2024–25 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 | 32 |
The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL) will be the inaugural season of the Nepal Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.[1][2] The league will be organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), with eight teams taking part.[3][4] The tournament will start from 30 November, with the final being played on 21 December 2024.[5][6]
Auctions and personnel signings
Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024.[7][8]
Squads
The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.[9][10][11]
| Biratnagar Kings | Chitwan Rhinos | Janakpur Bolts | Karnali Yaks | Kathmandu Gurkhas | Lumbini Lions | Pokhara Avengers | Sudurpaschim Royals |
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| Kevin O'Brien | Umesh Patwal | Pubudu Dassanayake | Gyanendra Malla | Basanta Shahi | Rajiv Kumar | Jagat Tamata | |
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| Marquee Players | |||||||
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Kushal Malla | Aasif Sheikh | Sompal Kami | Karan KC | Rohit Paudel | Kushal Bhurtel | Dipendra Singh Airee |
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Venue
| Kirtipur |
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| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Capacity: 25,000+ |
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League stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chitwan Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 30 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures and results
Playoffs
| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| December 2024 - Kirtipur | 21 December 2024 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | December 2024 - Kirtipur | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| December 2024 - Kirtipur | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Qualifier 1
December 2024
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1st placed team
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2nd placed team
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Eliminator
December 2024
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3rd placed team
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4th placed team
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Qualifier 2
December 2024
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Loser of Qualifier 1
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Winner of Eliminator
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Final
21 December 2024
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Winner of Qualifier 1
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Winner of Qualifier 2
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References
- ^ "Inaugural edition of Nepal Premier League to begin on November 30". SportsAdda. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "CAN releases cricketing calendar for 2024". Onlinekhabar. 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. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "CAN to organise Nepal Premier League in November and December". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 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 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
