TU International Cricket Stadium were relocated to Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground for the preparations of upcoming 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (May), part of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2. ^{[11] [12]}

Nepal
Kageshwari-Manohara	Kageshwari-Manohara	Birgunj	Janakpur
Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground	Mulpani International Cricket Ground	Narayani Cricket Ground	Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium
Matches: 5	Matches: 5	Matches: 19	Matches: 17

Squads

Cricket Association of Nepal announced the squads of all teams on 20 and 21 March 2026. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Bagmati Province [16]	Gandaki Province	Lumbini Province [17]	Karnali Province	Koshi Province [18]
Sandeep Lamichhane (c) Ishan Pandey (vc) Sonu Devkota Rijan Dhakal Pratis GC Ashutosh Ghiraiya Shubh Kansakar Subash Khatri Ringzin Lama Sachin Lekhak Bibek Magar Uttam Magar (wk) Dayanand Mandal Shivam Tiwari Pawan Thapa	Bipin Khatri (c) Gaurav BK Subash Bhandari Dinesh Budhamagar Vansh Chhetri Deepak Dumre (wk) Bishow Karki Arjun Kumal Ankit Neupane Sandesh Panthi Kamal Pariyar Krishna Paudel Aprajit Poudel Cibrin Shrestha Muskan Thapa	Dev Khanal (c) Rajendra Bam Dinesh Bohara Ajay Chauhan Nirmal Gurung Biparsan KC Ranjeet Khadka Salahuddin Khan Bir Magar Sumit Shrestha Darsh Sonar Prajwal Thapa (wk) Sandesh Thapa Aakash Tripathi Santosh Yadav	Diwan Pun (c) Dinesh Adhikari Laxman Bam Anuj Chanara Sunil Dhamala Arjun Gharti (wk) Prakash Jaishi Arvind Gharti Bipin Rawal (wk) Nischal Rawal Dipendra Rawat Bipin Shahi Rabindra Shahi Raj Shah Bipin Sharma Unish Singh	Sujan Thapaliya (c) Shakib Haque (vc) Firdosh Ansari Shiwansh Bajgain (wk) Prem Kamat Dipesh Kandel Samir Karki Aashish Rana Magar Bipin Mahato Prabhat Rai (wk) Rohan Shah Gyanendra Shrestha Suman Shrestha Ankit Subedi Sonu Ansari
Madhesh Province [19]	Nepal APF Club	Nepal Police Club	Sudurpashchim Province [20]	Tribhuwan Army Club
Anil Sah (c) Mohammad Aadil Alam Aashik Baitha Himanshu Dutta (wk) Ranjit Kumar Pradip Paswan Bishal Patel Pawan Sarraf Mohammad Samir Bishal Shusling Rupesh Singh Abhisekh Tiwari Arniko Yadav Mayan Yadav Niraj Yadav	Rohit Paudel (c) Aasif Sheikh (vc, wk) Kamal Singh Airee Lokesh Bam Puran BK Abinash Bohara Deepak Bohara Abhishesh Gautam Sundeep Jora Bhuvan Karki Yuvraj Khatri Sumit Maharjan Amar Routela Prajwal Shahi Nandan Yadav	Aarif Sheikh (c) Dilsad Ali (wk) Kushal Bhurtel Dipak Chand Sagar Dhakal Gulshan Jha Karan KC Abhinash Karn Rashid Khan Dinesh Kharel Lalit Rajbanshi Shankar Rana Deepak Serala Amit Shrestha Sarwan Yadav	Sher Malla (c) Kiran Thagunna (vc) Bikash Aagri Naren Bhatta Dipak Bohara Khadak Bohara Milan Bohara Lokendra Chand Ashok Dhami Hemant Dhami Narayan Joshi Abhishek Pal Prakash Pandey Raju Rijal (wk) Saurya Shrestha	Binod Bhandari (c, wk) Basir Ahamad Shahab Alam Aakash Chand Trit Raj Das Durgesh Gupta Sompal Kami Pawan Karki Santosh Karki Kushal Malla Naren Saud Arjun Saud Bhim Sharki Imran Sheikh Jitendra Thakuri

Team and standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Tribhuwan Army Club	7	6	0	1	13	2.089
2	Sudurpashchim Province	9	6	3	0	12	0.602
3	Nepal Police Club	8	4	3	1	9	0.646
4	Madhesh Province	7	4	2	1	9	0.366
5	Nepal APF Club	8	4	3	1	9	0.199
6	Bagmati Province	8	4	4	0	8	0.482
7	Lumbini Province	7	3	3	1	7	0.462
8	Gandaki Province	8	3	4	1	7	−0.715
9	Karnali Province	8	1	6	1	3	−1.759
10	Koshi Province	8	0	7	1	1	−1.794

