The Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2024 promises exciting cricket action, running from November 30 to December 21 at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. This tournament features eight teams competing in a round-robin format, followed by playoffs and the final.
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Tournament Overview
- Total Matches: 32 in the league stage, followed by playoffs.
- Format: Round-robin league with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs.
Participating Teams
- Biratnagar Kings
- Chitwan Rhinos
- Janakpur Bolts
- Karnali Yaks
- Kathmandu Gurkhas
- Lumbini Lions
- Pokhara Avengers
- Sudurpaschim Royals
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
Key Players
- International Stars: Shikhar Dhawan, Rashid Khan, Martin Guptill, James Neesham.
Schedule Highlights (Nepali Standard Time - NST)
Saturday, November 30
- Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts - 12:15 PM
Monday, December 2
- Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos - 9:15 AM
- Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks - 1:15 PM
Tuesday, December 3
- Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings - 9:15 AM
- Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:15 PM
Wednesday, December 4
- Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:15 AM
- Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions - 1:15 PM
Thursday, December 5
- Pokhara Avengers vs Janakpur Bolts - 9:15 AM
- Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 1:15 PM
Friday, December 6
- Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos - 9:15 AM
- Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:15 PM
Saturday, December 7
- Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 9:15 AM
- Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings - 1:15 PM
Sunday, December 8
- Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions - 9:15 AM
- Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos - 1:15 PM
Tuesday, December 10
- Chitwan Rhinos vs Lumbini Lions - 9:15 AM
- Karnali Yaks vs Pokhara Avengers - 1:15 PM
Wednesday, December 11
- Janakpur Bolts vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 9:15 AM
- Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions - 1:15 PM
Thursday, December 12
- Pokhara Avengers vs Biratnagar Kings - 9:15 AM
- Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 1:15 PM
Friday, December 13
- Lumbini Lions vs Karnali Yaks - 9:15 AM
- Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos - 1:15 PM
Saturday, December 14
- Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:15 AM
- Chitwan Rhinos vs Janakpur Bolts - 1:15 PM
Sunday, December 15
- Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gurkhas - 9:15 AM
- Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals - 1:15 PM
Monday, December 16
- Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks - 9:15 AM
Playoff Schedule
- Eliminator (3rd vs. 4th): December 18, 9:15 AM.
- Qualifier 1 (1st vs. 2nd): December 18, 1:15 PM.
- Qualifier 2 (Eliminator Winner vs. Qualifier 1 Loser): December 19, 12:15 PM.
- Final: December 21, 12:15 PM.
Broadcast and Streaming
India: Live telecast on Star Sports Network.
Nepal: Digital Rights DishHome.
Nepal Premier League is going to be exciting, blending local and global cricketing talent. You can watch Nepal Premier League all matches live from DishHome and StarSport.