Dhangadhi Premier League
 Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) | |
| Countries |
 Nepal |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Dhangadhi Cricket Academy |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2017 |
| Next tournament | 2018 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Play-off |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (1st title) |
| Most successful | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (1 title) |
| Most runs | Paras Khadka (175, Team Chauraha Dhangadhi) |
| Most wickets | Sushil Kandel (17, Biratnagar Kings) |
| TV | AP1 HD |
| Website | [1] |
 2017 DPL | |
The Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) (Nepali: धनगढी प्रिमियर लिग) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal by franchise teams representing Nepali cities. The league was founded by the Dhangadhi Cricket Academy and Sudur Pashchimanchal Academy in 2017.[2] The inaugural match was held on April 9, 2017. The title sponsor of the DPL in 2017 is Sagarmatha Cement. It was found that the total cost for organizing this tournament was 6.5 Million Nepali Rupees. Sompal Kami was the highest paid player of Kathmandu Goldens in this tournament. He was paid 100 thousand NRS.
Paras Khadka-led Team Chauraha Dhangadhi became the champions of the first edition of DPL beating Sharad Vesawkar-led Biratnagar Kings by a margin of 62 runs.Gyanendra Malla Captain of CYC Attariya became the player who took maximum number of catches in the tournament that was five catches altogether in five matches. Sagar Pun of Kanchanpur Iconics was only the man who took five wickets in a single innings in this tournament.
Teams
| Team | City | Joined | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
Team
Chauraha Dhangadhi |
Dhangadhi | 2017 | Paras Khadka |
| CYC Attariya | Attariya | 2017 | Gyanendra Malla |
| Biratnagar Kings | Biratnagar | 2017 | Sharad Vesawkar |
| Kathmandu Goldens | Kathmandu | 2017 | Basant Regmi |
| Rupandehi Challengers | Butwal | 2017 | Shakti Gauchan |
| Kanchanpur Iconic | Mahendranagar | 2017 | Binod Bhandari |
Tournament Results
Tournament Results
1st Match: CYC Attariya v Kathmandu Goldens at Dhangadi - Apr 10, 2017
CYC Attariya 146/6 (20/20 ov); Kathmandu Goldens 106 (18.4/20 ov)
CYC Attariya won by 40 runs
2nd Match: Rupandehi Challengers v Kanchanpur Iconic at Dhangadi - Apr 10, 2017
Rupandehi Challengers 145/8 (20/20 ov); Kanchanpur Iconic 131/9 (20/20 ov)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 14 runs
3rd Match: Biratnagar Kings v Dhangadhi Team Chauraha at Dhangadi - Apr 11, 2017
Biratnagar Kings 134/6 (20/20 ov); Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 111/9 (20/20 ov)
Biratnagar Kings won by 23 runs
4th Match: Kathmandu Goldens v Kanchanpur Iconic at Dhangadi - Apr 11, 2017
Kathmandu Goldens 147/7 (20/20 ov); Kanchanpur Iconic 123/9 (20/20 ov)
Kathmandu Goldens won by 24 runs
5th Match: CYC Attariya v Rupandehi Challengers at Dhangadi - Apr 12, 2017
Rupandehi Challengers 129/6 (20/20 ov); CYC Attariya 87 (19.4/20 ov)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 42 runs
6th Match: Biratnagar Kings v Kathmandu Goldens at Dhangadi - Apr 12, 2017
Kathmandu Goldens 173/5 (20/20 ov); Biratnagar Kings 87 (18.5/20 ov)
Kathmandu Goldens won by 86 runs
7th Match: Dhangadhi Team Chauraha v Kanchanpur Iconic at Dhangadi - Apr 13, 2017
Kanchanpur Iconic 105/6 (20/20 ov); Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 94 (17.4/20 ov)
Kanchanpur Iconic won by 11 runs
8th Match: Biratnagar Kings v CYC Attariya at Dhangadi - Apr 13, 2017
CYC Attariya 92 (20/20 ov); Biratnagar Kings 93/2 (11.5/20 ov)
Biratnagar Kings won by 8 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
9th Match: Rupandehi Challengers v Kathmandu Goldens at Dhangadi - Apr 14, 2017
Rupandehi Challengers 135/9 (20/20 ov); Kathmandu Goldens 120/9 (20/20 ov)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 15 runs
10th Match: Dhangadhi Team Chauraha v CYC Attariya at Dhangadi - Apr 14, 2017
CYC Attariya 142/4 (20/20 ov); Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 102/9 (20/20 ov)
CYC Attariya won by 40 runs
11th Match: Biratnagar Kings v Kanchanpur Iconic at Dhangadi - Apr 15, 2017
Kanchanpur Iconic 80 (17/20 ov); Biratnagar Kings 81/5 (9.1/20 ov)
Biratnagar Kings won by 5 wickets (with 65 balls remaining)
12th Match: Kathmandu Goldens v Dhangadhi Team Chauraha at Dhangadi - Apr 15, 2017
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 136/8 (20/20 ov); Kathmandu Goldens 125 (20/20 ov)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 11 runs
13th Match: Rupandehi Challengers v Biratnagar Kings at Dhangadi - Apr 16, 2017
Rupandehi Challengers 132/8 (20/20 ov); Biratnagar Kings 71 (18.1/20 ov)
Rupandehi Challengers won by 61 runs
14th Match: Kanchanpur Iconic v CYC Attariya at Dhangadi - Apr 16, 2017
CYC Attariya 85 (20/20 ov); Kanchanpur Iconic 90/4 (10/20 ov)
Kanchanpur Iconic won by 6 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
15th Match: Dhangadhi Team Chauraha v Rupandehi Challengers at Dhangadi - Apr 17, 2017
Rupandehi Challengers 91/6 (20/20 ov); Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 97/4 (11/20 ov)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Qualifier 1: Rupandehi Challengers v Biratnagar Kings at Dhangadi - Apr 19, 2017
Biratnagar Kings 128/9 (20/20 ov); Rupandehi Challengers 99 (20/20 ov)
Biratnagar Kings won by 29 runs
Eliminator: Kathmandu Goldens v Dhangadhi Team Chauraha at Dhangadi - Apr 19, 2017
Kathmandu Goldens 123/6 (20/20 ov); Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 127/4 (18.2/20 ov)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Qualifier 2: Dhangadhi Team Chauraha v Rupandehi Challengers at Dhangadi - Apr 20, 2017
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 172/5 (20/20 ov); Rupandehi Challengers 80 (15.2/20 ov)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 92 runs
Final: Biratnagar Kings v Dhangadhi Team Chauraha at Dhangadi - Apr 22, 2017
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 159/5 (20/20 ov); Biratnagar Kings 97 (18.1/20 ov)
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won by 62 runs
References
- ↑ "Dhangadi Premier League | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features and statistics on ESPN Cricinfo". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ↑ Deuba, Tekendra (7 April 2017). "DPL set for April 9 kick off". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 13 April 2017.