The Sri Lankan left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman is one among the three mandatory foreign players of Patriots for the 2020 edition of the tournament scheduled to kick-start at the TU Grounds from March 14.

The veteran Barbadian’s inclusion will benefit Nepali cricket in numerous ways, says Akhtar, the EPL founder.

Tribhuvan Army Club secure an 85-run win over Nepal Police Club in the final. Sushan Bhari of the champions clinches man-of-the-series award.

The departmental team scored 64-run win to set up a title clash against the winners between Police and Sudurpaschim.

The visitors shine with both bat and ball in the Group ‘D’ dead-rubber at Manmohan Memorial tournament.

Binod Lama picked up seven wickets as Gandaki lost by nine wickets.

The 25-year-old picked up seven wickets as the Army beat MMCC Inaruwa by 10 wickets to secure a berth in semis.

Chitwan Rhinos score a comfortable 32-run win over Biratnagar Titans in the Pokhara Premier League final.

Biratnagar Titans, who played brilliant cricket in the last two matches, take on the unbeaten Chitwan Rhinos in the Pokhara Premier League final on Saturday.

All foreigners, except for Indians, require a permit from the Labour Department, but none of them applied for one.

Biratnagar Titans register 21-run win over Butwal Blasters to set up summit clash against Chitwan Rhinos on Saturday.

The two teams will meet again in the playoffs on Thursday.

A century stand between Babar Hayat and Rohan Mustafa gave Rhinos 60-run victory over Kathmandu Golden Warriors.

This is the team’s fourth successive defeat in the tournament.

The Chitwan outfit remains unbeaten in the tournament with four wins in as many matches.

Apart from the Malaysian team, three departmental teams from Nepal—Tribhuvan Army Club, Nepal Armed Police Force Club and Nepal Police Club—seven provincial teams and host team of Inaruwa will participate in the tournament.

Rhinos were clinical in their win over Butwal Blasters by 119 runs in the only Pokhara Premier League match played on Thursday.

A resounding batting display helped the Kathmandu outfit thrash Expert Dhangadi by 106 runs in the match reduced to 17 overs per innings.

Babar Hayat shines, scoring a swashbuckling unbeaten 66 to help Chitwan beat Pokhara by six wickets with 31 balls to spare.

In the super over, the Blasters scored 12 runs before restricting Kathmandu Golden for just two runs.