NPL 2026 Fixtures, Schedule, Dates, And Match Details
Third season of Nepal Premier League, NPL 2026 is set to start from November 17 to 13 December 2025. All matches of second edition of NPL 2026 is set to be played at TU cricket ground in Kirtipur.
The First season of the NPL 2024 was started from 30 November to 21 December, 2024. Janakpur Bolts was the champion of the first season of Nepal Premier League
NPL 2026 Fixtures, Schedule, Dates, And Match Details
Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026 Full Schedule
Tournament Details
- Tournament: Nepal Premier League 2026 (Season 3)
- Start date: 26 October 2026
- Final: 21 November 2026
- Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
- Participating teams: 8
- League-stage matches: 28
- Playoff matches: 4
- Match times: 12:30 PM and 5:00 PM Nepal Standard Time (NST)
- Opening match: Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royal
All times below are in Nepal Standard Time (NST). All matches are listed for the TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
October 2026
| Match | Date | Time | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, 26 Oct | 5:00 PM | Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals ( Lumbini Lions Won) |
| 2 | Tue, 27 Oct | 12:30 PM | Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos ( Chitwan Rhinos Won) |
| 3 | Tue, 27 Oct | 5:00 PM | Karnali Yaks vs Janakpur Bolts (Karnali Yaks Won) |
| 4 | Wed, 28 Oct | 5:00 PM | Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
| 5 | Thu, 29 Oct | 12:30 PM | Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gorkhas |
| 6 | Thu, 29 Oct | 5:00 PM | Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings |
| Fri, 30 Oct — Rest Day | |||
| 7 | Sat, 31 Oct | 12:30 PM | Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos |
| 8 | Sat, 31 Oct | 5:00 PM | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings |
November 2026 — League Stage
| Match | Date | Time | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sun, 1 Nov | 5:00 PM | Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers |
| 10 | Mon, 2 Nov | 12:30 PM | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Karnali Yaks |
| 11 | Mon, 2 Nov | 5:00 PM | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos |
| 12 | Tue, 3 Nov | 12:30 PM | Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts |
| 13 | Tue, 3 Nov | 5:00 PM | Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers |
| Wed, 4 Nov — Rest Day | |||
| 14 | Thu, 5 Nov | 12:30 PM | Lumbini Lions vs Janakpur Bolts |
| 15 | Thu, 5 Nov | 5:00 PM | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Biratnagar Kings |
| 16 | Fri, 6 Nov | 12:30 PM | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks |
| 17 | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:00 PM | Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers |
| 18 | Sat, 7 Nov | 5:00 PM | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Lumbini Lions |
| Sun, 8 Nov — Rest Day | |||
| 19 | Mon, 9 Nov | 12:30 PM | Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks |
| 20 | Mon, 9 Nov | 5:00 PM | Chitwan Rhinos vs Kathmandu Gorkhas |
| 21 | Tue, 10 Nov | 5:00 PM | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts |
| Wed, 11 Nov — Rest Day | |||
| 22 | Thu, 12 Nov | 12:30 PM | Biratnagar Kings vs Pokhara Avengers |
| 23 | Thu, 12 Nov | 5:00 PM | Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions |
| 24 | Fri, 13 Nov | 12:30 PM | Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals |
| 25 | Fri, 13 Nov | 5:00 PM | Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos |
| 26 | Sat, 14 Nov | 5:00 PM | Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions |
| 27 | Sun, 15 Nov | 12:30 PM | Chitwan Rhinos vs Karnali Yaks |
| 28 | Sun, 15 Nov | 5:00 PM | Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gorkhas |
🏆 NPL 2026 Playoff Schedule
| Date | Time | Match | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 17 Nov | 5:00 PM | Qualifier 1 | 1st place vs 2nd place |
| Wed, 18 Nov | 5:00 PM | Eliminator | 3rd place vs 4th place |
| Thu, 19 Nov | 5:00 PM | Qualifier 2 | Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator |
| Sat, 21 Nov | 5:00 PM | Grand Finale | Finalists to be determined |
All four playoff matches are scheduled at TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
Nepal Premier League 2026 Points Table
| Teams | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
🏏 BIRATNAGAR KINGS (NPL)
|
1 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – |
|
🏏 CHITWAN RHINOS (NPL)
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
|
🏏 JANAKPUR BOLTS (NPL)
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
|
🏏 KARNALI YAKS (NPL)
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
|
🏏 KATHMANDU GURKHAS (NPL)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
🏏 LUMBINI LIONS (NPL)•
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
|
🏏 POKHARA AVENGERS (NPL)
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
🏏 SUDUR PASCHIM ROYALS (NPL)•
|
1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Nepal Premier League 2026 Fixtures
Nepal Premier League 2026 – Squad List
Biratnagar Kings Squad:
Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee Player), Anil Kharel, Bashir Ahmad, Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Dipak Bohara, Subhash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung
Foreign Players: Chris Sole, Martin Guptill, Nicholas Kirton, Aqib Ilyas, Ismat Alam
Chitwan Rhinos Squad:
Kushal Malla (Marquee Player), Bipin Rawal, Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Sharad Vesawkar, Santosh Karki, Dipesh Shrestha, Amar Singh Rautela, Deepak Bohara, Ranjeet Kumar, Gautam KC
Janakpur Bolts Squad:
Aasif Sheikh (Marquee Player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishor Mahato, Aakash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar
Kathmandu Gurkhas Squad:
Karan KC (Marquee Player), Bibek KC, Bhim Sharki, Shahab Alam, Rashid Khan, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Sumit Maharjan, Krishna Karki, Pratik Shrestha, Raju Rizal
Karnali Yaks Squad:
Sompal Kami (Marquee Player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri
Lumbini Lions Squad:
Rohit Kumar Paudel (Marquee Player), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Saud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Aagri
Pokhara Avengers Squad:
Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee Player), Sagar Dhakal, Akash Chand, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Narayan Joshi, Bipin Khatri, Dilip Nath, Trit Raj Das, Sunam Gautam, Dinesh Kharel, Amrit Gurung
Sudurpaschim Royals Squad:
Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee Player), Md Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Arjun Kumal, Khadak Bahadur Bohara, Naresh Budhayer, Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Amit Shrestha, Naren Saud