The Nepal Premier League (NPL) has November-December 2025 as a huge second season waiting to unfold. The first NPL in 2024 was very successful. And based on the success, the T20 league is going to be a big one in 2025.
When is the Beginning of Nepal Premier League 2025?
NPL 2025 will be commencing on November 17. The winners, Janakpur Bolts, will be facing Kathmandu Gurkhas in the opening match which starts at 4:00 PM local time (3:45 PM IST).
What is The Number of Teams to Take Part in NPL 2025?
The number of teams that will be a part of the NPL 2025 season is eight. The rest of the teams are Biratnagar Kings, Pokhara Avengers, Chitwan Rhinos, Lumbini Lions, Karnali Yaks, and Sudurpaschim Royals.
What is The Format of Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2025?
The structure of NPL 2025 is a single Round-Robin format. That means every team will play against the other seven teams once and then the top four teams will compete through playoffs in an IPL-style format leading to the final.
Where Will The Matches of Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2025 Be Held?
The whole of NPL 2025 will be happening at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground situated in Kirtipur.
Great in The Nepal Premier League 2025?
Most definitely! A few very famous international players will be playing in the NPL 2025 season.
Faf du Plessis of South Africa is the star player coming to the roster. He will be playing for Biratnagar Kings along with New Zealand’s Martin Guptill.
Dawid Malan from England will play for Chitwan Royals while Chris Lynn from Australia will be part of Sudurpaschim Royals. Besides, Gulbadin Naib from Afghanistan and D’Arcy Short from Australia will be Lumbini Lions’ players.
Which players are designated as captains? And what are the respective positions of the teams?
Below is a list of the team captains in the NPL with their 2025 season players’ lists:
Biratnagar Kings
Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Basir Ahamad, Lokesh Bam (wk), Subash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Marchant de Lange, Faf du Plessis, Martin Guptill, Pratish GC, Sam Heazlett, Narayan Joshi, Shrawan Kisku, George Munsey, Sahil Patel (wk), Shankar Rana, Surya Tamang
Chitwan Rhinos
Kushal Malla (c), Bipin Acharya, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, Ravi Bopara, Rijan Dhakal, Gautam KC, Dev Khanal, Ranjeet Kumar, Dawid Malan, Alpesh Ramjani, Amar Rautela, Bipin Rawal (wk), Arjun Saud (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Saif Zaib
Janakpur Bolts
Aasif Sheikh (c & wk), Rupesh Singh, Imran Tahir, Tul Thapa, Mayan Yadav, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Sompal Kami, Will Bosisto, Deepak Dumre (wk), Arjun Gharti (wk), Gulshan Jha, Yuvraj Khatri, Max O’Dowd, Dipendra Rawat, Pawan Sarraf, Bipin Sharma
Karnali Yaks
Sompal Kami (c), Will Bosisto, Deepak Dumre (wk), Arjun Gharti (wk), Gulshan Jha, Yuvraj Khatri, Max O’Dowd, Dipendra Rawat, Pawan Sarraf, Bipin Sharma, Imran Sheikh, Unish Thakuri, Mark Watt, Nandan Yadav
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Karan KC (c), Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, Ben Charlesworth, Gerhard Erasmus, Dipesh Kandel, Milind Kumar, Rashid Khan, Uttam Magar (wk), Sunny Patel, Natarajan Shah, Bhim Sharki, John Simpson (wk), Pratik Shrestha, Aakash Tripathi, Tul B Thapa
Lumbini Lions
Rohit Paudel (c), Dinesh Adhikari, Tilak Bhandari, Thomas Draca, Abhishesh Gautam, Durgesh Gupta, Sundeep Jora, Aadil Khan, Sher Malla, Gulbadin Naib, Dilip Nath (wk), Bishal Patel, D’Arcy Short, Bibek Yadav
Pokhara Avengers
Kushal Bhurtel (c), Aakash Chand, Sandeep Chhetri, Trit Raj Das, Sagar Dhakal, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Arjun Kumal, Krishna Poudel, Raymon Reifer, Adam Rossington (wk), Kiran Thagunna, Abhisekh Tiwari
Sudurpaschim Royals
Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Binod Bhandari (wk), Abinash Bohara, Dipak Bohara (wk), Milan Bohara, Hemant Dhami, Scott Kuggeleijn, Chris Lynn, Hikmat Mahara, Ishan Pandey, Tek Rawat (wk), Naren Saud, Harmeet Singh, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Thapa (wk), Josh Brown
Timetable Available for The NPL 2025?
The league phase is scheduled for the period from November 17 to December 7 and it will consist of 28 matches, including nine days with two games played simultaneously.
For the first time in NPL’s history, there will be day-night matches; the floodlights at the TU International Cricket Ground were recently installed for this purpose.
The playoffs will commence on December 9 with qualifier 1, continue with the eliminator on December 10, and terminate with qualifier 2 on December 11. The NPL 2025 will officially end on December 13.
Here’s the Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2025 complete schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Local) | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov | Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gorkhas | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 18 Nov | Chitwan Rhinos vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 18 Nov | Biratnagar Kings vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 19 Nov | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 20 Nov | Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 21 Nov | Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 22 Nov | Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 11:15 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 22 Nov | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 24 Nov | Janakpur Bolts vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 24 Nov | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 25 Nov | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 26 Nov | Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 27 Nov | Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 27 Nov | Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 28 Nov | Chitwan Rhinos vs Kathmandu Gorkhas | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 28 Nov | Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 29 Nov | Pokhara Avengers vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 11:15 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 29 Nov | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 30 Nov | Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gorkhas | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 2 Dec | Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 2 Dec | Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 3 Dec | Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 4 Dec | Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gorkhas | Kirtipur | 11:45 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 4 Dec | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 5 Dec | Lumbini Lions vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 6 Dec | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 11:15 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 6 Dec | Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 7 Dec | Karnali Yaks vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 9 Dec | Qualifier 1 | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 10 Dec | Eliminator | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 11 Dec | Qualifier 2 | Kirtipur | 4:00 PM | 3:45 PM |
| 13 Dec | Final | Kirtipur | 3:30 PM | 3:15 PM |
Where can one find broadcasts of NPL 2025?
The NPL 2025 season will be shown live on Star Sports in India, and it is going to be the only channel for the telecast. However, FanCode is going to support the T20 league with live streaming on its app and website concurrently.
