2022 Nepal T20 League
The 2022 Nepal T20 League, was inaugural edition of the Nepal T20 League, a professional men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Nepal. The tournament was played from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.[1]
Dates | 24 December 2022 – 11 January 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | CAN |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Nepal |
Champions | Lumbini All Stars |
Runners-up | Biratnagar Super Kings |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 34 |
Player of the series | Hussain Talat (BSK) |
Most runs | 400 runs Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU) |
Most wickets | 19 wickets Abinash Bohara (KDK) |
Official website | nepalt20 |
Lumbini All Stars became the inaugural champions of Nepal T20 League after defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs in the final.[2]
Venues
Kathmandu |
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Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground |
Capacity: 25,000+ |
2022 Nepal T20 League (Nepal) |
Squads
The Squads list for 2022 Nepal T20 League.The tournament was played from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.
League stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Lumbini All Stars | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.984 |
2 | Janakpur Royals | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.667 |
3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.478 |
4 | Kathmandu Knights | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.271 |
5 | Far West United | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.227 |
6 | Pokhara Avengers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.888 |
- The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.
- Advance to Qualifier 1.
- Advance to Eliminator.
Matches
Kathmandu Knights 162/5 (19 overs) |
v |
Pokhara Avengers 136/7 (19 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the play to 19 overs.
Lumbini All Stars 152/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Far West United 85 (16.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars 157/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 154/6 (20 overs) |
notout 39 (24) Kishore Mahato 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers 138 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 139/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights 98/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Far West United 102/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
Biratnagar Super Kings 140 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 141/5 (20 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers 133/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Lumbini All Stars 135/7 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights 208/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 155 (20 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United 137/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lumbini All Stars 137/9 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Match Tied and went into one-over eliminator
Pokhara Avengers 139/7 (19 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 140/4 (17.5 overs) |
Kushal Malla 37 (18) Raj Nannan 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Pokhara Avengers 135/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Birtnagar Super Kings 138/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Far West United 169/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 171/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini All Stars 150/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Knights 115/8 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Starts won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United 187/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Pokhara Avengers 188/7 (19.1 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 45 (33) Prakash Jaishi 2/25 (3.1 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars 127 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Pokhara Avengers 128/1 (18.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Janakpur Royals 189/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 140/7 (20 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Janakpur Royals 90 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Knights 180/6 (20 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini All Stars 122/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 110 (19.3 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 50 (42) Surya Tamang 2/8 (4 overs) |
Arjun Saud 41 (45) Tilak Bhandari 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss elected to bat.
Kathmandu Knights 164/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Pokhara Avengers 168/5 (20 overs) |
- Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
Janakpur Royals 161/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Far West United 79 (15.1 overs) |
Sandeep Jora 55 (32) Prakash Jaishi 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to field.
Kathmandu Knights 92/5 (9 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 58 (8.5 overs) |
Sandeep Rajali 32* (22) Nandan Yadav 3/8 (2 overs) |
Gauranshu Sharma 22 (13) Kamal Airee 3/13 (1.5 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to delay.
Lumbini All Stars 178/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 173/5 (20 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini All Stars 183/6 (17 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Knights 81 (15.4 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to delay.
Far West United 156/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 158/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Pokhara Avengers 68 (12 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 70/4 (9 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals on the toss and elected to field.
