2022 Nepal T20 League

2022 Nepal T20 League
Dates24 December 2022 – 11 January 2023
Administrator(s)CAN
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin
and playoffs
Host(s)Nepal
ChampionsLumbini All Stars
Runners-upBiratnagar Super Kings
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the seriesHussain Talat (BSK)
Most runs400 runs
Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
Most wickets19 wickets
Abinash Bohara (KDK)
Official websitenepalt20.com

The 2022 Nepal T20 League, was inaugural edition of the Nepal T20 League, a professional men's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Nepal. The tournament was played from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.[1]

Lumbini All Stars became the inaugural champions of Nepal T20 League after defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs in the final.[2]

Venues

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Kathmandu
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Capacity: 25,000+
2022 Nepal T20 League (Nepal)

Squads

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The Squads list for 2022 Nepal T20 League.The tournament was played from 24 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.

Biratnagar Super Kings Far West United Janakpur Royals Kathmandu Knights Lumbini All Stars Pokhara Avengers


League stage

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Lumbini All Stars 10 8 2 0 0 16 0.984
2 Janakpur Royals 10 7 3 0 0 14 0.667
3 Biratnagar Super Kings 10 5 5 0 0 10 −0.478
4 Kathmandu Knights 10 4 6 0 0 8 −0.271
5 Far West United 10 3 7 0 0 6 −0.227
6 Pokhara Avengers 10 3 7 0 0 6 −0.888
Source: Cricinfo
  • The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.
    •   Advance to Qualifier 1.
    •   Advance to Eliminator.

Matches

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Match 1
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
09:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
162/5 (19 overs)
v
Pokhara Avengers
136/7 (19 overs)
Azmatullah Omarzai 85 (42)
Zahir Khan 2/30 (3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 44 (34)
Abinash Bohara 3/29 (4 overs)
Kathmandu Knights won by 26 runs.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (KDK)
  • Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the play to 19 overs.

Match 2
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
13:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
152/7 (20 overs)
v
Far West United
85 (16.2 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 60 (50)
Umair Ali 3/30 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 67 runs.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 3
25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)
09:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
157/6 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
154/6 (20 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 80* (63)
Sikandar Raza 1/23 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 39 (24)
Kishore Mahato 2/18 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 3 runs.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)
13:00
Scorecard
Pokhara Avengers
138 (19.4 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
139/5 (17.4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 50 (39)
Kesrick Williams 3/19 (3.4 overs)
Sundeep Jora 40* (30)
Zahir Khan 3/37 (4 overs)
Janakpur Royals won by 5 wickets.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Durga Subedi
Player of the match: Kesrick Williams (JKR)
  • Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)
09:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
98/9 (20 overs)
v
Far West United
102/6 (19.1 overs)
Alex Blake 45* (37)
Umair Ali 3/15 (4 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 50* (49)
Anil Kharel 2/10 (4 overs)
Far West United won by 4 wickets.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Himal Giri
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)
13:00
Scorecard
Biratnagar Super Kings
140 (19.5 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
141/5 (20 overs)
Sikander Raza 38 (18)
Lalit Rajbanshi 5/8 (4 overs)
Chadwick Walton 69* (55)
Nandan Yadav 1/23 (4 overs)
Janakpur Royals won by 5 wickets.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Lalit Rajbanshi (JKR)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 7
27 December 2022 (2022-12-27)
09:00
Scorecard
Pokhara Avengers
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Lumbini All Stars
135/7 (20 overs)
Kushal Malla 61 (31)
Shadley van Schalkwyk 3/27 (4 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 39 (28)
Kushal Malla 2/8 (2 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 3 wickets.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Shadley van Schalkwyk (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
27 December 2022 (2022-12-27)
13:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
208/6 (20 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
155 (20 overs)
Alex Blake 83 (43)
Pawan Sarraf 2/18 (4 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 28 (27)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/25 (4 overs)
Kathmandu Knights won by 53 runs.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Alex Blake (KDK)
  • Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 9
28 December 2022 (2022-12-28)
09:00
Scorecard
Far West United
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Lumbini All Stars
137/9 (20 overs)
Dev Khanal 48 (42)
Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/39 (4 overs)
Gulsan Jha 36* (24)
Karan KC 2/20 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won the one-over eliminator.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match Tied and went into one-over eliminator

