Pokhara Premier League ( ne, पोखरा प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise
Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inni ...
tournament held in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
. The tournament is managed by Queen's Event Management.
The league is an auction-based tournament where players will be sold based on different price ceilings.
Lead by the board member of
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN),
Chhumbi Lama, the idea of organizing it in
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...
is mainly to create a benchmark for domestic cricket, initiate sports tourism mechanism within the region and establish it as one of the cricketing hubs within the country. All matches are shown be live on Himalayan TV HD. This is the third largest national level league played in Nepal. Before this,
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 ...
and
Dhangadhi Premier League
The Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) ( ne, धनगढी प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. The league was founded by the Dhangadhi Cricket Academy and Sudur Pashchim Academy in 2017.
The DPL ...
were two national level hitting leagues.
Teams
Current
Former
Results
See also
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Dhangadhi Premier League
The Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) ( ne, धनगढी प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. The league was founded by the Dhangadhi Cricket Academy and Sudur Pashchim Academy in 2017.
The DPL ...
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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 ...
References
External links
Official WebsitePokhara Premier League - 2018at
Cricinfo
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