2026 Prime Minister Cup
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Dates21 March – 18 April 2026
AdministratorCricket Association of Nepal
Cricket formatOne Day
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
 Prime Minister Cup 2026 | |
| Dates | 21 March – 18 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | One Day |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Host(s) | Bagmati Province Madhesh Province |
| Champions | Tribhuwan Army Club (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Santosh Yadav (Lumbini Province) |
| Most runs | Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province) (504) |
| Most wickets | Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province) (27) |
The 2026 Prime Minister Cup (also known as the Xtreme Energy Drink PM Cup Men's Tournament 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Prime Minister One Day Cup, the premier one-day cricket tournament in Nepal.[1][2][3] The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal and three departmental teams.[4][5][6]
Nepal Police Club were the defending champion.[7][8][9][10] and were eliminated in the league stage. Tribhuwan Army Club won their third Prime Minister Cup title, defeating Sudurpashchim Province by five wickets in the final of 2026 season.[11][12][13]
The 8th edition of the tournament took place from 21 March to 18 April 2026, organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the National Sports Council. It followed a round-robin format with 10 teams (seven provincial and three departmental), and a total of 46 matches were played across four venues in Madhesh Province and Bagmati Province.
Venues
All matches initially scheduled at TU International Cricket Stadium were relocated to Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground for the preparations of upcoming 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (May), part of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2.[14][15]
| Nepal | |||
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| Kageshwari-Manohara | Kageshwari-Manohara | Birgunj | Janakpur |
| Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground | Mulpani International Cricket Ground | Narayani Cricket Ground | Shree Ram Janaki International Stadium |
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 19 | Matches: 17 |
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Squads
Cricket Association of Nepal announced the squads of all teams on 20 and 21 March 2026.[16][17][18]
| Bagmati Province[19] | Gandaki Province | Lumbini Province[20] | Karnali Province | Koshi Province[21] |
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| Madhesh Province[22] | Nepal APF Club | Nepal Police Club | Sudurpashchim Province[23] | Tribhuwan Army Club |
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Team and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tribhuwan Army Club | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2.472 | Advanced to the final and qualified for the 2026–27 Jay Trophy |
| 2 | Sudurpashchim Province | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.602 | |
| 3 | Nepal APF Club | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.422 | Qualified for the 2026–27 Jay Trophy |
| 4 | Madhesh Province | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.405 | |
| 5 | Nepal Police Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.258 | |
| 6 | Lumbini Province | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.207 | |
| 7 | Gandaki Province | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −0.107 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bagmati Province | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0.339 | |
| 9 | Karnali Province | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | −1.979 | |
| 10 | Koshi Province | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | −2.119 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Cricclubs Nepal
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final | |
| Bagmati Province | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — |
| Gandaki Province | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — |
| Karnali Province | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Koshi Province | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lumbini Province | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — |
| Madhesh Province | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Nepal APF Club | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Nepal Police Club | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | L |
| Tribhuwan Army Club | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | W |
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.
League stage
CAN released the fixtures' details on 9 March 2026.[24]
Karnali Province 20/0 (7 overs) |
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Rabindra Shahi 9* (29) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.[26]
Tribhuwan Army Club 242/8 (47 overs) |
v |
Nepal Police Club 221 (45.3 overs) |
Basir Ahamad 100 (86) Sarwan Yadav 3/24 (6 overs) |
Rashid Khan 60 (82) Naren Saud 3/57 (10 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
- Basir Ahamad (Tribuwan Army Club) scored his maiden century in Prime Minister Cup.[27][28]
Nepal APF Club 271/8 (50 overs) |
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Bagmati Province 200 (45.1 overs) |
Bibek Magar 34 (64) Rohit Paudel 3/22 (10 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province 249 (49.3 overs) |
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Koshi Province 101 (31.4 overs) |
Dev Khanal 92 (100) Sujan Thapaliya 4/35 (10 overs) |
Ankit Subedi 30 (46) Santosh Yadav 4/11 (7 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.
