KP Oli Cup (cricket)

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KP Oli T20 National Cricket Tournament
Countries Nepal
Administrator Cricket Association of Nepal
Madan Bhandari Sports Foundation
Format Twenty20 cricket
First edition 2023
Next edition2024
Tournament format Round-robin
Number of teams 12
Current champion Madhesh Province
Current trophy holder Madhesh Province
Most successful Madhesh Province
Most runsRit Gautam (170) (Bagmati Province)
Most wickets Sandeep Lamichhane (10) (Bagmati Province)
Shahab Alam (10) (Tribhuwan Army Club)
Harishankar Shah (10) (Madhesh Province)
Cricket current event.svg 2023 KP Oli Cup

The KP Oli T20 National Cricket Tournament (KP Oli T20 Cup) is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Madan Bhandari Sports Academy. [1] It features the 12 teams, seven provincial teams, three departemental teams and two organizer teams. [2] [3] [4]

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Teams

The following twelve teams currently participate in the KP Oli Cup.

See also

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