Far West United 197/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Knights 114/9 (20 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Janakpur Royals 159/6 (17 overs) |
v |
Lumbini All Stars 136/7 (17 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
Biratnagar Super Kings 147/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Far West United 144/9 (20 overs) |
Hashmatullah Shaidi 58 (46) Raj Nannan 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Kathmandu Knights 154/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 160/3 (20 overs) |
Alex Blake 34 (26) Raj Nannan 4/13 (4 overs) |
- Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
Far West United 187/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Pokhara Avengers 146 (18.1 overs) |
Upul Tharanga 36 (23) Durgesh Gupta 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoff stage
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
8 January | 11 January | ||||||||||||
1 | Lumbini All Stars | 143/8 (20 overs) | 1 | Lumbini All Stars | 133 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Janakpur Royals | 137/7 (20 overs) | 10 January | 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 109/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
2 | Janakpur Royals | 128 (19.1 overs) | |||||||||||
9 January | 3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 167/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Biratnagar Super Kings | 182/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Kathmandu Knights | 83 (12.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Lumbini All Stars 143/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 137/7 (20 overs) |
- Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
Biratnagar Super Kings 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Knights 83 (12.4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
Biratnagar Super Kings 167/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Janakpur Royals 128 (19.1 overs) |
Gauranshu Sharma 42 (41) Jitendra Mukhiya 2/38(4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Lumbini All Stars 133 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Super Kings 109/8 (20 overs) |
Lahiru Milantha 41 (28) Nandan Yadav 2/22 (3.2 overs) |
- Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Season statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls | SR | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Hashmatullah Shahidi | Far West United | 10 | 10 | 400 | 355 | 112.67 | 44.44 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 12 |
Hussain Talat | Biratnagar Super Kings | 13 | 13 | 367 | 235 | 156.17 | 33.36 | 50* | 0 | 2 | 35 | 12 |
Lahiru Milantha | Lumbini All Stars | 11 | 11 | 349 | 286 | 122.02 | 34.90 | 80* | 0 | 2 | 29 | 19 |
Rohit Paudel | Biratnagar Super Kings | 13 | 13 | 348 | 299 | 166.38 | 29.00 | 71* | 0 | 4 | 27 | 11 |
Chadwick Walton | Janakpur Royals | 9 | 9 | 329 | 254 | 129.52 | 54.83 | 69* | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[3]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Ov | Wkts | Econ | Ave | SR | BBI |
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Abinash Bohara | Kathmandu Knights | 11 | 37.5 | 19 | 8.37 | 16.68 | 11.9 | 4/13 |
Raj Rocky Nannan | Biratnagar Super Kings | 10 | 34.0 | 16 | 6.20 | 13.18 | 12.7 | 4/13 |
Lalit Rajbanshi | Janakpur Royals | 12 | 38.1 | 16 | 6.07 | 14.50 | 14.3 | 5/8 |
Nandan Yadav | Biratnagar Super Kings | 13 | 40.2 | 16 | 7.21 | 18.18 | 15.1 | 3/8 |
Karan KC | Far West United | 10 | 37.5 | 14 | 7.71 | 20.85 | 16.2 | 3/33 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[4]
Awards
End of the season awards
Award | Name | Team | Prize |
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Player of the Tournament | Hussain Talat | Biratnagar Super Kings | रू500,000 |
Best Batsman of the Tournament | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Far Western United | रू250,000 |
Best Bowler of the Tournament | Abinash Bohara | Kathmandu Knights | रू250,000 |
Emerging Player of the Tournament | Surya Tamang | Biratnagar Super Kings | रू180,000 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Controversies
Non-payments
The match between Kathmandu Knights and Biratnagar Super Kings on 3 January was delayed by two hours after players refused to take the field after failing to get their payments. The players were contracted to get 40% of their payments before the start of the tournament and the remaining 60% during the tournament. Only players from Pokhara Avengers and Lumbini All Stars had been paid 50% of their contracted amount while the rest of the players had not been paid yet. The game resumed after Cricket Association Nepal officials assured the players of their payments.[5]
Spot-fixing
Kathmandu Knights captain Gyanendra Malla revealed on 4 January that one of his teammates had been approached for match-fixing. The incident was reported to ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit following which a team was sent to Nepal to investigate the claims.[6] The Central investigation Bureau also form specialized teams to look into the incidents.[5][7] The Bureau in its preliminary investigation revealed that it was keeping close watch on three Nepali players and four foreign players on accusations of spot-fixing. The investigation also found evidence that Seven3Sports, the sports management company organizing the event, were involved in the incidents.[8]
References
- "Nepal T20 League postponed by one day". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "Lumbini All Stars win Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- "Match-fixing, pay issues rock Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Nepal T20 League: ICC team inspects spot-fixing allegations and returns". 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "CAN comes up with contradictory statement on fixing". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Nepal T20 League: CIB says 3 Nepali, 4 foreign players involved in spot-fixing". 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.