2024 Nepal Premier League
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| 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
[edit]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$64,000) 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
[edit]The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[13][14]
| Teams | Head coach | Playing squads |
|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar Kings | Kevin O'Brien | Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Basir Ahamad, Ismat Alam, Lokesh Bam (wk), Dipak Bohara, Subash Bhandari, Naren Bhatt, Scott Edwards, Pratish GC, Mrinal Gurung, Martin Guptill, Nicholas Kirton, Aqib Ilyas, Anil Kharel, Kamal Khatri, Jitendra Mukhiya, Rajesh Pulami, Chris Sole |
| Chitwan Rhinos | Umesh Patwal | Kushal Malla (c), |
| Janakpur Bolts | Pubudu Dassanayake | Anil Sah (c, wk), Hemant Dhami, Shubh Kansakar, Kishore Mahato, Sher Malla, Lahiru Milantha (wk), Ben Mike, Mohammad Mohsin, James Neesham, |
| Karnali Yaks | Gyanendra Malla | Sompal Kami (c), Will Bosisto, Mousom Dhakal, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Dumre, Rit Gautam, Arjun Gharti (wk), Babar Hayat, Gulshan Jha, Dev Khanal, Bhuvan Karki, Jaykishan Kolsawala, Zeeshan Maqsood, Dipendra Rawat, Bipin Sharma, Unish Singh, |
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | Basanta Shahi | Karan KC (c), Shahab Alam, Dan Douthwaite, Gerhard Erasmus, Stephen Eskinazi, Dipesh Kandel, Krishna Karki, Krish Karki, Rashid Khan, Bibek KC, Michael Levitt, Sumit Maharjan, Shankar Rana, Raju Rijal (wk), Bhim Sharki, Pratik Shrestha, Nathan Sowter |
| Lumbini Lions | Nandan Phadnis | Rohit Paudel (c), Bikash Aagri, Dinesh Adhikari, Tilak Bhandari, Ben Cutting, Unmukt Chand, Abhishesh Gautam, Ashutosh Ghiraiya, Durgesh Gupta, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Khan, Tom Moores (wk), Arjun Saud (wk), Ramon Simmonds, Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Saad Bin Zafar |
| Pokhara Avengers | Rajiv Kumar | Kushal Bhurtel (c), Sudip Aryal, Aakash Chand, Matt Critchley, Trit Raj Das, Sagar Dhakal, |
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Jagat Tamata | Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Binod Bhandari (wk), Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Dilpreet Bajwa, Abinash Bohara, Khadak Bohora, Naresh Budhayer, Basant Khatri, Arjun Kumal, Scott Kuggeleijn, Brandon McMullen, |
Overseas players
[edit]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
[edit]| Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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| TU International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 15,000+ |
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2024 Nepal Premier League (Nepal) |
Practice matches
[edit]Before the start of league stage four practice matches were played at Mulpani Cricket Ground.
Practice matches
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Teams and standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]| 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
[edit]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's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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League Progression
[edit]| 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.
Match summary
[edit]| 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
[edit]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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 to 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) |
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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) |
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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.
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
134/8 (20 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers
103 (16.3 overs) |
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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) |
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Janakpur Bolts
51 (12.1 overs) |
- Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Gurkhas
103 (19.2 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Janakpur Bolts
104/5 (15.5 overs) |
- Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Yaks
128/8 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Janakpur Bolts
148 (18 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
Biratnagar Kings
117 (19.5 overs) |
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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) |
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Pokhara Avengers
148 (19.4 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected field.
Karnali Yaks
101 (20 overs) |
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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
[edit]Brackets
[edit]| 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
[edit]Karnali Yaks
175/6 (20 overs) |
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Chitwan Rhinos
154/9 (20 overs) |
- Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1
[edit]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
[edit]Karnali Yaks
118/9 (20 overs) |
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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
[edit]Sudurpaschim Royals
184/9 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Bolts
185/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Season statistics and awards
[edit]| 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
[edit]
| Award | Prize | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging player of the tournament | रू0.5 lakh (US$360) and 1 million rupees worth scholarship | Bipin Sharma | Karnali Yaks |
| Maximum Fours | रू2 lakh (US$1,400) | Lahiru Milantha | Janakpur Bolts |
| Energetic player of the tournament | रू2 lakh (US$1,400) | 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$3,600) and trophy | Saif Zaib | Sudurpaschim Royals |
- Source: The Kathmandu Post[21]
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