Everest Premier League (EPL) () was a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal. It was the biggest cricket tournament in the country, played during the northern winter calendar, mostly in the month of December. It was played in round-robin format in which top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The tournament was renowned for having high attendance among the domestic cricket of the ICC associate nations. The first edition of the tournament was held in September 2016 with six franchises consisting of domestic and international players. Chitwan Tigers are the defending champions after winning the 2021 season. From 2024 Nepal Premier League replaces the league.
History Everest Premier League was unveiled on 24 February 2014 in a press conference held at Hotel Radisson. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal had an exclusive agreement to introduce NPL for an initial three years.
On 13 May 2014 a handful of CAN members issued a press release claiming CAN had pulled out as the organizers of the tournament. In 2016, EPL was announced from 24 September to 3 October in TU Cricket Ground. While a majority of CAN members resigned from NPL Governing Council, the then President, Tanka Angbuhang still continued to promote the event stating that the decision made was unofficial and without his knowledge. The sponsor for 2014 was C.G. Foods (Wai Wai).updated by Nirak poudel nirakpoudel77.simdif.com
Teams
Each team consisted of 15 players. Among them 10 players were bought by each team through auction. A talent hunt was conducted by each team in their respective cities to acquire a young player in their squad. Similarly, the teams also included at least three foreign players in their team.
Team OwnerHome groundBhairahawa Gladiators Aditya ShanghaiSiddhartha Rangasala Biratnagar WarriorsVishal AgrawalBaijanathpur Cricket Ground Chitwan TigersKishore BhattaraiGautam Buddha Cricket Stadium Kathmandu Kings XIRohit GuptaMulpani Cricket StadiumLalitpur PatriotsKishore MaharjanTribhuvan University Cricket GroundPokhara RhinosShahil AgrawalPokhara Rangsala
2016 teams In the 2016 edition, the teams in the tournament were based on corporate sectors. Team Owner(s) Vishal Warriors Vishal Group Colors X-FactorsTeletalk Private LimitedJagdamba RhinosShanker Groups Panchakanya TejPanchakanya Groups Kantipur GurkhasKantipur PublicationsSagarmatha LegendsGhorahi Cements
Tournament seasons and results All season's results are in a table. SeasonFinal venueFinalPlayer of the seriesWinnerResultRunner-up2016DetailsTU Cricket Ground, KirtipurPanchakanya Tej 171/4 (20 overs)Tej won by 40 runsScorecardColors X-Factors131 (17.3 overs)Sompal Kami (Jagdamba Rhinos)2017DetailsTU Cricket Ground, KirtipurBiratnagar Warriors 149/7 (20 overs)Warriors won by 1 runScorecardBhairahawa Gladiators148/9 (20 overs)Babar Hayat (Biratnagar Warriors)2018DetailsTU Cricket Ground, KirtipurLalitpur Patriots 155 (19.1 overs)Patriots won by 14 runsScorecardBhairahawa Gladiators141/9 (20 overs)Ravi Inder Singh (Bhairahawa Gladiators)2021DetailsTU Cricket Ground, KirtipurChitwan Tigers114/6 (15.5 overs)Tigers won by 4 wicketsScorecardPokhara Rhinos111 (17.5 overs)Sagar Dhakal (Chitwan Tigers)
Broadcasting
Kantipur Gold (2016) Eurosport (2019–2021) AP1 Television (2017–2019) 1Sports (2020–2021) Himalaya TV (2021)
See also Cricket in Nepal Sports in Nepal List of professional sports leagues in Nepal List of cricket leagues in Nepal Nepal Premier League
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