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The 2017 Everest Premier League, also abbreviated as 2017 EPL, and branded as TVS EPL 2017, was the second edition of the Everest Premier League, a professional men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Nepal. The tournament was scheduled to be held from 18 December 2017 to 30 December 2017.[1] The tournament featured six teams and their names were based on the cities.
| Dates | 18 December 2017 – 30 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | EPL Pvt Ltd |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Champions | Biratnagar Warriors (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Player of the series |
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| Most runs |
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| Most wickets |
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| Official website | eplt20 |
Biratnagar Warriors were undefeated throughout the tournament. They became champions after defeating Bhairahawa Gladiators by 1 run in the final. Babar Hayat became player of the series for scoring highest runs and hitting most sixes in the tournament. Rohit Kumar Paudel was awarded as most valuable player for finishing well in some matches for Bhairahawa Gladiators. Israrullah and Basant Regmi were leading wicket takers in the tournament with 12 wickets.
Background
editEPL Pvt Ltd announced the second season of the Everest Premier League on 30 July 2017 at Durbarmarg, Kathmandu. The founder of EPL, Aamir Akhtar disclosed the prize money of 2.1 million rupees to the winner of the tournament. He also announced that the name of the franchise teams will be based on the cities rather than the corporate houses. The logo of the tournament was also unveiled on the ceremony by the Nepalese national team captain, Paras Khadka and the head coach Jagat Tamatta.
Player Auctions
editDipendra Singh Airee, Shakti Gauchan, Sompal Kami, Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla and Sharad Vesawkar were selected as marquee players by each teams before the auction. Each teams were allowed to spend Rs. 1 million. The auction was held on 23 October 2017 and 60 players(10 to each teams), categorized as A, B and C were sold to the franchisee. Binod Bhandari, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane and Aarif Sheikh were the expensive players in the auction with the highest bid of Rs.175,000.[2]
Venues
edit
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground was the host for all matches of the tournament
Teams
editEach team consisted of 15 players. 10 players were bought by each teams through auction. A talent hunt was conducted by each teams in their respective cities to acquire a young player in their squad. Similarly, the teams also included at least three foreign players in their side.
| Bhairahawa Gladiators | Biratnagar Warriors | Chitwan Tigers | Kathmandu Kings XI | Lalitpur Patriots | Pokhara Rhinos |
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- Foreign players are listed in bold.
- Players selected from the talent hunt are listed in italics.
Points table
edit| Team | M | W | L | T | NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar Warriors | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.235 |
| Bhairahawa Gladiators | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.208 |
| Lalitpur Patriots | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.128 |
| Pokhara Rhinos | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.062 |
| Kathmandu Kings XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.682 |
| Chitwan Tigers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.998 |
- The four top ranked teams will qualify for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
- Eliminated
League matches
editMatch 1
editKathmandu Kings XI
89/10 (18.3 overs) |
v
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Lalitpur Patriots
90/3 (16.4 overs) |
Amit Shrestha 27 (28)
Suboth Bhati 4/15 (3.3 overs) |
Jaykishan Kolsawala 44 (48)*
Akshu Fernando 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Lalitpur Patriots, elected to field first
Match 2
editChitwan Tigers
113/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Pokhara Rhinos
116/0 (17.4 overs) |
- Pokhara Rhinos, elected to field first
Match 3
editBiratnagar Warriors
150/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lalitpur Patriots
144/4 (20 overs) |
Anil Sah 47 (35)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/29 (4 overs) |
Pawan Sarraf 51 (47)
Basant Regmi 1/17 (4 overs) |
- Lalitpur Patriots, elected to field first
Match 4
editPokhara Rhinos
122/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Biratnagar Warriors
123/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Warriors, elected to field first
Match 5
editKathmandu Kings XI
118/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhairahawa Gladiators
121/3 (16.3 overs) |
Amit Shrestha 29 (32)
Dipesh Shrestha 3/16 (3 overs) |
Puneet Bisht 42 (29)*
Amar Singh Routela 1/6 (1 over) |
- Kathmandu Kings XI, elected to bat first
Match 6
editLalitpur Patriots
141/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Bhairahawa Gladiators
145/6 (20 overs) |
Yogesh Nagar 54 (33)
Dipesh Shrestha 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Bhairahawa Gladiators, elected to field first
Match 7
editChitwan Tigers
142/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Kathmandu Kings XI
143/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Kathmandu Kings XI, elected to field first
Match 8
editKathmandu Kings XI
98/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Pokhara Rhinos
102/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Pokhara Rhinos, elected to field first
Match 9
editBiratnagar Warriors
174/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Chitwan Tigers
103/10 (18.2 overs) |
Bhim Sharki 24 (20)
Basant Regmi 4/11 (3.2 overs) |
- Chitawan Tigers, elected to field first
Match 10
editBiratnagar Warriors
149/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhairahawa Gladiators
114/10 (18.3 overs) |
Anshuman Rath 57 (50)
Harishankar Shah 3/35 (4 overs) |
- Bhairahawa Gladiators, elected to field first
Match 11
editLalitpur Patriots
