2017 Dhangadhi Premier League

The 2017 season of Dhangadhi Premier League was the debut season of the Dhangadhi Premier League. The tournament featured six teams. The season began on 9 April 2017 with the final match being held on 22 April 2017.

2017 Dhangadhi Premier League
DatesApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) – April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22)
Administrator(s)Dhangadhi Cricket Academy (DCA)
Sudur Paschimanchal Academy (SPA)
Cricket formatT20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Play-off
Host(s)   Nepal
ChampionsDhangadhi Team Chauraha (1st title)
Participants6
Matches20
Player of the seriesSushil Kandel (BK)
Most runsParas Khadka (175 runs)
Most wicketsSushil Kandel (17 wickets)
2018

The tournament was won by Team Chauraha Dhangadhi, who defeated Biratnagar Kings in the final. Sushil Kandel of Biratnagar Kings was declared the player of the tournament.[1]

Venue edit

  Nepal
Dhangadhi
SSP Cricket Ground

Teams and squads edit

Nepal-XI Dhangadhi-XI
Biratnagar Kings CYC Attariya Kathmandu Goldens Kanchanpur Iconic Rupandehi Challengers Dhangadhi Team Chauraha

Charity match edit

Charity Match
9 April
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal-XI
161/8 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi-XI
130/8 (20 overs)
Paras Khadka 68(44)
Bikram Thagunna 4/21 (4 overs)
Sunil Dhamala 34(30)
Shakti Gauchan 3/34 (4 overs)
Nepal-XI won by 31 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: B Bist and HR Joshi
Player of the match: P Khadka (Nepal-XI) and Bikram Thagunna (Dhangadhi-XI)
  • Nepal-XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Format edit

Points table edit

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Rupandehi Challengers (3rd) 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.760
Biratnagar Kings (RU) 5 3 2 0 0 6 -0.127
Kathmandu Goldens (4th) 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.440
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha (C) 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.036
Kanchanpur Iconics (5th) 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.313
CYC Attariya (6th) 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.834
  • As of 22 April 2017
  • The four top ranked teams will qualify for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Source: ESPNcricinfo[2]

League progression edit

Group matches Playoffs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 QF1/E QF2 Final
Rupandehi Challengers 2 4 6 8 8 L 3rd -
Biratnagar Kings 2 2 4 6 6 W - RU
Kathmandu Goldens 0 2 4 4 4 4th - -
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 0 0 0 2 4 W W C
Kanchanpur Iconic 0 0 2 2 4
CYC Attariya 2 2 2 4 4
Win Loss Super-Over No Result

