Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal walks off the field with teammates after the first innings during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 match between Bangladesh and Nepal at Arnos Vale Ground on June 16, 2024 in St Vincent, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

The latest Nepal Premier League auction will be held on August 9 – here’s all you need to know about the NPL 2025 mini-auction, including the format, player list, teams, date, time and streaming details.

NPL 2025 auction: Rules and format

150 players have been shortlisted out of 458 registered players for the 2025 NPL auction

The shortlisted cricketers are grouped into three categories – Eight players in Category A, 35 players in Category B and 108 players in Category C. They are segregated again based on their role – batters, bowlers, all-rounders and wicket-keepers.

Category A players will carry the highest valuation, with base prices ranging between NPR 10-15 lakh. Those in Category B will have mid-range valuations from NPR 5-10 lakh, while emerging talents in Category C will start at the most accessible bracket of NPR 2-5 lakh.

Nepal Premier League 2025 auction: Full list of shortlisted players

Serial No. First Name Middle Name Last Name Province Player Type Category
1 Arjun Saud Sudurpaschim Batter Category A
2 Dilip Nath Sudurpaschim Batter Category A
3 Dev Khanal Lumbini Batter Category A
4 Pawan Sarraf Madhesh Allrounder Category A
5 Sharad Veswakar Bagmati Allrounder Category A
6 Mohamad Aadil Alam Madhesh Allrounder Category A
7 Surya Tamang Bagmati Bowler Category A
8 Sunam Gautam Bagmati Allrounder Category A
9 Aakash Tripathi Lumbini Batter Category B
10 Aashutosh Ghiraiya Bagmati Batter Category B
11 Anil Kharel Lumbini Bowler Category B
12 Arjun Kumal Gandaki Batter Category B
13 Basant Khatri Madhesh Allrounder Category B
14 Bhuwan Karki Sudurpaschim Bowler Category B
15 Bipin Rawal Karnali Batter Category B
16 Darsh Sonar Lumbini Allrounder Category B
17 Dipak Bohara Sudurpaschim Batter Category B
18 Dipesh Shrestha Bagmati Bowler Category B
19 Durgesh Gupta Lumbini Bowler Category B
20 Hari Shankar Sah Madhesh Allrounder Category B
21 Hemant Dhami Sudurpaschim Bowler Category B
22 Khadak Bahadur Bohara Sudurpaschim Batter Category B
23 Krishna Karki Madhesh Allrounder Category B
24 Mausam Dhakal Lumbini Bowler Category B
25 Mayan Yadav Madhesh Batter Category B
26 Milan Bohara Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category B
27 Narayan Joshi Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category B
28 Pradeep Airee Sudurpaschim Batter Category B
29 Prajwal Thapa Bagmati Batter Category B
30 Raj Jung Shah Sudurpaschim Batter Category B
31 Ravi Kumar Sah Madhesh Batter Category B
32 Rit Gautam Bagmati Batter Category B
33 Sahil Patel Madhesh Batter Category B
34 Santosh Karki Madhesh Batter Category B
35 Santosh Yadav Lumbini Allrounder Category B
36 Shankar Rana Lumbini Batter Category B
37 Shree Malla Sudurpaschim Bowler Category B
38 Sumit Maharjan Bagmati Batter Category B
39 Yuvraj Khatri Sudurpaschim Bowler Category B
40 Bishal Bikram Kc Lumbini Allrounder Category B
41 Nikhil Kumar Singh Madhesh Allrounder Category B
42 Abhay Yadav Madhesh Bowler Category C
43 Abhishek Tiwari Madhesh Allrounder Category C
44 Abhishek Pal Sudurpaschim Batter Category C
45 Ajay Chauhan Lumbini Bowler Category C
46 Arniko Yadav Madhesh Allrounder Category C
47 Bhoj Raj Bhatta Sudurpaschim Bowler Category C
48 Bhupal Luitel Koshi Bowler Category C
49 Yuvanand Mandal Bagmati Bowler Category C
50 Deepak Prasad Dumre Gandaki Batter Category C
51 Dil Bohara Sudurpaschim Batter Category C
52 Bishal Bikram Kc Lumbini Allrounder Category C
53 Nikhil Kumar Singh Madhesh Allrounder Category C
54 Abhay Yadav Madhesh Bowler
55 Diwan Pun Karnali Bowler Category C
56 Krijan Gurung Bagmati Bowler Category C
57 Love Kumar Kamat Koshi Allrounder Category C
58 Nabin Tamang Bagmati Batter Category C
59 Navin Yadav Madhesh Allrounder Category C
60 Nirajan Gurung Lumbini Bowler Category C
61 Nischal Kshetri Sudurpaschim Batter Category C