Karnali Province 119 (32 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province 122/6 (29.2 overs) |
Bipin Rawal 33 (61) Hemant Dhami 6/16 (7 overs) |
Kiran Thagunna 26 (46) Diwan Pun 2/27 (9 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Prime Minister Cup.[29]
Bagmati Province 294/8 (50 overs) |
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Gandaki Province 124 (31.5 overs) |
Ishan Pandey 71 (61) Kamal Pariyar 2/56 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal Police Club 355/9 (50 overs) |
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Nepal APF Club 170 (44 overs) |
Shankar Rana 61 (54) Amar Routela 2/43 (5 overs) |
- Nepal APF Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Nepal Police Club 355/9 (50) was the highest total breaking the previous record of Nepal APF Club 339/6 (50) against Province 2 in the Prime Minister Cup.[30][31]
Karnali Province 151 (39.1 overs) |
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Koshi Province 135 (44.4 overs) |
Bipin Shahi 63 (98) Prem Kamat 4/31 (10 overs) |
Dipesh Kandel 26 (66) Dinesh Adhikari 5/27 (8.4 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dinesh Adhikari (Karnali Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[32]
Sudurpashchim Province 160 (43.2 overs) |
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Madhesh Province 164/5 (33.4 overs) |
Abhishek Pal 33 (45) Arniko Yadav 3/25 (7.2 overs) |
Arniko Yadav 46* (78) Ashok Dhami 3/26 (7 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
Gandaki Province 209 (49.4 overs) |
v |
Tribhuwan Army Club 210/3 (34 overs) |
Binod Bhandari 58 (57) Subash Bhandari 2/26 (7 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bhim Sharki (Tribuwan Army Club) scored his 1,000th run in the Prime Minister Cup.
Bagmati Province 265 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Nepal Police Club 271/3 (44 overs) |
Pawan Thapa 79 (101) Dinesh Kharel 3/14 (5 overs) |
Shankar Rana 116 (128) Rijan Dhakal 1/36 (10 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shankar Rana (Nepal Police Club) scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup.[33]
Madhesh Province 124 (38.1 overs) |
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Lumbini Province 99 (26 overs) |
Mayan Yadav 31 (71) Sandesh Thapa 3/13 (5.1 overs) |
Sumit Shrestha 30 (34) Bishal Patel 5/24 (9 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bishal Patel (Madhesh Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[34]
Koshi Province 130 (43.4 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province 131/3 (10.5 overs) |
Shiwash Bajgain 25 (50) Hemant Dhami 4/26 (9 overs) |
Khadak Bohora 66 (45) Bipin Mahato 2/35 (6 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
Nepal APF Club 85/3 (9.5 overs) |
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- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.[35]
Gandaki Province 103/2 (18 overs) |
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- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.[36]
Gandaki Province 150/7 (21 overs) |
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Nepal APF Club 107 (18.3 overs) |
Gaurav BK 37 (36) Abinash Bohara 3/35 (5 overs) |
Sumit Maharjan 22 (24) Cibrin Shrestha 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 21 overs per side due to rain.[37]
Bagmati Province 208/7 (28 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club 210/7 (27.5 overs) |
Ashutosh Ghiraiya 38 (36) Naren Saud 4/26 (6 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain.[38]
Karnali Province 129 (31.2 overs) |
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Madhesh Province 131/5 (24.5 overs) |
Rabindra Shahi 40 (51) Aashik Baitha 4/34 (10 overs) |
Niraj Yadav 38 (59) Dipendra Rawat 3/40 (8 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpashchim Province 168 (45.4 overs) |
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Lumbini Province 156 (40.2 overs) |
Dipak Bohara 30 (55) Ajay Chauhan 4/25 (9.4 overs) |
Santosh Yadav 67 (84) Khadak Bohara 3/13 (5.2 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to field.
