2018 Dhangadhi Premier League
2018 Dhangadhi Premier League (known as DPL2, for sponsorship reasons, Ruslan DPL 2) is the second season of Dhangadhi Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. The tournament started on 31 March and ended on 14 April in Dhangadhi.[1] Team Chauraha Dhangadhi were the defending champions.
| Dates | 31 March 2018 – 14 April 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | DCA SPA |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs knockout |
| Host(s) |  Nepal |
| Champions | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Player of the series |  Rohan Mustafa (TCD) (198 runs and 9 wickets) |
| Most runs | Gyanendra Malla (KG) (248 runs) |
| Most wickets | Lalit Bhandari (TCD) (14 wickets) |
Teams and squads
The 2018 DPL features six team franchises.[1] Kanchanpur Iconics were terminated and they were replaced by Mahendranagar United ahead of the season..[2]
The player draft for the 2018 season was held in Kathmandu on 21 February 2018. 185 domestic players were divided into four different categories. The teams also had to sign two overseas players.
| Biratnagar Kings | CYC Attariya | Kathmandu Goldens | Mahendranagar United | Rupandehi Challengers | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi |
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Format
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Kathmandu Goldens (RU) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.148 |
| Team Chauraha Dhangadhi (W) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.051 |
| Mahendranagar United (3rd) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.461 |
| CYC Attariya (5th) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.283 |
| Biratnagar Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.204 |
| Rupandehi Challengers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.648 |
- Top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
League stage
Match results
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 145/6 (20 overs) |
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Kathmandu Goldens 146/3 (18.4 overs) |
Sunil Dhamala 68 (57) Shahab Alam 3/23 (4 overs) |
Amit Shrestha 81 (65) Samsad Sheikh 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahab Alam (Kathmandu Goldens) took a hat-trick.
Rupandehi Challengers 61 (15.2 overs) |
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CYC Attariya 65/1 (7.3 overs) |
Sufyan Mehmood 20* (25) Kamal Singh Airee 4/15 (4 overs) |
Gaurav Chitkara 30 (13) Jitendra Mukhiya 1/16 (2 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rupandehi Challengers' score of 61 was the lowest total in the history of DPL.
Mahendranagar United 168/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Kings 135 (19 overs) |
Puneet Mehra 38 (18) Manjeet Shrestha 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Mahendranagar United won the toss and elected to bat.
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 151/7 (19.2 overs) |
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CYC Attariya 150/8 (20 overs) |
Rohan Mustafa 40 (42) Shuvankar Urao 2/12 (4 overs) |
Vipin Chandra 28 (20) Lalit Bhandari 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the toss and elected to field.
Rupandehi Challengers 123 (18.4 overs) |
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Kathmandu Goldens 186/4 (20 overs) |
Pradeep Airee 57 (36) Rashid Khan 4/6 (2.4 overs) |
Sunny Patel 48 (32) Bikram Bhushal 1/26 (3 overs) |
- Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kathmandu Goldens' score of 186 was the highest in the history of DPL
Mahendranagar United 131/8 (20 overs) |
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Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 132/2 (18 overs) |
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the toss and elected to field.
Rupandehi Challengers 139/7 (20 Overs) |
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Biratnagar Kings 181/4 (20 overs) |
Pradeep Airee
54 (50) Shubham Kamat 3/18 (4 Overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
CYC Attariya 126/8 (20 Overs) |
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Kathmandu Goldens 137/9 (20 Overs) |
Gaurav Chitkara 36 (26) Suboth Bhati 3/10 (4 Overs) |
Gyanendra Malla 57 (43) Shuvankar Urao 3/19 (4 Overs) |
- Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to bat.
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 109/9 (20 Overs) |
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Biratnagar Kings 127 (19.5 overs) |
Shankar Rana 25 (38) Pawan Sarraf 4/25 (4 Overs) |
Pawan Sarraf 41 (34) Sunil Dhamala 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the toss and elected to field.
Rupandehi Challengers 144/8 (20 Overs) |
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Mahendranagar United 145/6 (18.5 Overs) |
Pradeep Airee
39 (32) Punit Bista 4/12 (4 Overs) |
Binod Bhandari 61 (48) Dipesh Shrestha 3/25 (4 Overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Biratnagar Kings 164/8 (20 Overs) |
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Kathmandu Goldens 170/5 (20 Overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat
Mahendranagar United |
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CYC Attariya |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to wet outfield.
