Every story we've written about NPL 2026, newest first.
ResultChitwan Rhinos held Janakpur Bolts to 88 for 9, then got there with 16 balls left after slipping to 37 for 5. Janakpur and Karnali Yaks are out of the playoff race.
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ResultSudurpaschim Royals made 125 for 6 after losing four wickets for 8, then held Kathmandu Gorkhas to 118 for 7. They finish the league stage top, with 10 points.
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ResultSandeep Lamichhane took the first hat-trick of NPL Season 3, and Biratnagar Kings beat Pokhara Avengers by four wickets. Pokhara are out.
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ResultLumbini Lions bowled Karnali Yaks out for 105 and won by four wickets, despite Mark Watt's four for 12. David Miller led Karnali for the first time.
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NPL 2026Several overseas players left partway through, most for the Abu Dhabi T10. Isuru Udana has taken Andre Russell's place at Biratnagar.
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ResultHarmeet Singh took four for 17 against his old side, but Scott Kuggeleijn's three for 13 bowled Janakpur Bolts out for 93.
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ResultKathmandu Gorkhas made 180 for 8 and held Chitwan Rhinos to 170 for 7. It's their fourth win in a row.
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ResultYuvraaj Samra made the first hundred of NPL Season 3, and Pokhara Avengers made 217 for 3. Karnali Yaks were all out for 154.
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ResultKathmandu Gorkhas made 160 for 8 and had the defending champions 28 for 6. Lumbini Lions were all out for 124.
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ResultChitwan Rhinos made 151 for 6 and bowled Pokhara Avengers out for 121. Kamal Singh Airee took three for 7 from two overs.
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ResultSudurpaschim Royals made 176 for 6. David Miller hit seven sixes, but nobody else in the Karnali Yaks side got past 18.
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ResultBiratnagar Kings were 35 for 7 and all out for 83. Kathmandu Gorkhas got there in 9.4 overs and went from seventh to second.
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ResultJanakpur Bolts lost four wickets for three runs chasing 150. Harmeet Singh and Aadity Mahata hit back, but Lumbini Lions stay top with 7 points.
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NPL 2026Kathmandu police say a 32-year-old Indian national ran about Rs 8.98 million through online betting sites.
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NPL 2026Karnali Yaks expect Miller to play on Friday. Kathmandu Gorkhas have lost Bharat to prior commitments, and Andre Russell has added Thursday's game against them.
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ResultBiratnagar Kings made 174 for 3, then Russell took two wickets in the last over, Saif Hassan's among them, as Janakpur Bolts finished on 172 for 7.
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ResultPokhara Avengers were held to 97 for 9, and Rohit Paudel's 47 not out got Lumbini Lions home with 50 balls left. Lumbini go top, and they're the only unbeaten side.
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ResultKarnali Yaks made 180 for 6, then Rashid Khan's 50 and Karan KC's 44 off 20 balls gave Kathmandu Gorkhas their first win of the season, on David Warner's debut.
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ResultRavi Bopara made 49 in Chitwan Rhinos' 129 for 6. Ranjeet Kumar took three wickets in reply, but Sudurpaschim Royals got home in 16.4 overs and moved up to third.
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ResultJanakpur Bolts made 147 for 7 despite Shakib Al Hasan's three for 15, then Moeen Ali took three for 13 to hold Pokhara Avengers to 138 for 9.
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ResultRain washed out Chitwan v Lumbini without a ball bowled. Biratnagar Kings then made 105 for 2 in five overs and held Sudurpaschim Royals to 70 for 3 for their first win.
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ResultKathmandu Gorkhas were bowled out for 115 in their first game, and Moeen Ali and Saif Hassan knocked off the runs with 16 balls left.
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ResultLokesh Bam hit nine sixes in his 87, but Karnali came back from 57 for 5 as their captain and Gulshan Jha added an unbroken 64.
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NPL 2026A late Pakistan Cricket Board demand for $25,000 a player means only Hussain Talat has played. Janakpur say Iftikhar Ahmed and Hunain Shah won't play for them.
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ResultAnil Kharel took three for 23 as Pokhara Avengers made 145 for 7, then Airee and Ishan Pandey added 74 to win it with 19 balls left.
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ResultDawid Malan made 70 in Chitwan Rhinos' 157 for 3, and Biratnagar Kings were all out for 149 with three balls left.
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NPL 2026Every franchise is tied to a big hotel, and the Hotel Association Nepal chair wants the league used to bring in cricket fans from around South Asia.
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ResultKarnali made 132 for 9, then Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri and Hussain Talat took three wickets each as Janakpur were bowled out for 113.
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NPL 2026Balen Shah, Rabi Lamichhane, Gagan Thapa, Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai were among the leaders who posted good wishes as the season began.
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NPL 2026The Prime Minister opened the third season in Kirtipur just before Monday's opener. The winners now get Rs 15 million, more than in the first two seasons.
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ResultSudurpaschim Royals were bowled out for 87 in the Season 3 opener at Kirtipur, and Lumbini got there in 9.5 overs.
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NPL 2026Who each team kept, who leads them, and how Aasif Sheikh ended up at Lumbini Lions for Rs 2 million.
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NPL 2026Every overseas signing we could confirm from news reports, team by team. Updated on 27 October with all eight teams.
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NPL 2026League tickets start at Rs 500 on eSewa. Himalaya Television has the TV rights in Nepal and NetTV is streaming every game.
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NPL 2026The third Nepal Premier League starts on Monday with DRS for the first time, ICC sanction, new overseas rules and around 2,000 extra seats at Kirtipur.
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