Prime Minister One Day Cup

The Prime Minister Cup One-Day Cricket Tournament (PM Cup) is a one-day cricket tournament in Nepal organised by the National Sports Council. It was played amongst 8 teams in 2017 and 10 teams from 2018 onward.[1][2]

Prime Minister Cup One-Day Cricket Tournament
Countries   Nepal
AdministratorNational Sports Council
FormatOne-day cricket
First edition2017
Latest edition2019
Next edition2020
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Number of teams10
Current championNepal Police Club
Most successfulNepal Police Club
(2 titles)
TVAP1 Television
2019 Prime Minister Cup

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, alongside the Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup.[1][3][4]

Teams

The following ten teams currently participate in the Prime Minister One Day Cup

Province/Department First season Titles Runner-up
Province No. 1 2018 0 0
Province No. 2 2018 0 0
Province No. 3 2018 0 0
Gandaki 2018 0 0
Province No. 5 2018 0 0
Karnali 2018 0 0
Sudurpaschim 2018 0 0
Tribhuvan Army Club 2017 1 1
Armed Police Force Club 2017 1 0
Nepal Police Club 2017 2 0

Defunct teams

The following teams appeared in the Prime Minister One Day Cup.

  • Eastern Development Region (2017)
  • Central Development Region (2017)
  • Western Development Region (2017)
  • Mid-Western Development Region (2017)
  • Far-Western Development Region (2017)

Tournament history
Year Winner(s) Runner-up Semi-Finalists Most runs Most wickets Player of the tournament Ref
2017[5] Nepal Police Club
Tribhuwan Army Club		 Armed Police Force Club
Western Development Region		 Saurav Khanal (Western) Sushan Bhari (TAC)
Sagar Pun (TAC)		 Sagar Pun (TAC)[5]
2018 Armed Police Force Club Tribhuvan Army Club Nepal Police Club
Province No. 5		 Pradeep Airee (APF) Sushan Bhari (TAC)
Sompal Kami (TAC)		 Sagar Pun (TAC)[6]
2019 Nepal Police Club Tribhuvan Army Club Armed Police Force Club
Province No. 3		 Raju Rijal (TAC) Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC) Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC)[7]

See also

References
  1. "PM Cup cricket from May 23". The Himalayan Times. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. "PM Cup from May 27". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. Republica. "Prime Minister Cup cricket from today". My Republica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "MM One Day national cricket starts on Jan 5". The Kathmandu Post. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. Ghimire, Manoj (8 June 2017). "Prime Minister Cup 2074 : Army and Police share the trophy as the final match got washed out". WicketNepal. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. Republica. "Armed Police Force lifts PM Cup". My Republica. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. "Snail-paced Dhamala hands Police Prime Minister Cup". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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