League matches edit

Match 1
10 April
09:00
Scorecard
CYC Attariya
146/6 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Goldens
106/10 (18.4 overs)
Yogendra Singh Karki 57(41)
Sompal Kami 2/30 (4 overs)
Sompal Kami 40(38)
Avinash Bohara 4/11 (3.4 overs)
CYC Attariya won by 40 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bohara and Buddhi Pradhan
Player of the match: Avinash Bohara (CYC Attariya)
  • Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2
10 April
13:00
Scorecard
Rupandehi Challengers
145/8 (20 overs)
v
Kanchanpur Iconics
131/9 (20 overs)
Harishankar Shah 33(24)
Kushal Bhurtel 4/36 (4 overs)
Sagar Pun 39(38)
Shahab Alam 3/8 (4 overs)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 14 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and HR Joshi
Player of the match: Krishna Karki (Rupandehi Challengers)
  • Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 3
11 April
09:00
Scorecard
Biratnagar Kings
134/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
111/9 (20 overs)
Sharad Veswakar 46(32)
LN Rajbanshi 2/25 (4 overs)
Amar Routela 26(18)
Sharad Veswakar 3/20 (4 overs)
Biratnagar Kings won by 23 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and Buddhi Pradhan
Player of the match: Sharad Veswakar (Biratnagar Kings)
  • Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
11 April
13:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Goldens
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Kanchanpur Iconic
123/9 (20 overs)
Bhuwan Karki 36*(14)
Avinash Karn 3/28 (4 overs)
Sagar Pun 40(41)
Basanta Regmi 2/12 (4 overs)
Kathmandu Goldens won by 24 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and DN Subedi
Player of the match: Bhuwan Karki (Kathmandu Goldens)
  • Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 5
12 April
09:00
Scorecard
Rupandehi Challengers
129/6 (20 overs)
v
CYC Attariya
87/10 (19.4 overs)
Rajesh Pulami 31(35)
Binod Lama 2/17 (4 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 30(26)
Shahab Alam 4/8 (4 overs)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 42 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: HR Joshi and DN Subedi
Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Rupandehi Challengers)
  • Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 6
12 April
13:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Goldens
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Kings
87/10 (18.5 overs)
Sumit Maharjan 44*(27)
Sharad Veswakar 2/19 (4 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 31(24)
Santosh Bhatta 3/22 (4 overs)
Kathmandu Goldens won by 86 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and M Bohara
Player of the match: Sumit Maharjan (Kathmandu Goldens)
  • Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 7
13 April
09:00
Scorecard
Kanchanpur Iconic
105/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
94/10 (17.4 overs)
Sunil Dhamala 39(37)
Aarif Sheikh 2/15 (4 overs)
Paras Khadka 23(23)
Avinash Karn 3/12 (3 overs)
Kanchanpur Iconic won by 11 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan and DN Subedi
Player of the match: Avinash Karn (Kanchanpur Iconic)
  • Kanchanpur Iconic won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 8
13 April
13:00
Scorecard
CYC Attariya
92/10 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Kings
93/2 (11.5 overs)
Mehaboob Alam 27(34)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/7 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 46*(37)
Avinash Bohara 1/27 (2.5 overs)
Biratnagar Kings won by 8 wickets (with 49 balls remaining).
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bohara and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh
  • CYC Attariya won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 9
14 April
09:00
Scorecard
Rupandehi Challengers
135/9 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Goldens
120/9 (20 overs)
Nurdhoj Sen 37(22)
Sompal Kami 4/21 (4 overs)
Sumit Maharjan 27(37)
Shakti Gauchan 3/26 (4 overs)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 15 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and DN Subedi
Player of the match: Puspa Thapa (Rupandehi Challengers)
  • Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 10
14 April
13:00
Scorecard
CYC Attariya
142/4 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
102/9 (20 overs)
Roshan Nepali 32(44)
Saurav Khanal 2/25 (3 overs)
Ramnaresh Giri 39(20)
Surendra Chand 3/15 (4 overs)
CYC Attariya won by 40 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and Buddhi Pradhan
Player of the match: Mehaboob Alam (CYC Attariya)
  • CYC Attariya won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11
15 April
09:00
Scorecard
Kanchanpur Iconics
80/10 (17 overs)
v
Biratnagar Kings
81/5 (9.1 overs)
Hasim Ansari 27 (35)
Sushil Kandel 4/8 (4 overs)
Sharad Veswakar 28(15)
Sagar Pun 5/25 (3.1 overs)
Biratnagar Kings won by 5 wickets (with 65 balls remaining).
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and DN Subedi
Player of the match: Sushil Kandel (Biratnagar Kings)
  • Biratnagar Kings won the toss and chose to field.

Match 12
15 April
13:00
Scorecard
Dhangadhi Team Chuaraha
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Kathmandu Goldens
125/10 (20 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 58(45)
Manjeet Shrestha 3/20 (4 overs)
Sandeep Jhora 28(27)
Aarif Sheikh 3/17 (4 overs)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 11 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bohara and BD Karn
Player of the match: Aarif Sheikh (Dhangadhi Team Chauraha)
  • Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 13
16 April
09:00
Scorecard
Rupandehi Challengers
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Kings
71/10 (18.1 overs)
Antim Thapa 45(42)
Sushil Kandel 2/28 (4 overs)
S Vesawkar 34(47)
Shahab Alam 4/19 (4 overs)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 61 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and BD Karn
Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Rupandehi Challengers)
  • Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 14
16 April
13:00
Scorecard
CYC Attariya
85/10 (20 overs)
v
Kanchanpur Iconic
90/4 (10 overs)
Pradeep Airee 19(28)
Sunil Dhamala 3/15 (4 overs)
Sunil Dhamala 28(20)
Binod Lama 2/26 (4 overs)
Kanchanpur Iconics won by 6 wickets (with 60 balls remaining).
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and M Bohara
Player of the match: Sunil Dhamala (Kanchanpur Iconics)
  • Kanchanpur Iconic won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
17 April
09:00
Scorecard
Rupandehi Challengers
91/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
97/4 (11 overs)
KC Prakash 49(34)
LN Rajbanshi 4/5 (4 overs)
Paras Khadka 42(21)
Shahab Alam 2/36 (3 overs)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and BD Karn
Player of the match: LN Rajbanshi (Dhangadhi Team Chauraha)
  • Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat

