The match schedule for the upcoming TVS Everest Premier League 2017 is announced with Kathmandu Kings XI and Lalitpur Patriots slated to play the opening game of the T20 tournament.
The 2017 EPL will be played between Dec 18th – 30th, 2017 at Tribhuvan University ground and will have 6 teams fighting for the title namely, Kathmandu Kings XI, Lalitpur Patriots, Chitwan Tigers, Pokhara Rhinos, Biratnagar Warriors & Bhairahawa Gladiators.
2017 TVS Everest Premier League Schedule:
18th Dec: Kathmandu Kings XI vs Lalitpur Patriots
19th Dec: Chitwan Tigers vs Pokhara Rhinos; Biratnagar Warriors vs Lalitpur Patriotsl
20th Dec: Biratnagar Warriors vs Pokhara Rhinos; Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Kathmandu Kings XI
21st Dec: Lalitpur Patriots vs Bhairahawa Gladiators; Chitwan Tigers vs Kathmandu Kings XI
22nd Dec: Pokhara Rhinos vs Kathmandu Kings XI; Chitwan Tigers vs Biratnagar Warriors
23rd Dec: Biratnagar Warriors vs Bhairahawa Gladiators; Lalitpur Patriots vs Chitwan Tigers
25th Dec: Kathmandu Kings XI vs Biratnagar Warriors; Pokhara Rhinos vs Bhairahawa Gladiators
26th Dec: Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Chitwan Tigers; Lalitpur Patriots vs Pokhara Rhinos
27th Dec: Qualifier1 (1st vs 2nd); Eliminator (3rd vs 4th)
28th Dec: Qualifier2 (Loser of Qualifier1 vs Winner of Eliminator)
30th Dec: FINAL (Qualifier1 winner vs Qualifier2 winner)
The opening game, Qualifier2 and the Final match will be starting at 11am local time. The morning game on double-header days will start at 9am local time and the 2nd game will start at 12:45pm local time.
A TV deal with AP1 HD and the organisers was recently approved for the next 3 years for the tournament, with 12 HD cameras and for the first time, third umpire system being used for a domestically managed private T20 league in Nepal.
