Nepali players sweep NPL's opening six Player of the Match awardsNPL: सुरुआती छ खेलका सबै Player of the Match अवार्ड नेपाली खेलाडीले जिते

The tournament began on 26 October (Kartik 9), and Lumbini Lions spinner Sher Malla took three wickets for 11 runs in the opening match as Lumbini beat Sudurpaschim Royals.

Chitwan Rhinos' Kamal Singh Airee took four wickets as Chitwan beat Biratnagar Kings by eight runs. Karnali Yaks spinner Yunish Bikram Thakuri took three wickets as Karnali beat Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs.

In the fourth match, Sudurpaschim Royals captain Dipendra Singh Airee scored an unbeaten 51 and took one wicket as Sudurpaschim beat Pokhara Avengers by six wickets.

Janakpur Bolts' 17-year-old bowler Rahul Yadav took four wickets for 31 runs as Janakpur beat Kathmandu Gorkhas by eight wickets. England all-rounder Moeen Ali said Rahul could become Nepal's Lasith Malinga.

Karnali Yaks captain Sompal Kami won the latest award, scoring an unbeaten 62 off 32 balls and taking four wickets as Karnali beat Biratnagar Kings by four wickets. He said the team's win mattered more to him than his own performance.

Of the five half-centuries scored so far, three are by Nepali players: Sompal Kami, Dipendra Singh Airee and Biratnagar Kings opener Lokesh Bam. Foreign players Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan scored the other two.

Lokesh Bam leads the batting standings with 113 runs and holds the tournament's highest individual score so far, 87 against Karnali. Rahul Yadav tops the bowling standings with six wickets from two matches, with Sompal Kami and Anil Kharel next on five each.

Cricket Association of Nepal President Chatur Bahadur Chand said, "The performances of Nepali players in the NPL, which also features world-renowned players, are highly commendable." "We organised this tournament to promote the professional development of Nepali cricket and produce more players," Chand said, adding, "The players are demonstrating exactly that."

A report in late October said this season opened with the International Cricket Council's recognition, giving every NPL match official T20 status. The same report said performances in earlier seasons were not counted in official records.