The 2016 Everest Premier League was the debut season of the
Everest Premier League
Everest Premier League (EPL) ( ne, एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal run by Aamir Akhtar alongside his team including Kie ...
. It was supposed to be the second edition of the Nepal Premier League, abbreviated as NPL, and was scheduled to be held from 26 March to 4 April 2015 in
Kirtipur.
but
Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is the official governing body of cricket in Nepal. It was suspended from 2016 to 13 October 2019 due to governmental interference. The ICC welcomed the elections of the board held in September 2019 and for ...
insisted that it will not support the tournament unless its name is changed.
Later, the board decided to uphold the tournament as the name was changed to Everest Premier League and provided the ground for competition.
The tournament began on 24 September and ended on 3 October 2016.
The title was won by
Panchakanya Tej, who defeated
Colors X-Factors
The Colors X-Factors ( ne, कलर्स एक्स-फ्याक्टर्स) is a cricket team that represents in the Nepal Premier League. Gyanendra Malla, vice captain of Nepal national cricket team, is the captain of the team, wher ...
by 40 runs in the final.
Sompal Kami of
Jagadamba Rhinos was player of the tournament.
Teams
Six franchise teams were formed under the names of corporate houses. The list of the teams and their players are listed below:
Teams and standings
Points table
advanced to the
Final
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League progression
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Fixtures
All times are Nepal Standard Time ( UTC+05:45)
League stage
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
References
External links
Cricketing Nepal
{{Cricket in Nepal , state=expanded
Everest Premier League
2016 in Nepalese cricket