2023–24 Prime Minister Cup (Women)
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| Dates | 21 December 2023 – 3 January 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Nepal |
| Champions | APF Club (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Koshi Province |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Rubina Chhetry (Koshi Province) |
| Most runs | Rubina Chhetry (Koshi Province) (345) |
| Most wickets | Puja Mahato (Madhesh Province) (12) Laxmi Saud (Sudurpashchim Province) (12) |
The 2023–24 Prime Minister Cup (Women) was the ninth edition of the Prime Minister Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament, the premier Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal. The tournament was contested by teams representing the seven Provinces of Nepal as well as one departmental teams. It began on 21 December 2023 and end on 3 January 2024.[1] The format was changed for the 2023–24 season, with the eight teams competing in a round-robin format with the top four advancing to the play-offs.[2] [3][4]
APF Club clinched the title of the Prime Minister Cup Women’s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for a record-extending sixth time after they defeated Koshi Province by 11 runs in the final.[5]
Squads
[edit]| APF Club[6] | Bagmati Province[7] | Gandaki Province | Lumbini Province[8] |
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| Karnali Province[9] | Koshi Province[10] | Madhesh Province[11] | Sudurpashchim Province[12] |
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | APF Club | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.024 |
| 2 | Koshi Province | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.976 |
| 3 | Sudurpashchim Province | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.011 |
| 4 | Bagmati Province | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.435 |
| 5 | Madhesh Province | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −0.340 |
| 6 | Lumbini Province | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.312 |
| 7 | Gandaki Province | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.029 |
| 8 | Karnali Province | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −3.874 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
League stage
[edit]Cricket Association of Nepal released the fixtures details on 16 December 2023.[14]
Bagmati Province
117/4 (20 overs) |
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Madhesh Province
89/5 (20 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to field.
Sudurpashchim Province
87/9 (20 overs) |
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APF Club
88/1 (16.1 overs) |
Kabita Joshi 22 (27)
Sonu Khadka 2/24 (5 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Gandaki Province
102/4 (20 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
103/6 (17 overs) |
Laxmi Chaudhary 42 (44)
Shristi Jaisi 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province
33/9 (16 overs) |
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Koshi Province
35/0 (3.1 overs) |
Kiran Kunwar 9 (27)
Apsari Begam 3/12 (4 overs) |
Rubina Chhetry 25* (17)
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- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to technical issues.
Bagmati Province
87/8 (20 overs) |
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Koshi Province
92/2 (18.1 overs) |
Yashoda Bist 41 (54)
Sabnam Rai 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Gandaki Province
141/6 (20 overs) |
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Karnlai Province
97/6 (20 overs) |
Anjali Bishowkarma 51 (48)
Anju Gurung 2/15 (4 overs) |
Gauri Bohara 26 (16)
Rachana Chaudhary 2/18 (2 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province
40 (19.2 overs) |
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APF Club
41/0 (5.5 overs) |
Pratima Sah 15 (34)
Sita Rana Magar 3/2 (2.2 overs) |
Sita Rana Magar 19* (9)
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- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province
71/7 (20 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
72/1 (9.5 overs) |
Saraswati Pun 19 (30)
Laxmi Saud 2/5 (4 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Koshi Province
129/4 (20 overs) |
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Madhesh Province
69/9 (20 overs) |
Rubina Chhetry 57 (64)
Mina Mahato 2/27 (3 overs) |
Sana Praveen 27 (41)
Sabnam Rai 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
151/3 (20 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
61/9 (20 overs) |
Laxmi Chaudhary 28 (49)
Indu Barma 3/7 (3 overs) |
- APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpashchim Province
151/4 (20 overs) |
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Karnlai Province
70/9 (20 overs) |
Trisana Bishowokarma 28 (35)
Ritu Kanoujiya 3/6 (4 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Gandaki Province
112/4 (20 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
116/6 (18.4 overs) |
Anjali Bishowkarma 32 (42)
Krishma Gururng 1/7 (2 overs) |
Yashoda Bist 39* (41)
Shristi Jaisi 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Lumbini Province
133/5 (20 overs) |
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Karnali Province
103/7 (20 overs) |
Saraswati GM 53* (62)
Rashmi Khadka 1/15 (4 overs) |
Gauri Bohara 22 (22)
Saraswati Pun 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province
112/7 (20 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
85 (19.4 overs) |
- Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to field.
