Nepal Premier League
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| Countries |
 Nepal |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Zohra Sports Management (ZSM) |
| Format |
Two-day One-day Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2014 |
| Next tournament | 2016 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Panchakanya Tej (One-day) |
| Most successful | Panchakanya Tej (One-day) (1 title) |
| Most runs | Pradeep Airee (212) (Kantipur Gurkhas) (One-day) |
| Most wickets | Bhuwan Karki (14) (Panchakanya Tej) (One-day) |
| TV | Kantipur Gold |
 2016 | |
Nepal Premier League (NPL) (Nepali: नेपाल प्रिमियर लिग) was a professional cricket league in Nepal. It includes Twenty20, One-day and Two-day tournaments. All the formats are played in round-robin leagues from the groups. The first edition of the tournament was held in May 2014 with six franchises consisting of domestic and international players. The most awaited Nepal Premier League unveiled on 24 February in a press conference held at Hotel Radisson. NPL is undoubtedly a historical cricket tournament played domestically with an international touch. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had an exclusive agreement to introduce NPL for three years to start with.
On 13 May 2014 a handful of CAN members issued a press release claiming CAN had pulled out as the organizers of the tournament.[1] While a majority of CAN members resigned from NPL Governing Council, the then President, Tanka Angbuhang still continued on promoting the event stating that the decision made was unofficial and without his knowledge. The current sponsors of this league is C.G. Foods (Wai Wai).[2][3]
Teams
| Team | Owner(s)[4]!! style="background |Captain | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishal Warriors | Vishal Group | Paras Khadka |
Mahesh Rizal |
| Colors X-Factors | Teletalk Private Limited | Gyanendra Malla |
Manzoor Alam |
| Jagdamba Giants | Shanker Groups | Shakti Gauchan |
Navin Singh |
| Panchakanya Tej | Panchakanya Groups | Sharad Vesawkar |
Binod Das |
| Kantipur Gurkhas | Kantipur Publications | Basanta Regmi |
Samson Jung Thapa |
| Sagarmatha Legends | Ghorahi Cements | Binod Bhandari |
Jagat Tamata |
Rules
There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player - buying in the annual auction, buying domestic players, signing uncapped players, through trading and buying replacements. In the trading window players can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new contract is worth more than the older one then the difference will be shared between the player and the franchise selling the player.
- Each team will consist of 16 players
- Maximum of 2 overseas players
- Each team must contain domestic associate player (i.e., under-19 cricketers, regional cricketers)
References
- ↑ Dhakal, Adarsha (14 May 2014). "CAN withdraws NPL ownership". eKantipur (Kathmandu). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Cricketlok EXCLUSIVE: NCELL Nepal Premier League (NPL)". Cricket Lok (Kathmandu). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nepal Premier League from April". República (Kathmandu). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Cricketlok EXCLUSIVE: Nepal Premier League Draft Squads". Cricket Lok (Kathmandu). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links
- Nepal Premier League on Facebook
- Ncell NPL Fixtures
- Cricnepal.com - Nepal Premier League
- My Republica - Nepal Premier League
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