Is NPL 2026 on FanCode? Season 3 Streaming in India
FanCode streamed NPL in India last season, but Season 3 rights went to NetTV: the confirmed picture for Indian viewers — pass price, IST match times, and what FanCode’s listings really mean.
Season window: October 26–November 21, 2026 · Reviewed 23 October 2026
Is NPL 2026 on FanCode? It is the question Indian cricket fans keep asking, and it is easy to see why. FanCode streamed the Nepal Premier League in India last season, so plenty of viewers still expect the tournament on that app. Season 3 has a different rights picture. NetTV holds the worldwide OTT rights for NPL 2026, India included, and the only confirmed television deal is Himalaya Sports inside Nepal. FanCode does have Season 3 match pages on its own site, but no sublicence has been announced. This guide lays out the confirmed position and the one safe way to watch in India.
Below comes the straight answer first, then the money trail: what the Cricket Association of Nepal actually sold and for how much, a Season 2 vs Season 3 comparison so the change is clear, what FanCode’s listings do and do not mean, the NetTV pass price situation for India, the devices that run it, IST match times for the games, and how to spot the fake stream sites that surface every season.
Quick answer
- Streaming in India, Season 3: NetTV holds the worldwide OTT rights, India included. No Indian TV channel has been announced (as of 23 October 2026).
- FanCode: not a confirmed Season 3 broadcaster. It was the India streaming partner in Season 2 (historical), and it shows Season 3 fixture pages with a watch button, but no sublicence has been announced.
- Price in India: not published; the NetTV app shows the local pass price before you pay. Passes are country-locked and non-refundable, and work in the app and on web only — not on Smart TV or set-top box apps.
- Match times: 12:15 PM and 4:45 PM IST on double-header days; 4:45 PM IST on single-match days.
- Free live stream: none confirmed. Ball-by-ball live scores and post-match highlights are free.
Is NPL 2026 on FanCode? The Season 3 Answer
No — not as a confirmed broadcaster. The rights for Season 3 were awarded on 7 September 2026 in a single tender. NetTV won the worldwide over-the-top package for Rs 18.04 crore, and that package explicitly covers India. The Himalaya Television Network won the Nepal linear television package for Rs 14.64 crore, and eSewa took ticketing for Rs 85 lakh. The whole rights sale came to Rs 33.53 crore. Those are the only names on the Season 3 rights sheet. A third party would appear only through a sublicence from NetTV or an award from the association, and neither has been announced for FanCode.
The confusion comes from FanCode’s own site. It carries Nepal Premier League Season 3 tour and fixture pages, and some match pages show a “Watch Live” button. A fixture listing is not a rights announcement. Rights deals arrive as award notices, press releases or trade coverage; a page template with a button is none of those. Treat the button as unconfirmed until the league or FanCode itself says a deal exists. The streaming hub’s platforms section keeps the two confirmed rights holders and the FanCode status in one place, and this page will be updated the day anything changes.
The practical consequence is simple. If you want every match of NPL 2026 in India, the route is the NetTV season pass. If a FanCode deal is announced later, buying there would also be safe — but right now a FanCode-only plan risks the opener passing you by.
NPL Season 2 vs Season 3 Broadcasters
Season 2 split the rights across several partners, which is why old answers keep circulating. Season 3 consolidated everything into two packages. The table below labels the older deals historical so nobody mixes the seasons up.
| Right | Season 2 (2025, historical) | Season 3 (2026, confirmed) |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal television | Kantipur Max | Himalaya Sports (Himalaya Television Network) |
| India streaming | FanCode | NetTV (worldwide rights, India included) |
| Streaming outside India | DishHome GO | NetTV (worldwide rights) |
The Season 2 numbers explain why the old pattern died. The association collected a minimum guarantee of Rs 53 million from the ex-India OTT deal, and the India rights went for about Rs 20 million. This time NetTV’s single worldwide bid of Rs 18.04 crore swallowed both of those packages whole. From a viewer’s side the change is actually an improvement: one app works for all 32 matches instead of different services for different countries. The old services lost nothing; their contracts simply ended, and nothing in the Season 3 tender names them as partners.
What FanCode Lists for NPL 2026 Season 3
On FanCode’s site you can find a Nepal Premier League Season 3 tour page with the full fixture set, and individual match pages — the kind that carry a “Watch Live” element. For fans who watched last season on the app, that looks like a promise. It is not one. Fixture aggregation is routine sports-site behaviour; scores sites list matches they will never stream. The rights question is answered only by who paid for the rights, and for Season 3 that answer is NetTV’s Rs 18.04 crore bid against Digo Stream (DishHome) at Rs 17 crore.
