National T20 Championship

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National T20 Championship
Countries Nepal
Administrator Cricket Association of Nepal
Format Twenty20 cricket
First edition 2023
Latest edition 2024
Next edition 2025
Tournament format Round-robin
Number of teams 7
Current champion Lumbini Province
Most successful Madhesh Province
Lumbini Province (1 title each)

The National T20 Championship formally known as KP Oli T20 Cup is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal. It currently features the seven provincial teams.

Contents

History

It was collectively organised by both the Cricket Association of Nepal and Madan Bhandari Sports Academy [1] The first season competes 12 teams, seven provincial teams, three departemental teams and two organizer teams. [2] [3] [4]

Teams

Current teams

TeamProvinceHome groundDebutCaptain
Koshi Province cricket team Koshi Girija Prasad Koirala Cricket Stadium 2023Ankit Subedi
Madhesh Province cricket team Madhesh Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium 2023 Harishankar Shah
Bagmati Province cricket team Bagmati Mulpani Cricket Stadium 2023Rit Gautam
Gandaki Province cricket team Gandaki Pokhara International Cricket Stadium 2023Bipin Khatri
Lumbini Province cricket team Lumbini Siddhartha Cricket Stadium2023 Dev Khanal
Karnali Province cricket team Karnali Kalinchowk Cricket Ground 2023Diwan Pun
Sudurpashchim Province cricket team Sudurpashchim Fapla International Cricket Ground 2023Hemant Dhami

Defunct teams

TeamDebutDissolved
APF Club 2023
Nepal Police Club 2023
Tribhuwan Army Club 2023
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)20232023
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)20232023

Winners

SeasonFinalFinal venuePlayer of the season
WinnerResultRunner-up
2023 Madhesh Province
135/8 (20 overs)
Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
(Scorecard)
Tribhuwan Army
124/7 (20 overs)
Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
2024 Lumbini Province
116/9 (20 overs)
Lumbini Province won by 5 wickets
(Scorecard)
Karnali Province
85/10 (15.3 overs)
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Mulpani Abhisek Pal [5] (Sudurpashchim Province)
2025 TBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

Team's performance

Seasons

Season
(No. of teams)
2023
(12)
2024
(7)
Koshi Province GSGS
Madhesh Province CGS
Bagmati Province SFGS
Gandaki Province GSGS
Lumbini Province GSC
Karnali Province GSRU
Sudurpashchim Province GSGS
Tribhuwan Army Club RU-
APF Club SF-
Nepal Police Club GS-
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)GS-
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)GS-

Team now defunct

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