2024 Nepal Premier League
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| 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 |
The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL) (also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2024 for sponsorship reasons)[1][2] is the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.[3][4] The tournament features 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$66,000) 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]
Venue
| Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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| TU International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 25,000+ |
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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 |
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| 1 | Janakpur Bolts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.375 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.188 | |
| 3 | Chitwan Rhinos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.762 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.427 | |
| 5 | Pokhara Avengers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.465 | |
| 6 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.505 | |
| 7 | Biratnagar Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.698 | |
| 8 | Lumbini Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.051 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | E | Q1 | Q2 | F | Pos. |
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| Biratnagar Kings (BK) | JB 8 wickets |
SR 90 runs |
LL 2 wickets |
KY 7 runs |
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| Chitwan Rhinos (CR) | KG 5 wickets |
PA 87 runs |
KY 6 wickets |
SR 33 runs |
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| Janakpur Bolts (JB) | BK 8 wickets |
KY 8 wickets |
PA 7 wickets |
LL 1 run |
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| Karnali Yaks (KY) | JB 8 wickets |
KG 3 wicket |
CR 6 wickets |
BK 7 runs |
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| Kathmandu Gurkhas (KG) | CR 5 wickets |
KY 3 wickets |
SR 73 runs |
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| Lumbini Lions (LL) | BK 2 wickets |
PA 10 wickets |
SR 45 runs |
JB 1 run |
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| Pokhara Avengers (PA) | CR 87 runs |
JB 7 wickets |
LL 10 wickets |
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| Sudurpaschim Royals (SR) | BK 90 runs |
KG 73 runs |
LL 45 runs |
CR 33 runs |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Match summary
| Visitor team → | BK | CR | JB | KY | KG | LL | PA | SR |
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| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Biratnagar Kings | Match 23 | Bolts 8 wickets | Match 26 | Kings 2 wickets | ||||
| Chitwan Rhinos | Match 25 | Match 16 | Rhinos 87 runs | |||||
| Janakpur Bolts | Bolts 8 wickets | Match 21 | Bolts 1 run | Match 18 | ||||
| Karnali Yaks | Yaks 7 runs | Yaks 6 wickets | Gurkhas 3 wickets | Match 17 | ||||
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | Rhinos 5 wickets | Match 19 | Royals 73 runs | |||||
| Lumbini Lions | Match 22 | Avengers 10 wickets | Royals 45 runs | |||||
| Pokhara Avengers | Match 20 | Bolts 7 wickets | Match 24 | Match 27 | ||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Royals 90 runs | Rhinos 33 runs | Match 28 |
| 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) |
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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
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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
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Biratnagar Kings
92 (16.1 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chitwan Rhinos
161/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Pokhara Avengers
74 (13.2 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 30 (24)
Sohail Tanvir 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected field.
Karnali Yaks
149/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Pokhara Avengers
176/0 (16.4 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 95 (59)
Bipin Khatri 2/18 (3 overs) |
Andries Gous 104* (55)
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- 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) |
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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
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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
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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.
- Harsh Thaker (Janakpur Bolts) became the second player to take a five-wicket haul in the Nepal Premier League.[21]
Chitwan Rhinos
164/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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Chitwan Rhinos
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- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
| 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
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Season statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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| 257 | Rohit Paudel | Lumbini Lions | 5 | 95 | 64.25 | 137.43 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 |
| 168 | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts | 4 | 75* | 56.00 | 138.84 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 157 | Ravi Bopara | Chitwan Rhinos | 4 | 59* | 52.33 | 149.52 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 140 | Dipendra Singh Airee | Sudurpaschim Royals | 4 | 57* | 70.00 | 200.00 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 136 | Shikhar Dhawan | Karnali Yaks | 4 | 72* | 45.33 | 122.52 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Most wickets
| Wkts. | Player | Team | Inns. | Ov. | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
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| 9 | Sohail Tanvir | Chitwan Rhinos | 5 | 18.2 | 5/21 | 10.44 | 12.22 | 5.12 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Rijan Dhakal | Chitwan Rhinos | 5 | 17.2 | 3/10 | 13.88 | 11.55 | 7.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Bolts | 4 | 16.0 | 3/28 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Harsh Thaker | Janakpur Bolts | 4 | 15.0 | 5/23 | 13.00 | 11.25 | 6.93 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Scott Kuggeleijn | Sudurpaschim Royals | 4 | 14.0 | 3/30 | 12.57 | 12.00 | 6.28 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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