KATHMANDU, OCt 3: Biratnagar Warriors have secured a win against Kathmandu Kings XI by seven runs in a match under the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League. The match was played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The fourth edition of the Everest Premier League (EPL) scheduled to be held between Kathmandu Kings XI and Biratnagar Warriors in the capital on Sunday has been postponed due to heavy rain.

KATHMANDU, September 3: Bhairahawa Gladiators have successfully completed the signing of former Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga for the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League (EPL), which is scheduled to start from September 25 till October 9 at the TU ground.

KATHMANDU, March 5: 2020 edition of Everest Premier League, due to be played from March 14 to March 28, has been postponed to until further notice owing to possible spread of coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Mar 2: Bhairahawa Gladiators announced the signings of Sri Lankan duo Jeevan Mendis and Milinda Siriwardana along with Omani fast bowler Bilal Khan for the third edition of Everest Premier League (EPL) amid a press-meet held in Kathmandu on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Bairahawa Gladiators has unveiled the names of three international players to play Everest Premier League 2020 on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Chitwan Tigers, the Everest Premier League (EPL) franchise, has announced the signing of South African James Fuller and Australian Tim David for the upcoming season on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Irish all-rounder Kevin O’Brien and Nepali franchise cricket team Kathmandu Kings XI have re-confirmed alliance for the upcoming season of Everest Premier League (EPL) scheduled from March 14-28.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The franchise T20 cricket event Everest Premier League (EPL) has been approved by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: One of the world’s cricket icons Chris Gayle is set to come to Nepal to play in the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League (EPL), after he was officially presented on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Chitwan Tigers has announced the recruitment of Afghanistan’s former international Mohammad Shahzad for the upcoming season of the Everest Premier League (EPL) in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The Everest Premier League’s (EPL) franchise teams have finalized its respective squad of Nepali players for the upcoming season of T20 premier event in Kathmandu. Local players release, exchange and bidding for new players were completed on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The winner of the last edition of the Everest Premier League (EPL) Lalitpur Patriots have contracted Sri Lankan star cricketer Upul Tharanga for the upcoming edition of the premier franchise T20 cricket event slated to begin from March 14.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Everest Premier League (EPL) franchises Kathmandu Kings XI and Chitwan Tigers have swapped its marquee players for the upcoming season of the league in March. As per the new EPL rules, franchises could swap Category A players from January 2-9. Kings XI captain Sompal Kami was traded in by Tigers as Dipendra Singh Airee went the other way for the coveted deals for both teams.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The third season of Nepal’s marquee T20 cricket event Everest Premier League (EPL) is set to start on February 2020, according to a press release issued by the organizers on Monday.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 22:  Lalitpur Patriots has won the third edition of  Everest Premier League (EPL-2018) by defeating Bhairahawa Gladiators by 14 runs in the final match played at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec  19: The former U-19 national cricket team all-rounder Yogendra Singh Karki kept his nerves to complete a tense chase of 109 runs by a wicket adding eight runs in the final five deliveries of the match with last batsman Lalit Rajbanshi to propel Lalitpur Patriots to its first Everest Premier League final against Kathmandu Kings XI.