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo Cricclubs Nepal

League progression

Team	Group matches									Play-offs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Bagmati Province	0	2	2	2	4	4	6	8
Gandaki Province	0	0	1	3	3	5	5	7
Karnali Province	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3
Koshi Province	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Lumbini Province	1	3	3	3	5	7	7
Madhesh Province	1	3	5	7	7	9	9
Nepal APF Club	2	2	3	3	3	5	7	9
Nepal Police Club	0	2	4	5	7	7	9	9
Sudurpashchim Province	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	10	12
Tribhuwan Army Club	2	4	5	7	9	11	13

Win

Loss

Tie

No result

Eliminated

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.

League stage

CAN released the fixtures' details on 9 March 2026. ^[21]

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

Match 1 21 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Koshi Province	v	Madhesh Province

Match abandoned Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Dhiraj Poudyal and Ram Kailash Yadav

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain. ^[22]

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Match 2 21 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Province 20/0 (7 overs)	v	Lumbini Province
Rabindra Shahi 9* (29)

No result Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Hiralal Raut

• Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain. ^[23]

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Match 3 22 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Tribhuwan Army Club 242/8 (47 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club 221 (45.3 overs)
Basir Ahamad 100 (86) Sarwan Yadav 3/24 (6 overs)		Rashid Khan 60 (82) Naren Saud 3/57 (10 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 22 runs Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Ujjwal Regmi and Durga Subedi Player of the match: Basir Ahamad (Tribuwan Army Club)

• Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
• Basir Ahamad (Tribuwan Army Club) scored his maiden century in Prime Minister Cup. ^{[24] [25]}

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Match 4 22 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal APF Club 271/8 (50 overs)	v	Bagmati Province 200 (45.1 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 114 (105) Rijan Dhakal 4/44 (10 overs)		Bibek Magar 34 (64) Rohit Paudel 3/22 (10 overs)

Nepal APF Club won by 71 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Hem Raj Bhatta and Buddhi Pradhan Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (Nepal APF Club)

• Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 5 23 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Province 249 (49.3 overs)	v	Koshi Province 101 (31.4 overs)
Dev Khanal 92 (100) Sujan Thapaliya 4/35 (10 overs)		Ankit Subedi 30 (46) Santosh Yadav 4/11 (7 overs)

Lumbini Province won by 148 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Mukesh Kumar Sah and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Santosh Yadav (Lumbini Province)

• Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 23 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Province 119 (32 overs)	v	Sudurpashchim Province 122/6 (29.2 overs)
Bipin Rawal 33 (61) Hemant Dhami 6/16 (7 overs)		Kiran Thagunna 26 (46) Diwan Pun 2/27 (9 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 4 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Pankaj Pandey and Prabin Thapa Player of the match: Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Prime Minister Cup. ^[26]

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Match 7 24 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province 294/8 (50 overs)	v	Gandaki Province 124 (31.5 overs)
Ishan Pandey 71 (61) Kamal Pariyar 2/56 (10 overs)		Arjun Kumal 74 (90) Rijan Dhakal 3/31 (8 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 170 runs Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Hem Raj Bhatta and Durga Subedi Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Bagmati Province)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 24 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal Police Club 355/9 (50 overs)	v	Nepal APF Club 170 (44 overs)
Shankar Rana 61 (54) Amar Routela 2/43 (5 overs)		Nandan Yadav 44* (55) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/28 (10 overs)

Nepal Police Club won by 185 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Ujjwal Regmi Player of the match: Dinesh Kharel (Nepal Police Club)

• Nepal APF Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Nepal Police Club 355/9 (50) is the highest total breaking the previous record of Nepal APF Club 339/6 (50) against Province 2 in the Prime Minister Cup. ^{[27] [28]}

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Match 9 25 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Province 151 (39.1 overs)	v	Koshi Province 135 (44.4 overs)
Bipin Shahi 63 (98) Prem Kamat 4/31 (10 overs)		Dipesh Kandel 26 (66) Dinesh Adhikari 5/27 (8.4 overs)

Karnali Province won by 16 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Roshan Mandal and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Dinesh Adhikari (Karnali Province)

• Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dinesh Adhikari (Karnali Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[29]

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Match 10 25 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 160 (43.2 overs)	v	Madhesh Province 164/5 (33.4 overs)
Abhishek Pal 33 (45) Arniko Yadav 3/25 (7.2 overs)		Arniko Yadav 46* (78) Ashok Dhami 3/26 (7 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 5 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Prabin Thapa Player of the match: Arniko Yadav (Madhesh Province)

• Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 11 26 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province 209 (49.4 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 210/3 (34 overs)
Arjun Kumal 67 (102) Aakash Chand 3/48 (10 overs)		Binod Bhandari 58 (57) Subash Bhandari 2/26 (7 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 7 wickets Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Adhip Pradhan and Durga Subedi Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Tribhuwan Army Club)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bhim Sharki (Tribuwan Army Club) scored his 1,000th run in the Prime Minister Cup.

