2023_KP_Oli_Cup_(cricket) References

2023 KP Oli Cup
Dates	23 November 2023 – 1 December 2023
Administrator(s)	Cricket Association of Nepal; Madan Bhandari Sports Foundation
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Nepal
Champions	Madhesh Province (1st title)
Runners-up	Tribhuwan Army Club
Participants	12
Matches	15
Player of the series	Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
Most runs	Rit Gautam (170) (Bagmati Province)
Most wickets	Sandeep Lamichhane (10) (Bagmati Province); Shahab Alam (10) (Tribhuwan Army Club); Harishankar Shah (10) (Madhesh Province)
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The 2023 KP Oli Cup was the inaugural edition of the KP Oli Cup, the domestic T20 tournament in Nepal.^[1] The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal, three departmental teams as well as two organizer teams. It began on 23 November 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023.^[2]^[3]

Tribhuwan Army Club secured a place in the final after defeating Bagmati Province in the 1st semi-final and Madhesh Province secured their place in final after defeating heavy weight APF Club in the 2nd semi-final.^[4]^[5]

Madhesh Province became the champion after defeating undefeated tournament favorites Tribhuwam Army Club in the final.^[6]

Squads

The twelve participants were divided into four groups.^[7]

Group Stage

Group A

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Bagmati Province	2	2	0	4	4.975
2	Karnali Province	2	1	1	2	−1.948
3	Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red)	2	0	2	0	−3.129

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

23 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

Bagmati Province 184/7 (20 overs)	v	Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) 75 (14.2 overs)
Rit Gautam 74 (53) Biprason KC 3/39 (3 overs)		Amar Mishra 13 (8) Sandeep Lamichhane 4/16 (4 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 109 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Boj Raj Baral and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Rit Gautam (Bagmati Province)

Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to field.

24 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Bagmati Province 189/6 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Province 99 (17.3 overs)
Rit Gautam 82 (59) Dinesh Adhikari 3/33 (4 overs)		Arjun Gharti 24 (23) Sandeep Lamichhane 4/9 (3.3 overs)

Bagmati Province won by 90 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Bagmati Province)

Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.

25 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) 109/6 (20 overs)	v	Karnali Province 111/6 (18.1 overs)
Roshan Gautam 30 * (20) Prakash Jaishi 2/24 (4 overs)		Dipendra Rawat 43 * (31) Santosh Yadav 2/8 (4 overs)

Karnali Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta
Player of the match: Dipendra Rawat (Karnali Province)

Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	APF Club	2	1	1	2	1.989
2	Gandaki Province	2	1	1	2	−0.008
3	Lumbini Province	2	1	1	2	−1.975

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

24 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

APF Club 101 (18.4 overs)	v	Gandaki Province 104/6 (19.4 overs)
Pradeep Airee 20 (23) Kamal Pariyar 2/17 (3.4 overs)		Muskhan Thapa 25 (23) Abinash Bohara 2/12 (4 overs)

Gandaki Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rajendra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Amrit Gurung (Gandaki Province)

Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

25 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

APF Club 151/7 (20 overs)	v	Lumbini Province 67/9 (20 overs)
Lokesh Bam 32 * (13) Avishek Gautam 2/17 (4 overs)		Mirnal Gurung 14 (22) Arun Airee 5/7 (4 overs)

APF Club won by 84 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Arun Airee (APF Club)

APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.

26 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Lumbini Province 103/8 (20 overs)	v	Gandaki Province 98 (18.5 overs)
Nar Sarki 23 (17) Amrit Gurung 3/25 (4 overs)		Sudip Aryal 35 (24) Md Hussain 4/9 (3.5 overs)

Lumbini Province won by 5 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: MD Hussain (Lumbini Province)

Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

Group C

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Madhesh Province	2	1	1	2	1.472
2	Nepal Police Club	2	1	1	2	1.084
3	Sudurpashchim Province	2	1	1	2	−4.956

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

26 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

Nepal Police Club 175/5 (20 overs)	v	Madhesh Province 118 (18.2 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 102 (57) Bishal Shusling 2/14 (3 overs)		Rupesh Singh 40 (25) Sagar Dhakal 2/10 (4 overs)

Nepal Police Club won by 57 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal Police Club)

Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.

27 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Sudurpashchim Province 58 (15.5 overs)	v	Madhesh Province 62/2 (4.4 overs)
Naren Saud 18 (22) Harishankar Shah 4/11 (4 overs)		Anil Sah 25 (11) Gajendra Bohara 2/17 (2 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 8 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)

Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.

