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.

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]

Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament

Countries	Nepal
Administrator	National Sports Council Cricket Association of Nepal
Format	One-day cricket
First edition	2017
Latest edition	2025
Next edition	2026
Tournament format	Round-robin
Number of teams	10
Current champion	Nepal Police Club
Most successful	Nepal Police Club (4 titles)
Qualification	Jay Trophy
Most runs	Binod Bhandari (1420)[1]
Most wickets	Lalit Rajbanshi (108)[2]
Website	cricketnepal.org.np

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	5	2017	2021
	Armed Police Force Club	2017	2	1	2018	2022
	Nepal Police Club	2017	4	0	2017	2025

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]
2018	Armed Police Force Club	Tribhuwan Army Club	Pradeep Airee (APF)	Sushan Bhari (TAC), Sompal Kami (TAC)	Sagar Pun (TAC)[9]
2019	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuwan Army Club	Raju Rijal (TAC)	Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)	Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)[10]
2021	Tribhuwan Army Club	Armed Police Force Club	Prithu Baskota (Bagmati)	Abinash Bohara (APF)	Kamal Airee (APF)
2022	Armed Police Force Club	Tribhuwan Army Club	Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC)	Mousom Dhakal (APF)	Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC)
2024	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuwan Army Club	Anil Sah (Madhesh)	Surya Tamang (Bagmati)	Surya Tamang (Bagmati)
2025	Nepal Police Club	Tribhuwan Army Club	Arjun Kumal (Gandaki)	Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)	Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)
2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Team's performance

Seasons

Season (No. of teams)	2017 (8)	2018 (10)	2019 (10)	2021 (10)	2022 (10)	2024 (10)	2025 (10)
APF Club	SF	C	SF	RU	C	GS	GS
Bagmati Province	—	GS	SF	SF	GS	GS	GS
Gandaki Province	—	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Karnali Province	—	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Lumbini Province	—	SF	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Nepal Police Club	C	SF	C	SF	SF	C	C
Koshi Province	—	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Madhesh Province	—	GS	GS	GS	SF	GS	GS
Sudurpashchim Province	—	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Tribhuwan Army Club	C	RU	RU	C	RU	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)	1,420
Highest average[12]	Pradeep Airee (Lumbini)	39.00[h]
Best strike rate[13]	Dipendra Singh Airee (Police)	102.93[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)	11
Most runs in a series[18]	Anil Sah (Madhesh)	386 (2024)
Bowling Records
Most wickets[19]	Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)	108
Lowest average[20]	Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)	9.89[i]
Best strike rate[21]	Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)	18.12[i]
Best economy rate[22]	Diwan Pun (Karnali)	3.27[i]
Best bowling figures[23]	Dipendra Singh Airee (Police)	7/20 vs Sudurpashchim (1 February 2024)
Most five-wickets-in-an-innings[24]	Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)	7
Most wickets in a series[25]	Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)	41 (2025)
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)[26]	Raju Rijal (Sudurpashchim/Army)	40
Most catches (fielder)[27]	Sandeep Jora (APF)	34
Team Records
Highest total[28]	APF Club	339/6 vs Province 2 (4 June 2018)
Lowest total[29]	Koshi	25 vs Gandaki (21 January 2024)

See also

• Jay Trophy
• National T20 Championship
• Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament

Notes

1. 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. Minimum 20 innings played
9. Minimum 1,000 balls bowled