NPL 2026 Schedule: Full Fixtures, Match Times and PDF Guide

NPL Season 3 is scheduled for 26 October to 21 November 2026 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. This guide records the published fixtures reviewed on 26 October 2026; it does not update automatically.

Match times: use the revised schedule

The Himalayan Times reported CAN’s revised timings on 21 October: afternoon matches start at 12:30 PM, and evening and single-match fixtures at 5:00 PM. Older graphics showing 4:30 PM have been superseded. These are first-ball times, not gate-opening times.

Full league fixtures

The pairings below follow the independent fixture directory, with the revised Nepal start times applied. A dash means no fixture is listed in that slot.

Team key: BK = Biratnagar Kings; CR = Chitwan Rhinos; JB = Janakpur Bolts; KY = Karnali Yaks; KG = Kathmandu Gorkhas (also spelled Gurkhas in some score services); LL = Lumbini Lions; PA = Pokhara Avengers; SR = Sudurpaschim Royals.

Playoffs and final

Playoff teams depend on league standings. See how the playoff route works.

Save the schedule as a PDF

Open your browser’s Print menu, choose Save as PDF, preview the tables, and save. The result is your copy of this article, not a CAN-issued document. No official downloadable fixture PDF was verified in the sources available for this review. Recheck CAN announcements before travel because a saved PDF cannot reflect later changes.

For attendance, use the eSewa ticket guide. For an opening-day reference, see teams, time and venue.

Follow one team through the league

The full table is useful for seeing the tournament as a whole. If you mainly follow one franchise, make a separate list containing only that team’s matches. Include the date, opponent and Nepal start time on every line. Writing only the date leaves room for a mistake on double-header days, when your team may be in the afternoon slot rather than the evening one.

For example, the published table gives Lumbini fixtures against Sudurpaschim, Chitwan, Pokhara, Janakpur, Kathmandu, Karnali and Biratnagar. That is seven different opponents. This is a useful consistency check on the eight-team single-round-robin fixture list: each franchise should appear against each of the other seven once during the league stage. A duplicate pairing or missing opponent in your personal copy deserves another look.

Keep playoff dates in a separate section. A league fixture identifies two named teams, while a playoff fixture initially identifies positions or winners of earlier matches. Putting your preferred team into a playoff calendar entry before qualification would turn a reminder into an unsupported prediction.

Understand breaks in the fixture list

Dates without a listed game are gaps in this published schedule. They are not an invitation to move another fixture into that day yourself. A reserve day has a particular role under competition rules; an empty date alone does not establish that role. Likewise, a gap between the league and Qualifier 1 does not prove an extra match will be played there.

When a match is delayed, distinguish three possibilities: a later start on the original date, a formal postponement to another date, and abandonment without play resuming. Only an organiser update can establish a revised fixture. Do not replace a listed date with a rumoured replacement because a forecast looks unfavourable.

Build a calendar that works outside Nepal

Create the event using the match’s actual date and the Asia/Kathmandu timezone. Enter the listed first-ball time, then let your calendar show the equivalent in your own timezone. This avoids manually applying the wrong daylight-saving offset to a later November fixture.

A useful event title is “NPL: team A vs team B.” Put the venue and the link to the current fixture source in the notes. Set your reminder according to what you need to do: leave for the ground, activate streaming access or simply turn on the match. A reminder to depart is your personal travel plan, not an official gate-opening announcement.

If you copy the entire tournament into a calendar, review it after an announced schedule change. A static calendar entry does not necessarily synchronise with the source from which you copied it. The same limitation applies to a screenshot, printed table or downloaded PDF.

Print a useful personal copy

Before saving the article as a PDF, check that every row appears in the print preview and the column headings remain legible. Landscape orientation may be easier on a small page. Include the team key and the review date, because abbreviated pairings and an undated table are harder to interpret when shared separately.

Name the file so its status is clear, for example “NPL-2026-personal-fixtures-reviewed-26-October.” If you share it, retain the note that it is an independent copy. Do not replace that label with “official PDF.” A professionally formatted file is not evidence that the organiser issued it.

Match-day verification checklist

Before making a journey, compare your saved fixture with the latest organiser announcement, selected ticket and broadcaster listing. Check the two teams, calendar date, start time and venue together. If one source differs, inspect its publication date and timezone before deciding that the match itself has changed.

For a double-header, separately confirm what your admission purchase covers. The presence of two games on one date does not by itself establish a single ticket’s validity for both. For streaming, confirm that the relevant season pass is active in the account you plan to use. These checks connect the schedule to your actual plans without assuming ticket or broadcast conditions that the fixture table cannot establish.