Historic day for Nepal as the Nepal cricket team clinches historic series win against USA in three-match T20 series.  This is Nepal’s first international series against the USA. Nepal clean swept the USA with a convincing 8-wicket victory in the final match held at Texas Grand Prairie Stadium.  In the first match of the series, Nepal won by 17 runs and second match was gone through the super over thriller. In the last match of the series, the USA posted a score of 156 for 5 in their allotted 20 overs. Nepal chased down the target efficiently, reaching 157 runs in just 18.2 overs.

Controversy is surrounding the what going to be the one of the biggest cricket League in Nepal. Aamir Akhtar has submitted a seven point notice to the Cricket Association Of Nepal regarding the ownership of ‘Nepal Premier League”. In the notice, Akhtar claimed the ownership of the Nepal Premier League and insists that he holds all the rights of the League. Nepal Premier League is scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 21 in Kathmandu.

Know About Nepal Premier League 2024 Team

1 . Biratnagar Kings

Biratnagar Kings is owned by the Paras Luniya, ex Nepali Cricket Team player. He bought this license for NRS 1,51,00,000

Marquee Player: Sandeep Lamichhane
Sold Players:

1. Lokesh Bam (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Pratish GC (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
3. Bashir Ahmad (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Rajesh Pulami Magar (NRs 500,000) – Category C
5. Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya (NRs 500,000) – Category C
6. Anil Kharel (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Dipak Bohara (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Subhash Bhandari (NRs 250,000) – Category D
9. Naren Bhatta (NRs 200,000) – Category D
10. Mrinal Gurung (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 6,650,000

2. Chitwan Rhinos

Chitwan Rhinos is owend by the Chitwan Medical College. They paid  NRS 1,76,01,000 for this franchise

Coach:Umesh Patwal

Marquee Player: Kushal Malla
Sold Players:

1. Rijan Dhakal (NRs 1,000,000) – Category A
2. Kamal Singh Airee (NRs 1,000,000) – Category A
3. Sharad Vesawkar (NRs 1,000,000) – Category A
4. Bipin Rawal (NRs 800,000) – Category B
5. Santosh Karki (NRs 500,000) – Category C
6. Dipesh Shrestha (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Amar Singh Rautela (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Deepak Bohara (NRs 500,000) – Category C
9. Ranjeet Kumar (NRs 300,000) – Category D
10. Gautam KC (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 6,300,000

3. Janakpur Bolts

Amit Shrestha is the owner of Janakpur Bolts and he paid NRS 2,05,00,000 for this franchise.

Marquee Player: Aasif Sheikh
Sold Players:

1. Lalit Rajbanshi (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Anil Kumar Sah (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
3. Rupesh K Singh (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Kishor Mahato (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
5. Aakash Tripathi (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
6. Shubh Kansakar (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Sher Malla (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Hemant Dhami (NRs 500,000) – Category C
9. Arniko Prasad Yadav (NRs 225,000) – Category D
10. Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 7,925,000

4. Karnali Yaks

Karnali Yaks is owned by Grihendra Ghimire and Jhanakdatta Khanal and they paid NRS 1,11,70,000 for this team

Coach: Gyanendra Malla
Marquee Player: Sompal Kami
Sold Players:

1. Gulshan Kumar Jha (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Nandan Yadav (NRs 1,100,000) – Category B
3. Mausam Dhakal (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Arjun Gharti (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
5. Dev Khanal (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
6. Rit Gautam (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Bhuban Karki (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Dipendra Rawat (NRs 300,000) – Category D
9. Dipak Dumre (NRs 300,000) – Category D
10. Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 7,400,000

5. Kathmandu Gurkhas

Kathmandu Gurkhas is owned by Kathmandu Sports Development Ventures. It  is the Joint ventures of Kailash Sirohiya, Upendra Mahato and Arun Sarraf. They bought this team for NRS 3,33,33,339.

Coach: Basanta Shahi
Marquee Player: Karan KC
Sold Players:

1. Shahab Alam (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Bhim Sharki (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
3. Rashid Khan (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Shankar Rana (NRs 950,000) – Category B
5. Dipesh Prasad Kandel (NRs 500,000) – Category C
6. Sumit Maharjan (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Krishna Karki (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Bibek KC (NRs 200,000) – Category D
9. Pratik Shrestha (NRs 200,000) – Category D
10. Raju Rizal (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 7,050,000

6. Lumbini Lions

Lumbini Lions is owned by Ishwor GC. Team price is NRS1,86,00,004.

