The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL) (also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2024 for sponsorship reasons)[1][2] will be the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.[3][4] The tournament will feature 8 teams competing in 32 matches from 30 November to 21 December 2024 (15 Mangsir to 6 Poush 2081 BS).[5][6][7][8]
| Dates | 30 November – 21 December 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Nepal |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Official website | npl-t20 |
Auctions and personnel signings
editThe auctions for team ownership was held on September 5, 2024. Pokhara was the most expensive team, costing over NPR 3,57,00,000.[9] For the inaugural NPL season, each team had a salary cap of रू90 lakh (US$67,000) for domestic auction. Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024.[10][11] Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Rohit Paudel, Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee were classified as Marquee players.
Squads
editThe player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[12][13]
- Players in bold are Marquee Players of their respective teams.
Venue
edit| Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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| TU International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 25,000+ |
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Practice Matches
editPractice Matches will be played at Mulpani International Cricket Stadium. And League stage matches will be played at TU cricket ground.
Practice matches
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Teams and standings
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chitwan Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 30 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Match summary
editBelow is a summary of results for each team's first regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | Q1 | Q2 | F | Pos. |
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| Biratnagar Kings (BK) | ||||||||||||
| Chitwan Rhinos (CR) | ||||||||||||
| Janakpur Bolts (JB) | ||||||||||||
| Karnali Yaks (KY) | ||||||||||||
| Kathmandu Gurkhas (KG) | ||||||||||||
| Lumbini Lions (LL) | ||||||||||||
| Pokhara Avengers (PA) | ||||||||||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals (SR) |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Summary
edit- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
editThe full fixture list was released on 18 November 2024.[14][15]
Match 1
30 November 2024 12:15 |
Biratnagar Kings
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Janakpur Bolts
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Match 2
2 December 2024 09:15 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas
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v
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Chitwan Rhinos
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Match 3
2 December 2024 13:15 |
Janakpur Bolts
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v
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Karnali Yaks
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Match 4
3 December 2024 09:15 |
Sudurpaschim Royals
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v
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Biratnagar Kings
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Match 5
3 December 2024 13:15 |
Chitwan Rhinos
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v
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Pokhara Avengers
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Match 6
4 December 2024 09:15 |
Karnali Yaks
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v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
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Match 7
4 December 2024 13:15 |
Biratnagar Kings
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v
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Lumbini Lions
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Match 8
5 December 2024 09:15 |
Pokhara Avengers
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v
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Janakpur Bolts
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Match 9
5 December 2024 13:15 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas
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v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
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Match 10
6 December 2024 09:15 |
Karnali Yaks
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v
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Chitwan Rhinos
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Match 11
6 December 2024 13:15 |
Lumbini Lions
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v
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Pokhara Avengers
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Match 12
7 December 2024 09:15 |
Lumbini Lions
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v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
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Match 13
7 December 2024 13:15 |
Karnali Yaks
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v
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Biratnagar Kings
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Match 14
8 December 2024 09:15 |
Janakpur Bolts
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v
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Lumbini Lions
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Match 15
8 December 2024 13:15 |
Sudurpaschim Royals
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v
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Chitwan Rhinos
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Match 16
10 December 2024 09:15 |
Chitwan Rhinos
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v
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Lumbini Lions
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Match 17
10 December 2024 13:15 |
Karnali Yaks
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v
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Pokhara Avengers
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Match 18
11 December 2024 09:15 |
Janakpur Bolts
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v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
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Match 19
11 December 2024 13:15 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas
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v
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Lumbini Lions
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Match 20
12 December 2024 09:15 |
Pokhara Avengers
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v
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Biratnagar Kings
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Match 21
12 December 2024 13:15 |
Janakpur Bolts
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v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
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Match 22
13 December 2024 09:15 |
Lumbini Lions
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v
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Karnali Yaks
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Match 23
13 December 2024 13:15 |
Biratnagar Kings
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v
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Chitwan Rhinos
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Match 24
14 December 2024 09:15 |
Pokhara Avengers
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v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
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Match 25
14 December 2024 13:15 |
Chitwan Rhinos
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v
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Janakpur Bolts
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Match 26
15 December 2024 09:15 |
Biratnagar Kings
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v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
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Match 27
15 December 2024 13:15 |
Pokhara Avengers
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v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
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Match 28
16 December 2024 09:15 |
Sudurpaschim Royals
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v
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Karnali Yaks
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Play-offs
edit| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | 21 December 2024 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 19 December 2024 - Kirtipur | Q2W | Winner of qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of eliminator | |||||||||||
| 18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
edit Eliminator
18 December 2024 09:15 |
3rd Placed Team
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v
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4th Placed Team
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Qualifier 1
edit Qualifier 1
18 December 2024 13:15 |
1st Placed Team
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2nd Placed Team
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Qualifier 2
edit Qualifier 2
19 December 2024 12:15 |
Winner of Eliminator
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Loser of Qualifier 1
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Final
edit Final
21 December 2024 12:15 |
Winner of Qualifier 1
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v
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Winner of Qualifier 2
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References
edit- ^ "named title sponsor of Nepal Premier League". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Siddhartha Bank title-sponsored Nepal Premier League live on Star Sports". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Inaugural edition of Nepal Premier League to begin on November 30". SportsAdda. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "CAN releases cricketing calendar for 2024". Onlinekhabar. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Eight teams announced for Nepal Premier League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "CAN announces eight franchises for Nepal Premier League". Khabarhub. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "CAN unveils new Nepal Premier League logo and schedule". Cricnepal. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "CAN to organise Nepal Premier League in November and December". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "8 marquee players find teams for Nepal Premier League". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures unveiled for Nepal Premier League". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "CAN releases Nepal Premier League schedule". Khabarhub. Retrieved 19 November 2024.