2026 Nepal Premier League
The third season of the Nepal Premier League, featuring eight franchise teams competing in a 32-match Twenty20 tournament.
Tournament Overview
Key information about the 2026 Nepal Premier League.
The 2026 Nepal Premier League, also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2026 for sponsorship purposes, is the third season of the Nepal Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal.
The tournament features eight teams competing in 32 matches from 26 October to 21 November 2026.
The tournament is administered by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The 2026 season is scheduled to use a round-robin league stage followed by playoffs.
Background
Ahead of the season, franchises submitted their retention lists before the player auction. A total of 52 players were retained by the eight franchises.
The player auction was held on 6 July 2026 in Kathmandu. A total of 155 players were shortlisted, with 37 players sold.
Overseas Signings
International players added to the 2026 squads.
🇧🇩 Shakib Al Hasan
Pokhara Avengers
🇱🇰 Dhananjaya Lakshan
Pokhara Avengers
🇳🇿 Scott Kuggeleijn
Sudurpaschim Royals
🇳🇿 Jimmy Neesham
Janakpur Bolts
🇮🇳 K. S. Bharat
Kathmandu Gorkhas
🇱🇰 Niroshan Dickwella
Lumbini Lions
🇦🇺 David Warner
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Teams
Eight franchises will compete in NPL 2026.
Biratnagar Kings
Captain: Sandeep Lamichhane
Coach: Kevin O'Brien
Chitwan Rhinos
Captain: Kushal Malla
Coach: Kalam Ali
Janakpur Bolts
Captain: Harmeet Singh
Coach: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Karnali Yaks
Captain: Sompal Kami
Coach: Gyanendra Malla
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Captain: Karan KC
Coach: Monty Desai
Lumbini Lions
Captain: Rohit Paudel
Coach: Nandan Phadnis
Pokhara Avengers
Captain: Kushal Bhurtel
Coach: Ajantha Mendis
Sudurpaschim Royals
Captain: Dipendra Singh Airee
Coach: Jagat Tamata
Squads
2026 player squads, including overseas players.
Biratnagar Kings
Captain: Sandeep Lamichhane- Sandeep Lamichhane — Captain
- Basir Ahamad
- Lokesh Bam — WK
- Pratish GC
- Narayan Joshi
- Subash Bhandari
- Rupesh Kumar Singh
- Naren Saud
- Dilsad Ali
- Sujan Thapaliya
- Aprajit Poudel
- Pratik Shrestha
- Imran Sheikh
- 🇱🇰 Charith Asalanka
- 🇧🇩 Jishan Alam
Chitwan Rhinos
Captain: Kushal Malla- Kushal Malla — Captain
- Rijan Dhakal
- Kamal Singh Airee
- Dev Khanal
- Arjun Saud — WK
- Deepak Bohara
- Ranjeet Kumar
- Bipin Rawal — WK
- Bibek Kumar Yadav
- Mausam Dhakal
- Ashok Dhami
- Gautam KC
- Salauddin Khan
- 🇬🇧 Ravi Bopara
- 🇿🇼 Sikandar Raza
- 🇨🇦 Kaleem Sana
Janakpur Bolts
Captain: Harmeet Singh- Anil Sah — WK
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Bikash Aagri
- Mayan Yadav
- Aaditya Mahata
- Trit Raj Das
- Abhishek Tiwari
- Bishal Kumar Patel
- Amar Singh Rautela
- Rit Gautam
- Santosh Karki
- Aashutosh Pandey
- Bishal Susling
- 🇺🇸 Harmeet Singh — Captain
- 🇳🇿 Jimmy Neesham
- 🇵🇰 Iftikhar Ahmed
Karnali Yaks
Captain: Sompal Kami- Sompal Kami — Captain
- Nandan Yadav
- Gulshan Jha
- Pawan Sarraf
- Deepak Dumre — WK
- Unish Singh Thakuri
- Yuvraj Khatri
- Shubh Kansakar
- Dipendra Rawat
- Bipin Sharma
- Surya Tamang
- Sachin Sharma
- Diwan Pun
- 🏴 Mark Watt
- 🇧🇩 Akbar Ali — WK
- 🇧🇩 Ariful Islam
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Captain: Karan KC- Karan KC — Captain
- Mohammad Aadil Alam
- Shahab Alam
- Rashid Khan
- Bhim Sharki
- Santosh Yadav
- Sahil Patel
- Prashiddha Jaisi
- Dayanand Mandal
- Krishna Paudel
- Dev Shah
- Suryanshu Koirala
- Sonu Devkota
- 🇦🇺 David Warner
- 🇮🇳 K. S. Bharat — WK
- 🇱🇰 Sahan Arachchige
Lumbini Lions
Captain: Rohit Paudel- Rohit Paudel — Captain
- Sundeep Jora
- Sher Malla
- Dinesh Adhikari
- Tilak Bhandari
- Abhishesh Gautam
- Dilip Nath — WK
- Aasif Sheikh — WK
- Kishore Mahato
- Durgesh Gupta
- Aakash Tripathi
- Arniko Prasad Yadav
- Ajay Chauhan
- 🇳🇦 Ruben Trumpelmann
- 🇱🇰 Niroshan Dickwella — WK
- 🇦🇺 D'Arcy Short
Pokhara Avengers
Captain: Kushal Bhurtel- Kushal Bhurtel — Captain
- Aakash Chand
- Sagar Dhakal
- Dinesh Kharel
- Bipin Khatri
- Kiran Thagunna
- Arjun Gharti Chhetri
- Sudip Aryal
- Bibek Rana Magar
- Sunny BK
- Pratik Pokharel
- Bipin Archarya
- 🇧🇩 Shakib Al Hasan
- 🇱🇰 Dhananjaya Lakshan
Sudurpaschim Royals
Captain: Dipendra Singh Airee- Dipendra Singh Airee — Captain
- Aarif Sheikh
- Ishan Pandey
- Abinash Bohara
- Binod Bhandari — WK
- Hemant Dhami
- Hikmat Mahara
- Dipak Bohara
- Anil Kharel
- Milan Bohara
- Sachin Bhatta
- Ayub Chand
- Tek Rawat
- 🏴 Saif Zaib
- 🇳🇿 Scott Kuggeleijn
- 🏴 Brandon McMullen
Venue
🏟️ Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
All matches of the 2026 Nepal Premier League are scheduled to be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
Points Table
League standings before the tournament begins.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🐯 Sudurpaschim Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 👑 Biratnagar Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | 🏔️ Kathmandu Gorkhas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | 🦁 Lumbini Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | 🦅 Pokhara Avengers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | 🐂 Karnali Yaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | 🦏 Chitwan Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | ⚡ Janakpur Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League Stage Schedule
All times are Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45).
Playoffs
The top four teams advance to the playoff stage.
Qualifier 1
17 November 2026
Winner → Final
Loser → Qualifier 2
Eliminator
18 November 2026
Winner → Qualifier 2
Loser eliminated
Qualifier 2
19 November 2026
Winner → Final
🏆 Final
21 November 2026
Champion of NPL 2026
Broadcasting
2026 NPL broadcast and streaming information.
🇳🇵 Nepal
Television: Himalaya Television Network
Streaming: NetTV
🌍 Rest of the World
Television: Not announced
Streaming: NetTV
Quick Facts
🏏 Format
Twenty20
👥 Teams
8 franchises
🎯 Matches
32 total matches
🏟️ Venue
Kirtipur, Kathmandu