Match 10
28 December 2022 (2022-12-28)
13:00
Scorecard
Pokhara Avengers
139/7 (19 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
140/4 (17.5 overs)
Kushal Malla 37 (18)
Raj Nannan 2/8 (2 overs)
Hussain Talat 50* (30)
Kushal Malla 2/21 (4 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 6 wickets.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Pandey
Player of the match: Hussain Talat (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)
09:00
Scorecard
Pokhara Avengers
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Birtnagar Super Kings
138/2 (18.4 overs)
Ameer Hamza 37* (25)
Andre McCarthy 3/22 (4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 71* (57)
Ameer Hamza 1/10 (2 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 8 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)
13:00
Scorecard
Far West United
169/6 (20 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
171/2 (18.2 overs)
Karan KC 46* (17)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/25 (4 overs)
Sandeep Jora 77* (54)
Karan KC 2/25 (3.2 overs)
Janakpur Royals won by 8 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Sandeep Jora (JKR)
  • Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
09:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
150/8 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Knights
115/8 (20 overs)
Lumbini All Starts won by 35 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Starts won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 14
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
13:00
Scorecard
Far West United
187/9 (20 overs)
v
Pokhara Avengers
188/7 (19.1 overs)
Umair Ali 42 (26)
Zahir Khan 3/24 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 45 (33)
Prakash Jaishi 2/25 (3.1 overs)
Pokhara Avengers won by 3 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (PKA)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 15
31 December 2022 (2022-12-31)
09:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
127 (19.5 overs)
v
Pokhara Avengers
128/1 (18.2 overs)
Harmeet Singh Baddhan 38 (21)
Zahir Khan 3/18 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 77* (62)
Kishore Mahato 1/16 (3 overs)
Pokhara Avengers won by 9 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (PKA)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 16
31 December 2022 (2022-12-31)
13:00
Scorecard
Janakpur Royals
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
140/7 (20 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 78* (40)
Surya Tamang 2/16 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 42 (20)
Samiullah Shinwari 3/21 (4 overs)
Janakpur Royals won by 49 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Himal Giri
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
09:00
Scorecard
Janakpur Royals
90 (19.1 overs)
v
Kathmandu Knights
180/6 (20 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 37 (31)
Abinash Bohara 4/13 (4.1 overs)
Sunam Gautam 62 (47)
Jitendra Mukhiya 3/38 (4 overs)
Kathmandu Knights won by 90 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
Player of the match: Sunam Gautam (KDK)
  • Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)
13:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
122/9 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
110 (19.3 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 50 (42)
Surya Tamang 2/8 (4 overs)
Arjun Saud 41 (45)
Tilak Bhandari 2/14 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 12 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss elected to bat.

Match 19
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02)
09:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
164/4 (20 overs)
v
Pokhara Avengers
168/5 (20 overs)
Alex Blake 64 (28)
Tul Thapa 2/17 (2 overs)
Sumit Maharjan 76 (52)
Kamal Airee 3/26 (3.4 overs)
Pokhara Avengers won by 5 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Ram Pandey
Player of the match: Sumit Maharjan (PKA)
  • Pokhara Avengers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 20
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02)
13:00
Scorecard
Janakpur Royals
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Far West United
79 (15.1 overs)
Sandeep Jora 55 (32)
Prakash Jaishi 3/25 (4 overs)
Janakpur Royals won by 82 runs.
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ran Yadav & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Sandeep Jora (JKR)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 21
3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
09:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
92/5 (9 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
58 (8.5 overs)
Sandeep Rajali 32* (22)
Nandan Yadav 3/8 (2 overs)
Gauranshu Sharma 22 (13)
Kamal Airee 3/13 (1.5 overs)
Kathmandu Knights won by 34 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Sandeep Rajali (KDK)
  • Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to delay.

