Chitwan Tigers

Chitwan Tigers

चितवन टाइगर्स
Nickname(s)	Tigers
League	Everest Premier League
Personnel
Captain	Sompal Kami
Coach	Samson Jung Thapa
Owner	Kishore Bhattarai
Team information
City	Chitwan
Founded	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Home ground	Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium
Capacity	10,000
History
Everest Premier League wins	1 (2021)
Notable players	Sompal Kami Lalit Bhandari Dilip Nath Bhim Sharki Ishan Pandey
Official website	http://chitwantigers.com

Chitwan Tigers (Nepali: चितवन टाइगर्स) was a professional cricket franchise based in Chitwan, Nepal, that played in the Everest Premier League. It was owned by the IDS Group Pvt Ltd. National players like Dipendra Singh Airee, Dilip Nath and Lalit Singha Bhandari,[1] as well as internationals Paul Stirling[2] and former U-19 captain of the England Cricket Team, Max Holden,[3] have been part of the team.[4] In December 2018, the franchise signed a sponsorship deal with Tensberg beer.[2] Chitwan Tigers won their maiden title of the Everest Premier League after defeating Pokhara Rhinos by 4 wickets in 2021.[5][6]

References

1. "Bhandari-inspired Tigers pounces on Warriors". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
2. "Chitwan Tigers and Tensberg sign sponsorship deal". My Republica. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
3. "Tigers rope in ex-England U-19 captain Holden, Fuller". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. "Prithu Baskota named Chitwan Tigers skipper". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
5. "Chitwan Tigers thrashes Pokhara Rhinos by 4 wickets to clinch maiden EPL title". Khabarhub. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
6. "Chitwan Tigers claim maiden Everest Premier League Twenty20 cricket title". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2021.