The fourth edition of the Everest Premier League will begin on September 25 and will run till October 9. Six franchises will battle it out for the title in Nepal’s biggest domestic cricket league with all the matches to be played at the TU Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur.
The tournament will be played in a round-robin and knockout format and will attract a host of international stars like Shahid Afridi, Tamim Iqbal, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Kesrick Williams, and Mohammad Shahzad.
The now defunct team Panchakanya Tej won the title in the inaugural season in 2016 followed by Biratnagar Warriors in 2017. Lalitpur Patriots are the defending champions having won the title in 2018. The tournament was put on hold in 2019 and 2020.
Everest Premier League 2021-22: Schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All times in India Standard Time (IST)
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Date, Day |
Match |
Time (IST) |
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September 25, Saturday |
Kathmandu Kings XI vs Lalitpur Patriots |
12:00 PM |
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September 26, Sunday |
Biratnagar Warriors vs Chitwan Tigers Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Pokhara Rhinos |
9:15 AM 1:15 PM |
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September 27, Monday |
Biratnagar Warriors vs Kathmandu Kings XI Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Chitwan Tigers |
9:15 AM 1:15 PM |
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September 28, Tuesday |
Kathmandu Kings XI vs Pokhara Rhinos |
12:00 PM |
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September 29, Wednesday |
Lalitpur Patriots vs Pokhara Rhinos Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Biratnagar Warriors |
9:15 AM 1:15 PM |
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September 30, Thursday |
Chitwan Tigers vs Kathmandu Kings XI |
1:15 PM |
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October 1, Friday |
Biratnagar Warriors vs Lalitpur Patriots Chitwan Tigers vs Pokhara Rhinos |
9:15 AM 1:15 PM |
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October 2, Saturday |
Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Kathmandu Kings XI Biratnagar Warriors vs Pokhara Rhinos |
9:15 AM 1:15 PM |
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October 3, Sunday |
Chitwan Tigers vs Lalitpur Patriots |
12:00 PM |
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October 4, Monday |
Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Lalitpur Patriots |
12:00 PM |
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October 5, Tuesday |
Qualifier 1 |
12:00 PM |
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October 6, Wednesday |
Eliminator |
12:00 PM |
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October 7, Thursday |
Qualifier 2 |
12:00 PM |
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October 9, Saturday |
Everest Premier League final |
12:00 PM |
Everest Premier League 2021-22 teams and full squads
Bhairahawa Gladiators:Aarif Sheikh, Pradeep Airee, Rohit Paudel, Sharad Vesawkar (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Harishankar Shah, Krishna Karki, Kushal Malla, Sharvin Muniandy, Himanshu Dutta (wicket-keeper), Upul Tharanga (WK), Abinash Bohara, Bhuvan Karki, Bikash Aagri, Dhammika Prasad, Dipesh Shrestha, Durgesh Gupta, Mousom Dhakal, Tul Bahadur Thapa
Chitwan Tigers:Aadil Khan, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Hasim Ansari,Ishan Pandey, Khadak Bohara, Virandeep Singh, Danish Aziz, Karim Janat, Rajesh Pulami, Sandeep Sunar, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilip Nath, Mohammad Shahzad (wicket-keeper), Gautam KC, Kamal Singh, Krijan Gurung, Lalit Bhandari, Sagar Dhakal, Shahab Alam, Sompal Kami (captain)
Kathmandu Kings XI:Amit Shrestha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Ryan Burl, Siddhant Lohani, Amar Routela, Janak Prakash, Shahid Afridi, Sher Malla, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Raju Rijal, Subash Khakurel, Akash Chand, Amrit Bhattarai, Dipendra Rawat, Jitendra Mukhiya, Samshad Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane (captain)
Biratnagar Warriors: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Hari Chauhan, Sandeep Rajali, Saurav Khanal, Sumit Maharjan, Dilshan Munaweera, Karan KC, Paras Khadka (captain), Rayyan Pathan, Sikandar Raza, Aasif Sheik, Anil Sah (wicket-keeper), Anil Kharel, Anuj Chunara, Bikram Bhusal, Pratish GC, Ramnaresh Giri, Santosh Yadav, Sonu Devkota
Pokhara Rhinos: Arjun Kumal, Lokesh Bam, Richard Levi, Rit Gautam, Sunil Dhamala, Asela Gunaratne, Bibek Yadav, Nandan Yadav, Prithu Baskota, Rabindra Shahi, Sahan Arachchige, Binod Bhandari (captain & wicket-keeper), Bipin Rawal, Bikram Sob, Bipin Khatri, Dev Shah, Kesrick Williams, Kishore Mahato, Sushan Bhari,
Lalitpur Patriots: Alex Blake, Bibhatsu Thapa, Gyanendra Malla (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Oshada Fernando, Ranjung Dorji, Shankar Rana, Sonu Tamang, Sundeep Jora, Ariyo Poudel, Narayan Joshi, Pawan Sarraf, Rashid Khan, Yogendra Singh Karki, Sandun Weerakkody (wicket-keeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Kamal Khatri, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nagraj Singh, Rijan Dhakal, Surya Tamang
Where to watch the Everest Premier League 2021-22 live in India?
Live streaming of the Everest Premier League 2021-22 will be available on the FanCode app as well as their website.
There will be no telecast of the Everest Premier League 2021-22 in India.
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