The fourth edition of the Everest Premier League will begin on September 25 and will run till October 9. Six franchises will battle it out for the title in Nepal’s biggest domestic cricket league with all the matches to be played at the TU Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur. 

The tournament will be played in a round-robin and knockout format and will attract a host of international stars like Shahid Afridi, Tamim Iqbal, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Kesrick Williams, and Mohammad Shahzad.

The now defunct team Panchakanya Tej won the title in the inaugural season in 2016 followed by Biratnagar Warriors in 2017. Lalitpur Patriots are the defending champions having won the title in 2018. The tournament was put on hold in 2019 and 2020.

Everest Premier League 2021-22: Schedule, fixtures and live India match times 

All times in India Standard Time (IST)

Date, Day

Match

Time (IST)

September 25, Saturday

Kathmandu Kings XI vs Lalitpur Patriots

12:00 PM 

September 26, 

Sunday

Biratnagar Warriors vs Chitwan Tigers


Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Pokhara Rhinos

9:15 AM



1:15 PM 

September 27, Monday

Biratnagar Warriors vs Kathmandu Kings XI


Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Chitwan Tigers

9:15 AM



1:15 PM 

September 28, Tuesday 

Kathmandu Kings XI vs Pokhara Rhinos

12:00 PM 

September 29, Wednesday

Lalitpur Patriots vs Pokhara Rhinos


Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Biratnagar Warriors

9:15 AM




1:15 PM 

September 30, Thursday 

Chitwan Tigers vs Kathmandu Kings XI

1:15 PM

October 1, Friday

Biratnagar Warriors vs Lalitpur Patriots


Chitwan Tigers vs Pokhara Rhinos

9:15 AM



1:15 PM 

October 2, Saturday 

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Kathmandu Kings XI


Biratnagar Warriors vs Pokhara Rhinos

9:15 AM



1:15 PM 

October 3, Sunday

Chitwan Tigers vs Lalitpur Patriots

12:00 PM 

October 4, Monday 

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Lalitpur Patriots

12:00 PM 

October 5, Tuesday 

Qualifier 1

12:00 PM 

October 6, Wednesday 

Eliminator

12:00 PM 

October 7, Thursday 

Qualifier 2

12:00 PM 

October 9, Saturday

Everest Premier League final

12:00 PM 

Everest Premier League 2021-22 teams and full squads

Bhairahawa Gladiators:Aarif Sheikh, Pradeep Airee, Rohit Paudel, Sharad Vesawkar (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Harishankar Shah, Krishna Karki, Kushal Malla, Sharvin Muniandy, Himanshu Dutta (wicket-keeper), Upul Tharanga (WK), Abinash Bohara, Bhuvan Karki, Bikash Aagri, Dhammika Prasad, Dipesh Shrestha, Durgesh Gupta, Mousom Dhakal, Tul Bahadur Thapa

Chitwan Tigers:Aadil Khan, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Hasim Ansari,Ishan Pandey, Khadak Bohara, Virandeep Singh, Danish Aziz, Karim Janat, Rajesh Pulami, Sandeep Sunar, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilip Nath, Mohammad Shahzad (wicket-keeper), Gautam KC, Kamal Singh, Krijan Gurung, Lalit Bhandari, Sagar Dhakal, Shahab Alam, Sompal Kami (captain)

Kathmandu Kings XI:Amit Shrestha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Ryan Burl, Siddhant Lohani, Amar Routela, Janak Prakash, Shahid Afridi, Sher Malla, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Raju Rijal, Subash Khakurel, Akash Chand, Amrit Bhattarai, Dipendra Rawat, Jitendra Mukhiya, Samshad Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane (captain)

Biratnagar Warriors: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Hari Chauhan, Sandeep Rajali, Saurav Khanal, Sumit Maharjan, Dilshan Munaweera, Karan KC, Paras Khadka (captain), Rayyan Pathan, Sikandar Raza, Aasif Sheik, Anil Sah (wicket-keeper), Anil Kharel, Anuj Chunara, Bikram Bhusal, Pratish GC, Ramnaresh Giri, Santosh Yadav, Sonu Devkota

Pokhara Rhinos: Arjun Kumal, Lokesh Bam, Richard Levi, Rit Gautam, Sunil Dhamala, Asela Gunaratne, Bibek Yadav, Nandan Yadav, Prithu Baskota, Rabindra Shahi, Sahan Arachchige, Binod Bhandari (captain & wicket-keeper), Bipin Rawal, Bikram Sob, Bipin Khatri, Dev Shah, Kesrick Williams, Kishore Mahato, Sushan Bhari, 

Lalitpur Patriots: Alex Blake, Bibhatsu Thapa, Gyanendra Malla (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Oshada Fernando, Ranjung Dorji, Shankar Rana, Sonu Tamang, Sundeep Jora, Ariyo Poudel, Narayan Joshi, Pawan Sarraf, Rashid Khan, Yogendra Singh Karki, Sandun Weerakkody (wicket-keeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Kamal Khatri, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nagraj Singh, Rijan Dhakal, Surya Tamang

Where to watch the Everest Premier League 2021-22 live in India?

Live streaming of the Everest Premier League 2021-22 will be available on the FanCode app as well as their website. 

There will be no telecast of the Everest Premier League 2021-22 in India.


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