2025 Prime Minister Cup
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| Dates | 9 – 29 March 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | National Sports Council Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | One Day |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Champions | Nepal Police Club (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Tribhuwan Army Club |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club) |
| Most runs | Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province) (374) |
| Most wickets | Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club) (41) |
The 2025 Prime Minister Cup also known as Nepal Telecom PM Cup 2025 for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal. The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as three departmental teams. It was the first time Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) organized outside Kathmandu valley. It was begun on 9 March 2025 and played in three different venues across Lumbini Province, with 46 matches slated for play.[1]
Nepal Police Club were the defending champions.[2][3][4][5][6]
Nepal Police Club defend their title by winning final against Tribhuwan Army Club by 6 wickets.[7][8][9][10]
Background
Organizers & Format
The 7th edition of the tournament took place from March 9 to March 29, 2025, organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the National Sports Council. It followed a round-robin format with 10 teams (seven provincial and three departmental), and a total of 46 matches were played across three venues in Lumbini Province. Matches were held at Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium, Extra Tech Oval (Tilottama), and Siddhartha Cricket Stadium. The tournament was fully hosted outside of Kathmandu Valley for the first time, marking a shift in the country's cricketing landscape.
Squads
| APF Club | Bagmati Province[11] | Gandaki Province | Lumbini Province | Karnali Province[12] |
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| Koshi Province[13] | Madhesh Province | Nepal Police Club | Sudurpashchim Province[14] | Tribhuwan Army Club |
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Venue
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| Lamahi | Tilottama | Siddharthanagar |
| Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium | Extra Tech Oval Cricket Stadium | Siddhartha Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000+ | Capacity: 2,500+ |
Team and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal Police Club | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1.940 | Advanced to the final and qualified for the Jay Trophy |
| 2 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1.568 | |
| 3 | APF Club | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.528 | Qualified for the Jay Trophy |
| 4 | Bagmati Province | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0.078 | |
| 5 | Lumbini Province | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −0.344 | |
| 6 | Karnali Province | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −0.336 | |
| 7 | Madhesh Province | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −0.374 | |
| 8 | Sudurpashchim Province | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | −0.625 | |
| 9 | Gandaki Province | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | −1.171 | |
| 10 | Koshi Province | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | −1.191 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| APF Club | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Bagmati Province | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Gandaki Province | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karnali Province | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Koshi Province | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lumbini Province | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Madhesh Province | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Nepal Police Club | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
League stage
CAN released the fixtures details on 21 February 2025.[16]
Lumbini Province 208 (48 overs) | v | Koshi Province 182 (42.4 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 66 (90) Dipesh Kandel 3/27 (10 overs) | Sujan Thapaliya 35 (53) Ajay Chauhan 5/32 (8.4 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club 174 (44 overs) | v | Bagmati Province 74 (28.2 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 16 (24) Kamal Singh Airee 4/27 (8.2 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Province 155 (40.4 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 76 (21 overs) |
Arjun Gharti 71 (94) Hemant Dhami 4/26 (9 overs) | Khadak Bohora 27 (25) Dipendra Rawat 7/33 (9 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to wet outfield.
Tribhuwan Army Club 262/8 (50 overs) | v | Bagmati Province 128 (27 overs) |
Santosh Karki 76 (98) Ishan Pandey 2/11 (3.4 overs) | Bibek Magar 51 (50) Shahab Alam 4/33 (8 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 249/6 (50 overs) | v | Lumbini Province 162/9 (50 overs) |
Kushal Bhurtel 59 (75) Ajay Chauhan 3/38 (10 overs) | Prajjwol Thapa 72 (94) Sagar Dhakal 3/32 (10 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province 220/8 (50 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 222/4 (43 overs) |
Deepak Dumre 60 (74) Sher Malla 3/34 (10 overs) | Kiran Thagunna 121* (101) Arjun Kumal 1/28 (4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province 284/6 (50 overs) | v | Koshi Province 119 (33 overs) |
Pawan Sarraf 92 (85) Bipin Mahato 2/44 (7 overs) | Shakib Haq 25 (47) Rupesh Singh 5/29 (9 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 91 (27.2 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 95/6 (29.1 overs) |
Bipin Shahi 20 (57) Subash Bhandari 2/17 (5.2 overs) | Deepak Dumre 50* (78) Diwan Pun 3/13 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpashchim Province 117 (45.3 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 119/2 (23.5 overs) |
Santosh Karki 55* (63) Milan Bohara 1/13 (5 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 288/8 (50 overs) | v | Koshi Province 134 (36.2 overs) |
