2024 Nepal Premier League
| Dates | 30 November – 21 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Janakpur Bolts (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sudurpaschim Royals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Saif Zaib (Sudurpaschim Royals) |
| Most runs | Lahiru Milantha (Janakpur Bolts) (293) |
| Most wickets | Scott Kuggeleijn (Sudurpaschim Royals) (17) Lalit Rajbanshi (Janakpur Bolts) (17) |
The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL), also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2024 for sponsorship reasons,[1][2] was the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.[3][4] The tournament featured 8 teams competing in 32 matches from 30 November to 21 December 2024 (15 Mangsir to 6 Poush 2081 BS).[5][6][7][8][9]
Auctions and personnel signings
The auctions for team ownership was held on September 5, 2024. Pokhara was the most expensive team, costing over NPR 3,57,00,000.[10] 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.[11][12] Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Rohit Paudel, Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee were classified as Marquee players.
Squads
The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[13][14]
Overseas players
Maximum of 6 overseas players in squad and 4 overseas players in playing XI permitted.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Replaced during season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar Kings | Ismat Alam | Martin Guptill | Aqib Ilyas | Nicholas Kirton | Chris Sole | Scott Edwards | — |
| Chitwan Rhinos | Basil Hameed | Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | Hassan Eisakhil | Luc Benkenstein | Ravi Bopara | Sohail Tanveer | Marchant de Lange |
| Janakpur Bolts | Lahiru Milantha | Ben Mike | Mohammad Mohsin | James Neesham | Harsh Thaker | Joshua Tromp | Sohaib Maqsood |
| Karnali Yaks | Will Bosisto | Shikhar Dhawan | Babar Hayat | Zeeshan Maqsood | Chadwick Walton | Jaykishan Kolsawala | Hussain Talat |
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | Dan Douthwaite | Gerhard Erasmus | Stephen Eskinazi | Michael Levitt | Nathan Sowter | ||
| Lumbini Lions | Ben Cutting | Unmukt Chand | Tom Moores | Ramon Simmonds | Saad Bin Zafar | ||
| Pokhara Avengers | Matt Critchley | Andries Gous | Aakarshit Gomel | Michael Leask | Zen Malik | Raymon Reifer | Anderson Phillip Bas de Leede |
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Dilpreet Bajwa | Scott Kuggeleijn | Brandon McMullen | Harmeet Singh | Saif Zaib | Rohan Mustafa |
Venue
| Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
|---|
| TU International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 25,000+ |
2024 Nepal Premier League (Nepal) |
Practice matches
Before the start of league stage four practice matches were played at Mulpani Cricket Ground.
Practice matches
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudurpaschim Royals(R) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.087 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Janakpur Bolts (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.164 | |
| 3 | Chitwan Rhinos (4th) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.634 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks(3rd) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.184 | |
| 5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.321 | |
| 6 | Biratnagar Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.703 | |
| 7 | Pokhara Avengers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.332 | |
| 8 | Lumbini Lions | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −0.498 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
- (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Win-loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's seven 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 | League stage | Play-offs | Pos. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | Q1 | Q2 | F | ||
| Biratnagar Kings (BK) | JB 8 wickets |
SR 90 runs |
LL 2 wickets |
KY 7 runs |
PA Super Over |
CR 51 runs |
KG 1 wicket |
X | X | X | X | 6th |
| Chitwan Rhinos (CR) | KG 5 wickets |
PA 87 runs |
KY 6 wickets |
SR 33 runs |
LL 33 runs |
BK 51 runs |
JB 32 runs |
KY 21 runs |
X | X | X | 3rd (E) |
| Janakpur Bolts (JB) | BK 8 wickets |
KY 8 wickets |
PA 7 wickets |
LL 1 run |
