Pokhara Avengers

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Pokhara Avengers
पोखरा एभेन्जर्स
Nickname(s)Avengers, PA
LeagueNepal Premier League
Personnel
OwnerNepal T-Twenty Cricket Pvt. Ltd.
Team information
CityPokhara
Colours  Blue and Red
Established2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Home groundPokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara
Capacity5,000 +
History
NPL wins0
Nepal T20 wins0
Official websitepokharaavengers.com

Pokhara Avengers (Nepali: पोखरा एभेन्जर्स) is a professional cricket franchise based in Pokhara, Nepal, that plays in the Nepal Premier League and also played the Nepal T20 League in the inaugural edition.[1][2] It is owned by the Nepal T-Twenty Cricket Pvt. Ltd.[3]

History

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Pokhara Avengers are one of the six franchise team that took part in the inaugural edition of Nepal T20 League which is abolished after one season and replaced by the Nepal Premier League.[4] They only won the 3 out of 10 game and become last in the 2022 Nepal T20 League.[5] Pokhara is the only franchise that return for Nepal Premier Leauge. In September 2024, Pokhara Avengers was bought with highest price of NPR 3,57,00,000 (US$265916.59) for Nepal Premier League.[6]

Captains

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League Season Player Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% Best result
Nepal T20 2022 Sri Lanka Upul Tharanga 10 3 7 0 0 30.00 6/6
NPL 2024–25 TBD _ _ _ _ _ _ TBD

Current squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
1 Kushal Bhurtel    Nepal (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm Leg break Marquee Player[7]
2 Aakash Chand    Nepal (2004-12-18) 18 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
3 Sagar Dhakal    Nepal (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
4 Dilip Nath    Nepal (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) Left-handed _ Wicket-keeper
5 Trit Raj Das    Nepal
6 Sunam Gautam    Nepal
7 Amrit Gurung    Nepal
8 Narayan Joshi    Nepal
9 Dinesh Kharel    Nepal
10 Bipin Khatri    Nepal
11 Kiran Thagunna    Nepal

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owner Nepal T-Twenty Cricket Pvt. Ltd.
Team Director
Head coach Rajiv Kumar
Assistant coach Rijan Prajoo
Analyst
Physio
Team doctor
Source: Official website

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pokhara Avengers defeats Kathmandu Knights by five wickets". Khabarhub. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Eight teams announced for Nepal Premier League". myRepublica. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Franchise auction confirms owners for all eight teams in Nepal Premier League". Cricnepal. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Pokhara Avengers taste the first victory in sixth match". Cricnepal. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Janakpur thump Pokhara to enter qualifier". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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