Kushal Bhurtel 65 (78) Bhupal Luitel 3/37 (10 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province 217 (49.5 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 203/9 (50 overs) |
Prajjwol Thapa 72 (79) Amrit Gurung 3/20 (3.5 overs) | Arjun Kumal 62 (86) Nirmal Gurung 3/31 (8 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Tribhuwan Army Club 262/9 (50 overs) | v | Karnali Province 135 (37.1 overs) |
Trit Raj Das 69 (84) Prakash Jaishi 4/64 (10 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province 168 (40.4 overs) | v | APF Club 170/8 (36.5 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 35 (48) Kamal Gupta 4/40 (10 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Bagmati Province 266/8 (50 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 211 (47 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 77 (68) Saurya Shrestha 2/38 (9 overs) | Tek Rawat 45 (88) Rijan Dhakal 4/30 (10 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club 94 (27.4 overs) | v | Nepal Police Club 97/8 (26.2 overs) |
- APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Koshi Province 230 (49.3 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 231/3 (47.1 overs) |
Suvan Gahataraj 51 (57) Sompal Kami 4/37 (8 overs) | Trit Raj Das 122* (139) Bhupal Luitel 1/29 (10 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 288 (49.5 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 95 (26.1 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 63 (36) Rupesh Singh 4/62 (8.5 overs) | Dipesh Das 31 (59) Lalit Rajbanshi 5/28 (9.1 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 189 (47 overs) | v | APF Club 193/5 (39.2 overs) |
Sunil Dhamala 47 (75) Avishek Gautam 4/33 (10 overs) | Dipak Bohara 70* (67) Diwan Pun 2/25 (10 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province 31 (20.4 overs) | v | Koshi Province 32/1 (8.2 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 9 (8) Bipin Mahato 6/17 (8 overs) | Shakib Haq 16* (22) Subash Bhandari 1/5 (1.2 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was second lowest total in Prime Minister Cup history.[17]
Lumbini Province 115 (32.4 overs) | v | Bagmati Province 67 (22.5 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 33 (53) Gautam KC 4/21 (5.4 overs) | Prithu Baskota 15 (25) Biprason KC 3/13 (6 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 160 (47 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 99 (28.3 overs) |
Dipendra Singh Airee 42 (47) Saurya Shrestha 4/43 (10 overs) | Sher Malla 32 (37) Lalit Rajbanshi 6/16 (7 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club 141 (42.3 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 145/7 (42.5 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province 158 (46 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 75 (26.5 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 73 (123) Bishal Patel 3/13 (5 overs) | Dipesh Das 23 (59) Ramesh Kurmi 4/10 (8 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
Bagmati Province 288/8 (50 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 219 (44 overs) |
Ishan Pandey 69 (82) Arjun Kumal 4/40 (7 overs) | Vansh Chhetri 55 (90) Ishan Pandey 4/27 (6 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Province 218/9 (50 overs) | v | Koshi Province 91 (35 overs) |
Arjun Gharti 88* (95) Bipin Mahato 3/47 (9 overs) | Chirag Sah 25 (52) Dipendra Rawat 3/13 (5 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province 92 (23.2 overs) | v | Nepal Police Club 94/3 (16 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 48 (63) Lalit Rajbanshi 5/7 (5.2 overs) | Dipendra Singh Airee 54 (23) Bipin Khatri 1/40 (5 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province 116 (44.1 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 117/5 (31.1 overs) |
Kiran Thagunna 43* (43) Ramesh Kurmi 2/23 (8 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Tribhuwan Army Club 217/7 (50 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 219/7 (48 overs) |
Anil Sah 45 (48) Naren Saud 3/54 (10 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 205 (48.5 overs) | v | Lumbini Province 200 (49.4 overs) |
Dipendra Rawat 66 (84) Ramesh Kurmi 3/37 (10 overs) | Prajjwol Thapa 84 (107) Dipendra Rawat 3/41 (10 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 297/8 (50 overs) | v | Bagmati Province 204 (45.2 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpashchim Province 191 (48.5 overs) | v | APF Club 192/7 (36.3 overs) |
Nischal Kshetri 57 (92) Amar Routela 3/31 (9 overs) | Sundeep Jora 51 (68) Narayan Joshi 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 220 (49.1 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 139 (35.2 overs) |
Dipendra Rawat 61 (92) Anil Sah 2/17 (5.1 overs) | Rupesh Singh 30 (53) Dinesh Adhikari 4/41 (10 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province 116 (30.3 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 117/4 (26.5 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 33 (49) Shahab Alam 4/42 (10 overs) | Trit Raj Das 37 (68) Bipin Khatri 1/20 (4 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elceted to field.
Bagmati Province 240 (49.3 overs) | v | Koshi Province 109 (25.3 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 39 (28) Sujan Thapaliya 2/24 (4 overs) | Aaish Bhattarai 37 (39) Surya Tamang 5/27 (9 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Tribhuwan Army Club 243 (49.2 overs) | v | Lumbini Province 112 (27.1 overs) |
Basir Ahamad 86 (104) Ajay Chauhan 4/47 (10 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club 258 (49.2 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 227/8 (50 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 80 (74) Sudip Aryal 3/35 (8 overs) | Arjun Kumal 39 (82) Avishek Gautam 3/29 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpashchim Province 242 (43.4 overs) | v | Koshi Province 211 (45.1 overs) |
Kiran Thagunna 115 (91) Gyanendra Shrestha 4/48 (9.4 overs) | Shakib Haq 62 (66) Saurya Shrestha 3/45 (9 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province 246/7 (50 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 246 (49.5 overs) |
Rohan BK 64 (98) Bipin Khatri 2/33 (10 overs) | Arjun Kumal 106 (140) Bishal Patel 4/52 (8.5 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Gandaki Province 22/2, Madhesh Province 10/0.
