2024 Nepal Premier League

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]}

2024 Nepal Premier League

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)
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.^[10] 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.^[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

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), Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, Rijan Dhakal, Basil Hameed, Marchant de Lange, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Hassan Eisakhil, Santosh Karki, Luc Benkenstein, Gautam KC, Sallahuddin Khan, Ranjit Kumar, Bipin Rawal (wk), Ravi Bopara, Amar Routela, Nar Sarki, Dipesh Shrestha, Sohail Tanveer, Sharad Vesawkar
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, Sohaib Maqsood, Lalit Rajbanshi, Rupesh Singh, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bishal Shusling, Tul Thapa, Harsh Thaker, Aakash Tripathi, Joshua Tromp, Arniko Yadav
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, Hussain Talat, Nandan Yadav, Chadwick Walton (wk)
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, Sunam Gautam, Andries Gous (wk), Aakarshit Gomel, Amrit Gurung, Narayan Joshi, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Michael Leask, Bas de Leede, Zen Malik, Dilip Nath (wk), Anderson Phillip, Raymon Reifer, Harishankar Shah, Kiran Thagunna
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, Rohan Mustafa, Ishan Pandey, Naren Saud, Aarif Sheikh, Amit Shrestha, Harmeet Singh, Saif Zaib

Overseas players

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

Kirtipur, Kathmandu
TU International Cricket Ground
Capacity: 25,000+
Kathmandu 2024 Nepal Premier League (Nepal)

Practice matches

Before the start of league stage four practice matches were played at Mulpani Cricket Ground.

Practice matches

Practice match 1 25 November 2024 (2024-11-25) UTC+05:45 12:15 Karnali Yaks 158/4 (20 overs) v Kathmandu Gurkhas 124 (20 overs) Karnali Yaks won by 34 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Practice match 2 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) UTC+05:45 12:15 Chitwan Rhinos 110/8 (20 overs) v Sudurpashchim Royals 148/6 (20 overs) Sudurpashchim Royals won by 38 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Practice match 3 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) UTC+05:45 12:15 Janakpur Bolts 160/7 (20 overs) v Lumbini Lions 64 (12 overs) Janakpur Bolts won by 96 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Practice match 4 28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) UTC+05:45 12:15 Pokhara Avengers 160/8 (20 overs) v Biratnagar Kings 124/8 (20 overs) Pokhara Avengers won by 36 runs Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara

Teams and standings

Points table

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

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	League stage							Play-offs				Pos.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	E	Q1	Q2	F
Biratnagar Kings (BK)	JB 8 wickets	SR 90 runs	LL 2 wickets	KY 7 runs	PA Super Over	CR 51 runs	KG 1 wicket	X	X	X	X	6th
Chitwan Rhinos (CR)	KG 5 wickets	PA 87 runs	KY 6 wickets	SR 33 runs	LL 33 runs	BK 51 runs	JB 32 runs	KY 21 runs	X	X	X	3rd (E)
Janakpur Bolts (JB)	BK 8 wickets	KY 8 wickets	PA 7 wickets	LL 1 run	SR 72 runs	KG 5 wickets	CR 32 runs	→	SR 8 wickets	KY 2 wickets	SR 5 wickets	2nd (C)
Karnali Yaks (KY)	JB 8 wickets	KG 3 wicket	CR 6 wickets	BK 7 runs	PA 7 wickets	LL 5 runs	SR 6 wickets	CR 21 runs	X	JB 2 wickets	X	4th (Q2)
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KG)	CR 5 wickets	KY 3 wickets	SR 73 runs	LL 18 runs	JB 5 wickets	PA 6 wickets	BK 1 wicket	X	X	X	X	5th
Lumbini Lions(LL)	BK 2 wickets	PA 10 wickets	SR 45 runs	JB 1 run	CR 33 runs	KG 18 runs	KY 5 runs	X	X	X	X	8th
Pokhara Avengers (PA)	CR 87 runs	JB 7 wickets	LL 10 wickets	KY 7 wickets	BK Super Over	KG 6 wickets	SR 5 runs	X	X	X	X	7th
Sudurpaschim Royals(SR)	BK 90 runs	KG 73 runs	LL 45 runs	CR 33 runs	JB 72 runs	PA 5 runs	KY 6 wickets	→	JB 8 wickets	→	JB 5 wickets	1st (RU)

Team's results→	Won	Tied	Lost	N/R

League progression

Team	Group matches							Playoffs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	E	Q1	Q2	F
Biratnagar Kings	0	0	2	2	2	4	4
Chitwan Rhinos	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	L
Janakpur Bolts	2	4	6	8	8	10	10		L	W	W
Karnali Yaks	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	W		L
Kathmandu Gurkhas	0	2	2	4	4	6	8
Lumbini Lions	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Pokhara Avengers	0	0	2	2	4	4	4
Sudurpaschim Royals	2	4	6	6	8	10	12		W		L

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.

