2025 Nepal Premier League
| Dates | 17 November – 13 December 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Participants | 8 |
The 2025 Nepal Premier League (NPL), also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2025 for sponsorship reasons, will be the second season of the Nepal Premier League, a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.[1] The tournament featured 8 teams competing in 36 matches from 17 November to 13 December 2025 (1 Mangsir to 27 Mangsir 2082 BS).[2]
Background
The Nepal Premier League (NPL) is a men's T20 franchise cricket league organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). It was established in 2024, with its inaugural season held that year. The league features eight city/province-based franchises competing in a round-robin followed by playoffs. Janakpur Bolts claimed the maiden title, defeating Sudurpaschim Royals in the final.[3][4] The 2025 NPL, the league’s second edition, is scheduled for November–December 2025, pending ICC approval.[5]
Personnel changes
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 5 July 2025, and a total of 51 players were retained ahead of the auction.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The auction was held on 9 August 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[14] A total of 458 players registered for the auction, of which 150 players were shortlisted to feature in the auction.[15] and 37 were sold in the auction.[16]
Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Pawan Sarraf and Mohammad Aadil Alam became the most expensive players in the auction, bought at the price of रू15 lakh (US$11,000).[17] Among them, Mohammad Aadil Alam steals the spotlight, as he was bided by every eight franchises.[18]
Squads
The player auction took place on 9 August 2025.[19][17]
| Biratnagar Kings | Chitwan Rhinos | Karnali Yaks | Kathmandu Gorkhas | Janakpur Bolts | Lumbini Lions | Pokhara Avengers | Sudurpaschim Royals |
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| Sandeep Lamichhane | Kushal Malla | Sompal Kami | Karan KC | Aasif Sheikh | Rohit Paudel | Kushal Bhurtel | Dipendra Singh Airee |
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| Kalam Ali | Gyanendra Malla | Monty Desai | Jagat Tamata | ||||
Venue
| Kirtipur, Kathmandu |
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| TU International Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 25,000+ |
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chitwan Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Kathmandu Gorkhas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Play-offs
Brackets
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| December 2025 - Kirtipur | 13 December 2025 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TBC | Q1W | TBC | ||||||||||
| 2 | TBC | December 2025 - Kirtipur | Q2W | TBC | |||||||||
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| Eliminator | Q2W | TBC | |||||||||||
| December 2025 - Kirtipur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | TBC | ||||||||||||
| 4 | TBC | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Eliminator
December 2025 |
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Qualifier 1
Qualifier 1
December 2025 |
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Qualifier 2
Qualifier 2
December 2025 |
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Final
Final
13 December 2025 |
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References
- ^ "Nepal Premier League set for November kickoff". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "NPL to be held in November". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Fans rejoice as Janakpur Bolts emerge NPL champions". The Rising Nepal. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Milantha's heroics secure Janakpur Bolts the NPL title". The Kathmandu Post. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "CAN unveils cricketing calendar for 2025". 8 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Biratnagar Kings announce retained players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Chitwan Rhinos reveal retained players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Defending champions Janakpur Bolts unveil retained players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Karnali Yaks retain seven players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Kathmandu Gurkhas announce retained players for NPL Season 2". Khabarhub. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Lumbini Lions announce retained players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Pokhara Avengers announce retained players ahead of NPL 2025 mini auction". Cricnepal. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Royals retain six players including Airee for NPL season 2". myRepublica. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "NPL 2025 mini auction to take place on August 9". The Kathmandu Post. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "150 players shortlisted for NPL Season 2 auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Eight Franchises Pick 37 Players in NPL 2025 Auction". The Himalayan Times. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Nepal T20 League auction 2025, live updates: Full list of players sold, unsold and complete squads". Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Mohammad Aadil Alam steals the spotlight in NPL Season 2 auction". The Kathmandu Post. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "NPL completes player auction for second edition with 37 signings". online khabar. Retrieved 10 August 2025.