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NPL 2026 · Updated

NPL 2026 schedule

Every game of Nepal Premier League Season 3: 28 league matches from 26 October to 21 November 2026, then 4 playoff games, all at the TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur. 15 played so far, with the result and scorecard on each match page.

Results and fixtures

Mon 26 Oct

OpenerLumbini Lions 88/3vSudurpaschim Royals 87Lumbini Lions won by 7 wickets

Tue 27 Oct

Match 2Biratnagar Kings 149vChitwan Rhinos 157/3Chitwan Rhinos won by 8 runsMatch 3Karnali Yaks 132/9vJanakpur Bolts 113Karnali Yaks won by 19 runs

Wed 28 Oct

Match 4Pokhara Avengers 145/7vSudurpaschim Royals 148/4Sudurpaschim Royals won by 6 wickets

Thu 29 Oct

Match 5Janakpur Bolts 116/2vKathmandu Gorkhas 115Janakpur Bolts won by 8 wicketsMatch 6Biratnagar Kings 186/7vKarnali Yaks 187/6Karnali Yaks won by 4 wickets

Sat 31 Oct

Match 7Chitwan RhinosvLumbini LionsNo resultMatch 8Biratnagar Kings 105/2vSudurpaschim Royals 70/3Biratnagar Kings won by 35 runs

Sun 1 Nov

Match 9Janakpur Bolts 147/7vPokhara Avengers 138/9Janakpur Bolts won by 9 runs

Mon 2 Nov

Match 10Karnali Yaks 180/6vKathmandu Gorkhas 181/6Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 4 wicketsMatch 11Chitwan Rhinos 129/6vSudurpaschim Royals 131/5Sudurpaschim Royals won by 5 wickets

Tue 3 Nov

Match 12Biratnagar Kings 174/3vJanakpur Bolts 172/7Biratnagar Kings won by 2 runsMatch 13Lumbini Lions 98/2vPokhara Avengers 97/9Lumbini Lions won by 8 wickets

Thu 5 Nov

Match 14Janakpur Bolts 133/8vLumbini Lions 149/8Lumbini Lions won by 16 runsMatch 15Biratnagar Kings 83vKathmandu Gorkhas 86/1Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 9 wickets

Fri 6 Nov

Match 16Karnali YaksvSudurpaschim RoyalsKirtipurMatch 17Chitwan RhinosvPokhara AvengersKirtipur

Sat 7 Nov

Match 18Kathmandu GorkhasvLumbini LionsKirtipur

Mon 9 Nov

Match 19Karnali YaksvPokhara AvengersKirtipurMatch 20Chitwan RhinosvKathmandu GorkhasKirtipur

Tue 10 Nov

Match 21Janakpur BoltsvSudurpaschim RoyalsKirtipur

Thu 12 Nov

Match 22Biratnagar KingsvPokhara AvengersKirtipurMatch 23Karnali YaksvLumbini LionsKirtipur

Fri 13 Nov

Match 24Kathmandu GorkhasvSudurpaschim RoyalsKirtipurMatch 25Chitwan RhinosvJanakpur BoltsKirtipur

Sat 14 Nov

Match 26Biratnagar KingsvLumbini LionsKirtipur

Sun 15 Nov

Match 27Chitwan RhinosvKarnali YaksKirtipurMatch 28Pokhara AvengersvKathmandu GorkhasKirtipur

Tap a game for the preview, both squads and, once it’s played, the scorecard. Playoff games are added when the teams are known. We don’t list start times: they’re on npl-t20.com.

Key dates

DateWhat’s on
Opener: Lumbini Lions v Sudurpaschim RoyalsTU International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur.
Double-headerBiratnagar Kings v Chitwan Rhinos, then Karnali Yaks v Janakpur Bolts.
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
League stage endsDouble-header: Chitwan Rhinos v Karnali Yaks, and Pokhara Avengers v Kathmandu Gorkhas.
Qualifier 11st v 2nd. The winner goes to the final.
Eliminator3rd v 4th.
Qualifier 2Qualifier 1 loser v Eliminator winner.
Rest day
Final

Season calendar

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Opener2 gamesLeagueLeagueRestLeagueLeague
LeagueLeagueRestLeagueLeagueLeagueRest
LeagueLeagueRestLeagueLeagueLeagueLeague ends
Qualifier 1EliminatorQualifier 2RestFinal
  • Played
  • Game day
  • Rest day
  • Playoff
  • Final

How the playoffs work

8 teams play each other once in the league stage, which ends on Sun 15 Nov. The top four go into 4 playoff games:

  • Qualifier 1 (Tue 17 Nov): 1st v 2nd. The winner goes to the final.
  • Eliminator (Wed 18 Nov): 3rd v 4th.
  • Qualifier 2 (Thu 19 Nov): Qualifier 1 loser v Eliminator winner.
  • Final (Sat 21 Nov)

That’s 27 days of cricket. The ICC has recognised this third edition.