Koshi Province 162 (42.5 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club 165/4 (33.5 overs) |
Sujan Thapaliya 48 (42) Dinesh Kharel 5/21 (7.5 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Dinesh Kharel (Nepal Police Club) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[39]
Bagmati Province 180 (38.4 overs) |
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Karnali Province 120 (25.1 overs) |
Bibek Magar 56 (80) Diwan Pun 3/28 (8 overs) |
Nischal Rawal 31 (42) Sandeep Lamichhane 7/40 (9.1 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Sandeep Lamichhane (Bagmati Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[40]
Nepal APF Club 124 (39.4 overs) |
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Lumbini Province 124 (34 overs) |
Avishek Gautam 28 (58) Ajay Chauhan 4/14 (9 overs) |
- Nepal APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Lumbini Province 14/1, Nepal APF Club 6/1 [41]
Madhesh Province 184 (48.3 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club 185/4 (29.2 overs) |
Bishal Shusling 51 (73) Basir Ahamad 3/31 (8.3 overs) |
Trit Raj Das 69 (72) Mohammad Aadil Alam 2/25 (3 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to field.
Gandaki Province 190 (49 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province 191/8 (39.2 overs) |
Abhishek Pal 66 (93) Bipin Khatri 5/36 (10 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province 107 (36 overs) |
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Nepal APF Club 108/0 (12 overs) |
Arjun Gharti 38 (73) Kamal Singh Airee 4/26 (9 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 65* (38) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province 227/7 (50 overs) |
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Koshi Province 188/9 (50 overs) |
Arjun Kumal 102 (141) Dipesh Kandel 4/18 (10 overs) |
Dipesh Kandel 52* (73) Cibrin Shrestha 2/35 (7 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arjun Kumal (Gandaki Province) became fastest to 1,000th run in the Prime Minister Cup in terms of innings (25).[42][43]
Sudurpashchim Province 209 (42.1 overs) |
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Bagmati Province 46 (11.2 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 75 (68) Pratis GC 4/26 (9.1 overs) |
Shubh Kansakar 32 (25) Hemant Dhami 7/14 (6 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Hemant Dhami (Sudurpashchim Province) took his maiden hat-trick and his second five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[44][45]
- Hemant Dhami's 7/14 was the best bowling figures in an innings for Prime Minister Cup, breaking the previous record of Dipendra Singh Airee's 7/20 against Sudurpashchim Province.[46]
Lumbini Province 256 (49.5 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club 206 (42.5 overs) |
Ranjeet Khadka 128 (128) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/47 (10 overs) |
Dinesh Kharel 94 (104) Ajay Chauhan 4/37 (9.5 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
- Ranjeet Khadka scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup, the first ever for Lumbini Province.[47][48]
Nepal APF Club 259/9 (50 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province 214 (46.3 overs) |
Ashok Dhami 50 (43) Yuvraj Khatri 5/34 (10 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuvraj Khatri (Nepal APF Club) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.[49]
Tribhuwan Army Club 268 (48 overs) |
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Karnali Province 130 (42.1 overs) |
Arjun Saud 121 (120) Dinesh Adhikari 4/23 (8.1 overs) |
Bipin Shahi 40 (70) Basir Ahamad 3/15 (7.1 overs) |
- Tribhuwan Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arjun Saud (Tribhuwan Army Club) scored his maiden century in the Prime Minister Cup.[50]
- Sunil Dhamala (Karnali Province) reached 1,000 runs in the Prime Minister Cup, the first ever for Karnali Province.[51]
Koshi Province 99 (28.2 overs) |
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Bagmati Province 100/3 (9 overs) |
Sujan Thapaliya 21 (42) Sandeep Lamichhane 5/33 (7.2 overs) |
Bibek Magar 61* (28) Bipin Mahato 2/28 (3 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province 172 (34.5 overs) |
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Gandaki Province 80/5 (22 overs) |
Mayan Yadav 43 (32) Aprajit Poudel 3/26 (7 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.
- Gandaki Province were set a revised target of 154 runs from 35 overs due to rain and wet outfield.
