Rupandehi Challengers
The Rupandehi Challengers (often abbreviated as RC) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Rupandehi in the Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL). Founded in 2017 one of the six founding teams of the DPL, the Rupandehi franchise is owned by Suraj Upreti. Shakti Gauchan is the captain and the strategic player of the team.
| League | Dhangadhi Premier League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Shakti Gauchan |
| Owner | Suraj Upreti |
| Team information | |
| City | Rupandehi, Nepal |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | |
| DPL wins | 0 |
| Official website | https://www.facebook.com/dplrupandehichallengers/ |
Franchise history
The Dhangadhi Premier League began its tournament in 2018 with 6 teams from representing different cities and districts of Nepal. Rupandehi Challengers was part of the founding team to participate in the DPL 2017.[1][2]
2017 DPL season
Rupandehi Challengers finished 3rd in the tournament despite topping the preliminary group stage and qualifying to the playoffs. RC lost both of its playoff match and thus missed an opportunity to qualify for the finals.[3]
Rupandehi Challengers 145/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kanchanpur Iconic 131/9 (20 overs) |
Harishankar Shah 33(24) Kushal Bhurtel 4/36 (4 overs) |
Sagar Pun 39(38) Shahab Alam 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rupandehi Challengers 129/6 (20 overs) |
v |
CYC Attariya 87/10 (19.4 overs) |
Rajesh Pulami 31(35) Binod Lama 2/17 (4 overs) |
Gyanendra Malla 30(26) Shahab Alam 4/8 (4 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rupandehi Challengers 135/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kathmandu Goldens 120/9 (20 overs) |
Nurdhoj Sen 37(22) Sompal Kami 4/21 (4 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 27(37) Shakti Gauchan 3/26 (4 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rupandehi Challengers 132/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Biratnagar Kings 71/10 (18.1 overs) |
Antim Thapa 45(42) Sushil Kandel 2/28 (4 overs) |
S Vesawkar 34(47) Shahab Alam 4/19 (4 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rupandehi Challengers 91/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 97/4 (11 overs) |
KC Prakash 49(34) LN Rajbanshi 4/5 (4 overs) |
Paras Khadka 42(21) Shahab Alam 2/36 (3 overs) |
- Rupandehi Challengers won the toss and elected to bat
Biratnagar Kings 128/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rupandehi Challengers 99/10 (20 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 36(41) Shakti Gauchan 3/16 (4 overs) |
Bikram Sob 23(16) Sushil Kandel 4/15 (4 overs) |
- Biratnagar Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhangadhi Team Chauraha 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rupandehi Challengers 80/10 (15.2 overs) |
Krishna Karki 14(12) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Dhangadhi Team Chauraha won the toss and elected to bat.
2018 DPL season
Rupandehi Challengers did not win the single game and finished the tournament in the last position.
Rupandehi Challengers 61 (15.2 overs) |
v |
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.
Rupandehi Challengers 123 (18.4 overs) |
v |
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
Rupandehi Challengers 139/7 (20 Overs) |
v |
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.
Rupandehi Challengers 144/8 (20 Overs) |
v |
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.
Team Chauraha Dhangadhi 76/7 (8 overs) |
v |
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.
Current players
This is the list of players who are currently in the squad of Rupandehi Challengers.
Players
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All-time players
| Players | Nationality | Year Span |
|---|---|---|
| Players bought in 2017 auction | ||
| Shakti Gauchan (c) |  Nepal |
2017–Present |
| Bikram Kumar Bhusal | Nepal |
2017–Present |
| Subash Khakurel | Nepal |
2017 |
| Rajesh Pulami | Nepal |
2017 |
| Bikram Sob | Nepal |
2017 |
| Durgesh Gupta | Nepal |
2017 |
| Ashu Kandol | Nepal |
2017 |
| Krishna Karki | Nepal |
2017 |
| Prakash KC(wk) | Nepal |
2017 |
| Shankar Rana | Nepal |
2017 |
| Nurdhoj Sen | Nepal |
2017 |
| Harishankar Shah | Nepal |
2017 |
| Shahab Alam | Nepal |
2017 |
| Antim Thapa | Nepal |
2017 |
| Puspa Thapa | Nepal |
2017 |
| Players bought in 2018 auction | ||
| Jitendra Mukhiya | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Sagar Pun | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Pradeep Airee | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Siddhant Lohani | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Prakash Jaisi | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Kushal Malla | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Bipin Khatri | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Sonu Ansari | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Sushan Bhari | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Amar singh Routela | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Dipesh Shrestha | Nepal |
2018–Present |
| Sufyan Mehmood |  Oman |
2018–Present |
| Deepak Prasad |  India |
2018–Present |
Bold names of the players represents that the player is in the latest year squad of the team.
Source: Cricinfo[4]
Seasons
| Year | Dhangadhi Premier League |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Playoffs (3rd/6) |
| 2018 | Group stage (6th/6) |
Statistics
Win–loss record
| Edition | Played | Won | Loss | Tied | No Result | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 DPL | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 57.14% | |
| 2018 DPL | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | 0.00% | |
| OVERALL | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 33.33% |
Last updated: 2018 DPL
Head to head in DPL
| DPL Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYC Attariya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% |
| Kathmandu Goldens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% |
| Biratnagar Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Team Chauraha Dhangadhi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mahendranagar United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kanchanpur Iconic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Overall | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.33% |
*Bold team represents that the team has been defunct.
Last updated: 8-Mar-2018
References
- "Rupandehi Challengers, Kanchanpur Iconic cruise in DPL - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "Shahab inspires Rupandehi Challengers to victory". My Republica. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "DPL: Rupandehi Challengers - Kathmandu Cricket Training Center". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "Rupandehi Challengers Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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