Marquee Player: Rohit Kumar Paudel
Sold Players:

1. Surya Tamang (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Bibek Yadav (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
3. Sundeep Jora (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
4. Aashutosh Ghiraiya (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
5. Tilak Raj Bhandari (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
6. Durgesh Gupta (NRs 800,000) – Category B
7. Arjun Saud (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Dinesh Adhikari (NRs 275,000) – Category D
9. Abhishesh Gautam (NRs 200,000) – Category D
10. Bikash Aagri (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 8,475,000

7. Pokhara Avengers – Nepal T20 Pvt. Ltd.

Subodh Tripathi and the Manobal Shrestha’s joint venture Nepal T20 Pvt Ltd got the right of Pokhara team for NRS 3,57,00,000.

Marquee Player: Kushal Bhurtel
Sold Players:

1. Sagar Dhakal (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Akash Chand (NRs 1,150,000) – Category B
3. Kiran Kumar Thagunna (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Narayan Joshi (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
5. Bipin Khatri (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
6. Dilip Nath (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
7. Trit Raj Das (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Sunam Gautam (NRs 500,000) – Category C
9. Dinesh Kharel (NRs 200,000) – Category D
10. Amrit Gurung (NRs 200,000) – Category D

Total Spent: NRs 8,050,000

8. Sudurpaschim Royals

Marquee Player: Dipendra Singh Airee
Sold Players:

1. Md Aarif Sheikh (NRs 1,500,000) – Category A
2. Abinash Bohara (NRs 1,200,000) – Category B
3. Binod Bhandari (NRs 1,000,000) – Category B
4. Ishan Pandey (NRs 950,000) – Category B
5. Arjun Kumal (NRs 750,000) – Category B
6. Khadak Bahadur Bohara (NRs 500,000) – Category C
7. Naresh Budhayer (NRs 500,000) – Category C
8. Bhoj Raj Bhatta (NRs 450,000) – Category C
9. Amit Shrestha ( NRS 350,000 ) – Catagory C
   
