Nepal T20 League


The Nepal T20 League was a Nepalese men's Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Cricket Association of Nepal in 2022. The competition only ran in 2022–23 and was held between 24 December 2022 and 11 January 2023. The league was replaced by the Nepal Premier League from 2024. Lumbini All Stars were the only champions, defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs in the final.
All matches were played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground at Kirtipur.

History

In April 2022, the Cricket Association of Nepal signed a NPR 330 million agreement with Indian sports management company Seven3Sports for a period of eight years to hold a franchise Twenty20 tournament. On 18 May 2022, CAN announced that the first edition of the tournament would be held in September and October, and in July the league was authorized by the International Cricket Council. On 19 July, four franchises and their owners were announced. Two more franchises were announced on 8 September. The draft was held from 10 September 2022 to 11 September 2022.
On 15 September, the competition was postponed to December due to security concerns following the announcement of the 2022 Nepalese general election. 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. The league bagan on 24 December.

Teams

Squads

League stage

  • The top four teams qualified for the [|playoffs].
  • * Advanced to [|Qualifier 1].
  • * Advanced to [|Eliminator].

    Matches

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Playoff stage

Preliminary

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

Statistics and awards

  • Source: ESPNCricinfo
PlayerTeamWickets
Abinash BoharaKathmandu Knights19
Raj Rocky NannanBiratnagar Super Kings16
Lalit RajbanshiJanakpur Royals16
Nandan YadavBiratnagar Super Kings16
Karan KCFar West United14

  • Source: ESPNCricinfo

    End of season awards

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    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 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.

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 the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, following which a team was sent to Nepal to investigate the claims. The Central Investigation Bureau also formed specialized teams to invesitgate the incident. The investigation found evidence that Seven3Sports, the company organizing the event, were involved in the incident, with up to seven players potentially involved.