SR 72 runs |
KG 5 wickets |
CR 32 runs |
→ | SR 8 wickets |
KY 2 wickets |
SR 5 wickets |
2nd (C) |
| Karnali Yaks (KY) | JB 8 wickets |
KG 3 wicket |
CR 6 wickets |
BK 7 runs |
PA 7 wickets |
LL 5 runs |
SR 6 wickets |
CR 21 runs |
X | JB 2 wickets |
X | 4th (Q2) |
| Kathmandu Gurkhas (KG) | CR 5 wickets |
KY 3 wickets |
SR 73 runs |
LL 18 runs |
JB 5 wickets |
PA 6 wickets |
BK 1 wicket |
X | X | X | X | 5th |
| Lumbini Lions(LL) | BK 2 wickets |
PA 10 wickets |
SR 45 runs |
JB 1 run |
CR 33 runs |
KG 18 runs |
KY 5 runs |
X | X | X | X | 8th |
| Pokhara Avengers (PA) | CR 87 runs |
JB 7 wickets |
LL 10 wickets |
KY 7 wickets |
BK Super Over |
KG 6 wickets |
SR 5 runs |
X | X | X | X | 7th |
| Sudurpaschim Royals(SR) | BK 90 runs |
KG 73 runs |
LL 45 runs |
CR 33 runs |
JB 72 runs |
PA 5 runs |
KY 6 wickets |
→ | JB 8 wickets |
→ | JB 5 wickets |
1st (RU) |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | Q1 | Q2 | F | |
| Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Chitwan Rhinos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | L | |||
| Janakpur Bolts | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | L | W | W | |
| Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | W | L | ||
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | W | L | ||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Visitor team → | BK | CR | JB | KY | KG | LL | PA | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Biratnagar Kings | Biratnagar 51 runs | Janakpur 8 wickets | Kathmandu 1 run | Biratnagar 2 wickets | ||||
| Chitwan Rhinos | Chitwan 32 runs | Lumbini 33 runs | Chitwan 87 runs | |||||
| Janakpur Bolts | Janakpur 8 wickets | Janakpur 5 wickets | Janakpur 1 run | Sudurpaschim 72 runs | ||||
| Karnali Yaks | Karnali 7 runs | Karnali 6 wickets | Kathmandu 3 wickets | Karnali 7 wickets | ||||
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | Chitwan 5 wickets | Kathmandu 18 runs | Sudurpaschim 73 runs | |||||
| Lumbini Lions | Karnali 5 runs | Pokhara 10 wickets | Sudurpaschim 45 runs | |||||
| Pokhara Avengers | Pokhara Super Over | Janakpur 7 wickets | Kathmandu 6 wickets | Sudurpaschim 5 runs | ||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Sudurpaschim 90 runs | Chitwan 33 runs | Sudurpaschim 6 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- 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
The fixture was released on 18 November 2024.[16][17]
Biratnagar Kings
127 (19 overs) |
v
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Janakpur Bolts
131/2 (15.3 overs) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Gurkhas
111/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chitwan Rhinos
114/5 (17.1 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 29 (41)
Sohail Tanvir 5/21 (4 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Sohail Tanvir (Chitwan Rhinos) became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in the Nepal Premier League.[18][19]
Karnali Yaks
141/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Janakpur Bolts
142/2 (15.1 overs) |
- Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpaschim Royals
182/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Biratnagar Kings
92 (16.1 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chitwan Rhinos
161/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Pokhara Avengers
74 (13.2 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 30 (24)
Sohail Tanvir 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Yaks
149/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
153/7 (19.3 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 40* (37)
Bipin Sharma 1/18 (4 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Lions
191/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Biratnagar Kings
193/8 (19.5 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 46 (29)
Ismat Alam 1/21 (2 overs) |
Lokesh Bam 71 (47)
Durgesh Gupta 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers
138/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Janakpur Bolts
143/3 (17.1 overs) |
Lahiru Milantha 45 (32)
Bipin Khatri 1/6 (1 over) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpaschim Royals
167/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kathmandu Gurkhas
94 (15.4 overs) |
Stephen Eskinazi 37 (33)
Naren Saud 5/19 (3.5 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.
