About Us

Birgunj Premier League (BPL) is a franchise based T20 cricket tournament held annually in Birgunj ,Janakpur , Kailali, Nepal. The tournament is sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the worldwide governing body of cricket. Cricketers from the Nepalese national team, various international teams as well as young & experienced Nepalese cricketers take part in the event. The tournament has been playing an integral role in development of cricket in Province 7, has been a trendsetter in commercializing, professionalizing & decentralizing cricket in Nepal and has been a source of major economic activity for the city of Birgunj. Similarly, the tournament is being used to generate funds for the construction of proposed Fapla International Cricket Ground, a state of art modern cricket stadium at Birgunj, Dhangadhi. BPL History The organizing team of BPL first ventured in to cricket in 2010 by organizing SPA Cup, an inter college cricket tournament. The 2nd edition of SPA Cup was held in 2011 in which colleges from all over Nepal took part in the tourney. By 2013, SPA Cup had become cricket tournament offering the biggest cash prize in Nepal. Numerous national players represented various colleges. The tournament had become a melting pot of national players and college students. Meantime, the same team via Birgunj Cricket Academy (DCA) organized Dhangadhi Cricket League (DCL), an inter club cricket tournament in 2013 & 2015. In 2016, the team organized the 3rd edition of DCL which was a landmark tourney in Nepali cricket as it was the first franchise & auction-based cricket tournament to be held in Nepal! In 2017 we merged the two tournaments: Dhangadhi Cricket League & SSP Cup to form a grand tournament – Dhangadhi Premier League, an auction & city franchise based T20 cricket tournament. The second edition of DPL held in 2018, saw the entry of foreign players.