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 76/7 (8 overs) |
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Rupandehi Challengers 73/5 (8 overs) |
Sonu Tamang 34 (14) Sushan Bhari 3/14 (2 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced play to 8 overs per side.
Kathmandu Goldens |
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Mahendranagar United |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to wet outfield.
Biratnagar Kings 55/3 (6 overs) |
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CYC Attariya 56/4 (5.4 overs) |
Dilip Nath 15 (9) Kamal Singh Airee 2/18 (2 overs) |
Vipin Chandra 26 (13) Paras Khadka 2/14 (1.4 overs) |
- CYC Attariya won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced play to 6 overs per side.
Play-offs
| Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kathmandu Goldens | 127/9 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 128/9 (19.5 ov) | Q1W | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 181/4 (20 ov) | ||||||||
| Q1L | Kathmandu Goldens | 143/5 (18.2 ov) | Q2W | Kathmandu Goldens | 160/8 (20 ov) | ||||||||
| EW | Mahendranagar United | 142/9 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mahendranagar United | 130/7 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
| 4 | CYC Attariya | 115/4 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Kathmandu Goldens 127/9 (20 overs) |
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Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 128/9 (19.5 overs) |
Rohan Mustafa 33 (20) Sunny Patel 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match, Team Chauraha Dhangadhi advanced to the Final and Kathmandu Goldens qualified for Qualier 2.
Eliminator
Mahendranagar United 130/7 (20 overs) |
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CYC Attariya 115/4 (20 overs) |
Aarif Sheikh 35 (37) Kamal Singh Airee 2/16 (4 overs) |
Subash Khakurel 30 (25) Robin Chhetri 2/16 (4 overs) |
- CYC Attariya won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match, Mahendranagar United advanced to Qualifier 2 and CYC Attariya are eliminated.
Qualifier 2
Kathmandu Goldens 143/5 (18.2 overs) |
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Mahendranagar United 142/9 (20 overs) |
Suboth Bhati 52 (18) Puneet Mehra 2/15 (4 overs) |
Puneet Mehra 58 (42) Sunny Patel 6/10 (4 overs) |
- Kathmandu Goldens won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play when 2 overs of the 1st innings were completed which caused the match to be rescheduled to begin on April 12 at 12:30.
- As a result of this match, Kathmandu Goldens advanced to the Final and Mahendranagar United were eliminated.
Final
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 181/4 (20 overs) |
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Kathmandu Goldens 160/8 (20 overs) |
Amit Shrestha 58 (39) Suboth Bhati 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won the 2018 Dhangadhi Premier League.
- Team Chauraha Dhangadhi won their second title.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| Gyanendra Malla |
Kathmandu Goldens | 8 | 7 | 1 | 248 | 41.33 | 131.91 | 68* | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Amit Shrestha |
Kathmandu Goldens | 8 | 7 | 1 | 242 | 40.33 | 116.34 | 81* | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| Sunil Dhamala |
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 7 | 7 | 1 | 229 | 38.16 | 106.51 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
| Rohan Mustafa |
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 6 | 6 | 0 | 198 | 33.00 | 121.47 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
 Babar Hayat |
Biratnagar Kings | 5 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 37.50 | 200.00 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
Source: Cricinfo, as of 13 April 2018
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
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| Lalit Bhandari |
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4/37 | 13.21 | 7.11 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sunny Patel |
Kathmandu Goldens | 8 | 8 | 13 | 6/10 | 10.00 | 4.48 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan |
Kathmandu Goldens | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4/6 | 19.63 | 8.47 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Shuvankar Urao |
CYC Attariya | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3/7 | 5.70 | 4.27 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamal Singh Airee |
CYC Attariya | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4/15 | 12.33 | 6.93 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo, as of 13 April 2018
Hat-tricks
| Player | Team | Against | Date | Scorecard |
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| Shahab Alam |
Kathmandu Goldens | Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 31 March 2018 |
See also
- Home
- Everest Premier League
- Dhangadhi Premier League records
References
- "Franchises and strategic players announced". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- "Six franchises buy 72 players at DPL 2018 Player Auction". cricnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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