Nepal T20 League
| Countries | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Mulpani, Kathmandu |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2022 |
| Tournament format | Double Round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Lumbini All Stars |
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (400)[1] |
| Most wickets | Avinash Bohara (19)[2] |
| Website | nepalt20 |
The Nepal T20 League was a Nepalese men's Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Cricket Association of Nepal in 2022.[3] The competition only ran in 2022–23 and was held between 24 December 2022 and 11 January 2023.[4] The league was replaced by the Nepal Premier League from 2024.[5] Lumbini All Stars were the only champions, defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs in the final.[6]
All matches were played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground at Kirtipur.
History
[edit]In April 2022, 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 tournament.[7] On 18 May 2022, CAN announced that the first edition of the tournament would be held in September and October,[8] and in July the league was authorized by the International Cricket Council.[9] On 19 July, four franchises and their owners were announced.[10] Two more franchises were announced on 8 September.[11] The draft was held from 10 September 2022 to 11 September 2022.[12]
On 15 September, the competition was postponed to December due to security concerns following the announcement of the 2022 Nepalese general election.[13] Scheduled to begin on 11 December, it was postponed to later in the month after the Kathmandu Gurkhas franchise withdrew from the tournament. The team was replaced by a new Kathmandu franchise, the Kathmandu Knights.[14] The league bagan on 24 December.[15]
Teams
[edit]| Team | City | Province | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar Super Kings | Biratnagar | Koshi Province | Andre McCarthy |
| Far West United | Dhangadi | Sudurpashchim Province | Hashmatullah Shahidi |
| Janakpur Royals | Janakpur | Madhesh Province | Trevon Griffith |
| Kathmandu Knights | Kathmandu | Bagmati Province | Gyanendra Malla |
| Lumbini All Stars | Bhairahawa | Lumbini Province | Dipendra Singh Airee |
| Pokhara Avengers | Pokhara | Gandaki Province | Upul Tharanga |
Squads
[edit]League stage
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumbini All Stars | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.984 |
| 2 | Janakpur Royals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.667 |
| 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.478 |
| 4 | Kathmandu Knights | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.271 |
| 5 | Far West United | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.227 |
| 6 | Pokhara Avengers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.888 |
Source: Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs.
- Advanced to Qualifier 1.
- Advanced to Eliminator.
Matches
[edit]Kathmandu Knights
162/5 (19 overs) |
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Pokhara Avengers
136/7 (19 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the play to 19 overs.
Lumbini All Stars
152/7 (20 overs) |
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Far West United
85 (16.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars
157/6 (20 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
154/6 (20 overs) |
Hussain Talat 39 (24)
Kishore Mahato 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers
138 (19.4 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
139/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights
98/9 (20 overs) |
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Far West United
102/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
Biratnagar Super Kings
140 (19.5 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
141/5 (20 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers
133/9 (20 overs) |
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Lumbini All Stars
135/7 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights
208/6 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
155 (20 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United
137/6 (20 overs) |
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Lumbini All Stars
137/9 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Match Tied and went into one-over eliminator
Pokhara Avengers
139/7 (19 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
140/4 (17.5 overs) |
Kushal Malla 37 (18)
Raj Nannan 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers
135/6 (20 overs) |
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Birtnagar Super Kings
138/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Far West United
169/6 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
171/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini All Stars
150/8 (20 overs) |
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Kathmandu Knights
115/8 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Starts won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United
187/9 (20 overs) |
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Pokhara Avengers
188/7 (19.1 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 45 (33)
Prakash Jaishi 2/25 (3.1 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars
127 (19.5 overs) |
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Pokhara Avengers
128/1 (18.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Janakpur Royals
189/6 (20 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
140/7 (20 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Janakpur Royals
90 (19.1 overs) |
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Kathmandu Knights
180/6 (20 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini All Stars
122/9 (20 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
110 (19.3 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 50 (42)
Surya Tamang 2/8 (4 overs) |
Arjun Saud 41 (45)
Tilak Bhandari 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss elected to bat.
Kathmandu Knights
164/4 (20 overs) |
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Pokhara Avengers
168/5 (20 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
Janakpur Royals
161/7 (20 overs) |
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Far West United
79 (15.1 overs) |
Sandeep Jora 55 (32)
Prakash Jaishi 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights
92/5 (9 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
58 (8.5 overs) |
Sandeep Rajali 32* (22)
Nandan Yadav 3/8 (2 overs) |
Gauranshu Sharma 22 (13)
Kamal Airee 3/13 (1.5 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to delay.
Lumbini All Stars
178/6 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
173/5 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars
183/6 (17 overs) |
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Kathmandu Knights
81 (15.4 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to delay.