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Match 12 26 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province 265 (49.2 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club 271/3 (44 overs)
Pawan Thapa 79 (101) Dinesh Kharel 3/14 (5 overs)		Shankar Rana 116 (128) Rijan Dhakal 1/36 (10 overs)

Nepal Police Club won by Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Shankar Rana (Nepal Police Club)

• Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shankar Rana (Nepal Police Club) scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[30]

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Match 13 27 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Madhesh Province 124 (38.1 overs)	v	Lumbini Province 99 (26 overs)
Mayan Yadav 31 (71) Sandesh Thapa 3/13 (5.1 overs)		Sumit Shrestha 30 (34) Bishal Patel 5/24 (9 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 25 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Manoj Das and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Bishal Patel (Madhesh Province)

• Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bishal Patel (Madhesh Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[31]

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Match 14 27 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Koshi Province 130 (43.4 overs)	v	Sudurpashchim Province 131/3 (10.5 overs)
Shiwash Bajgain 25 (50) Hemant Dhami 4/26 (9 overs)		Khadak Bohora 66 (45) Bipin Mahato 2/35 (6 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 7 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Anil Chaugai and Himal Giri Player of the match: Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 15 28 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal APF Club 85/3 (9.5 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club
Rohit Paudel 26* (17) Kushal Malla 2/26 (4 overs)

No result Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Ujjwal Regmi

• Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
• No further play was possible due to rain. ^[32]

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Match 16 28 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province 103/2 (18 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club
Arjun Kumal 34* (54) Lalit Rajbanshi 1/18 (4 overs)

No result Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Adhip Pradhan and Durga Subedi

• Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
• No further play was possible due to rain. ^[33]

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Match 17 29 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province 150/7 (21 overs)	v	Nepal APF Club 107 (18.3 overs)
Gaurav BK 37 (36) Abinash Bohara 3/35 (5 overs)		Sumit Maharjan 22 (24) Cibrin Shrestha 3/25 (4 overs)

Gandaki Province won by 43 runs Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Dharma Shakya and Durga Subedi Player of the match: Aprajit Poudel (Gandaki Province)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 21 overs per side due to rain. ^[34]

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Match 18 29 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province 208/7 (28 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 210/7 (27.5 overs)
Ashutosh Ghiraiya 38 (36) Naren Saud 4/26 (6 overs)		Kushal Malla 90* (58) Bibek Magar 2/25 (4 overs)

Tribuwan Army Club won by 3 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Tribuwan Army Club)

• Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain. ^[35]

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Match 19 30 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Province 129 (31.2 overs)	v	Madhesh Province 131/5 (24.5 overs)
Rabindra Shahi 40 (51) Aashik Baitha 4/34 (10 overs)		Niraj Yadav 38 (59) Dipendra Rawat 3/40 (8 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 5 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Manoj Das and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Aashik Baitha (Madhesh Province)

• Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 30 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 168 (45.4 overs)	v	Lumbini Province 156 (40.2 overs)
Dipak Bohara 30 (55) Ajay Chauhan 4/25 (9.4 overs)		Santosh Yadav 67 (84) Khadak Bohara 3/13 (5.2 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 12 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Hiralal Raut and Prabin Thapa Player of the match: Khadak Bohara (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 21 31 March 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Koshi Province 162 (42.5 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club 165/4 (33.5 overs)
Sujan Thapaliya 48 (42) Dinesh Kharel 5/21 (7.5 overs)		Aarif Sheikh 81* (79) Bipin Mahato 2/29 (7.5 overs)

Nepal Police Club won by 6 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Pankaj Pandey Player of the match: Dinesh Kharel (Nepal Police Club)

• Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Dinesh Kharel (Nepal Police Club) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[36]

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Match 22 1 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province 180 (38.4 overs)	v	Karnali Province 120 (25.1 overs)
Bibek Magar 56 (80) Diwan Pun 3/28 (8 overs)		Nischal Rawal 31 (42) Sandeep Lamichhane 7/40 (9.1 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 60 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Manoj Das and Roshan Mandal Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Bagmati Province)

• Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Sandeep Lamichhane (Bagmati Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[37]

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Match 23 1 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal APF Club 124 (39.4 overs)	v	Lumbini Province 124 (34 overs)
Avishek Gautam 28 (58) Ajay Chauhan 4/14 (9 overs)		Dev Khanal 45 (64) Rohit Paudel 3/28 (10 overs)

Match tied (Lumbini Province won the Super Over) Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Hiralal Raut and Prabin Thapa Player of the match: Santosh Yadav (Lumbini Province)

• Nepal APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Super Over: Lumbini Province 14/1, Nepal APF Club 6/1 ^[38]

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Match 24 2 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Madhesh Province 184 (48.3 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 185/4 (29.2 overs)
Bishal Shusling 51 (73) Basir Ahamad 3/31 (8.3 overs)		Trit Raj Das 69 (72) Mohammad Aadil Alam 2/25 (3 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 6 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Manoj Das and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Basir Ahamad (Tribhuwan Army Club)

• Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 2 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province 190 (49 overs)	v	Sudurpashchim Province 191/8 (39.2 overs)
Arjun Kumal 44 (68) Sher Malla 5/42 (10 overs)		Abhishek Pal 66 (93) Bipin Khatri 5/36 (10 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 2 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Pankaj Pandey Player of the match: Sher Malla (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 26 4 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Province 107 (36 overs)	v	Nepal APF Club 108/0 (12 overs)
Arjun Gharti 38 (73) Kamal Singh Airee 4/26 (9 overs)		Aasif Sheikh 65* (38)

Nepal APF Club won by 10 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Aashish Jha and Dhiraj Poudyal Player of the match: Avishek Gautam (Nepal APF Club)

• Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 27 4 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province 227/7 (50 overs)	v	Koshi Province 188/9 (50 overs)
Arjun Kumal 102 (141) Dipesh Kandel 4/18 (10 overs)		Dipesh Kandel 52* (73) Cibrin Shrestha 2/35 (7 overs)

Gandaki Province won by 39 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Basu Karn Player of the match: Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
• Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province) became fastest to 1,000th run in the Prime Minister Cup in terms of innings (25). ^{[39] [40]}

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Match 28 5 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 209 (42.1 overs)	v	Bagmati Province 46 (11.2 overs)
Narayan Joshi 75 (68) Pratis GC 4/26 (9.1 overs)		Shubh Kansakar 32 (25) Hemant Dhami 7/14 (6 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 163 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Ram Pandey and Naresh Thapa Player of the match: Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province) took his maiden hat-trick and his second five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^{[41] [42]}
• Hemant Dhami's 7/14 was the best bowling figures in an innings for Prime Minister Cup, breaking the previous record of Dipendra Singh Airee's 7/20 against Sudurpashchim Province. ^[43]

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Match 29 5 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Province 256 (49.5 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club 206 (42.5 overs)
Ranjeet Khadka 128 (128) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/47 (10 overs)		Dinesh Kharel 94 (104) Ajay Chauhan 4/37 (9.5 overs)

Lumbini Province won by 50 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Kamlesh Thakur Player of the match: Ranjeet Khadka (Lumbini Province)

• Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
• Ranjeet Khadka scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup, the first ever for Lumbini Province. ^{[44] [45]}

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Match 30 6 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal APF Club 259/9 (50 overs)	v	Sudurpashchim Province 214 (46.3 overs)
Sundeep Jora 55 (45) Sher Malla 3/45 (10 overs)		Ashok Dhami 50 (43) Yuvraj Khatri 5/34 (10 overs)

Nepal APF Club won by 45 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Ram Pandey and Dhiraj Poudyal Player of the match: Yuvraj Khatri (Nepal APF Club)

• Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
• Yuvraj Khatri (Nepal APF Club) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[46]

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Match 31 6 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Tribhuwan Army Club 268 (48 overs)	v	Karnali Province 130 (42.1 overs)
Arjun Saud 121 (120) Dinesh Adhikari 4/23 (8.1 overs)		Bipin Shahi 40 (70) Basir Ahamad 3/15 (7.1 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 138 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Satish Rajput and Kamlesh Thakur Player of the match: Arjun Saud (Tribhuwan Army Club)

• Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
• Arjun Saud (Tribhuwan Army Club) scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup. ^[47]
• Sunil Dhamala (Karnali Province) reached 1,000 runs in the Prime Minister Cup, the first ever for Karnali Province.