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

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

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

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Match 1 30 November 2024 12:30 Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 127 (19 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 131/2 (15.3 overs)
Martin Guptil 55 (43) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/28 (4 overs)		Lahiru Milantha 75* (53) Pratis GC 1/14 (2 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 8 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha (Janakpur Bolts)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 2 2 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Kathmandu Gurkhas 111/9 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 114/5 (17.1 overs)
Sumit Maharjan 29 (41) Sohail Tanvir 5/21 (4 overs)		Santosh Karki 28* (31) Shahab Alam 3/20 (4 overs)

Chitwan Rhinos won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Chitwan Rhinos)

• 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]

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Match 3 2 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 141/7 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 142/2 (15.1 overs)
Gulsan Jha 36 (27) Mohammad Mohsin 2/14 (4 overs)		Anil Sah 62* (42) Mousom Dhakal 1/25 (2.1 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 8 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Anil Sah (Janakpur Bolts)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 4 3 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 182/7 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 92 (16.1 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 57* (24) Anil Kharel 3/26 (4 overs)		Basir Ahamad 24 (28) Abinash Bohara 3/17 (3 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 90 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 5 3 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 161/7 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 74 (13.2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 51 (38) Bas de Leede 2/20 (4 overs)		Narayan Joshi 30 (24) Sohail Tanvir 3/6 (3 overs)

Chitwan Rhinos won by 87 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Rijan Dhakal (Chitwan Rhinos)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 4 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 149/5 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gurkhas 153/7 (19.3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 72* (51) Gerhard Erasmus 2/29 (4 overs)		Sumit Maharjan 40* (37) Bipin Sharma 1/18 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 3 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Sumit Maharjan (Kathmandu Gurkhas)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 7 4 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 191/7 (20 overs)	v	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 by 2 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Lokesh Bam (Biratnagar Kings)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 5 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 138/7 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 143/3 (17.1 overs)
Matt Critchley 35 (30) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/31 (4 overs)		Lahiru Milantha 45 (32) Bipin Khatri 1/6 (1 over)

Janakpur Bolts won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: James Neesham (Janakpur Bolts)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 9 5 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 167/6 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gurkhas 94 (15.4 overs)
Brandon McMullen 53 (36) Rashid Khan 2/20 (4 overs)		Stephen Eskinazi 37 (33) Naren Saud 5/19 (3.5 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 73 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Naren Saud (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 6 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 130/7 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Yaks 132/4 (19.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 59* (40) Bipin Sharma 3/21 (4 overs)		Shikhar Dhawan 45 (41) Kushal Malla 1/13 (4 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Bipin Sharma (Karnali Yaks)

• Karnali Yaks won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 11 6 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 170/4 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 176/0 (16.4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 95 (59) Bipin Khatri 2/18 (3 overs)		Andries Gous 104* (55)

Pokhara Avengers won by 10 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Andries Gous (Pokhara Avengers)

• 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]

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Match 12 7 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 187/4 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 142/9 (20 overs)
Saif Zaib 90 (61) Ramon Simmonds 2/32 (4 overs)		Bibek Yadav 77* (54) Brandon McMullen 3/21 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 45 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Saif Zaib (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 13 7 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 133 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 126/8 (20 overs)
Will Bosisto 66 (49) Pratis GC 4/17 (4 overs)		Nicholas Kirton 40 (39) Nandan Yadav 3/19 (4 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 7 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Will Bosisto (Karnali Yaks)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 8 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Janakpur Bolts 136/9 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 135/8 (20 overs)
Anil Sah 45 (39) Abhishesh Gautam 3/20 (4 overs)		Rohit Paudel 35 (38) Harsh Thaker 5/23 (4 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 1 run Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Harsh Thaker (Janakpur Bolts)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 15 8 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 164/5 (20 overs)	v	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 by 33 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Hassan Eisakhil (Chitwan Rhinos)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 16 10 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Lumbini Lions 167/6 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 134/8 (20 overs)
Rohit Paudel 80 (57) Rijan Dhakal 3/29 (4 overs)		Luc Benkenstein 31 (29) Rohit Paudel 4/17 (4 overs)

Lumbini Lions won by 33 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Lumbini Lions)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 17 10 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 103 (16.3 overs)	v	Karnali Yaks 106/3 (15 overs)
Dinesh Kharel 26 (19) Will Bosisto 6/28 (4 overs)		Gulsan Jha 49* (37) Bipin Khatri 1/12 (3 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 7 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Will Bosisto (Karnali Yaks)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 18 11 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 123/9 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 51 (12.1 overs)
Binod Bhandari 33 (37) Kishore Mahato 4/35 (4 overs)		Joshua Tromp 13 (13) Harmeet Singh 2/2 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 72 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 11 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Kathmandu Gurkhas 103 (19.2 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 85 (19.2 overs)
Bhim Sharki 31 (40) Saad Bin Zafar 3/21 (4 overs)		Sundeep Jora 26 (29) Karan KC 4/16 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 18 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Karan KC (Kathmandu Gurkhas)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 12 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 139/7 (20 overs)	v	Biratnagar Kings 139/6 (20 overs)
Scott Edwards 45 (35) Sagar Dhakal 2/15 (4 overs)		Andries Gous 39 (27) Pratis GC 4/18 (4 overs)

