Dhangadhi Premier League

Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL)
Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL)
Countries    Nepal
Administrator Dhangadhi Cricket Academy
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2017
Last tournament 2018
Next tournament 2019
Tournament format Round-robin and Play-off
Number of teams 6
Current champion Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (2nd title)
Current trophy holder Team Chauraha Dhangadhi
Most successful Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (2nd title)
Most runs Paras Khadka (175, Team Chauraha Dhangadhi)
Most wickets Sushil Kandel (17, Biratnagar Kings)
TV AP1 HD
Website www.dplofficial.com
2018 DPL

The Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) (Nepali: 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.[1]

The DPL season runs between the months of March and April, with each team playing 5 matches in round-robin format; the top 4 teams with the best record qualify for the Playoffs and culminates in the final.

The current DPL title holders are Team Chauraha Dhangadhi, who won the 2017 season and 2018 Season.

Teams

Current

Team City Owner[2] Joined Strategic Player
Biratnagar Kings Biratnagar Paras Luniya 2017 Nepal Paras Khadka
CYC Attariya Attariya Nar Bahadur Rai 2017 Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee
Kathmandu Goldens Kathmandu Ramesh Silwal 2017 Nepal Gyanendra Malla
Mahendranagar United Bhimdatta Sushil Kumar Shrestha 2018 Nepal Binod Bhandari
Rupandehi Challengers Butwal Suraj Uprety 2017 Nepal Shakti Gauchan
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi Dhangadhi Raj Kumar Shrestha 2017 Nepal Sompal Kami

Former

Team City Joined Left
Kanchanpur Iconic Bhimdatta 2017 2017

Results

Season results

Season Venue Final Player of the series No. of teams
Winner Result Runner-up
2017
Details
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi Team Chauraha Dhangadhi
159/5 (20 overs)
Team Chauraha won by 62 runs
Scorecard
Biratnagar Kings
97 (18.1 overs)
Nepal Sushil Kandel (Biratnagar Kings) 6
2018

Details

SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi Team Chauraha Dhangadhi
181/4 (20 overs)
Team Chauraha won by 21 runs
Scorecard
Kathmandu Goldens
160/8 (20 overs)
United Arab Emirates Rohan Mustafa (Team Chauraha Dhangadhi) 6

Team results

Teams 2017 2018
Biratnagar Kings R 5th
CYC Attariya 6th 4th
Kanchanpur Iconics 5th
Kathmandu Goldens 4th R
Mahendranagar United 3rd
Rupandehi Challengers 3rd 6th
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi W W

See also

References

  1. Deuba, Tekendra (7 April 2017). "DPL set for April 9 kick off". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "Franchises and strategic players announced". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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