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Pokhara Premier League

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Pokhara Premier League
CountriesNepal
FormatTwenty20
First edition2018
Tournament formatSingle round-robin league
Number of teams6
Current championChitwan Rhinos (1st title)
Most successfulChitwan Rhinos
Pokhara Paltan
(1 title)
TVHimalaya TV

Pokhara Premier League (Nepali: पोखरा प्रिमियर लिग) was a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Nepal. The tournament was managed by the Queen's Event Management. It was an auction-based tournament.[citation needed][1]

History

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Led by the board member of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) Chhumbi Lama, the idea of organizing it in Pokhara was mainly to establish it as one of the cricketing hubs within the country.[2][3]

Teams

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Team Owner[4][5] Captain Joined
Biratnagar Titans Paras Luniya Nepal Pradeep Airee 2019
Butwal Blasters Naresh Gautam Nepal Sompal Kami 2018
Chitwan Rhinos Resham Mahara Nepal Paras Khadka 2018
Expert Dhangadhi Blues Toyanath Aryal Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee 2018
Pokhara Paltan Binayak Pokharel Nepal Sharad Vesawkar 2018
Kathmandu Golden Warriors[6] Ramesh Silwal Nepal Gyanendra Malla 2019
Kathmandu Royals Rajyalaxmi Golcha Nepal Gyanendra Malla 2018

Results

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Season Venue Final Player of the series
Winner Result Runner-up
2018 Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Pokhara Paltan
161/7 (19.2 overs)
Paltan won by 3 wickets
Scorecard
Chitwan Rhinos
160/5 (20 overs)
India Sunny Patel (Chitwan Rhinos)
2019[7] Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Chitwan Rhinos
202/5 (20 overs)
Rhinos won by 32 runs
Scorecard
Pokhara Paltan
170/7 (20 overs)
United Arab Emirates Rohan Mustafa (Chitwan Rhinos)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New edition of Pokhara Premier League to begin this Saturday – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. ^ Staff, Wicketnepal. "Pokhara Premier League (PPL) - Live Auction". WicketNepal. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  3. ^ "2nd edition of PPL to kick off in November". The Himalayan Times. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ Republica. "Team owners and marquee players for Pokhara Premier League announced". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. ^ "Six teams, marquee players unveiled". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. ^ "KATHMANDU GOLDENS WARRIORS". PPL. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Preparations for second PPL begins". República. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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