Nepal Premier League Season 3 runs from October 26 to November 21, 2026, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Eight teams are playing 28 league matches plus four playoff matches — 32 matches in total. Lumbini Lions are the defending champions after winning Season 2, while Janakpur Bolts won the inaugural Season 1. All matches are played at TU Ground, Kirtipur. This page is updated after every match — last update: after Match 28, November 15, 2026.
Points table after Match 28 (November 15, 2026). Final league standings.
Pos
Team
P
W
L
NR
Pts
NRR
Form
1
Lumbini Lions
7
5
1
1
11
+1.256
W W L W W
2
Sudurpaschim Royals
7
5
2
0
10
+0.135
L W W W W
3
Kathmandu Gorkhas
7
4
3
0
8
+0.360
W W W L L
4
Chitwan Rhinos
7
3
3
1
7
+0.011
L W L W L
5
Biratnagar Kings
7
3
4
0
6
-0.467
W W L W L
6
Karnali Yaks
7
3
4
0
6
-0.640
L L L L W
7
Pokhara Avengers
7
2
5
0
4
-0.175
L L W L W
8
Janakpur Bolts
7
2
5
0
4
-0.422
W L L L L
2 points for a win, 1 for a no result, 0 for a loss. Top four qualify for the playoffs; ties broken by wins, then net run rate.
Playoff Race
The top four are decided — Lumbini Lions, Sudurpaschim Royals, Kathmandu Gorkhas and Chitwan Rhinos have qualified for the playoffs. Biratnagar Kings, Karnali Yaks, Janakpur Bolts and Pokhara Avengers are eliminated. Qualifier 1 (Tuesday, November 17): Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals. Eliminator (Wednesday, November 18): Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos.
Playoff Schedule
All playoff matches are at TU Ground, Kirtipur, starting at 5:00 PM NST.
Qualifier 1 — Tuesday, November 17: Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals (the winner goes straight to the final).
Eliminator — Wednesday, November 18: Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos.
Qualifier 2 — Thursday, November 19: Qualifier 1 loser vs Eliminator winner.
Final — Saturday, November 21.
League Results
Results from Matches 1 to 28. The league stage is complete.
Match
Date
Fixture
Score
Result
1
Oct 26
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals
SPR 87/10 (17.2 ov), LUL 88/3 (9.5 ov)
Lumbini won by 7 wickets
2
Oct 27
Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos
CHR 157/3, BIK 149/10 (19.3 ov)
Chitwan won by 8 runs
3
Oct 27
Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks
KAY 132/9, JAB 113/10 (19.3 ov)
Karnali won by 19 runs
4
Oct 28
Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals
POA 145/7, SPR 148/4 (16.5 ov)
Sudurpaschim won by 6 wickets
5
Oct 29
Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Janakpur Bolts
KAG 115, JAB 116/2 (17.2 ov)
Janakpur won by 8 wickets
6
Oct 29
Biratnagar Kings vs Karnali Yaks
BIK 186/7, KAY 187/6 (19.5 ov)
Karnali won by 4 wickets
7
Oct 31
Chitwan Rhinos vs Lumbini Lions
abandoned without a ball bowled
No result (1 point each)
8
Oct 31
Biratnagar Kings vs Sudurpaschim Royals
BIK 105/2 (5 ov), SPR 70/3 (5 ov)
Biratnagar won by 35 runs (5-over match)
9
Nov 1
Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers
JAB 147/7, POA 138/9
Janakpur won by 9 runs
10
Nov 2
Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gorkhas
KAY 180/6, KAG 181/6 (19.4 ov)
Kathmandu won by 4 wickets
11
Nov 2
Chitwan Rhinos vs Sudurpaschim Royals
CHR 129/6, SPR 131/5 (16.4 ov)
Sudurpaschim won by 5 wickets
12
Nov 3
Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts
BIK 174/3, JAB 172/7
Biratnagar won by 2 runs
13
Nov 3
Pokhara Avengers vs Lumbini Lions
POA 97/9, LUL 98/2 (11.4 ov)
Lumbini won by 8 wickets
14
Nov 5
Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions
LUL 149/8, JAB 133/8
Lumbini won by 16 runs
15
Nov 5
Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gorkhas
BIK 83, KAG 86/1 (9.4 ov)
Kathmandu won by 9 wickets
16
Nov 6
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks
SPR 176/6, KAY 137/7
Sudurpaschim won by 39 runs
17
Nov 6
Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers
CHR 151/6, POA 121 (19 ov)
Chitwan won by 30 runs
18
Nov 7
Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Lumbini Lions
KAG 160/8, LUL 124 (19.3 ov)
Kathmandu won by 36 runs
19
Nov 9
Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks
POA 217/3, KAY 154 (18.3 ov)
Pokhara won by 63 runs
20
Nov 9
Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos
KAG 180/8, CHR 170/7
Kathmandu won by 10 runs
21
Nov 10
Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts
SPR 120/9, JAB 93 (19.5 ov)
Sudurpaschim won by 27 runs
22
Nov 12
Pokhara Avengers vs Biratnagar Kings
POA 132 (17.5 ov), BIK 136/6 (19.2 ov)
Biratnagar won by 4 wickets
23
Nov 12
Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions
KAY 105 (19.2 ov), LUL 107/6 (16.4 ov)
Lumbini won by 4 wickets
24
Nov 13
Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals
KAG 118/7, SPR 125/6
Sudurpaschim won by 7 runs
25
Nov 13
Janakpur Bolts vs Chitwan Rhinos
JAB 88/9, CHR 92/6 (17.2 ov)
Chitwan won by 4 wickets
26
Nov 14
Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions
BIK 166/4, LUL 168/6 (19.5 ov)
Lumbini won by 4 wickets
27
Nov 15
Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos
KAY 153/8, CHR 129/10 (19.1 ov)
Karnali won by 24 runs
28
Nov 15
Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Pokhara Avengers
POA 224/3 (20 ov), KAG 169/10 (19.5 ov)
Pokhara won by 55 runs
Top Performers So Far
Most runs — Lokesh Bam (Biratnagar Kings) 242, Yuvraaj Samra (Pokhara Avengers) 205, Ravi Bopara (Chitwan Rhinos) 184.
Most wickets — Harmeet Singh (Janakpur Bolts), Rijan Dhakal (Chitwan Rhinos) and Jahandad Khan (Kathmandu Gorkhas), 11 each.
Himalaya Television Network has the TV rights in Nepal and NetTV streams every game. Tickets are sold on eSewa — league games Rs 500 (general) or Rs 1,000 (premium); the Eliminator and the final cost Rs 1,000 or Rs 2,000.
