The 2021 Prime Minister Cup was the fourth edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal.[1] The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as three departmental teams. It began on 15 January 2021 and ended on 30 January 2021.[2][3] All matches of the tournament were broadcast live by DishHome's "Action Sports" channel.[4] Nepal Police Club were the defending champions,[5] but were eliminated at the semi-final stage by Armed Police Force Club.[6] Tribhuwan Army Club won the title following a 33-run win over APF Club in the final.[7][8]
| Dates | 15 – 30 January 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | One Day |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Champions | Tribhuwan Army Club |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Kamal Airee (APF) |
| Most runs | Prithu Baskota (Bagmati) 215 runs |
| Most wickets | Abinash Bohara (APF) 14 wickets |
Squads
editThe ten participants were divided into two groups.[9]
Group A
edit| Gandaki Province[10] | Karnali Province[11] | Nepal A.P.F. Club[12] | Province No 1[13] | Tribhuwan Army Club[14] |
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Group B
edit| Bagmati Province[15] | Lumbini Province[16] | Nepal Police Club[17] | Madhesh Province[18] | Sudurpashchim Province[19] |
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Points table
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Armed Police Force Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.849 |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.357 |
| Karnali Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.825 |
| Province No. 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.038 |
| Gandaki Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.323 |
The top two teams qualified for the playoffs.
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Bagmati Province | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.303 |
| Nepal Police Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.067 |
| Lumbini Province | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.854 |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.413 |
| Madhesh Province | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.078 |
The top two teams qualified for the playoffs.
Source: ESPNcricinfo
League matches
editTribhuwan Army Club
287/6 (50 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
189 (48 overs) |
Sameer Kandel 50 (90)
Rajesh Pulami Magar 5/25 (9 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Armed Police Force Club
243 (48.4 overs) |
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Province Number 1
108 (42.4 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 59 (32)
Sarwan Yadav 2/26 (6 overs) |
Meenash Thapa 18 (44)
Avinash Bohara 5/18 (10 overs) |
- Province Number 1 won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal Police Club
111 (29.3 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
113/4 (34.4 overs) |
Aarif Sheikh 21 (25)
Tilak Bhandari 4/17 (7.3 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Tribhuwan Army Club
195 (43.1 overs) |
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Karnali Province
115 (33.3 overs) |
Anil Mandal 89 (114)
Dinesh Adhikari 2/27 (7 overs) |
Rabindra Shahi 30 (42)
Sushan Bhari 4/19 (8.3 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Bagmati Province
299/9 (50 overs) |
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Sudurpaschim Province
119 (21 overs) |
Prithu Baskota 84 (94)
Narayan Joshi 3/68 (10 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 44* (29)
Ramnaresh Giri 4/32 (5 overs) |
- Sudur paschim Province won the toss and elected to field.
Province Number 1
102 (27.4 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
103/8 (37 overs) |
Siddhant Lohani 24 (31)
Bishal Paudel 4/25 (6.4 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 35 (68)
Minash Thapa 2/15 (7 overs) |
- Province Number 1 won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province
257/9 (50 overs) |
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Madesh Province
180 (42.4 overs) |
Sandeep Rajali 83 (107)
Harishankar Shah 3/48 (10 overs) |
Bibek Yadav 51 (49)
Anil Kharel 4/29 (10 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province
204 (42.3 overs) |
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Karnali Province
205/5 (46.5 overs) |
Rahul Upadhyay 53 (64)
Dinesh Adhikari 2/25 (6.3 overs) |
Himanshu Shahi 68* (60)
Bipin Khatri 4/55 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpaschim Province
110 (33.1 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club
111/1 (17 overs) |
Sanju Damai 35 (58)
Dipendra Singh Airee 4/10 (6.1 overs) |
Sunil Dhamala 53 (57)
Hemant Dhami 1/31 (5 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
Province Number 1
131 (40.1 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club
135/6 (29.5 overs) |
Bibek Meheta 50 (83)
Shahab Alam 4/23 (9.1 overs) |
Rohit Kumar Poudel 36 (31)
Firdosh Ansari 1/19 (5 overs) |
- Province Number 1 won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club
310/4 (50 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
236/7 (50 overs) |
Sunil Dhamala 104 (145)
Saurav Khanal 1/38 (2 overs) |
Saurav Khanal 74 (60)
Rashid Khan 2/33 (8 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.
Gandaki Province
106 (46 overs) |
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Armed Police Force Club
107/4 (17.3 overs) |
Sameer Kandel 36 (114)
Kamal Airee 4/11 (10 overs) |
Asif Sheikh 78 (56)
Bishal Paudel 2/19 (3.3 overs) |
- Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to field.
