The third edition of the Nepal Premier League started on Monday in Kirtipur. The tournament runs from October 26 to November 21 with eight teams playing in a round-robin format. Many international stars like David Warner and Andre Russell joined the squads, which showed the league got a big boost.
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Here are the schedule, squads full fixtures list, match timings and competition format for Nepal Premier League 2026, which will be played from October 26 to November 21.
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The third edition of the Nepal Premier League commenced on Monday with Lumbini Lions defeating Sudur Paschim Royals by seven wickets in Kirtipur.
The eight-team competition will be played in a round-robin format. Each team will play the other seven once during the league phase, making the round 28 matches long, following which the top four will advance to the playoffs. The final will be played on November 21.
David Warner, Angelo Mathews, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali and James Neesham are among the international stars that make the league a top billing.
Here is everything you need to know about the competition:
Which teams are taking part in Nepal Premier League?
Sudur Paschim Royals: Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Dipak Bohara, Brandon McMullen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Tek Rawat, Ayub Chand, Tek Raj Thalal, Abinash Bohara, Hemant Dhami, Hikmat Mahara, Milan Bohara, Sachin Bhatt, Saif Zaib.
Lumbini Lions: Rohit Paudel, Niroshan Dickwella, Sundeep Jora, Dilip Nath, Aasif Sheikh, Aakash Tripathi, D'Arcy Short, Sher Malla, Arniko Yadav, Ruben Trumpelmann, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari, Kishore Mahato, Durgesh Gupta, Ajay Chauhan, Shadley van Schalkwyk.
Chitwan Rhinos: Kushal Malla, Deepak Bohara, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Bipin Rawal, Ravi Bopara, Sikandar Raza, Bibek Kumar Yadav, Salahuddin Khan, Kaleem Sana, Usama Mir, Rijan Dhakal, Ranjeet Kumar, Kamal Singh Airee, Mousom Dhakal, Ashok Dhami, Gautam KC, Chamika Karunaratne.
Biratnagar Kings: Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Dilsad Ali, Sujan Thapaliya, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Shubham Ranjane, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC, Rupesh Kumar Singh, Naren Saud, Pratik Shrestha, Imran Sheikh, Subash Bhandari, Aprajit Poudel, Angelo Mathews.
Karnali Yaks: Sompal Kami, Ariful Islam, Deepak Dumre, Sachin Sharma, Mark Watt, Gulshan Jha, Pawan Sarraf, Unish Bikram Singh, Shubh Kansakar, Bipin Sharma, Nandan Yadav, Yuvraj Khatri, Dipendra Rawat, Surya Tamang.
Janakpur Bolts: Anil Sah, Bikash Aagri, Aaditya Mahata, Bishal Patel, Rit Gautam, Santosh Karki, Harmeet Singh, Iftikhar Ahmed, James Neesham, Moeen Ali, Mayan Yadav, Trit Raj Das, Abhishek Tiwari, Amar Singh Rautela, Lalit Rajbanshi, Ashutosh Pandey, Bishal Shusling.
Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel, Dinesh Kharel, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunny BK, Arjun Kumal, Bipin Khatri, Kiran Thagunna, Arjun Gharti, Bipin Acharya, Sagar Dhakal, Aakash Chand, Sudip Aryal, Bibek Rana Magar, Pratik Pokharel.
Kathmandu Gorkhas: David Warner, Karan KC, KS Bharat, Bhim Sharki, Sahil Patel, Suryanshu Koirala, Sahan Arachchige, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Santosh Yadav, Prasiddha Jaishi, Dev Shah, Rashid Khan, Krishna Paudel, Shahab Alam, Dayanand Mandal, Sonu Devkota.
What is the format of Nepal Premier League?
The Nepal Premier League will begin with a league phase, comprising 28 matches, where each team will play the other seven sides once.
The top two teams will play the Qualifier 1 and the winner will advance to the final. The teams finishing third and fourth in the league will face off in the Eliminator and the loser will crash out. The winner of Eliminator and the loser of Qualifier 1 will play in the Qualifier 2, with the victor reaching the final.
What is the schedule of Nepal Premier League?
Match 1: Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 26/10, 04:15 PM
Match 2: Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos, 27/10, 12:15 PM
Match 3: Karnali Yaks vs Janakpur Bolts, 27/10, 04:15 PM
Match 4: Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 28/10, 04:15 PM
Match 5: Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 29/10, 12:15 PM
Match 6: Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings, 29/10, 04:15 PM
Match 7: Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos, 31/10, 12:15 PM
Match 8: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings, 31/10, 04:15 PM
Match 9: Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers, 01/11, 04:15 PM
Match 10: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Karnali Yaks, 02/11, 12:15 PM
Match 11: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos, 02/11, 04:15 PM
Match 12: Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts, 03/11, 12:15 PM
Match 13: Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers, 03/11, 04:15 PM
Match 14: Lumbini Lions vs Janakpur Bolts, 05/11, 12:15 PM
Match 15: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Biratnagar Kings, 05/11, 04:15 PM
Match 16: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks, 06/11, 12:15 PM
Match 17: Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers, 06/11, 04:15 PM
Match 18: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions, 07/11, 04:15 PM
Match 19: Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks, 09/11, 12:15 PM
Match 20: Chitwan Rhinos vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 09/11, 04:15 PM
Match 21: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts, 10/11, 04:15 PM
Match 22: Biratnagar Kings vs Pokhara Avengers, 12/11, 12:15 PM
Match 23: Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions, 2/11, 04:15 PM
Match 24: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 13/11, 12:15 PM
Match 25: Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos, 13/11, 04:15 PM
Match 26: Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions, 14/11, 04:15 PM
Match 27: Chitwan Rhinos vs Karnali Yaks, 15/11, 12:15 PM
Match 28: Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, Kirtipur, 15/11, 04:15 PM
Qualifier 1: 1st Place vs 2nd Place, 17/11, 04:15 PM
Eliminator: 3rd Place vs 4th Place, 18/11, 04:15 PM
Qualifier 2: Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator, 19/11, 04:15 PM
Final: Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2, 21/11, 04:15 PM
All games will be played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur; All times are IST
How to watch Nepal Premier League?