Match 22
3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
13:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
178/6 (20 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
173/5 (20 overs)
Chadwick Walton 59 (36)
Harry Tector 2/23 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 5 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 23
4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)
09:00
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
183/6 (17 overs)
v
Kathmandu Knights
81 (15.4 overs)
Harmeet Singh Baddhan 70 (36)
Abinash Bohara 3/32 (4 overs)
Basir Ahamad 22 (30)
Kushal Bhurtel 2/10 (3 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 102 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh Baddhan (LAS)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to delay.

Match 24
4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)
13:00
Scorecard
Far West United
156/9 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
158/4 (19.3 overs)
Binod Bhandari 45 (38)
Shahab Alam 3/43 (4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 60 (42)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 1/3 (1 over)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 6 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Pandey
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (BSK)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 25
5 January 2023 (2023-01-05)
09:00
Scorecard
Pokhara Avengers
68 (12 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
70/4 (9 overs)
Siddhant Lohani 17 (10)
Sompal Kami 3/8 (2 overs)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 37 (27)
Kushal Malla 3/10 (3 overs)
Janakpur Royals on by 6 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
Player of the match: Sompal Kami (JKR)
  • Janakpur Royals on the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
5 January 2023 (2023-01-05)
13:00
Scorecard
Far West United
197/4 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Knights
114/9 (20 overs)
Hashmatullah Shaidi 76 (57)
Basir Ahamad 3/24 (4 overs)
Kamal Singh Airee 20 (21)
Durgesh Gupta 2/13 (3 overs)
Far West United won by 83 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 27
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)
09:00
Scorecard
Janakpur Royals
159/6 (17 overs)
v
Lumbini All Stars
136/7 (17 overs)
Trevon Griffith 47 (11)
Sagar Dhakal 2/17 (4 overs)
Anil Sah 35 (21)
Trevon Griffith 3/30 (4 overs)
Janakpur Royals own by 23 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Trevon Griffith (JKR)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.

Match 28
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)
13:00
Scorecard
Biratnagar Super Kings
147/6 (20 overs)
v
Far West United
144/9 (20 overs)
Hussain Talat 50 (29)
Umair Ali 2/15 (4 overs)
Hashmatullah Shaidi 58 (46)
Raj Nannan 3/32 (4 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 3 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Ram Yadav
Player of the match: Raj Nannan (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 29
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)
09:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Knights
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
160/3 (20 overs)
Alex Blake 34 (26)
Raj Nannan 4/13 (4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 66 (42)
Abinash Bohara 2/35 (3.4 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 7 wickets
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Ram Pandey & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (BSK)
  • Kathmandu Knights won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 30
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)
13:00
Scorecard
Far West United
187/5 (20 overs)
v
Pokhara Avengers
146 (18.1 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 67 (51)
Abhimanyu Mithun 2/32 (4 overs)
Upul Tharanga 36 (23)
Durgesh Gupta 3/29 (4 overs)
Far West United won by 41 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (FWU)
  • Far West United won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoff stage

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SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
8 January11 January
1Lumbini All Stars143/8 (20 overs) 1Lumbini All Stars133 (19.2 overs)
2Janakpur Royals137/7 (20 overs)10 January3Biratnagar Super Kings109/8 (20 overs)
2Janakpur Royals128 (19.1 overs)
9 January3Biratnagar Super Kings167/6 (20 overs)
3Biratnagar Super Kings182/6 (20 overs)
4Kathmandu Knights83 (12.4 overs)

Preliminary

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Qualifier 1

[edit]
Match 31
8 January 2023 (2023-01-08)
13:15
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
143/8 (20 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
137/7 (20 overs)
Ishan Pandey 38 (39)
Sompal Kami 2/19 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 6 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Bipul Sharma (LAS)
  • Janakpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator

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Match 32
9 January 2022 (2022 -01-09)
13:15
Scorecard
Biratnagar Super Kings
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Knights
83 (12.4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 61 (49)
Kamal Singh Airee 2/35 (4 overs)
Abinash Bohara 16* (4)
Surya Tamang 4/14 (2.4 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 99 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi & Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2

