The 2024 Nepal Premier League (NPL), also known as

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NPL 2024 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the

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, a men's

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league in

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. The tournament featured 8 teams competing in 32 matches from 30 November to 21 December 2024 (15 Mangsir to 6 Poush 2081 BS).

Auctions and personnel signings

The auctions for team ownership was held on September 5, 2024.

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was the most expensive team, costing over NPR 3,57,00,000. For the inaugural NPL season, each team had a salary cap of for domestic auction. Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024.

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and

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were classified as

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Squads

The player auction took place on 6 October 2024.

Overseas players

Maximum of 6 overseas players in squad and 4 overseas players in playing XI permitted.

Venue

Practice matches

Before the start of league stage four practice matches were played at Mulpani Cricket Ground. ---- ---- ----

Teams and standings

Points table

Win-loss table

Below is a summary of results for each team's seven regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.

League progression

League stage

The fixture was released on 18 November 2024. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Play-offs

Brackets

Eliminator

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Final

Season statistics and awards

*Source
ESPNcricinfo
*Source
ESPNcricinfo

End of season awards

*Source: ''The Kathmandu Post''

References

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External links

Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
Nepal Premier League 2024 in cricket Domestic cricket competitions in 2024