Nepal T20 League
{{Short description|Nepalese cricket tournament}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Nepal T20 League
| country = Nepal
| administrator = Cricket Association of Nepal
| Headquarter = Mulpani, Kathmandu
| cricket format = Twenty20
| Tournament format = Double Round-robin and playoffs
| first = 2022
| abolished = {{start date and age|df=yes|2023}}
| champions = Lumbini All Stars
| most successful = Lumbini All Stars (1st title)
| participants = 6
| most runs = Hashmatullah Shahidi (400){{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-career/nepal-t20-976 |title=Most Runs Career Nepal T20 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 April 2024}}
| most wickets = Avinash Bohara (19){{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/nepal-t20-976 |title= Most Wickets Career Nepal T20 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 April 2024}}
| website = {{URL|http://nepalt20.com}}
| current=
}}
The Nepal T20 League (abbreviated as NepalT20) was a Nepalese men's Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Cricket Association of Nepal in 2022.{{Cite web |title=CAN to hold franchise Twenty20 league |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2022/04/26/can-to-hold-franchise-twenty20-league |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} The 2022 Nepal T20 League, the only series of the tournament, was held from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023,{{Cite web |title=Nepal T20 winners to take home Rs5.5m in prize money |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2022/12/24/nepal-t20-winners-to-take-home-rs5-5m-in-prize-money |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} before it was scrapped and replaced by the Nepal Premier League.{{cite web |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/01/26/task-force-suggests-cricket-body-scrap-nepal-t20-deals-with-seven3sports |title=Task force suggests cricket body scrap Nepal T20 deals with Seven3Sports |work=Kathmandupost |access-date=26 January 2023}} Lumbini All Stars became the inaugural champions of Nepal T20 League after defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs in the final.{{Cite web |title=Lumbini All Stars win Nepal T20 League |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/01/11/lumbini-all-stars-win-nepal-t20-league |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}
All matches were played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground at Kirtipur.
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. 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.{{Cite web |title=Nepal Twenty20 league to take place on September 24 |url=https://www.risingnepaldaily.com/news/11367 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=GorakhaPatra}} The league was authorized by the International Cricket Council on 11 July 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-11 |title=Nepal T20 league receives ICC authorization |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/nepal-t20-receives-icc-authorization |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}} On 19 July 2022, four franchises, Lumbini All Stars, Kantipur Capital, Biratnagar Super Kings and Janakpur Royals, and their owners were announced.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-17 |title=CAN unveils Nepal T20's franchises and team owners |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/can-unveils-nepal-t20s-franchises-and-team-owners |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}} Two more franchises, Pokhara Avengers and Far West United were announced on 8 September 2022 along with their owners.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Two remaining teams to vie in Nepal T20 disclosed |url=https://www.hamrokhelkud.com/en/two-remaining-teams-to-vie-in-nepal-t20-disclosed/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Hamrokhelkud |language=en-US}} The draft for the first edition of the league was held from 10 September 2022 to 11 September 2022.{{Cite web |title=Khakurel unsold at Nepal T20 draft |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2022/09/12/khakurel-unsold-at-nepal-t20-draft |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} 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.{{cite web |author= |date=2022-09-15 |title=Nepal T20 postponed until December |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2022/09/15/nepal-t20-postponed-until-december |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Kathmandu Post |quote=Nepal T20 postponed until December.}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=Nepal T20 League to start on Dec 23 - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-t20-league-start-date.html |access-date=2022-12-27 |language=en-GB}} The league was again postponed for a day and the 2022 edition officially began on 24 December 2022.{{Cite web |title=Nepal T20 League postponed by one day |url=https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2022/12/23/nepal-t20-league-postponed-by-one-day |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}
Organization
= 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:
- रु 500,000 – To the loser of the Eliminator
- रु 1,000,000 – To the loser of Qualifier 2
- रु 3,000,000 – To the Runner up
- रु 5,500,000 – To the Champion
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.
Teams
class="wikitable"
!Team !City !Province !Captain |
Biratnagar Super Kings |
Janakpur Royals |
Kathmandu Knights |
Pokhara Avengers |
Lumbini All Stars |
Far West United |
Squads
The Squads list for 2022 Nepal T20 League.The tournament was played from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.
