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).

Everest Premier League (EPL) är en årlig Twenty20 cricket-turnering som hålls i Nepal. Turneringen etablerades 2016 och är sanktionerad av Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). EPL är den enda professionella Twenty20-cricketligan i Nepal.

EPL spelas i ett round-robin-format med sex lag. Varje lag spelar varandra två gånger under den reguljära säsongen. De fyra bästa lagen avancerar till slutspelet, som består av två semifinaler och en final.

EPL har varit en stor framgång i Nepal. Turneringen har lockat några av världens bästa cricketspelare, inklusive Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Gayle och Andre Russell. EPL har också hjälpt till att utveckla nepalesisk cricket och har varit instrumental i att få fram en ny generation av nepalesiska cricketspelare.

2023 års upplaga av EPL kommer att hållas från 23 juni till 9 juli. Sex lag kommer att delta i turneringen: Kathmandu Kings XI, Biratnagar Warriors, Lalitpur Patriots, Pokhara Rhinos, Chitwan Tigers och Bhairahawa Gladiators.