Chitwan Rhinos
130/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Karnali Yaks
132/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Lions
170/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Pokhara Avengers
176/0 (16.4 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 95 (59)
Bipin Khatri 2/18 (3 overs) |
Andries Gous 104* (55)
|
- Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andries Gous (Pokhara Avengers) became the first player to score a century in the Nepal Premier League.[20]
Sudurpaschim Royals
187/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Lumbini Lions
142/9 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Yaks
133 (20 overs) |
v
|
Biratnagar Kings
126/8 (20 overs) |
Nicholas Kirton 40 (39)
Nandan Yadav 3/19 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Janakpur Bolts
136/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lumbini Lions
135/8 (20 overs) |
Anil Sah 45 (39)
Abhishesh Gautam 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Chitwan Rhinos
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sudurpaschim Royals
131 (18.2 overs) |
Hassan Eisakhil 65 (52)
Scott Kuggeleijn 2/29 (4 overs) |
Ishan Pandey 35 (28)
Amar Routela 2/9 (1 over) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Lions
167/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chitwan Rhinos
134/8 (20 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers
103 (16.3 overs) |
v
|
Karnali Yaks
106/3 (15 overs) |
Dinesh Kharel 26 (19)
Will Bosisto 6/28 (4 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpaschim Royals
123/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Janakpur Bolts
51 (12.1 overs) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Gurkhas
103 (19.2 overs) |
v
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Lumbini Lions
85 (19.2 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers
139/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Biratnagar Kings
139/6 (20 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Pokhara Avengers 18/0, Biratnagar Kings 5/0
Kathmandu Gurkhas
101 (19.3 overs) |
v
|
Janakpur Bolts
104/5 (15.5 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Yaks
128/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lumbini Lions
123/7 (20 overs) |
Will Bosisto 44 (30)
Bikash Aagri 3/14 (2 overs) |
- Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.
Biratnagar Kings
181/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chitwan Rhinos
130/6 (20 overs) |
Amar Routela 42 (29)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/28 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers
138/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kathmandu Gurkhas
142/4 (14.1 overs) |
Stephen Eskinazi 60 (34)
Bipin Khatri 3/19 (3 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.
Chitwan Rhinos
180/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Janakpur Bolts
148 (18 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
Biratnagar Kings
117 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Kathmandu Gurkhas
120/9 (18.1 overs) |
Pratik Shrestha 39 (34)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/19 (4 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpaschim Royals
153/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Pokhara Avengers
148 (19.4 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected field.
Karnali Yaks
101 (20 overs) |
v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
105/4 (15.2 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 38 (29)
Nandan Yadav 1/18 (2 overs) |
- Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
Brackets
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | 21 December 2024 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 141/2 (18.3 overs) | Q1W | Sudurpaschim Royals | 184/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Janakpur Bolts | 139/9 (20 overs) | 19 December 2024 - Kirtipur | Q2W | Janakpur Bolts | 185/5 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Janakpur Bolts | 119/8 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Karnali Yaks | 118/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 18 December 2024 - Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Chitwan Rhinos | 154/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 175/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
Karnali Yaks
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chitwan Rhinos
154/9 (20 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1
Janakpur Bolts
139/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sudurpaschim Royals
141/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
Karnali Yaks
118/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Janakpur Bolts
119/8 (19 overs) |
James Neesham 45 (17)
Bipin Sharma 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Sudurpaschim Royals
184/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Janakpur Bolts
185/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Season statistics and awards
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 293 | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts |
| 286 | Ravi Bopara | Chitwan Rhinos |
| 279 | Rohit Paudel | Lumbini Lions |
| 275 | Saif Zaib | Sudurpaschim Royals |
| 247 | James Neesham | Janakpur Bolts |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Scott Kuggeleijn | Sudupaschim Royals |
| 17 | Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Bolts |
| 14 | Sohail Tanvir | Chitwan Rhinos |
| 14 | Kishore Mahato | Janakpur Bolts |
| 13 | Bipin Sharma | Karnali Yaks |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
End of season awards
| Award | Prize | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging player of the tournament | रू0.5 lakh (US$370) and 1 million rupees worth scholarship | Bipin Sharma | Karnali Yaks |
| Maximum Fours | रू2 lakh (US$1,500) | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts |
| Energetic player of the tournament | रू2 lakh (US$1,500) | James Neesham | Janakpur Bolts |
| Bowler of the tournament | Bike | Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Bolts |
| Electric player of the tournament (only for Nepalese player) | Car | Dipendra Singh Airee | Sudurpaschim Royals |
| Team fairplay award | Trophy | – | Lumbini Lions |
| Player of the tournament | रू5 lakh (US$3,700) and trophy | Saif Zaib | Sudurpaschim Royals |
- Source: The Kathmandu Post[21]
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