Tournament seasons and results
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |Final venue ! colspan="3" |Final ! rowspan="2" |Player of the season |
Winner
!Result !Runner-up |
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2022
|Lumbini All Stars |Lumbini All Stars won by 24 runs |Biratnagar Super Kings |Hussain Talat (Biratnagar Super Kings) |
League stage
{{#invoke:Sports table
|main
|style=CricketRR
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-t20-2022-23-1346256/points-table-standings Cricinfo]
|update=complete
|show_tie=yes
|team1=LAS
|team2=JR
|team3=BSK
|team4=KK
|team5=FWU
|team6=PA
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|result3=E
|result4=E
|win_BSK=5|loss_BSK=5|nr_BSK=|nrr_BSK=-0.478
|win_FWU=3|loss_FWU=7|nr_FWU=|nrr_FWU=-0.227
|win_JR=7|loss_JR=3|nr_JR=|nrr_JR=0.667
|win_KK=4|loss_KK=6|nr_KK=|nrr_KK=-0.271
|win_LAS=8|loss_LAS=2|nr_LAS=|nrr_LAS=0.984
|win_PA=3|loss_PA=7|nr_PA=|nrr_PA=-0.888
|name_BSK=Biratnagar Super Kings
|name_FWU=Far West United
|name_JR=Janakpur Royals
|name_KK=Kathmandu Knights
|name_LAS=Lumbini All Stars
|name_PA=Pokhara Avengers
|col_Q=#cfc
|col_E=#ffc}}
- The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.
- {{color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Advance to Qualifier 1.
- {{color box|#ffc|border=darkgray}} Advance to Eliminator.
=Matches=
{{hatnote|All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|24}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Pokhara Avengers
|score1=162/5 (19 overs)
|runs1=Azmatullah Omarzai 85 (42)
|wickets1=Zahir Khan 2/30 (3 overs)
|score2=136/7 (19 overs)
|runs2=Upul Tharanga 44 (34)
|wickets2=Abinash Bohara 3/29 (4 overs)
|result=Kathmandu Knights won by 26 runs.
|report= [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346266.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Azmatullah Omarzai (KDK)
|notes=
|rain=Rain reduced the play to 19 overs.
|round={{anchor|match1}} Match 1}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|24}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Far West United
|score1=152/7 (20 overs)
|runs1=Lahiru Milantha 60 (50)
|wickets1=Umair Ali 3/30 (4 overs)
|score2=85 (16.2 overs)
|runs2=Hashmatullah Shahidi 35 (44)
|wickets2=Dipendra Singh Airee 3/6 (2.2 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 67 runs.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346267.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 2}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|25}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=157/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Lahiru Milantha 80* (63)
|wickets1=Sikandar Raza 1/23 (4 overs)
|score2=154/6 (20 overs)
|runs2=Hussain Talat 39 (24)
|wickets2=Kishore Mahato 2/18 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 3 runs.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346268.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Ram Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 3}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|25}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Pokhara Avengers
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=138 (19.4 overs)
|runs1=Aasif Sheikh 50 (39)
|wickets1=Kesrick Williams 3/19 (3.4 overs)
|score2=139/5 (17.4 overs)
|runs2=Sundeep Jora 40* (30)
|wickets2=Zahir Khan 3/37 (4 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals won by 5 wickets.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346269.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Durga Subedi
|motm=Kesrick Williams (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 4}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|26}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Far West United
|score1=98/9 (20 overs)
|runs1=Alex Blake 45* (37)
|wickets1=Umair Ali 3/15 (4 overs)
|score2=102/6 (19.1 overs)
|runs2=Hashmatullah Shahidi 50* (49)
|wickets2=Anil Kharel 2/10 (4 overs)
|result=Far West United won by 4 wickets.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346270.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Himal Giri
|motm=Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 5}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|26}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Biratnagar Super Kings
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=140 (19.5 overs)
|runs1=Sikander Raza 38 (18)
|wickets1=Lalit Rajbanshi 5/8 (4 overs)
|score2=141/5 (20 overs)
|runs2=Chadwick Walton 69* (55)
|wickets2=Nandan Yadav 1/23 (4 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals won by 5 wickets.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346271.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Lalit Rajbanshi (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 6}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|27}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Pokhara Avengers