Match tied (Pokhara Avengers won the Super Over) Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Raymon Reifer (Pokhara Avengers)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
• Super Over: Pokhara Avengers 18/0, Biratnagar Kings 5/0

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Match 21 12 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Kathmandu Gurkhas 101 (19.3 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 104/5 (15.5 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 20 (22) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/8 (4 overs)		James Neesham 27 (17) Karan KC 2/10 (3 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Sanjay Gurung (Nep) Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (Janakpur Bolts)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 22 13 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 128/8 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Lions 123/7 (20 overs)
Will Bosisto 44 (30) Bikash Aagri 3/14 (2 overs)		Tom Moores 36 (35) Zeeshan Maqsood 2/12 (3 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 5 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Will Bosisto (Karnali Yaks)

• Lumbini Lions won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 23 13 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 181/5 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 130/6 (20 overs)
Basir Ahamad 68* (44) Rijan Dhakal 2/40 (4 overs)		Amar Routela 42 (29) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/28 (4 overs)

Biratnagar Kings won by 51 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Basir Ahamad (Biratnagar Kings)

• Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 24 14 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Pokhara Avengers 138/8 (20 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gurkhas 142/4 (14.1 overs)
Raymon Reifer 41* (30) Karan KC 3/24 (4 overs)		Stephen Eskinazi 60 (34) Bipin Khatri 3/19 (3 overs)

Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Stephen Eskinazi (Kathmandu Gurkhas)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 14 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Chitwan Rhinos 180/5 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 148 (18 overs)
Kushal Malla 72 (41) Lalit Rajbanshi 2/11 (4 overs)		James Neesham 65 (24) Rijan Dhakal 2/19 (3 overs)

Chitwan Rhinos won by 32 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Chitwan Rhinos)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 26 15 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Biratnagar Kings 117 (19.5 overs)	v	Kathmandu Gurkhas 120/9 (18.1 overs)
Rajesh Pulami 25 (21) Gerhard Erasmus 3/17 (4 overs)		Pratik Shrestha 39 (34) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/19 (4 overs)

Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 1 wicket Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Dipesh Kandel (Kathmandu Gurkhas)

• Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 15 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 153/7 (20 overs)	v	Pokhara Avengers 148 (19.4 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 42* (38) Kushal Bhurtel 2/27 (4 overs)		Andries Gous 36 (21) Scott Kuggeleijn 5/18 (3.4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 5 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Scott Kuggeleijn (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected field.

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Match 28 16 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 101 (20 overs)	v	Sudurpaschim Royals 105/4 (15.2 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 30 (35) Harmeet Singh 3/17 (10 overs)		Dipendra Singh Airee 38 (29) Nandan Yadav 1/18 (2 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Sanjay Gurung (Nep) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs

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

Brackets

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

Eliminator 18 December 2024 09:00 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Chitwan Rhinos 154/9 (20 overs)
Jaykishan Kolsawala 53 (39) Sohail Tanvir 2/24 (4 overs)		Ravi Bopara 53 (34) Zeeshan Maqsood 3/26 (4 overs)

Karnali Yaks won by 21 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Chadwick Walton (Karnali Yaks)

• Chitwan Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 18 December 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Janakpur Bolts 139/9 (20 overs)	v	Sudurpaschim Royals 141/2 (18.3 overs)
James Neesham 45 (23) Dipendra Singh Airee 3/29 (4 overs)		Binod Bhandari 58* (55) Kishore Mahato 1/16 (4 overs)

Sudurpaschim Royals won by 8 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Binod Bhandari (Sudurpaschim Royals)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 19 December 2024 12:30 Scorecard

Karnali Yaks 118/9 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 119/8 (19 overs)
Gulsan Jha 25 (20) Mohammad Mohsin 2/14 (4 overs)		James Neesham 45 (17) Bipin Sharma 3/17 (4 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 2 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: James Neesham (Janakpur Bolts)

• Janakpur Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final 21 December 2024 12:30 Scorecard

Sudurpaschim Royals 184/9 (20 overs)	v	Janakpur Bolts 185/5 (19.2 overs)
Saif Zaib 69 (43) Kishore Mahato 3/25 (3 overs)		Lahiru Milantha 87 (49) Saif Zaib 1/14 (3 overs)

Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha (Janakpur Bolts)

• Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

Season statistics and awards

Most runs

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

Most wickets

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

Saif Zaib, the player of the tournament

Award	Prize	Player	Team
Emerging player of the tournament	रू0.5 lakh (US$370) and 1 million rupees worth scholarship	Bipin Sharma	Karnali Yaks
Maximum Fours	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Lahiru Milantha	Janakpur Bolts
Energetic player of the tournament	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	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$3,700) and trophy	Saif Zaib	Sudurpaschim Royals

• Source: The Kathmandu Post^[21]