Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup Explained

Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup
Administrator:	Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
First:	2021
Last:	2024
Next:	2025
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and finals
Participants:	5
Champions:	APF Club (4th title)
Trophyholder:	APF Club
Most Successful:	APF Club (4 titles)
Most Runs:	Sita Rana Magar (521)^[1]
Most Wickets:	Kritika Marasini (26)^[2]

Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup is a twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal with the financial support of Lalitpur Metropolitan City.^{[3] [4]}

Nepal A.P.F. Club are the most successful team in the history of the competition, winning 3 titles.^{[5] [6]}

Competition format

The tournament had 5 teams including Lalitpur Mayors 11 along with 4 teams that reached the semi-finals of the Prime Minister's Cup Women's T-20 National Tournament. The Lalitpur Mayor's XI team is formed from the players of remaining four provinces that did not reach the semi-finals of Prime Minister's Cup. All team play with each other's in round-robin format with top two team advancing to the finals.

Teams

Province/Department	First season	Titles	Runner-up
APF Club	2021	4	0
Bagmati Province	2024	0	0
Lumbini Province	2021	0	0
Lalitpur Mayor's XI	2021	0	0
Koshi Province	2021	0	1
Madhesh Province	2023	0	0
Sudurpaschim Province	2021	0	3

Tournament season and results

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Best batter	Best bowler	Player of the tournament	Ref
2021	APF Club	Sudurpaschim Province	Rubina Chhetry (Koshi Province)	Binu Budha Magar (APF Club)	Sita Rana Magar (APF Club)	^[7]
2022	APF Club	Sudurpaschim Province	Jyoti Pandey (APF Club)	Ishwori Bist (Sudurpashchim Province)	Jyoti Pandey (APF Club)	^[8]
2023	APF Club	Koshi Province	Rubina Chhetry (Koshi Province)	Nisha Shah (Koshi Province)	Sita Rana Magar (APF Club)	^[9]
2024	APF Club	Sudurpaschim Province	Samjhana Khadka (Sudurpaschim Province)	Kritika Marasani (Lalitpur Mayor's XI)	Sita Rana Magar (APF Club)	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cricket Records in Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup most career runs . ESPNcricinfo . 7 May 2024.
2. Web site: Cricket Records in Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup most career wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 7 March 2024.
3. Web site: Lalitpur Mayor Cup . The Himalayan Times . 7 May 2024.
4. Web site: Lalitpur Mayor Women's Twenty20 next month . The Himalayan Times . 7 May 2024.
5. Web site: APF Club make Mayor T20 hat-trick . The Kathmandu Post . 7 May 2024.
6. Web site: Lalitpur Mayor’s Cup: APF Club lift the title for the 3rd consecutive time . Onlinekhabar . 7 May 2024.
7. Web site: Final, Kirtipur, April 10, 2021, Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship . 7 May 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
8. Web site: Final, Kirtipur, February 28, 2022, Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship . 7 May 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
9. Web site: Final, Kirtipur, March 30, 2023, Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship . 7 May 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
10. Web site: Final, Kirtipur, May 18, 2024, Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship . 13 May 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.