|team2=Lumbini All Stars
|score1=133/9 (20 overs)
|runs1=Kushal Malla 61 (31)
|wickets1=Shadley van Schalkwyk 3/27 (4 overs)
|score2=135/7 (20 overs)
|runs2=Kushal Bhurtel 39 (28)
|wickets2=Kushal Malla 2/8 (2 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 3 wickets.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346272.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Shadley van Schalkwyk (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 7}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|27}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=208/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Alex Blake 83 (43)
|wickets1=Pawan Sarraf 2/18 (4 overs)
|score2=155 (20 overs)
|runs2=Samiullah Shinwari 28 (27)
|wickets2=Azmatullah Omarzai 3/25 (4 overs)
|result=Kathmandu Knights won by 53 runs.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346273.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Alex Blake (KDK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 8}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|28}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Lumbini All Stars
|score1=137/6 (20 overs)
|runs1= Dev Khanal 48 (42)
|wickets1=Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/39 (4 overs)
|score2=137/9 (20 overs)
|runs2=Gulsan Jha 36* (24)
|wickets2= Karan KC 2/20 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won the one-over eliminator.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346274.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Sanjay Gurung & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
|notes=Match Tied and went into one-over eliminator
|rain=
|round=Match 9}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|28}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Pokhara Avengers
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=139/7 (19 overs)
|runs1=Kushal Malla 37 (18)
|wickets1=Raj Nannan 2/8 (2 overs)
|score2=140/4 (17.5 overs)
|runs2=Hussain Talat 50* (30)
|wickets2=Kushal Malla 2/21 (4 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 6 wickets.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346275.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Ram Pandey
|motm=Hussain Talat (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 10}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|29}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Pokhara Avengers
|team2=Birtnagar Super Kings
|score1=135/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Ameer Hamza 37* (25)
|wickets1=Andre McCarthy 3/22 (4 overs)
|score2=138/2 (18.4 overs)
|runs2=Rohit Paudel 71* (57)
|wickets2=Ameer Hamza 1/10 (2 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 8 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346276.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Rohit Paudel (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 11}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|29}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=169/6 (20 overs)
|wickets1=Lalit Rajbanshi 2/25 (4 overs)
|score2=171/2 (18.2 overs)
|runs2=Sandeep Jora 77* (54)
|wickets2=Karan KC 2/25 (3.2 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals won by 8 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346277.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Sandeep Jora (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 12}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|30}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Kathmandu Knights
|score1=150/8 (20 overs)
|runs1=Dipendra Singh Airee 40 (27)
|wickets1=Azmatullah Omarzai 2/12 (4 overs)
|score2=115/8 (20 overs)
|runs2=Azmatullah Omarzai 38 (29)
|wickets2=Harmeet Singh Baddhan 3/7 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Starts won by 35 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346278.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Starts won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 13}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|30}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Pokhara Avengers
|score1=187/9 (20 overs)
|runs1=Umair Ali 42 (26)
|wickets1=Zahir Khan 3/24 (4 overs)
|score2=188/7 (19.1 overs)
|runs2=Aasif Sheikh 45 (33)
|wickets2=Prakash Jaishi 2/25 (3.1 overs)
|result=Pokhara Avengers won by 3 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346279.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
|motm=Kushal Malla (PKA)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 14}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|31}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Pokhara Avengers
|score1=127 (19.5 overs)
|runs1=Harmeet Singh Baddhan 38 (21)
|wickets1=Zahir Khan 3/18 (4 overs)
|score2=128/1 (18.2 overs)
|runs2=Aasif Sheikh 77* (62)
|wickets2=Kishore Mahato 1/16 (3 overs)
