Nepal Premier League 2024 Points Table: Sudurpaschim Royals toppled Janakpur Bolts to go top of NPL Season 1 standings following a 72-run win in match 18 at the TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur on Wednesday (December 11).
After Kishore Mahato's four-wicket haul had restricted the Royals to 123/9 in their allotted 20 overs, Dipendra Singh Airee's side produced a brilliant bowling effort to bundle out the unbeaten Bolts for just 51.

Harmeet Singh was the pick of the bowlers for the Royals with figures of 2 for 2 in his four-over spell, while skipper Dipendra and Ishan Pandey also chipped in with two wickets as the Bolts folded for the lowest score so far in the Nepal Premier League.
With this win, Sudurpaschim Royals leapfrogged the leader to move to the first position on the NPL 2024 standings, level on points with Janakpur Bolts, but with a much superior Net Run Rate (NRR).
In the second match of the day, Kathmandu Gurkhas got closer to the top four rankings after a 18-run win in a low-scoring affair against Lumbini Lions, who crashed out of the playoff race following their fifth defeat of the season.
Following the results so far, Royals sit on top of the standings followed by the Bolts and the Rhinos, while Yaks, Lions, Gurkhas, Avengers and Kings occupy the next five spots after 18 matches. Here is a look at the NPL 2024 Standings:
| Rank | Team | M | W | L | NR | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudurpaschim Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +2.470 |
| 2 | Janakpur Bolts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.225 |
| 3 | Chitwan Rhinos | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1.064 |
| 4 | Karnali Yaks | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.061 |
| 5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -0.875 |
| 6 | Lumbini Lions (E) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -0.546 |
| 7 | Pokhara Avengers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.646 |
| 8 | Biratnagar Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1.698 |
Note: The top four teams at the end of the league phase on December 16 will head into the NPL Playoffs. Legend: M - Matches Played; W - Won; L - Lost; NR - No Result; PTS - Points; NRR - Net Run Rate. Q - Qualified for playoffs; E - Eliminated from playoff race.