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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 Twenty-20 (T20) cricket league in Nepal.[3][4] Organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the league will feature 8 teams representing various regions of Nepal.[5][6] The tournament will commence on 30 November 2024 and conclude with the final match on 21 December 2024 (15 Mangsir to 6 Poush 2081 BS).[7][8]

2024 Nepal Premier League
Dates30 November – 21 December 2024
Administrator(s)Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)   Nepal
Participants8
Matches32
2025 →

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.[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. The auction was conducted on 6 October 2024 with Aarif Sheikh, Anil Sah, Bhim Sharki, Bibek Yadav, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Lokesh Bam, Pratis GC, Sagar Dhakal, Shahab Alam, Surya Tamang and Sundeep Jora winning the highest bid of रू15 lakh (US$11,000).[12][13]

Squads

The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[14][15]

Biratnagar Kings Chitwan Rhinos Janakpur Bolts Karnali Yaks Kathmandu Gurkhas Lumbini Lions Pokhara Avengers Sudurpaschim Royals
Head coaches
Ireland Kevin O'Brien India Umesh Patwal Sri Lanka Pubudu Dassanayake Nepal Gyanendra Malla NepalBasanta Shahi India Nandan Phadnis India Rajiv Kumar Nepal Jagat Tamata
Players




Total Players:16 Total Players:15 Total Players:16 Total Players:15 Total Players:17 Total Players:16 Total Players:17 Total Players:15
  • Players in bold are Marquee Players of their respective teams.

Venue

Kirtipur, Kathmandu
TU International Cricket Ground
Capacity: 15000+
2024 Nepal Premier League (Nepal)

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
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

Below 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.

Group matches Playoffs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Q1 E Q2 F Pos.
Biratnagar Kings
Chitwan Rhinos
Janakpur Bolts
Karnali Yaks
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Lumbini Lions
Pokhara Avengers
Sudurpaschim Royals
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

League stage

The full fixture list was released on 18 November 2024.[16][17]

All times in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45)
Match 1
30 November 2024
12:15
Biratnagar Kings
v
Janakpur Bolts
Match 2
2 December 2024
09:15
Kathmandu Gurkhas
v
Chitwan Rhinos
Match 3
2 December 2024
13:15
Janakpur Bolts
v
Karnali Yaks
Match 4
3 December 2024
09:15
Sudurpaschim Royals
v
Biratnagar Kings
Match 5
3 December 2024
13:15
Chitwan Rhinos
v
Pokhara Avengers
Match 6
4 December 2024
09:15
Karnali Yaks
v
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Match 7
4 December 2024
13:15
Biratnagar Kings
v
Lumbini Lions
Match 8
5 December 2024
09:15
Pokhara Avengers
v
Janakpur Bolts
Match 9
5 December 2024
13:15
Kathmandu Gurkhas
v
Sudurpaschim Royals
Match 10
6 December 2024
09:15
Karnali Yaks
v
Chitwan Rhinos
Match 11
6 December 2024
13:15
Lumbini Lions
v
Pokhara Avengers
Match 12
7 December 2024
09:15
Lumbini Lions
v
Sudurpaschim Royals
Match 13
7 December 2024
13:15
Karnali Yaks
v
Biratnagar Kings
Match 14
8 December 2024
09:15
Janakpur Bolts
v
Lumbini Lions
Match 15
8 December 2024
13:15
Sudurpaschim Royals
v
Chitwan Rhinos
Match 16
10 December 2024
09:15
Chitwan Rhinos
v
Lumbini Lions
Match 17
10 December 2024
13:15
Karnali Yaks
v
Pokhara Avengers
Match 18
11 December 2024
09:15
Janakpur Bolts
v
Sudurpaschim Royals
Match 19
11 December 2024
13:15
Kathmandu Gurkhas
v
Lumbini Lions
Match 20
12 December 2024
09:15
Pokhara Avengers
v
Biratnagar Kings
Match 21
12 December 2024
13:15
Janakpur Bolts
v
Kathmandu
Match 22
13 December 2024
09:15
Lumbini Lions
v
Karnali Yaks
Match 23
13 December 2024
13:15
Biratnagar Kings
v
Chitwan Rhinos
Match 24
14 December 2024
09:15
Pokhara Average
v
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Match 25
14 December 2024
13:15
Chitwan Rhinos
v
Janakpur Bolts
Match 23
15 December 2024
09:15
Biratnagar Kings
v
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Match 27
15 December 2024
13:15
Pokhara Average
v
Sudurpaschim Royals
Match 28
16 December 2024
09:15
Sudurpaschim Royals
v
Karnali Yaks

Play-offs

All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).

Brackets

Qualifier 1Qualifier 2Final
18 December 2024 - Kirtipur21 December 2024 - Kirtipur
11st placed teamQ1WWinner of qualifier 1
22nd placed team19 December 2024 - KirtipurQ2WWinner of qualifier 2
Q1LLoser of qualifier 1
EliminatorEWWinner of eliminator
18 December 2024 - Kirtipur
33rd placed team
44th placed team

Eliminator

Match 29
18 December 2024
09:15
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Qualifier 1

Match 30
18 December 2024
13:15
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Qualifier 2

Match 31
19 December 2024
12:15
Winner of eliminator
v
Loser of qualifier 1

Final

Match 32
21 December 2024
12:15
Winner of qualifier 1
v
Winner of qualifier 2


Broadcasting

Location Television broadcaster
India India
Nepal Nepal 		Star Sports

References

  1. ^ "Siddhartha Bank named title sponsor of Nepal Premier League". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Siddhartha Bank title-sponsored Nepal Premier League live on Star Sports". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Inaugural edition of Nepal Premier League to begin on November 30". SportsAdda. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "CAN releases cricketing calendar for 2024". Onlinekhabar. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Eight teams announced for Nepal Premier League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "CAN announces eight franchises for Nepal Premier League". Khabarhub. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "CAN unveils new Nepal Premier League logo and schedule". Cricnepal. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "CAN to organise Nepal Premier League in November and December". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  9. ^ "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ "8 marquee players find teams for Nepal Premier League". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ^ "12 players sold at highest price at Nepal Premier League auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  15. ^ "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Fixtures unveiled for Nepal Premier League". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  17. ^ "CAN releases Nepal Premier League schedule". Khabarhub. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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