The 2022 Prime Minister Cup was the fifth edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal. The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as three departmental teams. It began on 30 October 2022 and ended on 12 November 2022.[1] Armed Police Force Club won their second title after defeating defending champions Tribhuwan Army Club in the final.[2][3]
| Dates | 30 October 2022 – 13 November 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | One Day |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Champions | Armed Police Force Club (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Tribhuwan Army Club |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC) |
| Most runs | Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC) 356 runs |
| Most wickets | Mousom Dhakal (APF) 15 wickets |
Squads
editThe ten participants were divided into two groups.[4]
Group A
edit| Nepal A.P.F. Club | Tribhuwan Army Club | Gandaki Province | Karnali Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
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Group B
edit| Nepal Police Club | Bagmati Province | Madhesh Province | Lumbini Province | Koshi Province |
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Points table
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Armed Police Force Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +1.258 |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.610 |
| Gandaki Province | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.166 |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.656 |
| Karnali Province | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.587 |
The top two teams qualified for the playoffs.
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Nepal Police Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +3.337 |
| Madhesh Province | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –0.135 |
| Lumbini Province | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.265 |
| Koshi Province | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.151 |
| Bagmati Province | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1.672 |
The top two teams qualified for the playoffs.
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Playoffs
editSemi finals
editMadhesh Province
122 (31 overs) |
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Armed Police Force Club
123/3 (21.3 overs) |
Rupesh Singh 36 (23)
Kamal Airee 4/27 (9 overs) |
Lokesh Bam 35 (35)
Rupesh Singh 2/29 (7 overs) |
- Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal Police Club
304/4 (50 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club
309/8 (49.5 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editTribhuwan Army Club
179 (39 overs) |
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Armed Police Force Club
180/6 (38.3 overs) |
Rohit Paudel 49 (56)
Mousom Dhakal 3/32 (8 overs) |
- Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to delay.
References
edit- ^ Staff, cricnepal (21 October 2022). "CAN unveil the fixture of PM Cup One Day tournament". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ cricketingnepal (30 January 2021). "Army outright champions of Prime Minister Cup". CricketingNepal. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Armed Police Force clinch Prime Minister Cup title". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप : सहभागी टिमका अन्तिम टोली यस्तो". Hamro Khelkud. Retrieved 30 October 2022.