2024 Nepal Premier League
| 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 played | 32 |
| Official website | npl-t20 |
The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL) (also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL) will be the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in Nepal.[1][2] Organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the league will feature 8 teams representing various regions of Nepal.[3][4] The tournament will commence on 30 November 2024 and conclude with the final match on 21 December 2024.[5][6]
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.[7] For the inaugural NPL season, each team had a salary cap of Template:NPRConvert for domestic auction. Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024.[8][9] 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 Template:NPRConvert[10].
Squads[edit]
The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[11][12][13]
- Players in bold are Marquee Players of their respective teams.
Venue[edit]
| Kirtipur |
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| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 15,000+ |
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Teams and standings[edit]
Points table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Match summary[edit]
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 | ||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q1 | E | Q2 | F | Pos. | |
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| Chitwan Rhinos | |||||||||||||
| Janakpur Bolts | |||||||||||||
| Karnali Yaks | |||||||||||||
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | |||||||||||||
| Lumbini Lions | |||||||||||||
| Pokhara Avengers | |||||||||||||
| Sudurpaschim Royals | |||||||||||||
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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League stage[edit]
Matches[edit]
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Play-offs[edit]
Brackets[edit]
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | Q1W | Winner of qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of qualifier 1 | Q2W | Winner of qualifier 2 | ||||||||||
| EW | Winner of eliminator | ||||||||||||
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Qualifier 1[edit]
Match 29
December 2024 |
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Eliminator[edit]
Match 30
December 2024 |
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Qualifier 2[edit]
Match 31
December 2024 |
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Final[edit]
Match 32
21 December 2024 |
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Inaugural edition of Nepal Premier League to begin on November 30". SportsAdda. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "CAN releases cricketing calendar for 2024". Onlinekhabar. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "Eight teams announced for Nepal Premier League". myRepublica. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "CAN announces eight franchises for Nepal Premier League". Khabarhub. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "CAN unveils new Nepal Premier League logo and schedule". Cricnepal. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "CAN to organise Nepal Premier League in November and December". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ↑ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "8 marquee players find teams for Nepal Premier League". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "12 players sold at highest price at Nepal Premier League auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ↑ "12 players sold at highest price at Nepal Premier League auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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