Biratnagar Kings Name Bagmati Plastics as Official Home Partner

Biratnagar Kings have appointed Bagmati Plastics as their official home partner for Nepal Premier League Season 3, signing the agreement in Biratnagar on Sunday, October 18 — eight days before the tournament opens at TU Ground in Kirtipur.

The Deal

Biratnagar Kings announced the partnership on October 19, confirming Bagmati Plastics as the franchise's official home partner for the third edition of the Nepal Premier League. The signing ceremony took place in Biratnagar, the Koshi Province city the Kings represent, and the agreement was formally signed by Bagmati Plastics CEO Amit Rathi and Kings director Swagat Pyakurel.

According to the announcement, the partnership is expected to strengthen the Kings' commercial reach and brand presence throughout the tournament. The 'home partner' designation ties the company to the franchise's home identity in Biratnagar, one of the eight city-based teams in the league. No financial figures, contract length beyond the season, or branding details were released with the announcement.

The deal continues a busy commercial build-up for the Kings, who have spent the weeks before Season 3 assembling both their squad and their sponsorship roster. It also lands in the same week that the league itself confirmed Nepal Telecom as a sponsor, underlining how quickly corporate backing is gathering behind the tournament's third edition.

What the Two Sides Said

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Kings owner Paras Luniya highlighted the unifying power of sport, saying cricket continues to bring young people across Nepal together. He argued that Nepal holds immense potential to become a neutral international venue for cricket, provided the government increases its investment in sports infrastructure, and that private-sector investment is essential if Nepalese cricket is to rise to international standards.

Director Swagat Pyakurel used the event to update supporters on the team's preparations. He revealed that the squad is currently training in India to fine-tune strategy and performance ahead of the season, expressed full confidence in the team's form, and stated plainly that Biratnagar Kings are aiming strictly for the championship title in Season 3.

That ambition is consistent with how the franchise has recruited this year. A team that talks only about the title has backed the words with the league's most eye-catching overseas signing and a settled coaching structure, as the next section details.

A Squad Built to Contend

The Kings' headline move of the off-season was the signing of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, one of the most destructive T20 players of his generation. Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka has also joined the franchise for Season 3, giving the Kings two proven international match-winners at the top of their overseas contingent.

Behind them, the franchise chose continuity: Dhammika Prasad has been retained as head coach for the new season, keeping the leadership group that guided the team to a top-two league finish last year in place for another campaign.

Commercial partners, marquee players and a retained coach are three parts of the same plan. Sponsors such as Bagmati Plastics fund the operation behind the scenes, while the squad training in India this week is the visible part of the Kings' title push. The full Season 3 schedule shows how quickly that push begins: the Kings play the second match of the tournament.

Corporate Money Is Flowing Into Season 3

The Bagmati Plastics agreement is one of several sponsorship deals closed in the final week before the tournament. At league level, Nepal Telecom signed on as a sponsor of Season 3 through an MoU with the Cricket Association of Nepal on October 18 — the same day the Kings were signing their home partner in Biratnagar. The league itself carries Siddhartha Bank as its title sponsor.

Franchise partners matter in the NPL's structure because each of the eight teams operates as a commercial business: player auctions, overseas salaries, training camps abroad and match-day operations all have to be paid for out of franchise revenue. Local and national brands attaching themselves to individual teams — rather than only to the league centrally — is a sign that the franchises are building their own commercial value.

For Bagmati Plastics, the association puts a Biratnagar-linked brand in front of a national television and streaming audience for five weeks, with every Kings match broadcast live. For the Kings, each additional partner spreads the financial risk of running a professional T20 franchise in a young league.

The Kings' Season 3 Road

Biratnagar Kings are still chasing a first Nepal Premier League title. Janakpur Bolts won the inaugural edition in 2024 and Lumbini Lions are the defending champions, while the Kings' best campaign so far came last season, when they finished in the top two and reached Qualifier 1 before their run ended short of the final.

Season 3 gives them an early chance to set the tone. After the tournament opens on October 26, the Kings play the first afternoon fixture of the season against Chitwan Rhinos on Tuesday, October 27 at 12:30 PM NST at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur — the single venue for all 32 matches.

With a home partner signed, the squad in India for final preparations and Russell in their ranks, the Kings enter the season with expectations higher than ever. Whether the commercial momentum converts into a first championship will be settled on the field over the next five weeks. Match-by-match coverage will run on the live scores page throughout the tournament.

Kings supporters can follow the campaign ball by ball on this site and watch every match live — NetTV streams the tournament worldwide and Himalaya Television broadcasts in Nepal, as the viewing guide explains. Match tickets will be sold through eSewa once CAN confirms the sale dates; the tickets guide tracks the sale status and the prices as soon as they are announced.