Province Number 1
215/9 (50 overs) |
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Karnali Province
156 (35 overs) |
Siddhant Lohani 66 (97)
Rabindra Shahi 3/36 (8 overs) |
Bipin Rawal 47 (34)
Minash Thapa 5/26 (10 overs) |
- Province Number 1 won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province
179 (48.2 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
181/4 (48.2 overs) |
Bibek Yadav 66 (74)
Gautam KC 4/29 (10 overs) |
Prithu Baskota 53* (75)
Harishankar Shah 2/36 (10 overs) |
- Province Number 2 won the toss and elected to bat.
Armed Police Force Club
218 (49.5 overs) |
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Karnali Province
147 (43.2 overs) |
Sundeep Jora 60 (76)
Anuj Chunara 3/30 (6.5 overs) |
Hemant Oli 58 (102)
Basant Regmi 3/23 (10 overs) |
- Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpaschim Province
62 (27.4 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
64/4 (14.5 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 17 (22)
Krishna Karki 4/17 (10 overs) |
Saurav Khanal 18 (23)
Sher Malla 2/18 (3.5 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province
195 (42 overs) |
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Sudurpaschim Province
196/7 (33 overs) |
Harishankar Shah 60 (73)
Sher Malla 3/35 (10 overs) |
Sanju Damai 57 (35)
Kumar Thapa 3/33 (6 overs) |
- Sudur Paschim Province won the toss and elected to field.
Bagmati Province
220/9 (50 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
220 (48 overs) |
Aadil Khan 55 (87)
Dipendra Rawat 3/40 (9 overs) |
Krishna Karki 41 (44)
Bipin Acharya 4/30 (7 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Armed Police Force Club
240 (49.4 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club
234/8 (50 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 46 (68)
Hari Chauhan 5/60 (9.4 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province
169/9 (47 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club
170/6 (38 overs) |
Harishankar Shah 53 (84)
Lalit Rajbanshi 4/37 (8 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
Playoffs
editSemi finals
editArmed Police Force Club
203/9 (50 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club
173 (49.2 overs) |
Shankar Rana 44 (96)
Aarif Sheikh 3/31 (10 overs) |
Pawan Sarraf 40 (61)
Bhuvan Karki 4/21 (9.2 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
Tribhuwan Army Club
229 (50 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
135 (40.2 overs) |
Rajesh Pulami 65 (91)
Gautam KC 5/61 (10 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editTribhuwan Army Club
211/9 (50 overs) |
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Armed Police Force Club
178 (41.3 overs) |
Hari Chauhan 58 (102)
Abinash Bohara 4/25 (10 overs) |
Asif Sheikh 61 (71)
Bikram Sob 3/27 (9 overs) |
- Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Army, APF drawn in same group for Prime Minister Cup". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Fixture for PM Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament, 2077 – Cricket Association of Nepal". Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप : आर्मी र एपिएफ एकै समूहमा" [PM Cup: Army and APF in the same group]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "एक्सन स्पोर्टसले प्रधानमन्त्री कपको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण गर्ने" [Action Sports to broadcast the Prime Minister's Cup live]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Republica. "The alarm bells PM Cup rung". My Republica. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Allround Bhuwan leads APF into PM Cup final". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Army outright champions of Prime Minister Cup". CricketingNepal. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Tribhuvan Army clinches PM Cup title defeating APF by 33 runs". Khabarhub. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Preview: PM Cup Nepal Men's National Cricket Tournament". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "अर्जुनलाई समेट्दै गण्डकीको टोली घोषणा" [Gandaki team announcement including Arjun]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "रविन्द्रको कप्तानीमा कर्णालीको टोली घोषणा" [Karnali's team announced under the captaincy of Rabindra]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "शरदको कप्तानीमा एपिएफको टोली घोषणा" [APF team announced under Sharad's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "सिद्धान्तको कप्तानीमा प्रदेश १ को टोली घोषणा" [Province 1 team announced under the captaincy of Siddhanta]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "विनोदको कप्तानीमा आर्मीको टोली घोषणा" [Army team announced under the captaincy of Binod]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "ज्ञानेन्द्रको कप्तानीमा बागमतीको टोली घोषणा" [Bagmati team announced under Gyanendra's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "प्रम कप : कृष्णको कप्तानीमा लुम्बिनी प्रदेश टिम" [PM Cup: Lumbini State Team under the captaincy of Krishna]. WicketNepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप : पुलिसको टोली सार्वजनिक" [PM Cup: Police team made public]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "प्रम कप : सुरजको कप्तानीमा प्रदेश-२ को टिम घोषणा" [PM Cup: Province-2 team announced under the captaincy of Suraj]. WicketNepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "पीएम कप क्रिकेटका लागि सुदुरपश्चिम टिमकाे घाेषणा" [Announcement of Far West team for PM Cup cricket]. Cricnepal.com (in Nepali). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.