2025 Prime Minister Cup
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| Dates | 9 – 29 March 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | National Sports Council Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | One Day |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 46 |
The 2025 Prime Minister Cup also known as Nepal Telecom PM Cup 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is the seventh edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal. The tournament is contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as three departmental teams. It is the first time Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is organizing outside Kathmandu valley. It is begun on 9 March 2025 and will played in three different venues across Lumbini Province, with 46 matches slated for play.[1]
Nepal Police Club are the defending champions.[2][3][4][5][6]
Squads
[edit]| APF Club | Bagmati Province[7] | Gandaki Province | Lumbini Province | Karnali Province[8] |
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| Koshi Province[9] | Madhesh Province | Nepal Police Club | Sudurpashchim Province[10] | Tribhuwan Army Club |
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Venue
[edit]| Nepal | ||
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| Lamahi | Tilottama | Siddharthanagar |
| Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium | Extra Tech Oval Cricket Stadium | Siddhartha Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000+ | Capacity: 2,500+ |
Team and standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.650 |
| 2 | Nepal Police Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.419 |
| 3 | APF Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.518 |
| 4 | Lumbini Province | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.313 |
| 5 | Madhesh Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.192 |
| 6 | Gandaki Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.295 |
| 7 | Karnali Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.880 |
| 8 | Sudurpashchim Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.190 |
| 9 | Bagmati Province | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.193 |
| 10 | Koshi Province | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.300 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Match summary
[edit]| Team | Group matches | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| APF Club | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Bagmati Province | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Gandaki Province | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Karnali Province | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Koshi Province | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lumbini Province | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Madhesh Province | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Nepal Police Club | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| Sudurpashchim Province | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
League stage
[edit]CAN released the fixtures details on 21 February 2025.[12]
Lumbini Province
208 (48 overs) |
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Koshi Province
182 (42.4 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 66 (90)
Dipesh Kandel 3/27 (10 overs) |
Sujan Thapaliya 35 (53)
Ajay Chauhan 5/32 (8.4 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
174 (44 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
74 (28.2 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 16 (24)
Kamal Singh Airee 4/27 (8.2 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Province
155 (40.4 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
76 (21 overs) |
Arjun Gharti 71 (94)
Hemant Dhami 4/26 (9 overs) |
Khadak Bohora 27 (25)
Dipendra Rawat 7/33 (9 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to wet outfield.
Tribhuwan Army Club
262/8 (50 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
128 (27 overs) |
Santosh Karki 76 (98)
Ishan Pandey 2/11 (3.4 overs) |
Bibek Magar 51 (50)
Shahab Alam 4/33 (8 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club
249/6 (50 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
162/9 (50 overs) |
Kushal Bhurtel 59 (75)
Ajay Chauhan 3/38 (10 overs) |
Prajjwol Thapa 72 (94)
Sagar Dhakal 3/32 (10 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province
220/8 (50 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
222/4 (43 overs) |
Deepak Dumre 60 (74)
Sher Malla 3/34 (10 overs) |
Kiran Thagunna 121* (101)
Arjun Kumal 1/28 (4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province
284/6 (50 overs) |
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Koshi Province
119 (33 overs) |
Pawan Sarraf 92 (85)
Bipin Mahato 2/44 (7 overs) |
Shakib Haq 25 (47)
Rupesh Singh 5/29 (9 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province
91 (27.2 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
95/6 (29.1 overs) |
Bipin Shahi 20 (57)
Subash Bhandari 2/17 (5.2 overs) |
Deepak Dumre 50* (78)
Diwan Pun 3/13 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpashchim Province
117 (45.3 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club
119/2 (23.5 overs) |
Santosh Karki 55* (63)
Milan Bohara 1/13 (5 overs) |
- Sudurpaschim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club
288/8 (50 overs) |
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Koshi Province
134 (36.2 overs) |
Kushal Bhurtel 65 (78)
Bhupal Luitel 3/37 (10 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province
217 (49.5 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
203/9 (50 overs) |
Prajjwol Thapa 72 (79)
Amrit Gurung 3/20 (3.5 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 62 (86)
Nirmal Gurung 3/31 (8 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Tribhuwan Army Club
262/9 (50 overs) |
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Karnali Province
135 (37.1 overs) |
Trit Raj Das 69 (84)
Prakash Jaishi 4/64 (10 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province
168 (40.4 overs) |
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APF Club
170/8 (36.5 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 35 (48)
Kamal Gupta 4/40 (10 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Bagmati Province
266/8 (50 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
211 (47 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 77 (68)
Saurya Shrestha 2/38 (9 overs) |
Tek Rawat 45 (88)
Rijan Dhakal 4/30 (10 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
94 (27.4 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club
97/8 (26.2 overs) |
- APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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References
[edit]- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप पुरुष क्रिकेट फागुन २५ देखि, तीन मैदानमा ४६ खेल हुने" [Prime Minister's Cup Men's cricket to begin from Falgun 10, 46 matches to be held at three venues]. Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Nepal Police Club clinches PM Cup Cricket title". myRepuclica. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Police clinch Prime Minister Cup title". The Kathmandu Post. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Preparations intensify at Deukhuri Ground for Prime Minister's Cup Men's Cricket". Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "CAN unveils schedule for PM Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament". Cricnepal. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's PM Cup in 3 cities outside Kathmandu". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Bagmati Province announces squad for PM Cup, Prithu Baskota to lead the team". Cricnepal. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "दिवानको कप्तानीमा कर्णालीको टोली घोषणा" [Karnali team announced under Diwan's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "अंकितको कप्तानीमा कोशीको टिम घोषणा" [Koshi team announced under Ankit's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Sudurpaschim team for Prime Minister's Cup Cricket announced". Nepal News. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "CAN PM Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ @CricketNep (21 February 2025). "𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ! 3 venues, 46 matches, one ultimate prize: the title of 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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