National T20 Championship

Cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

National T20 ChampionshipCountries| Nepal

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Administrator| Cricket Association of Nepal
Format| Twenty20 cricket
First edition| 2023
Latest edition| 2024
Next edition| 2025
Tournament format| Round-robin
Number of teams| 7
Current champion| Lumbini Province
Most successful| Madhesh Province
Lumbini Province (1 title each)

The National T20 Championship formally known as KP Oli T20 Cup is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal. It currently features the seven provincial teams.

## History

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It was collectively organised by both the Cricket Association of Nepal and Madan Bhandari Sports Academy[1] The first season competes 12 teams, seven provincial teams, three departemental teams and two organizer teams.[2][3][4]

## Teams

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### Current teams

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Team  | Province  | Home ground  | Debut  | Captain

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| Koshi Province cricket team | Koshi | Girija Prasad Koirala Cricket Stadium | 2023  | Ankit Subedi
| Madhesh Province cricket team | Madhesh | Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium | 2023  | Harishankar Shah
| Bagmati Province cricket team | Bagmati | Mulpani Cricket Stadium | 2023  | Rit Gautam
| Gandaki Province cricket team | Gandaki | Pokhara International Cricket Stadium | 2023  | Bipin Khatri
| Lumbini Province cricket team | Lumbini | Siddhartha Cricket Stadium  | 2023  | Dev Khanal
| Karnali Province cricket team | Karnali | Kalinchowk Cricket Ground | 2023  | Diwan Pun
| Sudurpashchim Province cricket team | Sudurpashchim | Fapla International Cricket Ground | 2023  | Hemant Dhami

### Defunct teams

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Team  | Debut  | Dissolved

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APF Club | 2023  |
Nepal Police Club | 2023  |
Tribhuwan Army Club | 2023  |
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)  | 2023  | 2023
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)  | 2023  | 2023

## Winners

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Season  | Final  | Final venue  | Player of the season

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Winner  | Result  | Runner-up
2023 | Madhesh Province
135/8 (20 overs) | Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
(Scorecard)  | Tribhuwan Army
124/7 (20 overs) | Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara | Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
2024 | Lumbini Province
116/9 (20 overs) | Lumbini Province won by 5 wickets
(Scorecard)  | Karnali Province
85/10 (15.3 overs) | Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Mulpani | Abhisek Pal[5] (Sudurpashchim Province)

## Team's performance

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### Seasons

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Season
(No. of teams)  | 2023
(12)  | 2024
(7)

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Koshi Province | GS  | GS
Madhesh Province | C | GS
Bagmati Province | SF  | GS
Gandaki Province | GS  | GS
Lumbini Province | GS  | C
Karnali Province | GS  | RU
Sudurpashchim Province | GS  | GS
Tribhuwan Army Club† | RU  | \-
APF Club† | SF  | \-
Nepal Police Club† | GS  | \-
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)† | GS  | \-
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)† | GS  | \-

† Team now defunct

* C: Champions
* RU: Runner-up
* SF: Semi-final
* GS – Group stage

## See also

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* Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament
* Jay Trophy
* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament

## References

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1. ^ "ओली कप टी–२० क्रिकेटको तयारी पूरा" [Preparations for Oli Cup T-20 cricket are complete]. ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
2. ^ "KP Oli T-20 cricket to start from Thursday". myRupublica. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
3. ^ "12 Teams Gear Up for KP Oli Cup T-20 Showdown". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
4. ^ "केपी ओली कप क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिताका उद्घाटन एमाले अध्यक्ष ओलीले गर्ने". nepalpress (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
5. ^ "Lumbini Province seals historic victory in Bir Ganeshman Singh National T20 Championship". Retrieved 1 January 2025.

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National teams|

* Men
* Women
* Nepal A
* Men's U-19
* Women's U-19
* Blind
* Deaf

Members (teams)|

* Koshi Province
* M
* W
* Madhesh Province
* M
* W
* Bagmati Province
* M
* W
* Gandaki Province
* M
* W
* Lumbini Province
* M
* W
* Karnali Province
* M
* W
* Sudurpashchim Province
* M
* W
* APF
* Nepal Army
* Nepal Police

Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

* Jay Trophy

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One Day|

* Prime Minister One Day Cup
* National League Cricket (defunct)
* Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup (defunct)
* Kathmandu Mayor Cup Tournament (defunct)

Twenty20|

| State|

* National T20 Championship
* Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament
* Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cup
* National League Cricket (defunct)

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Franchise|

* Nepal Premier League
* Nepal T20 League (defunct)
* Everest Premier League (defunct)

Regional|

* Dhangadhi Premier League
* Koshi Premier League
* Madhesh Premier League
* Pokhara Premier League

Youth|

| One Day|

* Men's Under-19 National Cricket Tournament
* Men's Under-16 National Cricket Tournament
* Manmohan Memorial U16 National Cricket Tournament

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Twenty20|

* Girl's U19 National (Maiyadevi Cup)
* Girl's U16 National/WC Talent Hunt
* SAAF School Cricket Series
* National Highschool Championship

Grounds|

* Kirtipur
* Mulpani
* Pokhara
* Others

Players|

* One Day International cricketers
* Twenty20 International cricketers
* Women's Twenty20 International cricketers
* First-class cricketers
* List A cricketers
* Twenty20 cricketers

Records|

* One Day International records
* Twenty20 International records
* Women's Twenty20 International records

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