|result=Pokhara Avengers won by 9 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346280.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Aasif Sheikh (PKA)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 15}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2022|12|31}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Janakpur Royals
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=189/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Samiullah Shinwari 78* (40)
|wickets1=Surya Tamang 2/16 (4 overs)
|score2=140/7 (20 overs)
|runs2=Hussain Talat 42 (20)
|wickets2=Samiullah Shinwari 3/21 (4 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals won by 49 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346281.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Himal Giri
|motm=Samiullah Shinwari (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 16}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|1}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Janakpur Royals
|team2=Kathmandu Knights
|score1= 90 (19.1 overs)
|runs1= Sharafuddin Ashraf 37 (31)
|wickets1= Abinash Bohara 4/13 (4.1 overs)
|score2= 180/6 (20 overs)
|runs2= Sunam Gautam 62 (47)
|wickets2= Jitendra Mukhiya 3/38 (4 overs)
|result= Kathmandu Knights won by 90 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346282.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss= Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires= Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
|motm= Sunam Gautam (KDK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 17}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|1}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=122/9 (20 overs)
|runs1=Dipendra Singh Airee 50 (42)
|wickets1=Surya Tamang 2/8 (4 overs)
|score2=110 (19.3 overs)
|runs2=Arjun Saud 41 (45)
|wickets2=Tilak Bhandari 2/14 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 12 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346283.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Dipendra Singh Airee (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 18}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|2}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Pokhara Avengers
|score1=164/4 (20 overs)
|runs1=Alex Blake 64 (28)
|wickets1=Tul Thapa 2/17 (2 overs)
|score2=168/5 (20 overs)
|runs2=Sumit Maharjan 76 (52)
|wickets2=Kamal Airee 3/26 (3.4 overs)
|result=Pokhara Avengers won by 5 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346284.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Ram Pandey
|motm=Sumit Maharjan (PKA)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 19}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|2}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Janakpur Royals
|team2=Far West United
|score1=161/7 (20 overs)
|runs1=Sandeep Jora 55 (32)
|wickets1=Prakash Jaishi 3/25 (4 overs)
|score2=79 (15.1 overs)
|runs2=Hashmatullah Shahidi 32 (32)
|wickets2=Samiullah Shinwari 3/16 (3 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals won by 82 runs.
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346285.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Ran Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Sandeep Jora (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 20}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|3}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=92/5 (9 overs)
|runs1=Sandeep Rajali 32* (22)
|wickets1=Nandan Yadav 3/8 (2 overs)
|score2=58 (8.5 overs)
|runs2=Gauranshu Sharma 22 (13)
|wickets2=Kamal Airee 3/13 (1.5 overs)
|result=Kathmandu Knights won by 34 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346286.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Sandeep Rajali (KDK)
|notes=
|rain=The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to delay.
|round=Match 21}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|3}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=178/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Harmeet Singh Baddhan 73 (47)
|wickets1=Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/35 (3 overs)
|score2=173/5 (20 overs)
|runs2=Chadwick Walton 59 (36)
|wickets2=Harry Tector 2/23 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 5 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346287.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 22}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|4}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Kathmandu Knights
|score1=183/6 (17 overs)
|runs1=Harmeet Singh Baddhan 70 (36)
|wickets1=Abinash Bohara 3/32 (4 overs)
|score2=81 (15.4 overs)
|runs2=Basir Ahamad 22 (30)
|wickets2=Kushal Bhurtel 2/10 (3 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 102 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346288.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to delay.
