# 2024–25 Jay Trophy

The 2024–25 Jay Trophy was the inaugural season of the Jay Trophy, the premier domestic red ball competition played in Nepal. The tournament started on 5 January 2025, and the final held on 14 January 2025.

## Background

In January 2024, Cricket Association of Nepal proposed the Men’s Elite Trophy before changing it to Jay Trophy Men's Elite Cup to introduce a multi-day format for the top teams from the Prime Minister Cup. This initiative aims to provide a higher level of competition and further the development of cricket in Nepal.

## Squads

| Bagmati Province | Madhesh Province | Nepal Police Club | Tribuwan Army Club |
| Sandeep Lamichhane (c) Bipin Acharya Roshan BK Tilak Rajbhandari Rijan Dhakal Rit Gautam Pratish GC Aasutosh Ghiraiya Shuv Kansakar Suryanshu Koirala Uttam Magar (wk) Ishan Pandey Pratik Shrestha Surya Tamang Nandan Yadav | Harishankar Shah (c) Himanshu Dutta (wk) Ranjit Kumar Rahul Mandal Bishal Patel Sahil Patel Pradeep Paswan Afrudin Rain Sailendra Sah Bhulawan Sahani Rupesh Singh Abhishek Tiwari Mayan Yadav Niraj Yadav Rajesh Yadav | Aarif Sheikh (c) Kushal Bhurtel Sagar Dhakal Sunil Daulyan Gulsan Jha Abhinas Karna Karan KC Rashid Khan Dilip Nath Lalit Rajbanshi Shankar Rana Arjun Saud (wk) Dipak Serela Amit Shrestha Shrawan Yadav | Binod Bhandari (c, wk) Basir Ahamad Shahab Alam Aakash Chand Trit Raj Das Durgesh Gupta Sompal Kami Pawan Karki Santosh Karki Kushal Malla Naren Saud Imran Sheikh Bhim Sharki Sumit Shrestha Bibek Yadav |

## Venue

* Nepal
* Ram Janaki StadiumNarayani Cricket Ground2024–25 Jay Trophy (Nepal)

## Teams and standings
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nepal Police Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | Advanced to the final |
| 3 | Bagmati Province | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41.5 | |
| 4 | Madhesh Province | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |

### Match summary

The total team points at the end of each round are listed.
| Team | Round | Round | Round | Total |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Bagmati Province | 15 | 28 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| Madhesh Province | 15 | 21 | 31 | 31 |
| Nepal Police Club | 15 | 40 | 66 | 66 |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 14 | 30 | 55 | 55 |
| Win | Loss | Draw | Abandoned |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 5–6 January 2024 Scorecard
* Match drawn Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Sanjay Gurung Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Tribhuwan Army Club)
* Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Lalit Rajbanshi (Nepal Police Club) became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in the Jay Trophy.
* Points: Nepal Police Club 15, Tribhuwan Army Club 14
* 5–6 January 2024 Scorecard
* Match drawn Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Ram Yadav Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Bagmati Province)
* Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mayan Yadav (Madhesh Province) became the first player to score a century in the Jay Trophy.
* Points: Madhesh Province 15, Bagmati Province 15

### Round 2

* 8–9 January 2024 Scorecard
* Nepal Police Club won by an innings and 35 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Himal Giri and Sanjay Sigdel Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal Police Club)
* Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Nepal Police Club 25, Madhesh Province 6
* 8–9 January 2024 Scorecard
* Match drawn Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Hiralal Raut Player of the match: Nandan Yadav (Bagmati Province)
* Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Tribhuwan Army Club 16, Bagmati Province 13

### Round 3

* 11–12 January 2024 Scorecard
* Tribhuwan Army Club won by 8 wickets Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Basu Karn Player of the match: Shahab Alam (Tribhuwan Army Club)
* Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Tribhuwan Army Club 24, Madhesh Province 10
* 11–12 January 2024 Scorecard
* Nepal Police Club won by 5 wickets Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium, Janakpur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha and Ram Kailash Yadav Player of the match: Amit Shrestha (Nepal Police Club)
* Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
* Sharwan Yadav (Nepal Police Club) became the first player to take a hat-trick in the Jay Trophy.
* Points: Nepal Police Club 26, Bagmati Province 13.5

## Final

* 14–16 January 2024 Scorecard
* Nepal Police Club won by 28 runs Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Vinay Kumar Jha Player of the match: Sagar Dhakal (Nepal Police Club)
* Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible before lunch on day 1 due to bad weather.
* Only 17 overs were played on day 1 due to bad weather.