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Player-of-the-match Sunny Patel registered the best bowling figures of the Everest Premier League (EPL), helping Lalitpur Patriots finish on the top of the points table as the team defeated Bhairahawa Gladiators by six wickets in a group match played at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Sunday. Patriots bundled out Gladiators for 92 runs before chasing the target in 14.2 overs.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Lalitpur Patriots are in the qualifiers of Everest Premier league after defeating Bhairahawa Gladiators by six wickets.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nepal national cricket team middle order batsman Dipendra Singh Airee smashed an unbeaten 54 runs from 46 deliveries to chase down the target of 130 runs in the 19th over against Pokhara Rhinos to secure Chitwan Tigers’ second win of the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL) in Tribhuvan University international cricket ground in Kirtipur on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Nepal's all-rounder cricketer Shakti Prasad Gauchan retired from all forms of cricket after his team crashed out of the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. Gauchan-led Pokhara Rhinos' match against Chitwan Tigers at the Tribhuvan University international cricket ground in Kirtipur was his final match as a professional cricketer. Gauchan had retired from international cricket in July after playing for the national team of Nepal against the Netherlands.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Chitwan Tigers has registered their second victory in a row after winning the match against Pokhara Rhinos by seven wickets with six balls remaining in the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL-2018) at TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Chitwan Tigers defeated Biratnagar Warriors by five runs in the Everest Premier League at TU International Stadium to register their first win.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: The wickets of Tribhuvan University international cricket ground has always received a load of flak from the cricketers, coaches, experts and observers of the game in the past. The same trend continued in the first few games of the current season of Everest Premier League (EPL) being played at the Kirtipur’s most iconic place. Three strips have been used in this edition of marquee T20 event where barring three matches; the first batting team has not been able to cross 143 runs.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The highest scorer of the Everest Premier League (EPL) so far, Gaurav Tomar took his tally of total runs to 196 in four matches with a dazzling show of unbeaten 80 runs from 35 deliveries, which included nine boundaries and five sixes, in Lalitpur Patriots’ 10-wicket battering of Kathmandu Kings XI in the ninth match of the league at TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Great bowling and fielding helped Bhairahawa Gladiators survive a Paul Stirling scare to win their second match by 12 runs against Chitwan Tigers in the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL) at TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Gaurav Tomar, the foreign batsman from India, smashed a breathtaking 82 runs with a strike rate of 200 propelling Lalitpur Patriots to second win in three games by eight wickets during the fifth match of the Everest Premier League against Pokhara Rhinos at Tribhuvan University international cricket ground in Kirtipur on Monday. Patriots have four points after three matches and are on top of the EPL points table.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Chitwan Tigers suffered another loss in a row after losing a match to Kathmandu Kings XI in the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL-2018) on Monday.  After losing a toss, Chitwan Tigers got an invitation to bat first and set a target of 161 runs for Kathmandu Kings XI.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Lalitpur Patriots have registered their first victory in the ongoing Everest Premier League (EPL-2018) here at Kirtipur on Sunday. Lalitpur Patriots managed to beat Chitwan Tigers by 11 runs in their second match. After winning the toss, Lalitpur Patriots elected to bat first and set the target of 144 runs for Chitwan Tigers on the second match of EPL.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Reigning champions of the Everest Premier League, Biratnagar Warriors defeated  Lalitpur Patriots, a team who lost in second qualifiers last year at Kirtipur Ground.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Nepal’s marquee cricket event Everest Premier League (EPL) is set to commence today with a match between last year’s winner Biratnagar Warriors led by Paras Khadka and Lalitpur Patriots led by Gyanendra Malla at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Everest Premier League outfit Chitwan Tigers has signed a sponsorship deal with Tensberg, a leading Lager Beer of Nepal, for the upcoming third season of the TVS Everest Premier league which is set to be held from December 8 to 22 in TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Kumari Bank Limited has signed a sponsorship deal with Chitwan Tigers, an Everest Premier League outfit, on Wednesday.

Pokhara Rhinos, an Everest Premier League (EPL) outfit, has appointed a foreign coach in Nepali franchise cricket for the first time ever. The signing of Australian Nathan Dodd is considered a breath of fresh air and a giant leap for Nepali cricket toward the next level.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Irish cricketer Kevin O'Brien has arrived Nepal to feature in the second season of Everest Premier League (EPL). O'Brien will play for Kathmandu Kings XI(KKXI). Sompal Kami is also in the team.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Biratnagar Warriors has announced the signing of former South African and current Dutch international cricketer Roelof van der Merwe for the upcoming season of Everest Premier League (EPL) in Kathmandu on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: The Everest Premier League (EPL) franchise Chitwan Tigers has announced their second signing from Middlesex County Cricket Club’s long-serving wicket-keeper-batsman John Simpson as their second overseas player for the upcoming season on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The Everest Premier League franchise Pokhara Rhinos has announced its second overseas recruit for the upcoming season revealing the signing of English all-rounder Paul Coughlin from Durham on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Everest Premier League (EPL) franchise Lalitpur Patriots Thursday announced names of three foreign players as per the mandatory provision for the upcoming season scheduled to start on December 8 at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Everest Premier League (EPL) franchise Chitwan Tigers has announced the signing of Ireland and Middlesex County Cricket Club’s opening star batsman Paul Stirling as their overseas player for the upcoming season on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The Everest Premier League (EPL)’s second season has been sanctioned by the apex body of cricket International Cricket Council (ICC) after the necessary documents and the approval amount of USD 20,000 (NRs 27,50,000) was forwarded in advance.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Pokhara Premier League (PPL), Nepal’s latest T20 cricket extravaganza, has been recognized as an International Cricket Council (ICC)-sanctioned event by the apex governing body of cricket on Monday. The organizers confirmed receiving the official approval letter from the ICC.

KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Managing Director of Everest Premier League Aamir Akhtar confirmed December 8 as the commencing dates for the brand new season in an official program held at Tripureshwar, Kathmandu on Thursday. The premier T20 cricket event is set to run for 15 days as the final will be played on December 22.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: No country has embraced T20 like Nepal in the last few years. From Everest Premier League (EPL) in Kathmandu to Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) in the far-west and the latest extravaganza Pokhara Premier League (PPL) in Nepal’s top tourist destination Pokhara, T20 cricket has risen like a phoenix and is in the verge of being endemic among city and district-based franchise cricket leagues across the country.

KATHMANDU, Sept 14: Kathmandu Kings XI, a leading Everest Premier League (EPL) franchise, has announced that it is organizing the Kathmandu Kings XI Corporate Cup from September 17. A total of 14 teams are set to compete at the Royal KCTC Indoor Cricket facility at Golfutar, the club said in a program organized in Kathmandu on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Chitwan Tigers announced a couple of English all-rounders as their overseas recruits for the forthcoming season of Everest Premier League (EPL), on Monday. Max Holden, the former England U-19 captain, and James Fuller, a former New Zealand U-19 player, both currently play for Middlesex in English County Championships.