NPL schedules, Online Streaming, Ticket Prices | Nepal Premiere League T20

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has released the full schedules for the Nepal Premiere League (NPL) T20 cricket competition starting this Saturday, November 30, 2024. The hotly-anticipated domestic cricket contest is expected to usher in a golden era for the sport in Nepal and establish a name for Nepali cricket in foreign markets. Let’s check out all the NPL 2024 fixtures date, time, ticket prices, final match day, etc.

NPL has 8 different teams participating – Biratnagar Kings, Janakpur Bolts, Karnali Yaks, Kathmandu Gurkhas, Lumbini Lions, Pokhara Avengers, Sudurpaschim Royals, and Chitwan Rhinos. The teams’ names represent their cities and provinces. Further, the league starts on Saturday, November 30, and concludes on Saturday, December 21, 2024 (Mangsir 15 – Poush 06, 2081). Below, we list all the fixtures of NPL 2024 including their day and time, playoffs, and final match schedules.

Nepal Premiere League NPL schedules

NPL begins on November 30 with the first match scheduled between Biratnagar Kings and Janakpur Bolts. The match begins at 12:15 PM. In total, there are 28 league-based fixtures that end on Monday, December 28. Each team plays 7 matches during the league and all the matches will take place at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground. Check out the NPL schedules below:

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Playoffs

Nepal Premiere League schedules for the Playoffs has three matches. The first one takes place between the 3rd and the 4th placed teams. Likewise, the 1st and the 2nd placed teams lock horns in Qualifier 1 and the losing team in Qualifier 1 and winner of the eliminator fixture will play out on December 19 which serves as Qualifier 2. The grand finale follows right after this playoff fixture. Check out the NPL Playoffs fixtures of NPL 2024 below:

Final

NPL final takes place on December 21 (Poush 06, 2081). The final fixture is played between the winners of Qualifiers 1 and 2. The match will start at 12:15 PM.

Counting all the league, playoff, and final fixtures, NPL will have a total of 32 matches across a 19 matchdays period.

Ticket price

CAN has fixed the ticket price structures for the NPL matches. Khalti, its ticketing partner announced the ticket cost in a post. As announced, you can purchase tickets for the entire season and per match in regular and VIP ticket categories.

The entire NPL season ticket costs you Rs 5,600 but currently, it’s available for Rs 4,480 in offer. You can also buy a VIP ticket for the season at Rs 10,300 which for a short term is available for Rs 8,280. The whole season ticket is called the “NPL Season Pass”.

Individual tickets cost Rs 300 to Rs 500 for the general category and Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 for VIP tickets.

Watch NPL T20 cricket on Star Sports and YouTube

Star Sports is broadcasting the NPL T20 matches live in Nepal. Therefore, you can catch up with all the live action on the popular sports channel. Thanks to its global coverage, Nepalis living and working outside of the country can also watch the competition. Besides, you can also watch the matches on Action Sports YouTube Channel. It has become possible following an agreement between Brand Logic (owner of NPL’s commercial rights) and Dish Media Network. Here are all the streaming details for NPL 2024

NPL will elevate the sporting landscape of Nepal. Cricket is widely popular and seeing an IPL-like T20 competition domestically has raised the prospects for the sport’s most avid fans. With international cricket players also joining in, fans will get to see a wildly exciting cricket season this month.

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