NPL 2026 in the UK: How to Watch the Nepal Premier League Live and UK Start Times
NPL Season 3 runs October 26 to November 21 — matches start 6:45 AM and 11:15 AM UK time. Here is how Britain's Nepali community can stream every game.
By Nepalese Events Australia Editorial
Published: 2026-10-29T04:45:00.000000Z
Category: Sports
Britain's Nepali community — Europe's oldest — gets workable NPL viewing hours this season: matches start at 6:45 AM and 11:15 AM UK time, meaning the second game of every double-header lands squarely in the late-morning slot. NPL Season 3 runs October 26 to November 21, 2026 at Kirtipur's TU Ground. Lumbini Lions opened their title defence by beating Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets on October 26; Chitwan Rhinos edged Biratnagar Kings by 8 runs and Karnali Yaks beat Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs on October 27; and Sudurpaschim bounced back to beat Pokhara Avengers by 6 wickets on October 28.
How to watch in the UK
Every match is played at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. In India the games air on Star Sports Select and stream on FanCode; in Nepal, Himalaya TV carries the linear broadcast. For everyone else — including the whole diaspora — the official option is the NETTV app's NPL Season Pass (sold worldwide, purchasable through eSewa), which streams all 32 matches live. No UK broadcaster (Sky, TNT or terrestrial) carries the league — the NETTV season pass via eSewa is the official option and works on mobile, tablet and TV apps.
UK start times
• Double-header days: 6:45 AM and 11:15 AM GMT
• Single-match days: 11:15 AM GMT
• Weekend fixtures therefore run late-morning to early-afternoon — the most watchable NPL schedule Britain has had.
Key dates
• League stage: October 26 – November 15 (rest days Oct 30, Nov 4, 8 and 11 — the league pauses for Laxmi Puja and Bhai Tika)
• Qualifier 1: Tuesday, 17 November
• Eliminator: Wednesday, 18 November
• Qualifier 2: Thursday, 19 November
• Final: Saturday, 21 November
Eight franchises contest Season 3: Biratnagar Kings, Chitwan Rhinos, Janakpur Bolts (inaugural 2024 champions), Karnali Yaks, Kathmandu Gorkhas, Lumbini Lions (defending champions), Pokhara Avengers and Sudurpaschim Royals. Each plays the others once in the round-robin; the top four reach the playoffs. This is the first edition with ICC sanction and DRS, and the reported overseas signings — David Warner, Rashid Khan, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan and Moeen Ali among them — make it the highest-profile league Nepal has hosted.
The league pauses for Laxmi Puja (Nov 8) and Bhai Tika (Nov 11) — see the UK Tihar 2026 guide for the community programme, and the worldwide sahit times for the UK ceremony window. Updates land on the UK desk and /world/uk; the GBP–NPR rate is on the exchange page.
Photo: File:Nepali National Cricket team.JPG by Krish Dulal via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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