Dhangadhi Premier League
Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL)
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| 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 |
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 2017 DPL
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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. 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.
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)
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