28 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Nepal Police Club 158/4 (20 overs)	v	Sudurpashchim Province 162/6 (18.4 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 67 (51) Bikash Aagri 2/37 (4 overs)		Kiran Thagunna 51 * (34) Rashid Khan 3/27 (4 overs)

Sudurpashchim Province won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpaschim Province)

Group D

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Tribhuwan Army Club	2	2	0	4	3.725
2	Koshi Province	2	1	1	2	1.446
3	Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue)	2	0	2	0	−5.706

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[8]

Advance to the knockout stage

Fixtures

27 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

Tribhuwan Army Club 195/6 (20 overs)	v	Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) 85 (15.4 overs)
Santosh Karki 41 (35) Mehool Shrestha 2/25 (4 overs)		Nirbhik Pathak 28 (23) Kushal Malla 3/2 (1.4 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 110 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Tribhuwan Army Club)

Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) won the toss and elected to field.

28 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

Tribhuwan Army Club 186/7 (20 overs)	v	Koshi Province 147 (18.2 overs)
Bhim Sharki 53 (24) Sarwan Yadav 3/32 (4 overs)		Sonu Ansari 44 (33) Sompal Kami 2/23 (3 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 39 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Bhim Sharki (Tribuwan Army Club)

Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elceted to bat.

29 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) 67 (17.5 overs)	v	Koshi Province 68/1 (7.4 overs)
Arjun Raymajhi 24 (25) Sarwan Yadav 3/8 (3.5 overs)		Sonu Ansari 35 * (22) Subham Khanal 1/19 (1.4 overs)

Koshi Province won by 9 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Sarwan Yadav (Koshi Province)

Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals			Final

A1	Bagmati Province	127/7 (20)

D1	Tribhuwan Army Club	128/6 (15)
			SFW1	Tribhuwan Army Club	124/7 (20)

			SFW2	Madhesh Province	135/8 (20)
B1	APF Club	186/9 (20)

C1	Madhesh Province	197/6 (20)

Semi-finals

30 November 2023
09:00
Scorecard

Bagmati Province 127/7 (20 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 128/6 (15 overs)
Pratik Shrestha 50 * (35) Shahab Alam 4/14 (4 overs)		Bhim Sharki 39 (35) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/34 (4 overs)

Tribhuwan Army Club won by 4 wickets
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Vinay Kumar Jha
Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Tribhuwan Army Club)

Bagmati Province won the toss and elected bat.

30 November 2023
13:00
Scorecard

Madhesh Province 197/6 (20 overs)	v	APF Club 186/9 (20 overs)
Anil Sah 57 (36) Mousom Dhakal 3/47 (4 overs)		Pradeep Airee 55 (42) Bishal Patel 3/35 (4 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Anil Sah (Madhesh Province)

Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

1 December 2023
12:30
Scorecard

Madhesh Province 135/8 (20 overs)	v	Tribhuwan Army Club 124/7 (20 overs)
Bishal Patel 49 * (32) Shahab Alam 3/5 (3 overs)		Binod Bhandari 32 (30) Harishankar Shah 4/19 (4 overs)

Madhesh Province won by 11 runs
Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel
Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)

Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

References

^ "केपी ओली कप क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिताका उद्घाटन एमाले अध्यक्ष ओलीले गर्ने". nepalpress (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "KP Oli T-20 cricket to start from Thursday". myRepublica. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "केपी ओली कप टी-२० क्रिकेटमा १२ टिम". setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Staff, cricnepal (30 November 2023). "Tribhuwan Army defeats Bagmati Province to book a place in the final". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "KP Oli Cup: Madhesh Province to Face Army in T20 Final after Defeating APF". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ Staff, cricnepal (1 December 2023). "Madhesh Province makes history with KP Oli T20 Cup triumph". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "12 Teams Gear Up for KP Oli Cup T-20 Showdown". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "KP Oli T20 Cup points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo

[1] "केपी ओली कप क्रिकेट प्रतियोगिताका उद्घाटन एमाले अध्यक्ष ओलीले गर्ने". nepalpress (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[2] "KP Oli T-20 cricket to start from Thursday". myRepublica. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[3] "केपी ओली कप टी-२० क्रिकेटमा १२ टिम". setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[4] Staff, cricnepal (30 November 2023). "Tribhuwan Army defeats Bagmati Province to book a place in the final". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[5] "KP Oli Cup: Madhesh Province to Face Army in T20 Final after Defeating APF". Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[6] Staff, cricnepal (1 December 2023). "Madhesh Province makes history with KP Oli T20 Cup triumph". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[7] "12 Teams Gear Up for KP Oli Cup T-20 Showdown". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[KPoli-8] "KP Oli T20 Cup points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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