|round=Match 23}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|4}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=156/9 (20 overs)
|runs1=Binod Bhandari 45 (38)
|wickets1=Shahab Alam 3/43 (4 overs)
|score2=158/4 (19.3 overs)
|runs2=Rohit Paudel 60 (42)
|wickets2=Hashmatullah Shahidi 1/3 (1 over)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346289.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Ram Pandey
|motm=Rohit Paudel (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 24}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|5}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Pokhara Avengers
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=68 (12 overs)
|runs1=Siddhant Lohani 17 (10)
|wickets1=Sompal Kami 3/8 (2 overs)
|score2=70/4 (9 overs)
|runs2=Sharafuddin Ashraf 37 (27)
|wickets2=Kushal Malla 3/10 (3 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals on by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346290.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Janakpur Royals on the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
|motm=Sompal Kami (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 25}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|5}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Kathmandu Knights
|score1=197/4 (20 overs)
|runs1=Hashmatullah Shaidi 76 (57)
|wickets1=Basir Ahamad 3/24 (4 overs)
|score2=114/9 (20 overs)
|runs2=Kamal Singh Airee 20 (21)
|wickets2=Durgesh Gupta 2/13 (3 overs)
|result=Far West United won by 83 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346291.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 26}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|6}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Janakpur Royals
|team2=Lumbini All Stars
|score1=159/6 (17 overs)
|runs1=Trevon Griffith 47 (11)
|wickets1=Sagar Dhakal 2/17 (4 overs)
|score2=136/7 (17 overs)
|runs2=Anil Sah 35 (21)
|wickets2=Trevon Griffith 3/30 (4 overs)
|result=Janakpur Royals own by 23 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346292.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Trevon Griffith (JKR)
|notes=
|rain=The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
|round=Match 27}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|6}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Biratnagar Super Kings
|team2=Far West United
|score1=147/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Hussain Talat 50 (29)
|wickets1=Umair Ali 2/15 (4 overs)
|score2=144/9 (20 overs)
|runs2=Hashmatullah Shaidi 58 (46)
|wickets2=Raj Nannan 3/32 (4 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 3 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346293.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
|motm=Raj Nannan (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 28}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|7}}
|time=09:00
|daynight=
|team1=Kathmandu Knights
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=154/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Alex Blake 34 (26)
|wickets1=Raj Nannan 4/13 (4 overs)
|score2=160/3 (20 overs)
|runs2=Rohit Paudel 66 (42)
|wickets2=Abinash Bohara 2/35 (3.4 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346294.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Rohit Paudel (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 29}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|7}}
|time=13:00
|daynight=
|team1=Far West United
|team2=Pokhara Avengers
|score1=187/5 (20 overs)
|runs1=Hashmatullah Shahidi 67 (51)
|wickets1=Abhimanyu Mithun 2/32 (4 overs)
|score2=146 (18.1 overs)
|runs2=Upul Tharanga 36 (23)
|wickets2=Durgesh Gupta 3/29 (4 overs)
|result=Far West United won by 41 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346295.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
|notes=
|rain=
|round=Match 30}}
Playoff stage
{{hatnote|All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).}}
{{4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
| seed-width = 40
| team-width = 180
| score-width = 140
| seeds = y
|RD1-text1=8 January
|RD1-seed1=1
|RD1-team1=Lumbini All Stars
|RD1-score1=143/8 (20 overs)
|RD1-seed2=2
|RD1-team2=Janakpur Royals
|RD1-score2=137/7 (20 overs)
|P1Winner=Lumbini All Stars
|P1Margin=6 runs
|P1Matchno=31
|RD1-text2=9 January
|RD1-seed3=3
|RD1-team3=Biratnagar Super Kings
|RD1-score3=182/6 (20 overs)
|RD1-seed4=4
|RD1-team4=Kathmandu Knights
|RD1-score4=83 (12.4 overs)
|P2Winner=Biratnagar Super Kings
|P2Margin=99 runs
|P2Matchno=32
|RD2-text1=10 January
|RD2-team1=Janakpur Royals
|RD2-seed1=2
|RD2-score1=128 (19.1 overs)
|RD2-team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|RD2-seed2=3
|RD2-score2=167/6 (20 overs)
|P3Winner=Biratnagar Super Kings
|P3Margin=39 runs
|P3Matchno=33
|RD3-text1=11 January
|RD3-seed1=1
|RD3-team1=Lumbini All Stars
|RD3-score1= 133 (19.2 overs)
|RD3-team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|RD3-seed2=3
|RD3-score2=109/8 (20 overs)
|FinalWinner=Lumbini All Stars
|FinalMargin=24 runs
|FinalMatchno=34
}}
= Preliminary =
== Qualifier 1 ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|8}}
|time=13:15
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|score1=143/8 (20 overs)
|runs1=Ishan Pandey 38 (39)
|wickets1=Sompal Kami 2/19 (4 overs)
|score2=137/7 (20 overs)
|runs2=Samiullah Shinwari 45 (31)