62 Omkar Yadav Lumbini Bowler Category C
63 Parimarjan Yadav Madhesh Batter Category C
64 Pradeep Paswan Madhesh Batter Category C
65 Prakash Bista Bagmati Batter Category C
66 Prashiddha Jaishi Bagmati Batter Category C
67 Prem Kamat Koshi Bowler Category C
68 Puran Bk Lumbini Batter Category C
69 Rabin Joshi Bagmati Batter Category C
70 Raju Prasad Shah Karnali Allrounder Category C
71 Rajendra Bham Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category C
72 Rajesh Yadav Madhesh Allrounder Category C
73 Raju Rijal Sudurpaschim Batter Category C
74 Ramesh Kurmi Lumbini Bowler Category C
75 Ranjeet Kumar Madhesh Madhesh Bowler Category C
76 Raunak Srivastav Lumbini Batter Category C
77 Rohit Chand Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category C
78 Rose Shrestha Bagmati Batter Category C
79 Roshan Bishwakarma Bagmati Batter Category C
80 Sachin Sharma Bagmati Allrounder Category C
81 Sachin Lekhak Bagmati Allrounder Category C
82 Sachin Bhatta Sudurpaschim Bowler Category C
83 Sameer Bist Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category C
84 Sameer Kandel Gandaki Batter Category C
85 Samrat Bhusal Bagmati Batter Category C
86 Sandeep Bahadur Rajali Lumbini Batter Category C
87 Sandeep Khatri Chetttri Gandaki Batter Category C
88 Shivam Tiwari Bagmati Allrounder Category C
89 Sijan Bajgain Koshi Batter Category C
90 Sirwan Kisku Koshi Bowler Category C
91 Sirwan Yadav Koshi Allrounder Category C
92 Sohail Kunwar Gandaki Batter Category C
93 Sopan Devkota Bagmati Allrounder Category C
94 Subham Khanal Lumbini Bowler Category C
95 Subig Aryal Gandaki Allrounder Category C
96 Sujan Thapaliya Koshi Batter Category C
97 Sunil Gautam Bagmati Batter Category C
98 Suryanshu Koirala Koshi Batter Category C
99 Symon Roy Madhesh Bowler Category C
100 Tek Bahadur Rawat Sudurpaschim Batter Category C
101 Uttam Rangu Thapa Magar Lumbini Batter Category C
102 Viki Khan Bagmati Batter Category C
103 Aaditya Mahata Sudurpaschim Allrounder Category C
104 Aadil Khan Madhesh Batter Category C
105 Aarif Khan Lumbini Batter Category C
106 Aashutosh Pandey Lumbini Bowler Category C
107 Afrudin Rain Madhesh Bowler Category C
108 Ajay Goyal Bagmati Batter Category C
109 Amit Shrestha Madhesh Batter Category C
110 Anish Subedi Koshi Batter Category C
111 Anuj Kumar Chanara Karnali Bowler Category C
112 Arpan Poudel Gandaki Bowler Category C
113 Avinash Karn Madhesh Batter
114 Ayub Chand Sudurpashchim Allrounder Category C
115 Basant Singh Karki Sudurpashchim Batter Category C
116 Bhulan Sahani Madhesh Bowler Category C
117 Bibek Kumar Rana Magar Bagmati Batter Category C
118 Bipin Neupane Bagmati Bowler Category C
119 Bipin Acharya Bagmati Allrounder Category C
120 Bipin Kumar Mahato Koshi Bowler Category C
121 Biprasan Kc Lumbini Batter Category C
122 Bishal Patel Madhesh Allrounder Category C
123 Bishal Susling Madhesh Allrounder Category C
124 Brijesh Pandey Bagmati Allrounder Category C
125 Chandra Kant Poudel Gandaki Bowler Category C
126 Cibrin Shrestha Gandaki Allrounder Category C
127 Darshit Bista Bagmati Bowler Category C
128 Dipesh Das Madhesh Batter Category C
129 Firdosh Ansari Koshi Allrounder Category C
130 Gajendra Bohara Sudurpashchim Batter Category C
131 Himanshu Dutta Madhesh Batter Category C
132 Imran Shekh Madhesh Batter Category C
133 Ishwar Chhetri Gandaki Batter Category C
134 Kamal Gupta Madhesh Allrounder Category C
135 Kamal Pariyar Gandaki Allrounder Category C
136 Krishna Paudel Gandaki Bowler Category C
137 Mohammad Husen Gaddi Lumbini Bowler Category C
138 Mirnal Gurung Lumbini Batter Category C
139 Prakash Pandey Sudurpashchim Batter Category C
140 Sunil Duallyal Koshi Bowler Category C
141 Joy Thapa Bagmati Batter Category C
142 Karan Kewat Lumbini Bowler Category C
143 Dipendra Thapa Sudurpashchim Allrounder Category C
144 Bikram Khadka Lumbini Allrounder Category C
145 Niraj Kumar Yadav Madhesh Batter Category C
146 Bishesh Budhathoki Bagmati Batter Category C
147 Tul Bahadur Thapa Lumbini Batter Category C
148 Shakib Haque Koshi Batter Category C
149 Amrit Gurung Gandaki Allrounder Category C
150 Ashok Dhami Sudurpashchim Bowler