130/10 (20.0 overs) |
v
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Chitwan Tigers
132/5 (19.2 overs) |
Shankar Rana 27(37)
Yogendra S Karki 4/31 (4 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 55 (50)
Sunny Patel 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Lalitpur Patriots, elected to bat first
Match 12
editBiratnagar Warriors
147/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Kathmandu Kings XI
139/9 (20 overs) |
- Kathmandu Kings XI, elected to field first
Match 13
editPokhara Rhinos
108/10 (18.3 overs) |
v
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Bhairahawa Gladiators
110/3 (17.4 overs) |
Israrullah 41 (40)
Dipesh Shrestha 2/14 (3.3 overs) |
- Pokhara Rhinos, elected to bat first
Match 14
editChitwan Tigers
87/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhairahawa Gladiators
88/6 (18.3 overs) |
Puneet Mehra 30 (29)
Shahab Alam 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Bhairahawa Gladiators, elected to field first
Match 15
editPokhara Rhinos
132/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lalitpur Patriots
138/4 (20 overs) |
Sunil Dhamala 70 (62)*
Dipesh Bhandari 1/26 (4 overs) |
Jaykishan Kolsawala 56 (45)
Israrullah 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Lalitpur Patriots, elected to field first
Playoff stage
edit| Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Biratnagar Warriors | 131/2 | Q1W | Biratnagar Warriors | 149/7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Bhairahawa Gladiators | 127/8 | Q2W | Bhairahawa Gladiators | 148/9 | ||||||||
| Q1L | Bhairahawa Gladiators | 133/7 | |||||||||||
| EW | Lalitpur Patriots | 132/6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lalitpur Patriots | 138/5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pokhara Rhinos | 111/10 | |||||||||||
Preliminary
editQualifier 1
editBhairahawa Gladiators
127/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Biratnagar Warriors
131/2 (17 overs) |
Babar Hayat 62 (44)
Harishankar Sah 1/23 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Warriors, elected to field first
Eliminator
editLalitpur Patriots
138/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Pokhara Rhinos
111/10 (19.1 overs) |
Sunny Patel 38 (26)
Israrullah 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Lalitpur Patriots, elected to field first
Qualifier 2
editLalitpur Patriots
132/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Bhairahawa Gladiators
133/7 (19.3 overs) |
Jaykishan Kolsawala 42 (37)
Puneet Mehra 2/28 (4 overs) |
Pratham Salunke 32 (22)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/9 (4 overs) |
- Bhairahawa Gladiators, elected to field first
Final
editBiratnagar Warriors
149/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Bhairahawa Gladiators
148/8 (20 overs) |
Anshuman Rath 41 (41)
Harishankar Sah 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Warriors, elected to bat first
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Babar Hayat
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Biratnagar Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 313 | 44.71 | 139.11 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 |
| Anshuman Rath
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Biratnagar Warriors | 7 | 7 | 1 | 271 | 45.16 | 101.11 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
 Jaykishan Kolsawala
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Lalitpur Patriots | 7 | 7 | 1 | 227 | 37.83 | 109.13 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
 Israrullah
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Pokhara Rhinos | 6 | 6 | 2 | 196 | 49.00 | 105.94 | 61* | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
 Aarif Sheikh
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Bhairahawa Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 4 | 187 | 46.75 | 117.61 | 48* | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
- Source: Cricinfo[8]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israrullah
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Pokhara Rhinos | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4/22 | 8.66 | 4.33 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Basant Regmi
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Biratnagar Warriors | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4/11 | 9.33 | 4.17 | 13.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Praveen Gupta
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Chitwan Tigers | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5/23 | 9.70 | 5.10 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paras Khadka
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Biratnagar Warriors | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3/18 | 11.10 | 5.08 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Harishankar Sah
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Bhairahawa Gladiators | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3/35 | 16.30 | 5.82 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Cricinfo[9]
References
edit- ^ खेल्ने हो ईपीएल ? ललितपुर प्याट्रियट्सले खेलाडी चुन्न ट्यालेन्ट हन्ट गर्दै. wicketnepal.com (in Nepali). 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Everest Premier League's auction held". Myrepública. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ भारतबाट यु१९ विश्वकप खेलेका खेलाडी चितवनबाट खेल्ने [Players who have played in the U19 World Cup for India will play for Chitwan] (in Nepali).
- ^ "Yogendra Singh Karki profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPN cricinfo.com.
- ^ a b सुवास खकुरेलको हातको चोट ठीक नभएपछि चितवन टाइगर्सले समेट्योअर्का राष्ट्रिय खेलाडी अनिल मण्डललाई [After Subas Khakurel's hand injury did not heal, Chitwan Tigers brought in another national player, Anil Mandal] (in Nepali). 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Samshad Sheikh profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Jaykishan Kolsawala profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "Everest Premier League, 2017/18 / Records / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Everest Premier League, 2017/18 / Records / Most wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2017.