Everest Premier League (EPL) (Nepali: एभरेष्ट प्रिमियर लिग) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by EPL Pvt. Ltd., a private group in Nepal. It is the biggest cricket tournament in the country, played during the northern winter calendar, mostly in the month of December. It is played in round-robin format in which top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The tournament is renowned for having high attendance among the domestic cricket of the ICC associate nations. The first edition of the tournament was held in September 2016 with six franchises consisting of domestic and international players. Chitwan Tigers are the defending champions after winning the 2021 season.

History

Everest Premier League was unveiled on 24 February 2014 in a press conference held at Hotel Radisson. Zohra Sports Management and Cricket Association of Nepal had an exclusive agreement to introduce NPL for an initial three years.

On 13 May 2014 a handful of CAN members issued a press release claiming CAN had pulled out as the organizers of the tournament. In 2016, EPL was announced from September 24 to October 3 in TU Cricket Ground. While a majority of CAN members resigned from NPL Governing Council, the then President, Tanka Angbuhang still continued to promote the event stating that the decision made was unofficial and without his knowledge. The sponsor for 2014 was C.G. Foods (Wai Wai).

La Everest Premier League (EPL) est une ligue de cricket Twenty20 au Népal. Le tournoi a été lancé en 2016 et se tient chaque année en septembre et octobre. L'EPL est le tournoi de cricket le plus populaire au Népal et attire des joueurs de classe mondiale du monde entier.

Six équipes participent à l'EPL :

* Les Pokhara Rhinos
* Les Kathmandu Kings XI
* Les Chitwan Tigers
* Les Bhairahawa Gladiators
* Les Biratnagar Warriors
* Les Lalitpur Patriots

Les équipes jouent les unes contre les autres dans un format round-robin, les quatre meilleures équipes se qualifiant pour les play-offs. La finale de l'EPL se dispute au Stade international de cricket de Kirtipur, à Katmandou.

L'EPL est un tournoi passionnant et compétitif qui met en valeur les meilleurs talents du cricket népalais. Le tournoi a également contribué à populariser le cricket au Népal et à inspirer une nouvelle génération de joueurs.