NPL 2025 auction: Full list of teams

Teams were allowed to retain a maximum of seven players from the previous edition. Out of the 88 players selected in the first season, 51 – including marquee names – have been retained across the eight franchises.

Three teams – Karnali Yaks, defending champions Janakpur Bolts, and Pokhara Avengers – opted for full retention, keeping all seven players. The remaining five teams – Kathmandu Gorkhas, Biratnagar Kings, Chitwan Rhinos, Sudurpaschim Royals, and Lumbini Lions – each retained six players.

With these retentions, a total of 37 slots remain open and will be filled during the upcoming auction. Each team will have a squad of 16 players, with a maximum of four overseas.

Full list of retained players ahead of NPL 2025 auction

Janakpur Bolts

Aasif Sheikh (Marquee), Anil Kumar Sah, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Rupesh Singh, Kishore Mahato, Shubh Kansakar, and Tul Bahadur Thapa

Kathmandu Gorkhas

Karan KC (Marquee), Rashid Khan, Dipesh Kandel, Bhim Sharki, Pratik Shrestha, and Shahab Alam

Karnali Yaks

Sompal Kami (Marquee), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Arjun Gharti, Dipendra Rawat, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, and Bipin Prasad Sharma

Chitwan Rhinos

Kushal Malla (Marquee), Rijan Dhakal, Deepak Bohora, Amar Singh Rautela, Gautam KC, and Kamal Singh Airee

Sudurpaschim Royals

Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee), Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Ishan Pandey, and Naren Saud

Lumbini Lions

Rohit Paudel (Marquee), Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhisesh Gautam, and Tilak Bhandari

Biratnagar Kings

Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee), Pratish GC, Lokesh Bam, Bashir Ahmad, Naren Bhatta, and Subash Bhandari

Pokhara Avengers

Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee), Aakash Chand, Trit Raj Das, Bipin Khatri, Kiran Thagunna, Dinesh Kharel, and Sagar Dhakal

When and where will NPL 2025 auction take place?

The NPL 2025 player auction is scheduled for Saturday, August 9, beginning at 3:00 PM local time. The event will likely be held at Kathmandu's Soaltee Hotel, which hosted the previous edition's auction. While not officially confirmed, organisers are expected to maintain the same venue this year.

Nepal Premier League 2025 auction, where to watch live: Streaming details

Fans can watch the NPL 2025 auction on the Nepal Premier League YouTube channel, OfficialNPLT20.

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