National T20 Championship

National T20 Championship
CountriesNepal
AdministratorCricket Association of Nepal
FormatTwenty20 cricket
First edition2023
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025
Tournament formatRound-robin
Number of teams7
Current championLumbini Province
Most successfulMadhesh Province
Lumbini Province (1 title each)

The National T20 Championship formally known as KP Oli T20 Cup is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal. It currently features the seven provincial teams.

History

It was collectively organised by both the Cricket Association of Nepal and Madan Bhandari Sports Academy[1] The first season competes 12 teams, seven provincial teams, three departemental teams and two organizer teams.[2][3][4]

Teams

Current teams

Team Province Home ground Debut Captain
Koshi Province cricket team Koshi Girija Prasad Koirala Cricket Stadium 2023 Ankit Subedi
Madhesh Province cricket team Madhesh Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium 2023 Harishankar Shah
Bagmati Province cricket team Bagmati Mulpani Cricket Stadium 2023 Rit Gautam
Gandaki Province cricket team Gandaki Pokhara International Cricket Stadium 2023 Bipin Khatri
Lumbini Province cricket team Lumbini Siddhartha Cricket Stadium 2023 Dev Khanal
Karnali Province cricket team Karnali Kalinchowk Cricket Ground 2023 Diwan Pun
Sudurpashchim Province cricket team Sudurpashchim Fapla International Cricket Ground 2023 Hemant Dhami

Defunct teams

Team Debut Dissolved
APF Club 2023
Nepal Police Club 2023
Tribhuwan Army Club 2023
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) 2023 2023
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) 2023 2023

Winners

Season Final Final venue Player of the season
Winner Result Runner-up
2023 Madhesh Province
135/8 (20 overs) 		Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
(Scorecard) 		Tribhuwan Army
124/7 (20 overs) 		Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
2024 Lumbini Province
116/9 (20 overs) 		Lumbini Province won by 5 wickets
(Scorecard) 		Karnali Province
85/10 (15.3 overs) 		Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Mulpani Abhisek Pal[5] (Sudurpashchim Province)

Team's performance

Seasons

Season
(No. of teams) 		2023
(12) 		2024
(7)
Koshi Province GS GS
Madhesh Province C GS
Bagmati Province SF GS
Gandaki Province GS GS
Lumbini Province GS C
Karnali Province GS RU
Sudurpashchim Province GS GS
Tribhuwan Army Club† RU -
APF Club† SF -
Nepal Police Club† GS -
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)† GS -
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)† GS -

† Team now defunct

  •   C: Champions
  •   RU: Runner-up
  •   SF: Semi-final
  • GS – Group stage

See also

References

  1. ^ "ओली कप टी–२० क्रिकेटको तयारी पूरा" [Preparations for Oli Cup T-20 cricket are complete]. ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "KP Oli T-20 cricket to start from Thursday". myRupublica. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ "12 Teams Gear Up for KP Oli Cup T-20 Showdown". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ "केपी ओली कप क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिताका उद्घाटन एमाले अध्यक्ष ओलीले गर्ने". nepalpress (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Lumbini Province seals historic victory in Bir Ganeshman Singh National T20 Championship". Retrieved 1 January 2025.