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Former cricket league in Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Everest Premier League (EPL) (Nepali: एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) was a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal. It was the biggest cricket tournament in the country, played during the northern winter calendar, mostly in the month of December. It was played in round-robin format in which top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The tournament was renowned for having high attendance among the domestic cricket of the ICC associate nations.[citation needed] The first edition of the tournament was held in September 2016 with six franchises consisting of domestic and international players. Chitwan Tigers are the defending champions after winning the 2021 season.[1] From 2024 Nepal Premier League replaces the league.
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History
Everest Premier League was unveiled on 24 February 2014 in a press conference held at Hotel Radisson. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal had an exclusive agreement to introduce NPL for an initial three years.
On 13 May 2014 a handful of CAN members issued a press release claiming CAN had pulled out as the organizers of the tournament. In 2016, EPL was announced from 24 September to 3 October in TU Cricket Ground.[2] While a majority of CAN members resigned from NPL Governing Council, the then President, Tanka Angbuhang still continued to promote the event stating that the decision made was unofficial and without his knowledge. The sponsor for 2014 was C.G. Foods (Wai Wai).[3][4]
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Each team consisted of 15 players. Among them 10 players were bought by each team through auction. A talent hunt was conducted by each team in their respective cities to acquire a young player in their squad. Similarly, the teams also included at least three foreign players in their side.[5]
2016 teams
In the 2016 edition, the teams in the tournament were based on corporate sectors.
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Tournament seasons and results
All season's results are in a table.[8]
Broadcasting
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- Kantipur Gold (2016)
- Eurosport (2019–2021)[9][10]
- AP1 Television (2017–2019)
- 1Sports (2020–2021)
- Himalaya TV (2021)[11]
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