2014 Nepal Premier League Explained

2014 Nepal Premier League
Fromdate:14 May 2014
Todate:24 May 2014
Cricket Format:One-day
Tournament Format:Round-robin and Knockout
Host:Nepal
Champions:Panchakanya Tej
Count:1
Participants:6
Matches:18
Player Of The Series:Bhuwan Karki (Panchakanya Tej)
Most Runs:Pradeep Airee (212)
(Kantipur Gurkhas)
Most Wickets:Bhuwan Karki (14)
(Panchakanya Tej)
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:Nepal Premier League

The 2014 Nepal Premier League was the first season of the Nepal Premier League. The event was organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal and managed by Zohra Sports Management.[1] It was organised between May and June 2014 and consisted of a One Day tournament played in round-robin format followed by semi-finals and finals between the top four teams.[2] Initially, the 2014 NPL was also supposed to include Twenty20 & Two Day tournaments[3] but were later called off. Two-day tournament was called off by the organising committee due to bad weather conditions in the allocated venues amongst other reasons.[4] Due to tight international schedule, ZSM was unable to complete the Twenty20 event, while telecommunication giants Ncell had also pulled out their sponsorship from the tournament.[5] The Twenty20 & Two Day tournaments are expected to be included from the 2015 season onwards.

The One Day tournament of the 2014 season ran between 14 and 24 May. The venues for One Day tournament were Kailali and Kanchanpur.

Panchakanya Tej were the winners of the One Day tournament after defeating Jagdamba Giants in the final held at Fapla Cricket Ground, Dhangadi, Kailali.[6]

Launch

The League was unveiled on 24 February in a press conference held in Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Npal have done an exclusive agreement to run the league for an initial three years.[7]

Teams and standings

One Day tournament

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Panchakanya Tej5 3 2 0 0 6 +1.078
Sagarmatha Legends5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.210
Jagdamba Giants5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.017
Kantipur Gurkhas5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.348
Colors X-Factors5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.768
Vishal Warriors5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.804

Squads

Vishal WarriorsColors X-FactorsJagdamba GiantsPanchakanya TejKantipur GurkhasSagarmatha Legends

Sponsors

[NTC] Nepal are the main sponsors of the NPL 2014 along with Zohra Sports Management.[8] [9]

Rules and regulations

Prize money

One Day tournament

Fixtures and results

The inaugural match of the One Day tournament was played on 14 May 2014 at the Fapla Cricket Ground, Dhangadi, Kailali between Vishal Warriors and Sagarmatha Legends.

League stage (One Day)

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Semifinal (One Day)

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Final (One Day)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Preparations for NPL cricket tournament reach final leg. eKantipur. 25 May 2014. Dhangadi. 9 May 2014.
  2. News: Nepal cricket gears up for Ncell NPL. eKantipur. 25 May 2014. Kathmandu. 25 February 2014.
  3. News: Ncell Nepal Premier League set for May 14 kick off. The Himalayan Times. 25 May 2014. Kathmandu.
  4. News: Zohra calls off two-day cricket under NPL. Cricketing Nepal. 25 May 2014. Kathmandu. Eddie. van Brooks. 8 May 2014.
  5. Web site: NPL ties up with CG Foods. ekantipur.com.
  6. News: Panchakanya Tej lift inaugural NPL title. eKantipur. 25 May 2014. Dhangadi. 24 May 2014.
  7. News: Nepal Premier League from April. República. 25 May 2014. Kathmandu. 24 February 2014.
  8. News: Ncell to sponsor Nepal Premier League. Cric NP. 25 February 2014. Kathmandu. 25 February 2014.
  9. News: Ncell presents Nepal Premier League. Sahi Ho. 24 February 2014. Kathmandu. 24 February 2014. https://archive.today/20140626003331/http://www.sahihoo.com/2014/02/nc-twin-otter-crashes-at-arghakhanchi.html?m=1. 26 June 2014. dead. dmy-all.