Prajwal Thapa is a Nepal wicketkeeper from Bagmati Province who Biratnagar Kings bought for NPR 2 lakh at the NPL Season 3 auction. Listed as a batter in the 2025 auction pool, where he went unsold, he returns in 2026 as a wicketkeeper: a clear sign of how his game has developed. The Kings paid the 2-lakh Category C base price on 6 July. He completes a trio of wicketkeeping signings alongside the retained Lokesh Bam and the 5-lakh purchase of Dilsad Ali.
In the Nepal Premier League 2026, the wicketkeeper adds depth behind the stumps for a long tournament where keeping stocks are tested.
About Prajwal Thapa
Prajwal Thapa is a wicketkeeper from Bagmati Province who Biratnagar Kings bought for NPR 2 lakh at the Season 3 auction.
Listed as a batter in the 2025 auction pool, where he went unsold, he returns in 2026 as a wicketkeeper — a clear sign of how his game has developed.
That positional switch is the story of his last twelve months: going unsold as a pure batter in 2025, re-skilling behind the stumps, and re-entering the pool in a specialist role the Kings needed filled. Few auction turnarounds are that literal — he identified the gap in his own game and closed it.
He is the third keeper in a three-keeper squad behind Lokesh Bam and Dilsad Ali, bought at the 2-lakh Category C base price: low-cost specialist cover, purchased for the gloves first and the batting second.
Player details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Prajwal Thapa |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | Wicketkeeper |
Playing style and strengths
Thapa’s public record is thin — no verified senior numbers are on file — so his game is best read through the switch itself: a batter who has remade himself as a wicketkeeper, which demands exactly the modern T20 keeper’s toolkit of clean glovework standing up to spin like Sandeep Lamichhane’s and tidy technique against pace.
The re-skilling tells us something real about his cricket intelligence: rather than waiting another year as an unsold batter, he added the game’s scarcest domestic skill. In T20 squads the third keeper’s value is measured in preparation — keeping to the spinners in training, sharpening the first-choice keeper’s competition — and in readiness: one injury apiece to Lokesh Bam and Dilsad Ali, and the gloves are his.
Prajwal Thapa's role at Biratnagar Kings in Season 3
Thapa is the Kings’ third keeper and emergency cover: behind the retained Lokesh Bam, who has kept since the inaugural season, and the 5-lakh investment in Dilsad Ali. His Season 3 role is defined by readiness rather than expectation — train at full intensity, keep to Sandeep Lamichhane and Subash Bhandari in the nets, and be prepared if the depth chart collapses.
At the 2-lakh base price he is the cheapest of the three keepers and the lowest-risk signing of the Kings’ auction: specialist cover that costs nothing against the cap. His realistic measure of success is not appearances but progression — a second consecutive franchise season, this time inside the squad rather than outside the pool, continuing the re-skilling arc that got him bought.
Prajwal Thapa at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Prajwal Thapa.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Unsold in auction pool | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Biratnagar Kings | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Records & achievements
- Switched from batter (2025 pool) to wicketkeeper (2026 pool)
- Bought by Biratnagar Kings at the 2-lakh Category C base price on 6 July
- Completes a trio of wicketkeeping signings alongside the retained Lokesh Bam and the 5-lakh purchase of Dilsad Ali
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Prajwal Thapa play for in NPL Season 3?
Biratnagar Kings, who bought him at the Season 3 auction for NPR 2 lakh.
What is Prajwal Thapa’s role?
Wicketkeeper — the third in the squad behind Lokesh Bam and Dilsad Ali.
Was Prajwal Thapa in the NPL before?
He was listed as a Bagmati batter in the 2025 auction pool but went unsold; Season 3 is his first NPL campaign.
What did Biratnagar Kings pay for Prajwal Thapa?
NPR 2 lakh, his Category C base price.
Sources
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Biratnagar Kings squad lists every player’s Season 3 listing separately — retained core, auction buys and overseas signings. Auction prices apply only to the listed auction transaction; they are not a career salary or a retained-player fee.