Everest Premier League

Everest Premier League (EPL) (Nepali: एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal. It is the biggest cricket tournament in the country, played during the northern winter calendar, mostly in the month of December. It is played in round-robin format in which top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The tournament is renowned for having high attendance among the domestic cricket of the ICC associate nations. The first edition of the tournament was held in September 2016 with six franchises consisting of domestic and international players. Chitwan Tigers are the defending champions after winning the 2021 season.[1]

Everest Premier League (EPL)
Logo of Everest Premier League
Countries   Nepal
AdministratorEPL Pvt Ltd
FormatT20
First edition2016
Latest edition2021
Tournament formatRound-robin tournament#Terminology
Number of teams8
Current championChitwan Tigers
Most successfulBiratnagar Warriors
Chitwan Tigers
Lalitpur Patriots
Panchakanya Tej
(1 title each)
Most runsSunil Dhamala (458)
Most wicketsSharad Vesawkar (24)
TVList of broadcaster
Websiteeplt20.com.np
Tournaments

History

Everest Premier League was unveiled on 24 February 2014 in a press conference held at Hotel Radisson. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal had an exclusive agreement to introduce NPL for an initial three years.

On 13 May 2014 a handful of CAN members issued a press release claiming CAN had pulled out as the organizers of the tournament. In 2016, EPL was announced from September 24 to October 3 in TU Cricket Ground.[2] While a majority of CAN members resigned from NPL Governing Council, the then President, Tanka Angbuhang still continued to promote the event stating that the decision made was unofficial and without his knowledge. The sponsor for 2014 was C.G. Foods (Wai Wai).[3][4]

Teams
Locations of Everest Premier League teams

Current teams

Each team consisted of 15 players. Among them 10 players were bought by each team through auction. A talent hunt was conducted by each team in their respective cities to acquire a young player in their squad. Similarly, the teams also included at least three foreign players in their side.[5]

Team Owner[6] Captain Founded Home Ground
Bhairahawa Gladiators Aditya Shanghai Nepal Sharad Vesawkar 2017 Siddhartha Rangasala
Biratnagar Warriors Vishal Agrawal Nepal Karan KC 2017 Baijanathpur Cricket Ground
Chitwan Tigers Kishore Bhattarai Nepal Sompal Kami 2017 Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium
Kathmandu Kings XI Rohit Gupta Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane 2017 Mulpani Cricket Stadium
Lalitpur Patriots Kishore Maharjan Nepal Kushal Bhurtel 2017 Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground
Pokhara Rhinos Shahil Agrawal Nepal Binod Bhandari 2017 Pokhara Rangsala

Former teams

In the 2016 edition, the teams in the tournament were based on corporate sectors.

Team Owner(s)[7] Captain Head coach Dissolved
Vishal Warriors Vishal Group Nepal Paras Khadka Nepal Mahesh Rizal 2016
Colors X-Factors Teletalk Private Limited Nepal Gyanendra Malla Nepal Manzoor Alam 2016
Jagdamba Rhinos Shanker Groups Nepal Shakti Gauchan Nepal Navin Singh 2016
Panchakanya Tej Panchakanya Groups Nepal Sharad Vesawkar Nepal Kalam Ali 2016
Kantipur Gurkhas Kantipur Publications Nepal Basanta Regmi Nepal Samson Jung Thapa 2016
Sagarmatha Legends Ghorahi Cements Nepal Binod Bhandari Nepal Jagat Tamatta 2016

Tournament seasons and results

EPL overall season results

All season's results are in a table.[8]

Season Final venue Final Player of the series
Winner Result Runner-up
2016
Details		 TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Panchakanya Tej
171/4 (20 overs)		 Tej won by 40 runs
Scorecard		 Colors X-Factors
131 (17.3 overs)		 Nepal Sompal Kami (Jagdamba Rhinos)
2017
Details		 TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Biratnagar Warriors
149/7 (20 overs)		 Warriors won by 1 run
Scorecard		 Bhairahawa Gladiators
148/9 (20 overs)		 Hong Kong Babar Hayat (Biratnagar Wariors)
2018
Details		 TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Lalitpur Patriots
155 (19.1 overs)		 Patriots won by 14 runs
Scorecard		 Bhairahawa Gladiators
141/9 (20 overs)		 India Ravi Inder Singh (Bhairahawa Gladiators)
2021
Details		 TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Chitwan Tigers
114/6 (15.5 overs)		 Tigers won by 4 wickets
Scorecard		 Pokhara Rhinos
111 (17.5 overs)		 Nepal Sagar Dhakal (Chitwan Tigers)

Team's performance

Broadcasting

See also

References
  1. "CHITWAN TIGERS CROWNED NEW CHAMPIONS OF THE BAJAJ PULSAR EVEREST PREMIER LEAGUE". Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. Dhakal, Adarsha (14 May 2014). "CAN withdraws NPL ownership". eKantipur. Kathmandu. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. "Cricketlok EXCLUSIVE: Wai wai Everest Premier League (EPL)". Cricket Lok. Kathmandu. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. "Everest Premier League from April". República. Kathmandu. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.updated by Nirak poudel nirakpoudel77.simdif.com
  5. "Everest Premier League's auction held". Kathmandu. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. "एभरेस्ट प्रिमियर लिगको टिम मालिक र मार्क्यु खेलाडीको घोषणा". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. "Cricketlok EXCLUSIVE: Nepal Premier League Draft Squads". Cricket Lok. Kathmandu. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. "Everest Premier League Winners List 2016-2021". CricCoal. Mobee Younas. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. "Everest Premier League sign DSport as their global broadcast partner". 17 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. "Everest Premier League expands it outreach". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. "Everest Premier League 2021: Himalaya TV to broadcast EPL LIVE". Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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