Milestone In Nepali Cricket

The inaugural edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), the Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament, concluded on Saturday, has set milestone in Nepali cricket. The tournament, which ran from November 30 to December 21 featured eight franchise teams representing different cities of Nepal. The Janakpur Bolts emerged as the champions, clinching their first title by defeating the Sudurpaschim Royals in the final. From the word go, NPL took the nation by storm and the euphoria continued till the concluding day. The domestic tournament never before had succeeded to draw house-full spectators almost in all of the matches of NPL at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Moreover, people travelling to cheer on their favourite teams from different parts of the nation truly made NPL, 'Festival of Himalayas'.