The Nepal Premier League 2024 will start on November 30 and run till December 21 in Kirtipur, Nepal.
Organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal, the Nepal Premier League 2024 will see as many as eight teams compete in a total of 32 matches.
Biratnagar Kings, Janakpur Bolts, Karnali Yaks, Kathmandu Gurkhas, Lumbini Lions, Pokhara Avengers, Sudurpaschim Royals and Chitwan Rhinos are the eight teams that will participate in the inaugural edition of the NPL.
As per the NPL 2024 schedule, each team will play the other seven sides once in a single round-robin format. The top four teams in the standings after all the league matches will qualify for the playoffs.
The third-placed team will square off against the fourth-placed side in the Eliminator on December 18 while the top two teams will clash in the Qualifier 1 on the same day for a place in the final.
The winner of the Eliminator will then face the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2 for the other spot in the final.
The Nepal Premier League 2024 final is scheduled to be held on December 21.
All NPL 2024 matches will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan (Karnali Yaks), New Zealand duo of Martin Guptill (Biratnagar Kings) and James Neesham (Janakpur Bolts), Ben Cutting (Lumbini Lions), Bas De Leede and Andries Gous (Pokhara Avengers) are some of the well known international stars that will feature in the upcoming franchise T20 cricket league.
Where to watch Nepal Premier League 2024 live in India
The Nepal Premier League 2024 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the NPL 2024 will be announced soon.
Nepal Premier League 2024 schedule and live match start times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Saturday, November 30
Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts - 12:00 PM
Monday, December 2
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos - 9:00 AM
Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, December 3
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings - 9:00 AM
Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, December 4
Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:00 AM
Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions - 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 5
Pokhara Avengers vs Janakpur Bolts - 9:00 AM
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 1:00 PM
Friday, December 6
Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos - 9:00 AM
Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:00 PM
Saturday, December 7
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 9:00 AM
Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings - 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 8
Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions - 9:00 AM
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, December 10
Chitwan Rhinos vs Lumbini Lions - 9:00 AM
Karnali Yaks vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, December 11
Janakpur Bolts vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 9:00 AM
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions - 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 12
Pokhara Avengers vs Biratnagar Kings - 9:00 AM
Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 1:00 PM
Friday, December 13
Lumbini Lions vs Karnali Yaks - 9:00 AM
Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos - 1:00 PM
Saturday, December 14
Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:00 AM
Chitwan Rhinos vs Janakpur Bolts - 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 15
Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:00 AM
Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 1:00 PM
Monday, December 16
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, December 18
Eliminator - 9:00 AM
Qualifier 1 - 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 19
Qualifier 2 - 12:00 PM
Saturday, December 21
NPL 2024 final - 12:00 PM
Nepal Premier League 2024 teams and squads
Biratnagar Kings: Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee Player), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmad, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Anil Kharel, Dipak Bohara, Subhash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung, Chris Sole, Martin Guptill, Nicholas Kirton, Aqib Ilyas, Ismat Alam.
Chitwan Rhinos: Kushal Malla (Marquee Player), Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Sharad Vesawkar, Bipin Rawal, Santosh Karki, Dipesh Shrestha, Amar Singh Rautela, Deepak Bohara, Ranjeet Kumar, Gautam KC, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Marchant De Lange, Luc Benkenstein, Hassan Eisakhil.
Janakpur Bolts: Aasif Sheikh (Marquee Player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishore Mahato, Aakash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar, James Neesham, Sohaib Maqsood, Lahiru Milantha, Muhammad Mohsin, Joshua Tromp.
Karnali Yaks: Sompal Kami (Marquee Player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Shikhar Dhawan, Chadwick Walton, Babar Hayat, Hussain Talat.
Kathmandu Gurkhas: Karan KC (Marquee Player), Shahab Alam, Bhim Sharki, Rashid Khan, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Sumit Maharjan, Krishna Karki, Bibek KC, Pratik Shrestha, Raju Rizal, Michael Levitt, Gerhard Erasmus, Stevie Sean Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite.
Lumbini Lions: Rohit Kumar Paudel (Marquee Player), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Saud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Aagri, Unmukt Chand, Ben Cutting, Tom Moores.
Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee Player), Sagar Dhakal, Aakash Chand, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Narayan Joshi, Bipin Khatri, Dilip Nath, Trit Raj Das, Sunam Gautam, Dinesh Kharel, Amrit Gurung, Anderson Phillip, Bas De Leede, Andries Gous, Matt Critchley, Raymon Reifer, Michael Leask.
Sudurpaschim Royals: Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee Player), Md Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Arjun Kumal, Khadak Bahadur Bohara, Naresh Budhayer, Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Amit Shrestha, Naren Saud, Rohan Mustafa, Scott Kuggeleijn, Saif Zaib, Brandon McMullen.
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