Two checks settle it before the first ball. First, look for the deal in the association’s own announcements: the 7 September award named every rights holder, and FanCode is not among them. Second, watch for a sublicence notice from NetTV or FanCode. Until one appears, any page that sells you a pass “for NPL 2026 on FanCode” is selling something unconfirmed. Indian viewers have been burned before by season-change confusion — the India streaming guide walks through the same facts with IST pricing and local timings if you want the full India picture.
NPL 2026 NetTV Pass Price in India
India sits in an odd spot on the price list: the pass definitely exists there, because the rights are worldwide, but no India-specific figure has been published. The published tiers are Nepal at Rs 400 including tax, the Middle East at Rs 600 through eSewa (also reported as US$4), and the USA, Europe, Australia, Japan and South Korea at US$10 (listed as Rs 1,550.17 via eSewa). For India the number appears inside the NetTV app at checkout, before any money moves. Check it there, and buy only when you are sure of the country you will watch from.
Three terms apply everywhere and are worth reading twice. The pass is locked to the country of purchase, it cannot be refunded, and it works in the NetTV mobile app and the web player only — not on Smart TV or set-top box apps. A coupon bought through eSewa has the same limits. All 32 matches are included: the 28 league games, the two qualifiers, the eliminator and the final on 21 November. The full fixture list is on the NPL 2026 schedule page.
Devices That Run the NetTV NPL 2026 Pass
The pass covers the NetTV app on Android and iOS, plus the web platform in a browser, which takes in phones, tablets and laptops. That is the complete list of screens. The season pass is explicitly not valid on Smart TV or set-top box apps, so a native TV app will not accept it. If you want the match on a big screen, the reliable route is a laptop plugged into the TV through HDMI, playing the web platform. Casting from a phone tends to be flaky with DRM streams; a cable never argues with one.
One more practical note for India: buy the pass on the device and the network you will actually watch on. Country locking means a pass bought on one network behaves like a pass bought in that country, and the non-refundable term gives no second chance. Team supporters can also follow their own side through the team pages — Lumbini Lions and Sudurpaschim Royals open the season on 26 October in a repeat of last year’s final, which is the match most Indian viewers will want first.
NPL 2026 Match Times in India
Every game is played at one venue, the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, so the pattern is fixed. Double-header days have matches at 12:30 PM and 5:00 PM Nepal Time; single-match days have one game at 5:00 PM. Nepal Time runs 15 minutes ahead of India, so the Indian clock reads:
| Day type | Day match (IST) | Evening match (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Double-header | 12:15 PM | 4:45 PM |
| Single match | — | 4:45 PM |
The tournament runs 26 October to 21 November 2026, with all 32 matches at the same ground. This season also uses DRS in every match, which matters for close finishes in the evening games. If the timings do not suit you, ball-by-ball scores for every game are free on the live scores page, and highlights land on the videos page after each match.
Spot Fake NPL 2026 Streams
Every NPL season spawns a crop of sites promising free live matches, and the FanCode question makes this one’s crop predictable: pages that borrow the FanCode or NetTV name, claim a “free Season 3 stream”, and ask for a card or a login. None of them are official. Unofficial stream sites routinely carry malicious advertising, the streams breach the rights holders’ terms, and the ones asking for payment details are often plain phishing. A good rule: if the site is not NetTV’s own app or web platform, and not the association’s own channels, it does not have the rights. For India there is no free legal live stream of Season 3 at all, so any page offering one is lying on its face.
Conclusion
FanCode is not a confirmed Season 3 broadcaster. It streamed the league in India last season, its site lists this season’s fixtures, and neither of those facts is a rights deal. The confirmed route for Indian viewers is the NetTV season pass, with the price shown in-app before payment, and no Indian TV channel announced yet. This page will be updated if a sublicence is announced, but until then, NetTV is where the matches live.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is FanCode an official NPL 2026 broadcaster?
No. FanCode streamed NPL in India in Season 2, and its site carries Season 3 fixture pages, but no Season 3 sublicence or award has been announced. The confirmed streaming rights holder for Season 3, worldwide including India, is NetTV.
How much does it cost to watch NPL 2026 in India?
No India-specific price has been published. The NetTV app shows the local season pass price before you pay — check it there. Tiers for other regions are listed in the price section above.
Which devices can I watch NPL 2026 on?
The NetTV season pass works in the NetTV mobile app (Android and iOS) and on the web platform in a browser, covering phones, tablets and laptops. It is not valid on Smart TV or set-top box apps; a laptop connected to a TV with HDMI is the reliable big-screen route.
Can I watch NPL 2026 free legally in India?
There is no free legal live stream of Season 3. The free legal options are ball-by-ball live scores through every match and post-match highlights, both free on this site. The paid route is the NetTV season pass.