The Nepal Premier League is a cricket tournament staged in Nepal, built around franchise teams with city- and region-branded names rather than traditional club identities. Its 2026 edition is being covered with fixtures listed through late October 2026, including a day/night match at Kirtipur on 28 October and back-to-back games on 29 October. Live scores, scorecards, fixtures, points tables, and match predictions are all published by ESPN, Cricbuzz, Cricinfo, and Cricket World.
The tournament has staged multiple seasons, with a documented 2025 edition on record and the 2026 season now in its early rounds. Cricket-specific media carry the bulk of coverage: ESPN publishes fixture listings with venues and day/night designations, Cricbuzz publishes per-match result scorecards, Cricinfo maintains season hubs carrying fixtures, live scores, and points tables, and Cricket World previews and predicts individual matches. Jagran also previews selected fixtures such as Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals.
The 2026 listings also show how the teams are branded. Some carry full names tied to Nepal’s geography — Pokhara is one of the country’s biggest cities and Sudurpaschim is one of its provinces — while others appear under short brands such as the Bolts, Gorkhas, Kings, and Yaks, or under abbreviations such as CHR and KAG.
The earliest fixtures confirmed in current listings come from the last week of October 2026. ESPN lists the 4th Match as a day/night fixture at Kirtipur on 28 October 2026, and Cricket World has published predictions for the 5th and 6th matches on 29 October 2026.
| Match | Matchup | Date | Details per listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Match | Not specified in the listing | 28 October 2026 | Day/night (D/N), Kirtipur venue (ESPN) |
| 5th Match | Bolts vs Gorkhas | 29 October 2026 | Match predictions published (Cricket World) |
| 6th Match | Yaks vs Kings | 29 October 2026 | Match predictions published (Cricket World) |
Whether the season’s first three matches were completed, abandoned, or finished without heavy promotion is not stated anywhere in the current coverage; ESPN’s fixture page is the place to verify.
‘D/N’ is standard shorthand in cricket scheduling for a day/night match, played so that it finishes under floodlights. The 4th Match of the 2026 season carries this designation at the Kirtipur venue on 28 October 2026, per ESPN’s listing.
Coverage across the current headlines names seven distinct teams, mixing full names, short brands, and abbreviations:
The headlines do not expand the abbreviations ‘CHR’ and ‘KAG’, do not give the full registered names behind short brands such as ‘Bolts’ or ‘Yaks’, and do not state how many teams the 2026 season contains or exactly which teams line up in this year’s edition.
For live updates during a fixture, the Cricinfo scorecard and Cricbuzz’s ball-by-ball pages are the most direct options; ESPN’s schedule is the most reliable way to confirm dates, venues, and day/night designations before a match.
The 2025 edition is confirmed to have reached at least 15 matches, because Cricbuzz lists a full scorecard for the CHR vs KAG 15th Match. Cricinfo also ran a dedicated 2025 section with fixtures, live scores, schedule, points table, and news. Beyond that single match reference, the current headlines do not record the 2025 standings, finalists, or champion.
Yes. Cricket World has published previews with predictions for the 5th and 6th matches of the 2026 season — Bolts vs Gorkhas and Yaks vs Kings — both due on 29 October 2026. The headlines note that these predictions exist but do not quote the predicted winners, so readers wanting the actual analysis should open Cricket World’s preview pages directly.
That detail is not stated in the current headlines. What is known: the 2025 season had at least 15 matches, and the 2026 listings referenced so far number through at least the 6th match. ESPN’s fixture list for 2026 and Cricinfo’s season hub are the places to confirm whether the format changed between editions.
The 2026 season is already into its early rounds, with a day/night fixture at Kirtipur on 28 October and a double-header on 29 October that pits the Bolts against the Gorkhas and the Yaks against the Kings. To stay current, check ESPN for dates and venues, follow Cricinfo or Cricbuzz for live scores, and read Cricket World for match previews and predictions. The 2025 season stays on record through Cricinfo’s season pages and Cricbuzz’s scorecards, including the CHR vs KAG 15th Match.
The next listed fixture is the 4th Match of the 2026 season, a day/night game at Kirtipur on 28 October 2026, according to ESPN's schedule. The following day, 29 October 2026, hosts the 5th Match (Bolts vs Gorkhas) and the 6th Match (Yaks vs Kings), both previewed with predictions by Cricket World. The status of matches one through three is not stated in the current coverage.
Available coverage names the Bolts, Gorkhas, Kings, and Yaks in the 2026 opening-round listings, while fixture previews also reference the Pokhara Avengers and Sudurpaschim Royals. A 2025 scorecard lists the additionally abbreviated sides CHR and KAG. The headlines do not provide a complete team list or confirm exactly which sides make up the 2026 edition.
ESPN lists fixtures with venues, dates, and day/night flags. Cricinfo runs the season hub with fixtures, live scores, schedule, points table, and news. Cricbuzz publishes per-match scorecards, such as the 2025 15th Match between CHR and KAG. Cricket World adds pre-match predictions for select rounds, and Jagran previews fixtures like Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals.
The 2025 season reached at least 15 matches: Cricbuzz lists a scorecard for the 15th Match, CHR vs KAG, and Cricinfo maintained a dedicated 2025 page carrying fixtures, live scores, schedule, points table, and news. Beyond that single match reference, the current headlines do not state standings, finalists, or a champion for that edition.
Yes. Cricket World has published match predictions for the 5th and 6th matches of the 2026 season, both scheduled for 29 October 2026: Bolts vs Gorkhas and Yaks vs Kings. The headlines confirm these previews exist but do not quote the predicted outcomes, so readers interested in the analysis should open Cricket World's preview pages directly.
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