Nepal T20 League
CountriesNepal
AdministratorCricket Association of Nepal
FormatTwenty20
First edition2022
Number of teams6
Current championLumbini All Stars
Most successfulLumbini All Stars (1st title)
Websitenepalt20.com

The Nepal T20 League (abbreviated as NepalT20) is a Nepalese men's Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Cricket Association of Nepal in 2022.[1] The first edition of the tournament was held from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.[2]

History

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) signed a NPR 330 million agreement with Indian sports management company Seven3Sports for a period of eight years to hold a franchise Twenty20 league tournament on 26 April 2022.[1] On 18 May 2022, CAN announced that the first edition of the tournament would be held in 24 September to 22 October of the year.[3] The league was authorized by the International Cricket Council on 11 July 2022.[4] On 19 July 2022, four franchises, Lumbini All Stars, Kantipur Capital, Biratnagar Super Kings and Janakpur Royals, and their owners were announced.[5] Two more franchises, Pokhara Avengers and Far West United were announced on 8 September 2022 along with their owners.[6] The draft for the first edition of the league was held from 10 September 2022 to 11 September 2022.[7] On 15 September 2022, the league was postponed to December of the same year after security concerns following announcement of the 2022 Nepalese general election.[8] The league was supposed to be held from 11 December 2022 but was postponed to 23 December after Kathmandu Gurkhas (renamed from Kantipur Capital) withdrew from the tournament. The team was replaced by a new Kathmandu franchise, the Kathmandu Knights.[9] The league was again postponed for a day and the 2022 edition officially began on 24 December 2022.[10]

Teams

Team City Province Home ground Debut Captain Head Coach
Biratnagar Super Kings Biratnagar Koshi Province Biratnagar Cricket Ground 2022 Jamaica Andre McCarthy
Janakpur Royals Janakpur Madhesh Province Shree Ram Janaki Multipurpose International Stadium 2022 Jamaica Trevon Griffith
Kathmandu Knights Kathmandu Bagmati Province Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground 2022 Nepal Gyanendra Malla
Pokhara Avengers Pokhara Gandaki Province Pokhara Rangasala 2022 Sri Lanka Upul Tharanga
Lumbini All Stars Bhairahawa Lumbini Province Bhairahawa Cricket Stadium 2022 Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee
Far West United Dhangadi Sudurpashchim Province Fapla International Cricket Ground 2022 Afghanistan Hashmatullah Shahidi

Tournament seasons and results

Season Final venue Final Player of the series
Winner Result Runner-up
2022 TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Lumbini All Stars
133 (19.2 overs) 		Lumbini All Stars won by 24 runs
Scorecard 		Biratnagar Super Kings
109/8 (20 overs) 		Hussain Talat (Biratnagar Super Kings)

Prize money

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced a total prize money of रु 10 million for the four franchises that reach the play-offs. The prize money is split as follows:[2]

In addition to this the player of the series will receive रु 500,000, the best bowler and the best batsmen will receive रु 200,000 each, the rising player will be awarded रु 180,000 and the player of the match will receive रु 40,000.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "CAN to hold franchise Twenty20 league". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Nepal T20 winners to take home Rs5.5m in prize money". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nepal Twenty20 league to take place on September 24". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Nepal T20 league receives ICC authorization". cricnepal.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ "CAN unveils Nepal T20's franchises and team owners". cricnepal.com. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Two remaining teams to vie in Nepal T20 disclosed". Hamrokhelkud. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Khakurel unsold at Nepal T20 draft". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Nepal T20 postponed until December". The Kathmandu Post. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022. Nepal T20 postponed until December.
  9. ^ "Nepal T20 League to start on Dec 23 - OnlineKhabar English News". 9 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Nepal T20 League postponed by one day". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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