Everest Premier League - Schedule, streaming details, squads and all you need to know

The fourth edition of the Everest Premier League (EPL) is set to get underway today, September 25, and will run till October 9. Several international stars, including the likes of Shahid Afridi, Tamim Iqbal, Dinesh Chandimal will be part of the tournament. Six teams - Kathmandu Kings XI, Lalitpur Patriots, Biratnagar Warriors, Chitwan Tigers, Pokhara Rhinos and Bhairahawa Gladiators, will compete for the title. 

Advertisment

Each team will feature in five games in the league stage. The tournament will be played in a round-robin format and will follow the IPL playoff template to determine the finalists. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2016 where now defunct Panchakanya Tej won the title, followed by Biratnagar Warriors in 2017. Lalitpur Patriots are the defending champions having won the tournament in 2018. COVID-19 forced the tournament to be postponed in 2019 and 2020.

Here’s all you need to know about the tournament.

Everest Premier League 2021 Schedule (All timings in IST)

Advertisment

September 25, Saturday

Kathmandu Kings XI vs Lalitpur Patriots, 12:00 PM

September 26, Sunday

Advertisment

Biratnagar Warriors vs Chitwan Tigers, 9:15 AM

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Pokhara Rhinos, 1:15 PM

September 27, Monday

Biratnagar Warriors vs Kathmandu Kings XI, 9:15 AM

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Chitwan Tigers, 1:15 PM

September 28, Tuesday

Kathmandu Kings XI vs Pokhara Rhinos, 12:00 PM

September 29, Wednesday

Lalitpur Patriots vs Pokhara Rhinos, 9:15 AM

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Biratnagar Warriors, 1:15 PM

September 30, Thursday

Chitwan Tigers vs Kathmandu Kings XI, 1:15 PM

October 1, Friday

Biratnagar Warriors vs Lalitpur Patriots, 9:15 AM

Chitwan Tigers vs Pokhara Rhinos, 1:15 PM

October 2, Saturday

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Kathmandu Kings XI, 9:15 AM

Biratnagar Warriors vs Pokhara Rhinos, 1:15 PM

October 3, Sunday

Chitwan Tigers vs Lalitpur Patriots, 12:00 PM

October 4, Monday

Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Lalitpur Patriots, 12:00 PM

October 5, Tuesday

Qualifier 1, 12:00 PM

October 6, Wednesday

Eliminator, 12:00 PM

October 7, Thursday

Qualifier 2, 12:00 PM

October 9, Saturday

Everest Premier League 2021 Final, 12:00 PM

Where to watch Everest Premier League 2021 ?

Fans can enjoy the live streaming on the Fancode app.

Everest Premier League 2021 squads

Bhairahawa Gladiators:Aarif Sheikh, Pradeep Airee, Rohit Paudel, Sharad Vesawkar (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Harishankar Shah, Krishna Karki, Kushal Malla, Sharvin Muniandy, Himanshu Dutta (wicket-keeper), Upul Tharanga (WK), Abinash Bohara, Bhuvan Karki, Bikash Aagri, Dhammika Prasad, Dipesh Shrestha, Durgesh Gupta, Mousom Dhakal, Tul Bahadur Thapa

Chitwan Tigers:Aadil Khan, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Hasim Ansari,Ishan Pandey, Khadak Bohara, Virandeep Singh, Danish Aziz, Karim Janat, Rajesh Pulami, Sandeep Sunar, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilip Nath, Mohammad Shahzad (wicket-keeper), Gautam KC, Kamal Singh, Krijan Gurung, Lalit Bhandari, Sagar Dhakal, Shahab Alam, Sompal Kami (captain)

Kathmandu Kings XI:Amit Shrestha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Ryan Burl, Siddhant Lohani, Amar Routela, Janak Prakash, Shahid Afridi, Sher Malla, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Raju Rijal, Subash Khakurel, Akash Chand, Amrit Bhattarai, Dipendra Rawat, Jitendra Mukhiya, Samshad Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane (captain)

Biratnagar Warriors: Chandrapaul Hemraj, Hari Chauhan, Sandeep Rajali, Saurav Khanal, Sumit Maharjan, Dilshan Munaweera, Karan KC, Paras Khadka (captain), Rayyan Pathan, Sikandar Raza, Aasif Sheik, Anil Sah (wicket-keeper), Anil Kharel, Anuj Chunara, Bikram Bhusal, Pratish GC, Ramnaresh Giri, Santosh Yadav, Sonu Devkota

Pokhara Rhinos: Arjun Kumal, Lokesh Bam, Richard Levi, Rit Gautam, Sunil Dhamala, Asela Gunaratne, Bibek Yadav, Nandan Yadav, Prithu Baskota, Rabindra Shahi, Sahan Arachchige, Binod Bhandari (captain & wicket-keeper), Bipin Rawal, Bikram Sob, Bipin Khatri, Dev Shah, Kesrick Williams, Kishore Mahato, Sushan Bhari, 

Lalitpur Patriots: Alex Blake, Bibhatsu Thapa, Gyanendra Malla (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Oshada Fernando, Ranjung Dorji, Shankar Rana, Sonu Tamang, Sundeep Jora, Ariyo Poudel, Narayan Joshi, Pawan Sarraf, Rashid Khan, Yogendra Singh Karki, Sandun Weerakkody (wicket-keeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Kamal Khatri, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nagraj Singh, Rijan Dhakal, Surya Tamang