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Match 32 8 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Koshi Province 99 (28.2 overs)	v	Bagmati Province 100/3 (9 overs)
Sujan Thapaliya 21 (42) Sandeep Lamichhane 5/33 (7.2 overs)		Bibek Magar 61* (28) Bipin Mahato 2/28 (3 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 7 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Mukesh Kumar Sah and Ram Pandey Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Bagmati Province)

• Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 33 8 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Madhesh Province 172 (34.5 overs)	v	Gandaki Province 80/5 (22 overs)
Mayan Yadav 43 (32) Aprajit Poudel 3/26 (7 overs)		Arjun Kumal 49* (65) Bishal Patel 1/8 (4 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 18 runs (DLS method) Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Kamlesh Thakur and Rabindra Gupta Player of the match: Bishal Shusling (Madhesh Province)

• Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.
• Gandaki Province were set a revised target of 154 runs from 35 overs due to rain and wet outfield.
• Gandaki Province were 18 runs behind in DLS par score when rain interupted the game.

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Match 34 9 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 150 (38.1 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 155/3 (20.2 overs)
Narayan Joshi 63 (60) Basir Ahamad 5/35 (9.1 overs)		Binod Bhandari 100 (75) Sher Malla 2/52 (7 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 7 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Aashish Jha and Dhiraj Poudyal Player of the match: Binod Bhandari (Tribhuwan Army Club)

• Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 35 9 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal Police Club 261/8 (50 overs)	v	Karnali Province 213 (45.2 overs)
Dinesh Kharel 82 (100) Prakash Jaishi 3/57 (10 overs)		Arjun Gharti 46 (56) Lalit Rajbanshi 5/36 (9.2 overs)

Nepal Police Club won by 48 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Hiralal Raut and Rabindra Gupta Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club)

• Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 36 10 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal APF Club 225 (47.5 overs)	v	Koshi Province 220 (49.5 overs)
Sundeep Jora 72 (94) Sujan Thapaliya 3/38 (10 overs)		Ankit Subedi 72 (67) Avishek Gautam 4/41 (10 overs)

Nepal APF Club won by 5 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Ram Pandey and Naresh Thapa Player of the match: Avishek Gautam (Nepal APF Club)

• Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 37 10 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province 208 (48.4 overs)	v	Madhesh Province 173 (34.3 overs)
Uttam Magar 44 (75) Pawan Sarraf 3/31 (10 overs)		Mayan Yadav 40 (50) Pratis GC 5/55 (9.3 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 35 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Basu Karn and Kamlesh Thakur Player of the match: Pratis GC (Bagmati Province)

• Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 38 12 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 191 (40.4 overs)	v	Nepal Police Club 135 (35.1 overs)
Narayan Joshi 82 (80) Dinesh Kharel 4/17 (9 overs)		Gulshan Jha 50 (64) Hemant Dhami 3/21 (6 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 56 runs Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Ram Pandey and Dhiraj Poudyal Player of the match: Narayan Joshi (Sudurpashchim Province)

• Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 39 12 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Province 207 (45 overs)	v	Gandaki Province 211/2 (44.1 overs)
Santosh Yadav 82 (77) Bipin Khatri 4/37 (9 overs)		Arjun Kumal 103* (130) Dinesh Bohora 1/20 (3 overs)

Gandaki Province won by 8 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Basu Karn and Rabindra Gupta Player of the match: Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province)

• Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 40 13 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Koshi Province	v	Tribhuwan Army Club

Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur

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Match 41 13 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Madhesh Province	v	Nepal APF Club

Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj

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Match 42 14 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Bagmati Province	v	Lumbini Province

Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur

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Match 43 14 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Gandaki Province	v	Karnali Province

Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj

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Match 44 15 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Tribhuwan Army Club	v	Lumbini Province

Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur

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Match 45 15 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

Madhesh Province	v	Nepal Police Club

Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj

Final

Final 17 April 2026 09:00 Scorecard

1st-placed team	v	2nd-placed team

Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj

Broadcasters

Cricket Association of Nepal announced the following list of broadcasters for the 2026 editions of the Prime Minister Cup. ^[48]

Country	Years	Channels
Nepal/Rest of the World	2025–26	Kasthamandap Sports's channel on YouTube
		STYX Sports & STYX Nepal
		Kasthmandap Gold & Kasthmandap Televison

Statistics and awards

Most runs

Runs	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ave	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Wkts	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Source: ESPNcricinfo

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External links

• 2026 Prime Minister Cup at ESPNcricinfo
• Tournament home at Cricclubs Nepal