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The T20 cricket fever has lastly hit the Everest nation aka Nepal as the brand new league within the cricket world, Nepal Premier League (NPL 2024) will get underway at the moment (Saturday), November 30, 2024. A number of worldwide cricket stars can be taking part in with the native abilities of Nepal cricket. This additionally consists of the likes of the previous India opener, Shikhar Dhawan, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and ace leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, to call a number of.
Notably, there are eight groups which can be clashing within the inaugural version of the league viz- Karnali Yaks, Chitwan Rhinos, Janakpur Bolts, Kathmandu Gurkhas, Biratnagar Kings, Lumbini Lions, Sudurpaschim Royals and Pokhara Avengers, respectively. In the case of the variety of matches, a complete of 32 matches can be performed. All these video games will happen on the Tribhuvan College Worldwide Cricket Floor, located in Kirtipur.
The opening recreation of the match is scheduled to start out at 9 AM (IST), whereas there are two different occasions are thought of for the match. Therefore some video games of the NPL 2024 can be performed at 12 PM and 1 PM (IST time zones), respectively. Within the first recreation, groups Janakpur Bolts and Biratnagar Kings will kick off the NPL. This recreation is anticipated to be performed at 12 PM midday (IST). The coveted match will conclude on December 21.
For the unversed, the match will exchange the sooner T20 cricket competitors began by the Cricket Affiliation of Nepal (CAN), Nepal T20 League, which was performed solely as soon as within the 12 months 2022. The match is aimed to spice up and unfold the sport of cricket throughout the nation and likewise allow the younger budding cricketers to be taught from the worldwide stars and groom forward which can strengthen Nepal’s cricket.
Format of the NPL 2024 match
The primary-ever version of the Nepal Premier League will include two levels. The primary (league) stage can be performed in a single round-robin-based format the place every franchise will play towards each other which might imply that every crew will get to play seven video games. Publish the conclusion of the league stage, the highest 4 groups as per the NPL factors desk, will additional qualify for the second stage of the match.
Within the second stage, the highest 4 groups will play within the playoffs similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) format which is performed in India. Throughout this stage of the NPL 2024, the third and fourth-positioned groups will cross swords within the ‘Eliminator‘ recreation. Whereas the highest two groups will battle it out in what would be the ‘Qualifier 1‘ match. The winner of this recreation will undergo to the ultimate of the Nepal Premier League.
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Nonetheless, the shedding crew of the Qualifier 1 match will nonetheless have an opportunity to make it to the ultimate of the NPL 2024 by taking part in towards the winner of the ‘Qualifier 2‘ recreation. Ultimately, the successful groups of Qualifier 1 and a couple of, respectively, will play the summit conflict of the newly born T20 cricket league within the Everest nation, which can be performed on December 21, 2024.
Nepal Premier League 2024 squads
Karnali Yaks:
Shikhar Dhawan, Sompal Kami (Marquee Participant), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Chadwick Walton, Babar Hayat, Hussain Talat.
Chitwan Rhinos:
Kushal Malla (Marquee Participant), 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 Participant), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh Okay 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.
Kathmandu Gurkhas:
Karan KC (Marquee Participant), 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.
Biratnagar Kings:
Martin Guptill, Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee Participant), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmad, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Anil Kharel, Dipak Bohara, Subhash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung, Chris Sole, Nicholas Kirton, Aqib Ilyas, Ismat Alam.
Lumbini Lions:
Rohit Kumar Paudel (Marquee Participant), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Saud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Aagri, Unmukt Chand, Ben Chopping, Tom Moores.
Sudurpaschim Royals:
Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee Participant), 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.
Pokhara Avengers:
Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee Participant), 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.
Full Schedule of Nepal Premier League 2024
|
Date |
Match |
Groups |
Venue |
Time (IST) |
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November 30 |
Match 1 |
Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 2 |
Match 2 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 2 |
Match 3 |
Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 3 |
Match 4 |
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings |
Kirtipur |
9: 00 AM |
|
December 3 |
Match 5 |
Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 4 |
Match 6 |
Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gurkhas |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 4 |
Match 7 |
Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 5 |
Match 8 |
Pokhara Avengers vs Janakpur Bolts |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 5 |
Match 9 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 6 |
Match 10 |
Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 6 |
Match 11 |
Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 7 |
Match 12 |
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 7 |
Match 13 |
Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 8 |
Match 14 |
Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 8 |
Match 15 |
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 10 |
Match 16 |
Chitwan Rhinos vs Lumbini Lions |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 10 |
Match 17 |
Karnali Yaks vs Pokhara Avengers |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 11 |
Match 18 |
Janakpur Bolts vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 11 |
Match 19 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 12 |
Match 20 |
Pokhara Avengers vs Biratnagar Kings |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 12 |
Match 21 |
Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 13 |
Match 22 |
Lumbini Lions vs Karnali Yaks |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 13 |
Match 23 |
Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 14 |
Match 24 |
Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 14 |
Match 25 |
Chitwan Rhinos vs Janakpur Bolts |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 15 |
Match 26 |
Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gurkhas |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 15 |
Match 27 |
Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 16 |
Match 28 |
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 18 |
Eliminator |
Crew 1 vs Crew 2 (TBD) |
Kirtipur |
9:00 AM |
|
December 18 |
Qualifier 1 |
Crew 1 vs Crew 2 (TBD) |
Kirtipur |
1:00 PM |
|
December 19 |
Qualifier 2 |
Crew 1 vs Crew 2 (TBD) |
Kirtipur |
12:00 PM |
|
December 21 |
Last |
Crew 1 vs Crew 2 (TBD) |
Kirtipur |
12:00 PM |
Nepal Premier League 2024 Reside Streaming and Broadcasting Particulars
The place to Watch in India?
Broadcasting Particulars for TV:
All cricket followers who’re excited to observe the inaugural version of the Nepal Premier League in India can tune in to Star Sports activities Community by way of the Star Sports activities Choose 1 channel.
Broadcasting Particulars for Reside Streaming:
Moreover, when it issues reside streaming of the NPL matches, followers can watch them on the Fan Code App. Alongside the app, they will additionally watch it on the Fan Code web site by shopping for a tour cross which prices INR 89.
The place to Watch in Nepal?
Broadcasting Particulars for TV:
Whereas for the cricket followers of Nepal, followers can watch the sport on Tv (TV) through Star Sports activities Community.
Broadcasting Particulars for Reside Streaming:
In the case of the reside streaming mode, Nepalese followers can examine the DishHome Go app and Motion Sports activities HD YouTube channel to benefit from the NPL 2024 matches.