10. Naren Saud ( NRS 200,000 ) – Catagory C 

Total Spent: NRs 7,400,000

Full List Of Sold Players In Nepal Premier League 2024 Auction

1. Rijan Dhakal: Sold to Chitwan Rhinos for 10 Lakhs
2. Subash Bhandari: Sold to Biratnagar for 2.50 Lakhs
3. Lalit Rajbanshi: Sold to Janakpur Bolts for 15 Lakhs
4. Dipendra Rawat: Sold to Karnali for 3 Lakhs
5. Arniko Yadav: Sold to Janakpur for 2.25 Lakhs
6. Bipin Rawal: Sold to Chitwan for 8 Lakhs
7. Rupesh Kumar Singh: Sold to Janakpur for 10 lakhs
8. Ranjit Kumar: Sold to chitwan for 3 lakhs.
9. Lokesh Bam : Sold to Biratnagar for 15 Lakhs
10. Surya Tamang : Sold to Lumbini Royals for 15 Lakhs
11. Pratish GC : Sold to Biratnagar Kings for 15 Lakhs
12. Dinesh Adhikari : Sold to Lumbini for 2.75 Lakhs
13. Dipesh Kandel : Sold to Kathmandu for 5 Lakhs
14. Rit Gautam: Sold to Karnali Yaks for 5 Lakhs
15. Santosh Karki : Sold to Chitwan for 5 LAKHS
16. Dinesh Adhikari : Sold to Lumbini for 2.75 Lakhs
17. Shahab Alam: Sold to Kathmandu for 15 Lakhs
18. Dipak Dumre: Sold to Karnali for 3 Lakhs
19. Amit Shrestha: Sold to Sudurpaschim for 3.50 Lakhs
20. Sumit Maharjan: Sold to Kathmandu for 5 Lakhs
21. Kiran Kumar Thagunna : Sold to Pokhara for 10 Lakhs
22. Rajesh Pulami Magar: Sold to Biratnagar Kings for 5 Lakhs
23. Sundeep Jora : Sold to Lumbini for 15 Lakhs
24. Dev Khanal: Sold to Karnali for base price of 10 Lakhs
25. Dipak Bohara: Sold to Biratnagar for a base price of 2 Lakhs
26. Arjun Gharti: Sold to Karnali Yaks for 10 Lakhs after a lucky draw.
27. Pratik Shrestha: Sold to Kathmandu for 2 Lakhs.
28. Deepak Bohara: Sold to Chitwan Rhinos for a base price of 5 Lakhs
29. Amar Singh Rautela: Sold to 5 lakhs for Chitwan Rhinos.
30. Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri: Sold to Karnali for 2 Lakhs
31. Trit Raj Das: Sold to Pokhara Avengers for a maximum price of 5 Lakhs
32. Arjun Kumal: Sold to Sudurpaschim Royals for 7.50 Lakhs
33. Bipin Khatri: Sold to Pokhara avengers for 10 lakhs.
34. Amrit Gurung : Sold to Pokhara Avengers for 2 lakhs.
35. Bhuwan Karki: sold to Karnali Yaks for a base price of 5 Lakhs.
36. Gautam KC : Sold to Chitwan Rhinos for 2 Lakhs.
37. Abhishesh Gautam: Sold to Lumbini Lions for 2 Lakhs
38. Anil Kharel: Sold to Biratnagar for a base price of 5 lakhs.
39. Naren Saud: Sold to Sudurpaschim for 2 lakhs
40. Khadak Bahadur Bohara: Sold to Sudurpaschim for a base price of 5 lakhs
41. Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar: Sold to Janakpur Bolts for a base price of 2 Lakhs.
42. Nandan Yadav: Sold to Karnali Yaks for 11 Lakhs
43. Bibek KC: Sold to Kathmandu Gurkhas for a base price of 2 Lakhs.
44. Mausam Dhakal: Sold to Karnali Yaks for 10 lakhs
45. Abinash Bohara: Sold to Sudurpaschim Royals for 12 Lakhs.
46. Aakash Chand: Sold to Pokhara for 11.50 Lakhs
47. Dipesh Shrestha: Sold to Chitwan for 5 Lakhs
48. Tilak Raj Bhandari: Sold to Lumbini Lions for 10 lakhs
49. Shubh Kansakar: Sold to Janakpur Bolts for 5 lakhs
50. Durgesh Gupta: Sold to Lumbini for 8 lakhs
51. Bhim Sharki: Sold to Kathmandu Gurkhas for 15 lakhs.
52. Aarif Sheikh : Sold to Sudurpaschim for maximum price of 15 lakhs.
53. Anil Sah : Sold to Janakpur Bolts for 15 Lakhs
54. Jitendra Mukhiya: Sold to Biratnagar Kings for 5 Lakhs
55. Shankar Rana: Sold to 9.50 Lakhs for Kathmandu Gurkhas
56. Narayan Joshi: Sold for 10 lakhs to Pokhara Avengers
57. Bibek Yadav: Sold to Lumbini for 15 Lakhs
58. Sagar Dhakal: Sold to Pokhara for 15 Lakhs
59. Rajesh Pulami Magar: Sold to Biratnagar Kings for 5 Lakhs
60. Gulshan Jha: Sold to Karnali Yaks for 15 lakhs.
61. Ishan Pandey : Sold to Sudurpaschim Royals for 9.50 Lakhs.
62. Raju Rijal:Sold to Kathmandu Gurkhas for 2 Lakhs
63. Rashid Khan: Sold to Kathmandu for base price of 10 Lakhs from wishlist
64. Dilip Nath : Sold to Pokhara for 10 Lakhs from wish list
65. Kamal Singh Airee: Sold to Chitwan for 10 Lakhs from wish list
66. Kishore Mahato: Sold to Janakpur
67. Binod Bhandari: Sold to Sudurpaschim for 10 lakhs in the the wish list lucky draw.
68. Basir Ahamad: Sold to Biratnagar Kings for 10 Lakhs
69. Sharad Vesawakar: Sold to Chitwan for 10 Lakhs.
70. Sher Malla: Sold in second round to Janakpur Bolts for 5 Lakhs
71. Hemanta Dhami: Sold to Janakpur for 5 lakhs
72. Naresh Budhayer: Sold to Sudurpaschim for 5 Lakhs
73. Arjun Saud: Sold to Lumbini for 5 Lakhs
74. Aakash Tripathi: Sold to Janakpur bolt for maximum price of 10 lakhs after a lucky draw.
75. Krishna Karki: Sold to Kathmandu for 5 Lakhs
76. Sunam Gautam: Sold to Pokhara for 5 Lakhs
77. Bikash Aagri : Sold to to Lumbini for 2 Lakhs after going down to C category.
78. Mrinal Gurung: Sold to Biratnagar for 2 lakhs after descending to Category C.

Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2024 auction is set to take place on October 6, in Kathmandu. NPL 2024 auction will start at 2:00 PM (NST) at the Soaltee Hotel, Kathmandu. A franchise can sign a maximum of 10 players from the auction and they should buy players from each category.

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Venue & Time Detail:

Date: October 6 (Sunday)
Starting Time: 2:00 PM (NST)
Location: The Soaltee Hotel, Kathmandu

42 were shortlisted for the auction by the NPL Preparation Committee. A total of 27 players have been listed in the A category for the auction,  38 playersd in the B category and the C category has the largest number with 77 players.

Category A: Bid price starts from minimum of 10 lakhs with a maximum cap of 15 lakhs. If bids reach the maximum limit, a lucky draw will determine the final outcome.
Category B: The bidding for B category players will start at a minimum of 5 lakhs with a maximum cap of 10 lakhs. If bids reach the maximum limit, a lucky draw will determine the final outcome.
Category C: The bidding for C category players will start at a minimum of 2 lakhs with a maximum cap of 5 lakhs. If bids reach the maximum limit, a lucky draw will determine the final outcome.

What is the purse for each team in Nepal Premier League ?

NPR 90 Lakhs for each team.