|wickets2=Dipendra Singh Airee 2/9 (3 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 6 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346296.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
|umpires=Sanjay Gurung & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Bipul Sharma (LAS)
|notes=
|rain=
|round={{anchor|match31}} Match 31}}
== Eliminator ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date
|df=y
|2022
|1
|9}}
|time=13:15
|daynight=
|team1=Biratnagar Super Kings
|team2=Kathmandu Knights
|score1=182/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Rohit Paudel 61 (49)
|wickets1=Kamal Singh Airee 2/35 (4 overs)
|score2=83 (12.4 overs)
|runs2=Abinash Bohara 16* (4)
|wickets2=Surya Tamang 4/14 (2.4 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 99 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346297.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
|motm=Rohit Paudel (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round={{anchor|match32}} Match 32}}
== Qualifier 2 ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|10}}
|time=13:15
|daynight=
|team2=Janakpur Royals
|team1=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score2=128 (19.1 overs)
|runs2=Chadwick Walton 51 (47)
|wickets2=Keon Joseph 3/27 (4 overs)
|score1= 167/6 (20 overs)
|runs1=Gauranshu Sharma 42 (41)
|wickets1=Jitendra Mukhiya 2/38(4 overs)
|result=Biratnagar Super Kings won by 39 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346298.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires= Durga Nath Subedi & Sanjay Gurung
|motm=Raj Nannan (BSK)
|notes=
|rain=
|round={{anchor|match33}} Match 33}}
= Final =
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date={{start date|df=y|2023|1|11}}
|time=13:15
|daynight=
|team1=Lumbini All Stars
|team2=Biratnagar Super Kings
|score1=133 (19.2 overs)
|runs1=Lahiru Milantha 41 (28)
|wickets1=Nandan Yadav 2/22 (3.2 overs)
|score2=109/8 (20 overs)
|runs2=Arjun Saud 34 (40)
|wickets2=Harmeet Singh 2/16 (4 overs)
|result=Lumbini All Stars won by 24 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346299.html Scorecard]
|venue=TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
|toss=Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
|umpires=Sanjay Gurung and Vinay Kumar
|motm=Harmeet Singh (Lumbini All Stars)
|notes=
|rain=
|round={{anchor|match34}} Match 34}}
Statistics and awards
class="wikitable"
|+Most runs !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 |
class="wikitable"
|+Most wickets !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 |
= End of season awards =
class="wikitable"
! Award ! Name ! Team ! Prize |
Player of the tournament
| Biratnagar Super Kings | {{Nepalese rupee|500000}} |
Best batsman
| Far Western United | {{Nepalese rupee|250000}} |
Best bowler
| Kathmandu Knights | {{Nepalese rupee|250000}} |
Emerging player
| Surya Tamang | Biratnagar Super Kings | {{Nepalese rupee|180000}} |
- Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1346299.html ESPNcricinfo]
Controversies
= Non-payments =
The match between Kathmandu Knights and Biratnagar Super Kings on 3 January was delayed by two hours after players refused to take the field after failing to get their payments. The players were contracted to get 40% of their payments before the start of the tournament and the remaining 60% during the tournament. Only players from Pokhara Avengers and Lumbini All Stars had been paid 50% of their contracted amount while the rest of the players had not been paid yet. The game resumed after Cricket Association Nepal officials assured the players of their payments.{{Cite web |title=Match-fixing, pay issues rock Nepal T20 League |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/01/04/match-fixing-pay-issues-rock-nepal-t20-league |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}
= Spot-fixing =
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 ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit following which a team was sent to Nepal to investigate the claims.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=Nepal T20 League: ICC team inspects spot-fixing allegations and returns |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-t20-league-icc-team-inspect.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |language=en-GB}} The Central investigation Bureau also form specialized teams to look into the incidents.{{Cite web |title=CAN comes up with contradictory statement on fixing |url=https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/01/04/can-comes-up-with-contradictory-statement-on-fixing |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}} The Bureau in its preliminary investigation revealed that it was keeping close watch on three Nepali players and four foreign players on accusations of spot-fixing. The investigation also found evidence that Seven3Sports, the sports management company organizing the event, were involved in the incidents.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-08 |title=Nepal T20 League: CIB says 3 Nepali, 4 foreign players involved in spot-fixing |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-t20-league-cib-fixing.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |language=en-GB}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-t20-2022-23-1346256 ESPNcricinfo – Nepal T20 League]
{{Cricket in Nepal}}
{{Twenty20 leagues}}
Category:Defunct cricket leagues