Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan and former New Zealand player Martin Guptill will also be seen playing in Nepal Premier League 2024.
Nepal Premier League 2024 has started from today i.e. 30th November. Many of the best players from around the world will be seen playing in this fantastic league. Not only this, former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and former New Zealand player Martin Guptill will also be seen playing in Nepal Premier League 2024.
A total of 8 teams will face each other in the first edition of this important tournament. These teams are- Chitwan Rhinos, Karnali Yaks, Janakpur Bolts, Kathmandu Gorkhas, Biratnagar Kings, Pokhara Avengers, Lumbini Lions and Sudurpaschim Royals. A total of 32 matches will be played in the first season of Nepal Premier League. All these matches will be played at Tirubhavan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
The first match of Nepal Premier League has been played at 9 am Indian time, while the second match has started at 12 noon and the third match has started at 1 pm.
nepal premier league 2024 squad
Karnali Yaks:
Shikhar Dhawan, Sompal Kami (marquee player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Reet Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Deependra Rawat, Deepak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Chadwick Walton, Babar Hayat, Hussain Talat.
Chitwan Yak:
Kushal Malla (marquee player), Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airey, Sharad Vesavkar, Bipin Rawal, Santosh Karki, Deepesh Shrestha, Amar Singh Rautela, Deepak Bohra, Ranjit Kumar, Gautam Casey, John Nicol Lofty-Eaton, Marchant de Lange, Luke Benkenstein and Hassan Isaakhil.
Janakpur Bolt:
Asif Shaikh (marquee player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishore Mahato, Akash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arnico Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar, James Neesham, Shoaib Maqsood, Lahiru Milantha. , Muhammad Mohsin, Joshua Tromp.
Kathmandu Gorkha:
Karan Casey (Marquee Player), Shahab Alam, Bhim Sharkey, Rashid Khan, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Sumit Maharjan, Krishna Karki, Bibek Casey, Prateek Shrestha, Raju Rijal, Michael Levitt, Gerhard Erasmus, Stevie Sean Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite .
Biratnagar Kings:
Martin Guptill, Sandeep Lamichhane (marquee player), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmed, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Anil Kharel, Deepak Bohra, Subhash Bhandari, Narine Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung, Chris Soule, Nicholas Kirton, Aaqib Ilyas. , Ismat Alam.
Lumbini Lions:
Rohit Kumar Paudel (marquee player), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sandeep Jora, Ashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Soud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Agri, Unmukt Chand, Ben Cutting, Tom Moores.
Farwest Royals:
Deependra Singh Airy (marquee player), Mohammad Arif Shaikh, Abinash Bohra, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Arjun Kumal, Kharak Bahadur Bohra, Naresh Budhayer, Bhoj Raj Bhatt, Amit Shrestha, Narine Saud, Rohan Mustafa, Scott Kuggeleijn, Saif Jaib, Brandon McMullen.
Pokhara Avengers:
Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee Player), Sagar Dhakal, Akash 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 Gaus, Matt Critchley, Ramon Reifer, Michael Leask.
Nepal Premier League 2024 tournament format
The first season of this important tournament will be played in two stages. The first league stage will be in a single round robin format in which all the franchises will play against each other. After the end of the league stage, the top 4 teams in the points table will qualify for the second stage of the tournament.
The top 4 teams will be seen playing in the playoffs similar to the format of IPL 2025. This means that the third and fourth teams in the points table will play eliminator matches while the second and first placed teams will be seen performing well in Qualifier 1. The winners of these matches will be seen playing in the final of this tournament.
Nepal Premier League 2024 Live Streaming and Broadcasting Details
Where can you see it in India and Nepal?
All the cricket fans can watch the first season of Nepal Premier League on Star Sports Network on TV in India while the live streaming details are on its Fancode app.
Talking about Nepal, fans can watch the match on TV through Star Sports Network while the live streaming mode is its DishHome Go app.