- Gandaki Province were 18 runs behind in DLS par score when rain interupted the game.
Sudurpashchim Province 150 (38.1 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club 155/3 (20.2 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 63 (60) Basir Ahamad 5/35 (9.1 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal Police Club 261/8 (50 overs) |
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Karnali Province 213 (45.2 overs) |
Dinesh Kharel 82 (100) Prakash Jaishi 3/57 (10 overs) |
Arjun Gharti 46 (56) Lalit Rajbanshi 5/36 (9.2 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Nepal APF Club 225 (47.5 overs) |
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Koshi Province 220 (49.5 overs) |
Sundeep Jora 72 (94) Sujan Thapaliya 3/38 (10 overs) |
Ankit Subedi 72 (67) Avishek Gautam 4/41 (10 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.
Bagmati Province 208 (48.4 overs) |
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Madhesh Province 173 (34.3 overs) |
Uttam Magar 44 (75) Pawan Sarraf 3/31 (10 overs) |
Mayan Yadav 40 (50) Pratis GC 5/55 (9.3 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Pratish GC (Bagmati Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.
Sudurpashchim Province 191 (40.4 overs) |
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Nepal Police Club 135 (35.1 overs) |
Narayan Joshi 82 (80) Dinesh Kharel 4/17 (9 overs) |
- Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province 207 (45 overs) |
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Gandaki Province 211/2 (44.1 overs) |
Santosh Yadav 82 (77) Bipin Khatri 4/37 (9 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Tribhuwan Army Club 362/8 (50 overs) |
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Koshi Province 177 (36 overs) |
Binod Bhandari 189 (150) Bipin Mahato 3/69 (10 overs) |
Prabhat Rai 38 (45) Aakash Chand 3/42 (7 overs) |
Nepal APF Club 390/4 (50 overs) |
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Madhesh Province 316/8 (50 overs) |
Aasif Sheikh 208 (142) Rupesh Singh 3/80 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Aadil Alam 87 (43) Avishek Gautam 3/80 (10 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Aasif Sheikh (Nepal APF Club) became the first player to score a double century in the Prime Minister Cup.[53]
- Nepal APF Club 390/4 (50) is the highest total breaking the previous record of Nepal Police Club 355/9 (50) against Nepal APF Club in the Prime Minister Cup.
- Sudurpashchim Province advanced to the Final as a result of this match.[54]
Lumbini Province 233 (45.2 overs) |
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Bagmati Province 199 (44 overs) |
Aakash Tripathi 72 (72) Bibek Magar 3/33 (7 overs) |
Bibek Magar 45 (49) Nirmal Gurung 5/27 (10 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nirmal Gurung (Lumbini Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in the Prime Minister Cup.
Karnali Province 72 (25.2 overs) |
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Gandaki Province 74/1 (13 overs) |
Prakash Jaishi 15* (36) Bipin Khatri 5/18 (10 overs) |
Cibrin Shrestha 40* (34) Bipin Sharma 1/15 (5 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province 138 (39.2 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club 141/9 (25.2 overs) |
Ranjeet Khadka 28 (55) Kushal Malla 4/26 (8 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Santosh Yadav (Lumbini Province) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Prime Minister Cup.
Nepal Police Club 130 (40.3 overs) |
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Madhesh Province 131/6 (24.1 overs) |
Kushal Bhurtel 39 (42) Aashik Baitha 3/21 (10 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Sudurpashchim Province 161 (39.4 overs) |
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Tribhuwan Army Club 164/5 (34.2 overs) |
Ashok Dhami 43 (46) Aakash Chand 3/31 (9 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Broadcasters
Cricket Association of Nepal announced the following list of broadcasters for the 2026 editions of the Prime Minister Cup.[55]
| Country | Years | Channels |
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| Nepal/Rest of the World | 2025–26 | Kasthamandap Sports's channel on YouTube |
| STYX Sports & STYX Nepal | ||
| Kasthmandap Gold & Kasthmandap Televison |
