# 2023 KP Oli Cup (cricket)

The 2023 KP Oli Cup was the inaugural edition of the KP Oli Cup, the domestic T20 tournament in Nepal. The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal, three departmental teams as well as two organizer teams. It began on 23 November 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023.
Tribhuwan Army Club secured a place in the final after defeating Bagmati Province in the 1st semi-final and Madhesh Province secured their place in final after defeating heavy weight APF Club in the 2nd semi-final.
Madhesh Province became the champion after defeating undefeated tournament favorites Tribhuwam Army Club in the final.

## Squads

The twelve participants were divided into four groups.

## Group Stage
### Group A
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Bagmati Province | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.975 |
| 2 | Karnali Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.948 |
| 3 | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.129 |
Advance to the knockout stage

#### Fixtures

* 23 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Bagmati Province 184/7 (20 overs) | v | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) 75 (14.2 overs) |
| Rit Gautam 74 (53) Biprason KC 3/39 (3 overs) | | Amar Mishra 13 (8) Sandeep Lamichhane 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Bagmati Province won by 109 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Boj Raj Baral and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Rit Gautam (Bagmati Province)
* Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Bagmati Province 189/6 (20 overs) | v | Karnali Province 99 (17.3 overs) |
| Rit Gautam 82 (59) Dinesh Adhikari 3/33 (4 overs) | | Arjun Gharti 24 (23) Sandeep Lamichhane 4/9 (3.3 overs) |
* Bagmati Province won by 90 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: D Agrahari and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Bagmati Province)
* Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) 109/6 (20 overs) | v | Karnali Province 111/6 (18.1 overs) |
| Roshan Gautam 30* (20) Prakash Jaishi 2/24 (4 overs) | | Dipendra Rawat 43* (31) Santosh Yadav 2/8 (4 overs) |
* Karnali Province won by 4 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta Player of the match: Dipendra Rawat (Karnali Province)
* Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Red) won the toss and elected to bat.

### Group B
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | APF Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.989 |
| 2 | Gandaki Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.008 |
| 3 | Lumbini Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.975 |
Advance to the knockout stage

#### Fixtures

* 24 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| APF Club 101 (18.4 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 104/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Pradeep Airee 20 (23) Kamal Pariyar 2/17 (3.4 overs) | | Muskhan Thapa 25 (23) Abinash Bohara 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Gandaki Province won by 4 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Rajendra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Amrit Gurung (Gandaki Province)
* Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| APF Club 151/7 (20 overs) | v | Lumbini Province 67/9 (20 overs) |
| Lokesh Bam 32* (13) Avishek Gautam 2/17 (4 overs) | | Mirnal Gurung 14 (22) Arun Airee 5/7 (4 overs) |
* APF Club won by 84 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Arun Airee (APF Club)
* APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Lumbini Province 103/8 (20 overs) | v | Gandaki Province 98 (18.5 overs) |
| Nar Sarki 23 (17) Amrit Gurung 3/25 (4 overs) | | Sudip Aryal 35 (24) Md Hussain 4/9 (3.5 overs) |
* Lumbini Province won by 5 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: MD Hussain (Lumbini Province)
* Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.

### Group C
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Madhesh Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.472 |
| 2 | Nepal Police Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.084 |
| 3 | Sudurpashchim Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −4.956 |
Advance to the knockout stage

#### Fixtures

* 26 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Nepal Police Club 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 118 (18.2 overs) |
| Kushal Bhurtel 102 (57) Bishal Shusling 2/14 (3 overs) | | Rupesh Singh 40 (25) Sagar Dhakal 2/10 (4 overs) |
* Nepal Police Club won by 57 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal Police Club)
* Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Sudurpashchim Province 58 (15.5 overs) | v | Madhesh Province 62/2 (4.4 overs) |
| Naren Saud 18 (22) Harishankar Shah 4/11 (4 overs) | | Anil Sah 25 (11) Gajendra Bohara 2/17 (2 overs) |
* Madhesh Province won by 8 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
* Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Nepal Police Club 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Sudurpashchim Province 162/6 (18.4 overs) |
| Kushal Bhurtel 67 (51) Bikash Aagri 2/37 (4 overs) | | Kiran Thagunna 51* (34) Rashid Khan 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Sudurpashchim Province won by 4 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpaschim Province)

### Group D
#### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.725 |
| 2 | Koshi Province | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.446 |
| 3 | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −5.706 |
Advance to the knockout stage

#### Fixtures

* 27 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Tribhuwan Army Club 195/6 (20 overs) | v | Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) 85 (15.4 overs) |
| Santosh Karki 41 (35) Mehool Shrestha 2/25 (4 overs) | | Nirbhik Pathak 28 (23) Kushal Malla 3/2 (1.4 overs) |
* Tribhuwan Army Club won by 110 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Rabindra Gupta Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Tribhuwan Army Club)
* Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Tribhuwan Army Club 186/7 (20 overs) | v | Koshi Province 147 (18.2 overs) |
| Bhim Sharki 53 (24) Sarwan Yadav 3/32 (4 overs) | | Sonu Ansari 44 (33) Sompal Kami 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Tribhuwan Army Club won by 39 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Bhim Sharki (Tribuwan Army Club)
* Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Madan Bhandari Sports Academy (Blue) 67 (17.5 overs) | v | Koshi Province 68/1 (7.4 overs) |
| Arjun Raymajhi 24 (25) Sarwan Yadav 3/8 (3.5 overs) | | Sonu Ansari 35* (22) Subham Khanal 1/19 (1.4 overs) |
* Koshi Province won by 9 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: D Agrahari and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Sarwan Yadav (Koshi Province)
* Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Bagmati Province | 127/7 (20) | | | |
| D1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 128/6 (15) | | | |
| D1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 128/6 (15) | SFW1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 124/7 (20) |
| | | | SFW2 | Madhesh Province | 135/8 (20) |
| B1 | APF Club | 186/9 (20) | SFW2 | Madhesh Province | 135/8 (20) |
| C1 | Madhesh Province | 197/6 (20) | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 30 November 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Bagmati Province 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 128/6 (15 overs) |
| Pratik Shrestha 50* (35) Shahab Alam 4/14 (4 overs) | | Bhim Sharki 39 (35) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Tribhuwan Army Club won by 4 wickets Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Bhoj Raj Baral and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Tribhuwan Army Club)
* Bagmati Province won the toss and elected bat.
* 30 November 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Madhesh Province 197/6 (20 overs) | v | APF Club 186/9 (20 overs) |
| Anil Sah 57 (36) Mousom Dhakal 3/47 (4 overs) | | Pradeep Airee 55 (42) Bishal Patel 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Madhesh Province won by 11 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Anil Sah (Madhesh Province)
* Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 1 December 2023 12:30 Scorecard
| Madhesh Province 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Tribhuwan Army Club 124/7 (20 overs) |
| Bishal Patel 49* (32) Shahab Alam 3/5 (3 overs) | | Binod Bhandari 32 (30) Harishankar Shah 4/19 (4 overs) |
* Madhesh Province won by 11 runs Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Harishankar Shah (Madhesh Province)
* Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.