Far West United
156/9 (20 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
158/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers
68 (12 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
70/4 (9 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals on the toss and elected to field.
Far West United
197/4 (20 overs) |
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Kathmandu Knights
114/9 (20 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Janakpur Royals
159/6 (17 overs) |
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Lumbini All Stars
136/7 (17 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
Biratnagar Super Kings
147/6 (20 overs) |
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Far West United
144/9 (20 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shaidi 58 (46)
Raj Nannan 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Kathmandu Knights
154/6 (20 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
160/3 (20 overs) |
Alex Blake 34 (26)
Raj Nannan 4/13 (4 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United
187/5 (20 overs) |
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Pokhara Avengers
146 (18.1 overs) |
Upul Tharanga 36 (23)
Durgesh Gupta 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoff stage
[edit]| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 8 January | 11 January | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lumbini All Stars | 143/8 (20 overs) | 1 | Lumbini All Stars | 133 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Janakpur Royals | 137/7 (20 overs) | 10 January | 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 109/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Janakpur Royals | 128 (19.1 overs) | |||||||||||
| 9 January | 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 167/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 182/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kathmandu Knights | 83 (12.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Preliminary
[edit]Qualifier 1
[edit]Lumbini All Stars
143/8 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
137/7 (20 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
[edit]Biratnagar Super Kings
182/6 (20 overs) |
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Kathmandu Knights
83 (12.4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Biratnagar Super Kings
167/6 (20 overs) |
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Janakpur Royals
128 (19.1 overs) |
Gauranshu Sharma 42 (41)
Jitendra Mukhiya 2/38(4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
[edit]Lumbini All Stars
133 (19.2 overs) |
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Biratnagar Super Kings
109/8 (20 overs) |
Lahiru Milantha 41 (28)
Nandan Yadav 2/22 (3.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics and awards
[edit]| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Far West United | 400 |
| Hussain Talat | Biratnagar Super Kings | 367 |
| Lahiru Milantha | Lumbini All Stars | 349 |
| Rohit Paudel | Biratnagar Super Kings | 348 |
| Chadwick Walton | Janakpur Royals | 329 |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo[16]
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Abinash Bohara | Kathmandu Knights | 19 |
| Raj Rocky Nannan | Biratnagar Super Kings | 16 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Royals | 16 |
| Nandan Yadav | Biratnagar Super Kings | 16 |
| Karan KC | Far West United | 14 |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo[17]
End of season awards
[edit]| Award | Name | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the tournament | Hussain Talat | Biratnagar Super Kings | रू500,000 |
| Best batsman | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Far Western United | रू250,000 |
| Best bowler | Abinash Bohara | Kathmandu Knights | रू250,000 |
| Emerging player | Surya Tamang | Biratnagar Super Kings | रू180,000 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Controversies
[edit]Non-payments
[edit]The match between Kathmandu Knights and Biratnagar Super Kings on 3 January was delayed by two hours after players refused to take the field due to not having been paid. Players were contracted to receive 40% of their payment before the start of the tournament and the remaining 60% during the tournament. Only Pokhara Avengers and Lumbini All Stars had been paid anything. The game resumed after CAN officials guaranteed payments.[7]
Spot-fixing
[edit]Kathmandu Knights captain Gyanendra Malla revealed on 4 January that one of his teammates had been approached for match-fixing. The incident was reported to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, following which a team was sent to Nepal to investigate the claims.[18] The Central Investigation Bureau also formed specialized teams to invesitgate the incident.[7][19] The investigation found evidence that Seven3Sports, the company organizing the event, were involved in the incident, with up to seven players potentially involved.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Most Runs Career Nepal T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Most Wickets Career Nepal T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "CAN to hold franchise Twenty20 league". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20 winners to take home Rs5.5m in prize money". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Task force suggests cricket body scrap Nepal T20 deals with Seven3Sports". Kathmandupost. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Lumbini All Stars win Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Match-fixing, pay issues rock Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Nepal Twenty20 league to take place on September 24". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20 league receives ICC authorization". cricnepal.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "CAN unveils Nepal T20's franchises and team owners". cricnepal.com. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Two remaining teams to vie in Nepal T20 disclosed". Hamrokhelkud. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Khakurel unsold at Nepal T20 draft". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20 postponed until December". The Kathmandu Post. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
Nepal T20 postponed until December.
- ^ "Nepal T20 League to start on Dec 23 - OnlineKhabar English News". 9 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20 League postponed by one day". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal T20 League: ICC team inspects spot-fixing allegations and returns". 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "CAN comes up with contradictory statement on fixing". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Nepal T20 League: CIB says 3 Nepali, 4 foreign players involved in spot-fixing". 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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