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The Nepal Premier League 2026 is also know as (NPL T20 2026) third season will be held from November 2026 to December 2026.
NPL 2026 is a Twenty20 cricket league organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).
The tournament featured 8 teams competing in 32 matches from 17 November to 13 December 2026.
Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026 Tournament Summary
| Dates | November 17, 2026 – December 13, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Nepal |
| Administrator | Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Website | nplt20.com |
Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026 Teams List
- Biratnagar Kings
- Chitwan Rhinos
- Janakpur Bolts
- Karnali Yaks
- Kathmandu Gurkhas
- Lumbini Lions
- Pokhara Avengers
- Sudurpaschim Royals
NPL 2026 Venue
- Girija Prasad Koirala Cricket Stadium
- Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium
- Shree Ram Janaki international Cricket Stadium
- Karadi Cricket Stadium
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
- Extra Tech Oval Cricket Stadium
- Pokhara International Cricket Stadium
- Fapla International Cricket Ground
Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2026 Schedule / Fixtures and Match Time Table
The schedule of the 2026 Nepal Premier League season has been not released.
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NPL 2026 Player Registration Date
CAN has started the player registration for NPL Season 3 starting June 26, 2026, and the deadline for registration is July 1, 2026.
NPL 2026 Player Auction
CAN will hold the player auction for NPL Season 3 on July 6, 2026.
NPL 2026 Players list after Mini Auction
The mini-auction for the Nepal Premier League Season 3 was successfully held in Kathmandu on July 6, 2026, with 52 out of the 155 registered players being picked by teams.
Lumbini Lions
Retained Core: Rohit Kumar Paudel (Marquee), Sher Malla, Dilip Nath, Sundeep Jora, Abhishek Gautam, Dinesh Adhikari, Tilak Bhandari.
Auction Signings: Aasif Sheikh (Max Bid/Lucky Draw), Bishal Patel, Durgesh Gupta, Adil Khan.
Chitwan Rhinos
Retained Core: Kushal Malla (Marquee), Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Dipak Bohara, Ranjit Kumar, Kamal Singh Airee, Rijan Dhakal.
Auction Signings: Bipin Rawal, Bipin Acharya.
Janakpur Bolts
Retained Core: Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi (Marquee), Anil Kumar Sah, Bikash Agri.
Auction Signings: Sachin Bhatta, Aditya Mahata, Mayan Yadav.
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Retained Core: Karan KC (Marquee), Bhim Sharki, Rashid Khan, Shahab Alam.
Auction Signings: Uttam Thapa, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Santosh Yadav, Aakash Tripathi, MD Adil Alam.
Karnali Yaks
Retained Core: Sompal Kami (Marquee), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Bipin Sharma, Dipendra Rawat, Arjun Gharti, Unish Bikram Thakuri.
Auction Signings: Pawan Sarraf, Imran Shekh, Dipak Prasad Dumre, Yuvraj Khatri.
Pokhara Avengers
Retained Core: Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee), Aakash Chand, Trit Raj Das, Bipin Khatri, Kiran Thagunna, Dinesh Kharel, Sagar Dhakal.
Auction Signings: Abhishek Tiwari, Arjun Kumal, Krishna Paudel, Sandeep Khatri Chettri.
Biratnagar Kings
Retained Core: Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee).
Auction Signings: Sonu Tamang, Sahil Patel, Narayan Joshi, Shrawn Keshku, Sankhar Rana.
Sudurpaschim Royals
Retained Core: Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee).
Auction Signings: Hemant Dhami, Tek Bahadur Rawat, Dipendra Thapa, Dipak Bohara, Milan Bohara.
NPL 2026 Squad, Captain and Players List
Biratnagar Kings
Biratnagar Kings squad for NPL 2026
- Sandeep Lamichhane (Captain)
- Basir Ahamad
- Lokesh Bam (wk)
- Subash Bhandari
- Naren Bhatta
- Marchant de Lange
- Faf du Plessis
- Martin Guptill
- Pratish GC
- Sam Heazlett
- Narayan Joshi
- Shrawan Kisku
- George Munsey
- Sahil Patel (wk)
- Shankar Rana
- Surya Tamang
Chitwan Rhinos
Chitwan Rhinos squad for NPL 2026
- Kushal Malla (Captain)
- Bipin Acharya
- Kamal Singh Airee
- Deepak Bohara
- Ravi Bopara
- Rijan Dhakal
- Gautam KC
- Dev Khanal
- Ranjeet Kumar
- Dawid Malan
- Alpesh Ramjani
- Amar Rautela
- Bipin Rawal (wk)
- Arjun Saud (wk)
- Sohail Tanvir
- Saif Zaib
Janakpur Bolts
Janakpur Bolts squad for NPL 2026
- Anil Sah (Captain, wk)
- Bikash Aagri
- Sachin Bhatta
- Shubh Kansakar
- Aaditya Mahata
- Kishore Mahato
- Lahiru Milantha (wk)
- Wayne Parnell
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Aasif Sheikh (wk)
- Rupesh Singh
- Imran Tahir
- Tul Thapa
- Mayan Yadav
- Nicol Loftie-Eaton
Karnali Yaks
Karnali Yaks squad for NPL 2026
- Sompal Kami (Captain)
- Will Bosisto
- Deepak Dumre (wk)
- Arjun Gharti (wk)
- Gulshan Jha
- Yuvraj Khatri
- Max O'Dowd
- Dipendra Rawat
- Pawan Sarraf
- Bipin Sharma
- Imran Sheikh
- Unish Thakuri
- Mark Watt
- Nandan Yadav
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Kathmandu Gurkhas squad for NPL 2026
- Karan KC (Captain)
- Mohammad Aadil Alam
- Shahab Alam
- Ben Charlesworth
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Dipesh Kandel
- Milind Kumar
- Rashid Khan
- Uttam Magar (wk)
- Sunny Patel
- Natarajan Shah
- Bhim Sharki
- John Simpson (wk)
- Pratik Shrestha
- Aakash Tripathi
- Tul B Thapa
- Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk)
- Santosh Yadav
Lumbini Lions
Lumbini Lions squad for NPL 2026
- Rohit Paudel (Captain)
- Dinesh Adhikari
- Tilak Bhandari
- Thomas Draca
- Abhishesh Gautam
- Durgesh Gupta
- Sundeep Jora
- Aadil Khan
- Sher Malla
- Gulbadin Naib
- Dilip Nath (wk)
- Bishal Patel
- D'Arcy Short
- Bibek Yadav
- Gulbadin Naib
Pokhara Avengers
Pokhara Avengers squad for NPL 2026
- Kushal Bhurtel (Captain)
- Aakash Chand
- Sandeep Chhetri
- Trit Raj Das
- Sagar Dhakal
- Dinesh Kharel
- Bipin Khatri
- Arjun Kumal
- Krishna Poudel
- Raymon Reifer
- Adam Rossington (wk)
- Kiran Thagunna
- Abhisekh Tiwari
Sudurpaschim Royals
Sudurpaschim Royals squad for NPL 2026
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Captain)
- Binod Bhandari (wk)
- Abinash Bohara
- Dipak Bohara (wk)
- Milan Bohara
- Hemant Dhami
- Scott Kuggeleijn
- Chris Lynn
- Hikmat Mahara
- Ishan Pandey
- Tek Rawat (wk)
- Naren Saud
- Harmeet Singh
- Aarif Sheikh
- Dipendra Thapa (wk)
- Josh Brown
References
- "Nepal Premier League to feature eight teams". nplt20.com Retrieved 12 May 2025
- "2025 Nepal Premier League". wikipedia. Retrieved 12 May 2025
