Kathmandu, November 17
Defending champions Janakpur Bolts and Kathmandu Gurkhas are facing each other in the opening match of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) beginning today. The match will start at 4 pm at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
In the first edition of the NPL, Janakpur had comfortably defeated Kathmandu. Janakpur, which was then led by Pubudu Dassanayake, former coach of the Nepali national team, will now play under the leadership of West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Likewise, Kathmandu has appointed India’s Monti Desai as the head coach for the second edition. Desai is also the former chief coach of the Nepali national team.