Playoff stage edit

PreliminaryPreliminaryFinal
2Biratnagar Kings128/9Q2WDhangadhi Team Chauraha159/5
1Rupandehi Challengers99/10Q1WBiratnagar Kings97/10
EWDhangadhi Team Chauraha172/5
Q1LRupandehi Challengers80/10
3Kathmandu Goldens123/6
4Dhangadhi Team Chauraha127/4

Preliminary edit

Qualifier 1 edit

Qualifier 1
19 April
09:00
Scorecard
Biratnagar Kings
128/9 (20 overs)
v
Rupandehi Challengers
99/10 (20 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 36(41)
Shakti Gauchan 3/16 (4 overs)
Bikram Sob 23(16)
Sushil Kandel 4/15 (4 overs)
Biratnagar Kings won by 29 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bohara and BD Karn
Player of the match: Sushil Kandel (Biratnagar Kings)
  • Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminator edit

Eliminator
19 April
13:00
Scorecard
Kathmandu Goldens
123/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
127/4 (18.2 overs)
Rohit Kumar Paudel 31(29)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/20 (4 overs)
Anil Mandal 44(49)
Santosh Bhatta 2/18 (4 overs)
Dhangadhi Team Charaha win by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and VK Jha
Player of the match: Anil Mandal (Dhangadhi Team Chauraha)
  • Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2 edit

Qualifier 2
20 April
10:00
Scorecard
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Rupandehi Challengers
80/10 (15.2 overs)
Paras Khadka 67*(41)
Krishna Karki 2/40 (4 overs)
Krishna Karki 14(12)
Lalit Rajbanshi 3/12 (4 overs)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 92 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: VK Jha and BD Karn
Player of the match: Paras Khadka (Dhangadhi Team Chauraha)
  • Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won the toss and elected to bat.

Final edit

Final
22 April
11:00
Scorecard
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha
159/5 (20 overs)
v
Biratnagar Kings
97/10 (18.1 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 54(30)
Sushil Kandel 2/32 (4 overs)
Pranit Thapa Magar 27(22)
Sushan Bhari 3/18 (4 overs)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 62 runs.
SSP Cricket Ground, Dhangadhi
Umpires: M Bhattarai and VK Jha
Player of the match: Aarif Sheikh (Dhangadhi Team Chauraha)

Statistics edit

Most runs edit

Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50
  Paras Khadka Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 8 8 175 25.00 116.66 67* 0 1
  Aarif Sheikh Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 8 8 168 28.00 118.30 58 0 2
  Anil Mandal Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 8 8 151 18.87 84.35 44 0 0
  Sharad Vesawkar Biratnagar Kings 7 6 147 24.50 108.88 46 0 0
  Prakash KC Rupandehi Challengers 7 7 140 28.00 100.00 49* 0 0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 April 2017

Most wickets edit

Player Team Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR
  Sushil Kandel Biratnagar Kings 7 7 17 9.35 5.88 4/8 9.5
  Shahab Alam Rupandehi Challengers 7 7 16 8.87 5.46 4/8 9.7
  Krishna Karki Rupandehi Challengers 7 7 13 12.46 6.19 3/14 12.0
  Sandeep Lamichhane Biratnagar Kings 7 7 12 8.91 3.96 4/28 13.5
  Lalit Rajbanshi Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 8 8 12 11.66 4.37 4/5 16.0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 April 2017

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dhangadhi Team Chauraha crowned inaugural DPL Champion". cricnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ^ "2017 DPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2017.