[edit]
Match 33
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10)
13:15
Scorecard
Biratnagar Super Kings
167/6 (20 overs)
v
Janakpur Royals
128 (19.1 overs)
Gauranshu Sharma 42 (41)
Jitendra Mukhiya 2/38(4 overs)
Chadwick Walton 51 (47)
Keon Joseph 3/27 (4 overs)
Biratnagar Super Kings won by 39 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Nath Subedi & Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Raj Nannan (BSK)
  • Biratnagar Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

[edit]
Match 34
11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)
13:15
Scorecard
Lumbini All Stars
133 (19.2 overs)
v
Biratnagar Super Kings
109/8 (20 overs)
Lahiru Milantha 41 (28)
Nandan Yadav 2/22 (3.2 overs)
Arjun Saud 34 (40)
Harmeet Singh 2/16 (4 overs)
Lumbini All Stars won by 24 runs
TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Vinay Kumar
Player of the match: Harmeet Singh (Lumbini All Stars)
  • Lumbini All Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Season statistics

[edit]

Most runs

[edit]
Player Team Mat Inns Runs Balls SR Ave HS 100 50 4s 6s
Hashmatullah Shahidi Afghanistan Far West United 10 10 400 355 112.67 44.44 76 0 4 33 12
Hussain Talat Pakistan Biratnagar Super Kings 13 13 367 235 156.17 33.36 50* 0 2 35 12
Lahiru Milantha Sri Lanka Lumbini All Stars 11 11 349 286 122.02 34.90 80* 0 2 29 19
Rohit Paudel Nepal Biratnagar Super Kings 13 13 348 299 166.38 29.00 71* 0 4 27 11
Chadwick Walton Jamaica Janakpur Royals 9 9 329 254 129.52 54.83 69* 0 4 24 15

Source: ESPNCricinfo[3]

Most wickets

[edit]
Player Team Mat Ov Wkts Econ Ave SR BBI
Abinash Bohara Nepal Kathmandu Knights 11 37.5 19 8.37 16.68 11.9 4/13
Raj Rocky Nannan United States Biratnagar Super Kings 10 34.0 16 6.20 13.18 12.7 4/13
Lalit Rajbanshi Nepal Janakpur Royals 12 38.1 16 6.07 14.50 14.3 5/8
Nandan Yadav Nepal Biratnagar Super Kings 13 40.2 16 7.21 18.18 15.1 3/8
Karan KC Nepal Far West United 10 37.5 14 7.71 20.85 16.2 3/33

Source: ESPNCricinfo[4]

Awards

[edit]

End of the season awards

[edit]
Award Name Team Prize
Player of the Tournament Hussain Talat Biratnagar Super Kings रू500,000
Best Batsman of the Tournament Hashmatullah Shahidi Far Western United रू250,000
Best Bowler of the Tournament Abinash Bohara Kathmandu Knights रू250,000
Emerging Player of the Tournament Surya Tamang Biratnagar Super Kings रू180,000
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Controversies

[edit]

Non-payments

[edit]

The match between Kathmandu Knights and Biratnagar Super Kings on 3 January was delayed by two hours after players refused to take the field after failing to get their payments. The players were contracted to get 40% of their payments before the start of the tournament and the remaining 60% during the tournament. Only players from Pokhara Avengers and Lumbini All Stars had been paid 50% of their contracted amount while the rest of the players had not been paid yet. The game resumed after Cricket Association Nepal officials assured the players of their payments.[5]

Spot-fixing

[edit]

Kathmandu Knights captain Gyanendra Malla revealed on 4 January that one of his teammates had been approached for match-fixing. The incident was reported to ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit following which a team was sent to Nepal to investigate the claims.[6] The Central investigation Bureau also form specialized teams to look into the incidents.[5][7] The Bureau in its preliminary investigation revealed that it was keeping close watch on three Nepali players and four foreign players on accusations of spot-fixing. The investigation also found evidence that Seven3Sports, the sports management company organizing the event, were involved in the incidents.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal T20 League postponed by one day". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Lumbini All Stars win Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Nepal T20, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats / Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Match-fixing, pay issues rock Nepal T20 League". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nepal T20 League: ICC team inspects spot-fixing allegations and returns". 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "CAN comes up with contradictory statement on fixing". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Nepal T20 League: CIB says 3 Nepali, 4 foreign players involved in spot-fixing". 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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