Bagmati Province
87/8 (20 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
88/4 (19 overs) |
Kanchan Shrestha 19 (42)
Laxmi Saud 2/11 (4 overs) |
Bindu Rawal 28 (51)
Sony Pakhrin 1/11 (4 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Koshi Province
84/2 (20 overs) |
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APF Club
90/2 (17.3 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
160/2 (20 overs) |
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Karnali Province
68/8 (20 overs) |
Rajmati Airee 67 (55)
Trisana Bishwokarma 1/32 (4 overs) |
Trisana Bishwokarma 19 (19)
Karuna Bhandari 4/13 (4 overs) |
- APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Koshi Province
103/8 (20 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
48 (15 overs) |
Bimala Malaha 25 (37)
Shristi Jaisi 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Bagmati Province
109/8 (20 overs) |
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Lumbini Province
100/8 (20 overs) |
Helisha Gurung 46 (45)
Sarmila Rokka 3/19 (4 overs) |
Saraswati GM 29 (36)
Khusi Dangol 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Madhesh Province
82/7 (20 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
86/5 (19.5 overs) |
Puja Mahato 27 (31)
Laxmi Saud 4/21 (4 overs) |
Kabita Joshi 26 (38)
Sakshi Yadav 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Madhesh Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpashchim Province
118/3 (20 overs) |
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Koshi Province
122/2 (17.4 overs) |
Kajal Shrestha 54 (48)
Anu Kadayat 2/19 (3.4 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province
96/7 (20 overs) |
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Madhesh Province
97/2 (18.5 overs) |
Laxmi Chaudhary 64* (64)
Sakshi Yadav 2/17 (3 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
127/3 (20 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
75/7 (20 overs) |
Mamta Chaudhary 40* (33)
Jyotsnika Marasini 2/19 (4 overs) |
- APF Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Karnali Province
42 (13.4 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
43/0 (4.5 overs) |
Kushi Dangol 4/18 (3.4 overs)
Suruti Buda 16 (7) |
Yashu Pandey 25* (20)
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- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Sudurpashchim Province
127/6 (20 overs) |
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Gandaki Province
103/2 (20 overs) |
Samjhana Khadka 26 (11)
Rachana Chaudhary 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Sudurpashchim Province won the toss and elected to bat.
APF Club
126/3 (20 overs) |
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Bagmati Province
79/8 (20 overs) |
Sita Rana Magar 44 (50)
Manisha Upadhayay 1/22 (4 overs) |
Sony Pakhrin 20 (39)
Suman Bist 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to field.
Madhesh Province
99/7 (20 overs) |
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Karnali Province
21 (9.4 overs) |
Puja Mahato 49 (50)
Trisana Bishwokarma 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.
Lumbini Province
69/9 (20 overs) |
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Koshi Province
72/3 (10.2 overs) |
Saraswati GM 17 (28)
Rubina Chhetry 4/7 (4 overs) |
Rubina Chhetry 44 (34)
Kritika Marasini 2/13 (3 overs) |
- Lumbini Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
[edit]| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 31 December 2023 - Kirtipur | 3 January 2024 - Kirtipur | ||||||||||||
| 1 | APF Club | 139/2 (20) | Q1W | APF Club | 114/7 (20) | ||||||||
| 2 | Koshi Province | 87/4 (20) | 1 January 2024 - Kirtipur | Q2W | Koshi Province | 103/4 (20) | |||||||
| Q1L | Koshi Province | 92/1 (13) | |||||||||||
| 31 December 2023 - Kirtipur | EW | Sudurpashchim Province | 88/7 (20) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sudurpashchim Province | 100/1 (14.3) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bagmati Province | 99 (19) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
[edit]APF Club
139/2 (20 overs) |
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Koshi Province
87/4 (20 overs) |
Rubina Chhetry 22 (26)
Rekha Rawal 1/11 (3 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
[edit]Bagmati Province
99 (19 overs) |
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Sudurpashchim Province
100/1 (14.3 overs) |
Kanchan Shrestha 36 (46)
Krishma Thapa 3/32 (4 overs) |
- Bagmati Province won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Sudurpashchim Province
88/7 (20 overs) |
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Koshi Province
92/1 (13 overs) |
- Koshi Province won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket Nepal to host PM Cup Women's National tournament in December 2023". Czarsport Global. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "CAN announces the fixture of the women's PM Cup". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "पिएमकप महिला टि२० राष्ट्रिय प्रतियोगिता राउन्ड रोविनमा हुने - हाम्रो खेलकुद" [PMCup Women's T20 national tournament will be held in round robin]. HamroKhelkud (in Nepali). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament 2023: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "APF win PM Cup Women's T20". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "PM Cup Women's National Tournament: A brief look at every squad". Cricnepal. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Bagmati Women's 14-Member Squad for the PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament". Bagmati Province Cricket Association. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कप महिला क्रिकेटका लागि लुम्बिनीको टोली घोषणा" [Lumbini squad announced for Prime Minister's Cup Women's Cricket]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Captain Kiran Kumari Kunwar is set to lead the 14-woman squad for Karnali Province in the PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament!". Karnali Province Cricket Association. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "रुविनाको कप्तानीमा कोशीको टोली घोषणा" [Koshi's team announced under the captaincy of Rubina]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ @madheshcricket (17 December 2023). "Madhesh Province's Squad for PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament 2080" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @CricketNep (18 December 2023). "Ritu Kanujiya is set to captain the 14-woman squad for Sudur Paschim Province Province in the upcoming PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Prime Minister Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ @CricketNep (16 December 2023). "The fixtures for the PM Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament are out, and this season promises to be bigger, better, and stronger than ever. Support your teams as our women cricketers get ready to shine on the national stage" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Twitter.
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