Lumbini Province 223/8 (50 overs) | v | APF Club 224/3 (41.5 overs) |
Dev Khanal 63 (79) Amar Routela 3/45 (10 overs) | Puran BK 72* (112) Rajendra Bam 3/39 (5 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 58 (19.1 overs) | v | Bagmati Province 62/1 (6.3 overs) |
Ishan Pandey 22 (11) Dipendra Rawat 1/29 (3 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province 102 (42.3 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 58 (29 overs) |
Pradip Paswan 23* (52) Sher Malla 4/5 (10 overs) | Hemant Dhami 19 (33) Bishal Patel 6/18 (6 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal Police Club 147 (48 overs) | v | Karnali Province 103 (24 overs) |
Arjun Saud 36 (60) Anuj Chanara 4/29 (10 overs) | Rabindra Shahi 49 (32) Lalit Rajbanshi 6/41 (9 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club) became the first bowler to get 100 wickets in Prime Minister Cup.[18]
Koshi Province 254 (50 overs) | v | APF Club 258/8 (44.4 overs) |
Shakib Haq 68 (63) Avishek Gautam 3/39 (10 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Bagmati Province 259/8 (50 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 263/6 (46.1 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal Police Club 148 (41.1 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 149/6 (41 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Tribhuwan Army Club 154 (43 overs) | v | Nepal Police Club 157/4 (25.2 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics and awards
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||
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| 374 | Arjun Kumal | Gandaki Province | 9 | 9 | 41.55 | 68.37 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 365 | Trit Raj Das | Tribhuwan Army Club | 10 | 10 | 40.55 | 68.73 | 112* | 1 | 1 | 48 | 3 | |||
| 363 | Ishan Pandey | Bagmati Province | 9 | 9 | 40.33 | 79.25 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 338 | Basir Ahamad | Tribhuwan Army Club | 10 | 9 | 56.33 | 76.47 | 86* | 0 | 3 | 28 | 3 | |||
| 337 | Kiran Thagunna | Sudurpashchim Province | 9 | 9 | 48.14 | 106.64 | 121* | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||||||
Most wickets
| Wkts | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | ||||
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| 41 | Lalit Rajbanshi | Nepal Police Club | 10 | 10 | 6/15 | 5.65 | 2.75 | 12.31 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 31 | Shahab Alam | Tribhuwan Army Club | 10 | 10 | 5/42 | 11.2 | 3.58 | 18.61 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | Rijan Dhakal | Bagmati Province | 9 | 9 | 5/19 | 14.00 | 4.30 | 19.52 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | Dipendra Rawat | Karnali Province | 9 | 9 | 7/33 | 13.22 | 3.85 | 20.54 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | Ajay Chauhan | Lumbini Province | 9 | 9 | 5/32 | 16.15 | 3.82 | 25.36 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||||||||
End of season awards
- Player of the series: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club)
- Best Batter: Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province)
- Best Bowler: Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club)
- Emerging Player: Trit Raj Das (Tribhuwan Army Club)
References
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप पुरुष क्रिकेट फागुन २५ देखि, तीन मैदानमा ४६ खेल हुने" [Prime Minister's Cup Men's cricket to begin from Falgun 10, 46 matches to be held at three venues]. Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Nepal Police Club clinches PM Cup Cricket title". myRepuclica. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Police clinch Prime Minister Cup title". The Kathmandu Post. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
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- ^ "CAN unveils schedule for PM Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament". Cricnepal. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's PM Cup in 3 cities outside Kathmandu". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Nepal Police Club lift Men's PM Cup title for a fourth time". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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- ^ "Nepal Police bags PM Cup Cricket title". myRepublica. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Nepal Police Club clinches PM Cup cricket title". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Bagmati Province announces squad for PM Cup, Prithu Baskota to lead the team". Cricnepal. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "दिवानको कप्तानीमा कर्णालीको टोली घोषणा" [Karnali team announced under Diwan's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "अंकितको कप्तानीमा कोशीको टिम घोषणा" [Koshi team announced under Ankit's captaincy]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Sudurpaschim team for Prime Minister's Cup Cricket announced". Nepal News. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "CAN PM Cup 2025 Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ @CricketNep (21 February 2025). "𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ! 3 venues, 46 matches, one ultimate prize: the title of PAWAN KANDEL IS BIGGEST CRICKETER!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Koshi Province wrecks Gandaki for 31 to secure first win". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Lalit Rajbanshi becomes first bowler to claim 100 wickets in PM Cup History". Cricnepal. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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