All games of the Nepal Premier League 2026 can be live streamed on the FanCode mobile app and website in India. In Nepal, the games can be live streamed on NetTV.
Sudur Paschim Royals: Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Dipak Bohara, Brandon McMullen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Tek Rawat, Ayub Chand, Tek Raj Thalal, Abinash Bohara, Hemant Dhami, Hikmat Mahara, Milan Bohara, Sachin Bhatt, Saif Zaib. Lumbini Lions: Rohit Paudel, Niroshan Dickwella, Sundeep Jora, Dilip Nath, Aasif Sheikh, Aakash Tripathi, D'Arcy Short, Sher Malla, Arniko Yadav, Ruben Trumpelmann, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari, Kishore Mahato, Durgesh Gupta, Ajay Chauhan, Shadley van Schalkwyk. Chitwan Rhinos: Kushal Malla, Deepak Bohara, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Bipin Rawal, Ravi Bopara, Sikandar Raza, Bibek Kumar Yadav, Salahuddin Khan, Kaleem Sana, Usama Mir, Rijan Dhakal, Ranjeet Kumar, Kamal Singh Airee, Mousom Dhakal, Ashok Dhami, Gautam KC, Chamika Karunaratne.
Biratnagar Kings: Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Dilsad Ali, Sujan Thapaliya, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Shubham Ranjane, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC, Rupesh Kumar Singh, Naren Saud, Pratik Shrestha, Imran Sheikh, Subash Bhandari, Aprajit Poudel, Angelo Mathews. Karnali Yaks: Sompal Kami, Ariful Islam, Deepak Dumre, Sachin Sharma, Mark Watt, Gulshan Jha, Pawan Sarraf, Unish Bikram Singh, Shubh Kansakar, Bipin Sharma, Nandan Yadav, Yuvraj Khatri, Dipendra Rawat, Surya Tamang. Janakpur Bolts: Anil Sah, Bikash Aagri, Aaditya Mahata, Bishal Patel, Rit Gautam, Santosh Karki, Harmeet Singh, Iftikhar Ahmed, James Neesham, Moeen Ali, Mayan Yadav, Trit Raj Das, Abhishek Tiwari, Amar Singh Rautela, Lalit Rajbanshi, Ashutosh Pandey, Bishal Shusling.
Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel, Dinesh Kharel, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunny BK, Arjun Kumal, Bipin Khatri, Kiran Thagunna, Arjun Gharti, Bipin Acharya, Sagar Dhakal, Aakash Chand, Sudip Aryal, Bibek Rana Magar, Pratik Pokharel. Kathmandu Gorkhas: David Warner, Karan KC, KS Bharat, Bhim Sharki, Sahil Patel, Suryanshu Koirala, Sahan Arachchige, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Santosh Yadav, Prasiddha Jaishi, Dev Shah, Rashid Khan, Krishna Paudel, Shahab Alam, Dayanand Mandal, Sonu Devkota. Match 1: Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 26/10, 04:15 PM Match 2: Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos, 27/10, 12:15 PM Match 3: Karnali Yaks vs Janakpur Bolts, 27/10, 04:15 PM Match 4: Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 28/10, 04:15 PM Match 5: Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 29/10, 12:15 PM Match 6: Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings, 29/10, 04:15 PM Match 7: Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos, 31/10, 12:15 PM Match 8: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings, 31/10, 04:15 PM Match 9: Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers, 01/11, 04:15 PM Match 10: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Karnali Yaks, 02/11, 12:15 PM Match 11: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos, 02/11, 04:15 PM Match 12: Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts, 03/11, 12:15 PM Match 13: Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers, 03/11, 04:15 PM Match 14: Lumbini Lions vs Janakpur Bolts, 05/11, 12:15 PM Match 15: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Biratnagar Kings, 05/11, 04:15 PM Match 16: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks, 06/11, 12:15 PM Match 17: Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers, 06/11, 04:15 PM Match 18: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions, 07/11, 04:15 PM Match 19: Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks, 09/11, 12:15 PM Match 20: Chitwan Rhinos vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 09/11, 04:15 PM Match 21: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts, 10/11, 04:15 PM Match 22: Biratnagar Kings vs Pokhara Avengers, 12/11, 12:15 PM Match 23: Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions, 2/11, 04:15 PM Match 24: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 13/11, 12:15 PM Match 25: Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos, 13/11, 04:15 PM Match 26: Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions, 14/11, 04:15 PM Match 27: Chitwan Rhinos vs Karnali Yaks, 15/11, 12:15 PM Match 28: Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, Kirtipur, 15/11, 04:15 PM Qualifier 1: 1st Place vs 2nd Place, 17/11, 04:15 PM Eliminator: 3rd Place vs 4th Place, 18/11, 04:15 PM Qualifier 2: Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator, 19/11, 04:15 PM Final: Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2, 21/11, 04:15 PM