Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament

This article is about the men's domestic cricket tournament. For the women's domestic cricket tournament, see Prime Minister Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament.

Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament
CountriesNepal
AdministratorNSC
CAN
FormatOne-day cricket
First edition2017
Latest edition2024
Tournament formatRound-robin
Number of teams10
Current championNepal Police Club
Most successfulNepal Police Club (3 titles)
QualificationJay Trophy
Most runsBinod Bhandari (1206)[1]
Most wicketsShahab Alam (75)[2]
Websitecricketnepal.org.np
Tournaments

The Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament (Nepali: प्रधानमन्त्री कप पुरुष राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिता) is a domestic cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal. It was formerly administered by the National Sports Council while CAN was suspended. It was played amongst 8 teams in 2017 and has been played amongst 10 teams from 2018 onward.[3][4]

The teams represent the seven provinces of Nepal, and three departmental teams. The current champions are Nepal Police Club.

History

The National Sports Council organised the Prime Minister Cup in 2017 due to the suspension of the Cricket Association of Nepal by the International Cricket Council. A domestic one-day cricket tournament had not been held in the country for three years due to conflicts within the board which eventually led to its suspension. It replaced the National League Cricket as the premier domestic cricket tournament in Nepal.[3][5]

Tournament format

The inaugural edition had eight teams, five regional teams and three departmental teams, competing in two round-robin groups with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. All matches were played in the one-day format. The following season the five regional teams were replaced by teams representing the seven provinces, taking the number of teams to ten.

The format was changed for the 2024 season, with the ten teams competing in a round-robin format and the top two teams qualifying for the final. The top four teams also qualify for the multi-day Jay Trophy.[6][7]

Teams

The following ten teams currently participate in the Prime Minister One Day Cup.

Team First season Titles Runner-up First title Last title
Koshi Province[a] 2018 0 0 — —
Madhesh Province[b] 2018 0 0 — —
Bagmati Province[c] 2018 0 0 — —
Gandaki Province[d] 2018 0 0 — —
Lumbini Province[e] 2018 0 0 — —
Karnali Province[f] 2018 0 0 — —
Sudurpashchim Province[g] 2018 0 0 — —
Tribhuwan Army Club 2017 2 4 2017 2021
Armed Police Force Club 2017 2 1 2018 2022
Nepal Police Club 2017 3 0 2017 2024

Defunct teams

The following teams also appeared in the Prime Minister Cup.

  • Eastern Development Region (2017)
  • Central Development Region (2017)
  • Western Development Region (2017)
  • Mid-Western Development Region (2017)
  • Far-Western Development Region (2017)


Winners

Season Final Most runs Most wickets Player of the tournament Ref
Winner Runner-up
2017[8] Nepal Police Club,
Tribhuwan Army Club[n 1] 		N/A[n 1] Saurav Khanal (Western) Sushan Bhari (TAC)
Sagar Pun (TAC) 		Sagar Pun (TAC)[8] [1]
2018 Armed Police Force Club Tribhuwan Army Club Pradeep Airee (APF) Sushan Bhari (TAC),
Sompal Kami (TAC) 		Sagar Pun (TAC)[9] [2]
2019 Nepal Police Club Tribhuwan Army Club Raju Rijal (TAC) Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC) Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)[10] [3]
2021 Tribhuwan Army Club Armed Police Force Club Prithu Baskota (Bagmati) Abinash Bohara (APF) Kamal Airee (APF) [4]
2022 Armed Police Force Club Tribhuwan Army Club Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC) Mousom Dhakal (APF) Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC) [5]
2024 Nepal Police Club Tribhuwan Army Club Anil Sah (Madhesh) Surya Tamang (Bagmati) Surya Tamang (Bagmati) [6]

Team's performance

Seasons

Season
(No. of teams) 		2017
(8) 		2018
(10) 		2019
(10) 		2021
(10) 		2022
(10) 		2024
(10)
APF Club SF C SF RU C GS
Bagmati Province — GS SF SF GS GS
Gandaki Province — GS GS GS GS GS
Karnali Province — GS GS GS GS GS
Lumbini Province — SF GS GS GS GS
Nepal Police Club C SF C SF SF C
Koshi Province — GS GS GS GS GS
Madhesh Province — GS GS GS SF GS
Sudurpashchim Province — GS GS GS GS GS
Tribhuwan Army Club C RU RU C RU RU
Eastern Development Region† GS —
Central Development Region† GS —
Western Development Region† SF —
Mid-Western Development Region† GS —
Far Western Development Region† GS —

† Team now defunct

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

Records and statistics

Batting Records
Most runs[11] Binod Bhandari (Army) 1,206
Highest average[12] Pradeep Airee (APF) 39.00[h]
Best strike rate[13] Binod Bhandari (Army) 101.51[h]
Highest score[14] Pradeep Airee (APF) 158 vs Province 2 (4 June 2018)
Highest partnership[15] Subash Khakurel & Pradeep Airee (APF) 231 vs Province 2 (4 June 2018)
Most hundreds[16] Binod Bhandari (Army) 3
Most fifties (and over)[17] Rohit Paudel (APF/Army/Western) 9
Most runs in a series Anil Sah (Madhesh) 386 (2024)
Bowling Records
Most wickets[18] Shahab Alam (Army) 75
Lowest average[19] Dipendra Singh Airee (Police) 11.14[i]
Best strike rate[20] Dipendra Singh Airee (Police) 19.42[i]
Best economy rate[21] Bhuvan Karki (APF) 3.27[i]
Best bowling figures[22] Dipendra Singh Airee (Police) 7/20 vs Sudurpashchim (1 February 2024)
Most five-wickets-in-an-innings[23] Dipendra Singh Airee (Police) 4
Most wickets in a series[24] Surya Tamang (Bagmati) 30 (2024)
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)[25] Raju Rijal (Sudurpashchim/Army) 40
Most catches (fielder)[26] Sandeep Jora (APF) 38
Team Records
Highest total[27] APF Club 339/6 vs Province 2 (4 June 2018)
Lowest total[28] Koshi 25 vs Gandaki (21 January 2024)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The trophy was shared after the final ended in a no result.
  1. ^ Formerly Province No. 1, renamed from 2024 season
  2. ^ Formerly Province No. 2, renamed from 2022 season
  3. ^ Formerly Province No. 3, renamed from 2021 season
  4. ^ Formerly Province No. 4, renamed from 2019 season
  5. ^ Formerly Province No. 5, renamed from 2021 season
  6. ^ Formerly Province No. 6, renamed from 2019 season
  7. ^ Formerly Province No. 7, renamed from 2019 season
  8. ^ a b Minimum 20 innings played
  9. ^ a b c Minimum 1,000 balls bowled

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