Sujan Thapaliya is a Nepal all-rounder who Biratnagar Kings bought for NPR 4.25 lakh at the NPL Season 3 auction: more than double his 2-lakh Category C base price after aggressive bidding closed at 5:09 pm on 6 July. His fee was the third-highest among the Kings' buys, matched only by Rit Gautam's identical 4.25-lakh signing for Janakpur Bolts. He was one of 17 players signed from 123 Category C entrants. The franchise clearly expects to use him rather than develop quietly.
In the Nepal Premier League 2026, the all-rounder gets his chance to justify that faith from the XI.
About Sujan Thapaliya
Sujan Thapaliya is an all-rounder who Biratnagar Kings bought for NPR 4.25 lakh at the Season 3 auction — more than double his 2-lakh Category C base price after aggressive bidding closed at 5:09 pm on 6 July.
His fee, the third-highest among the Kings’ buys, marks him as a player the franchise expects to use rather than develop quietly.
The auction dynamics are the story: bid up from a 2-lakh base to 4.25 lakh, a fee matched only by Rit Gautam’s identical 4.25-lakh signing for Janakpur Bolts — two franchises independently landing on the same valuation — and one of just 17 Category C players signed from a pool of 123.
Season 3 is his first NPL campaign, and the market has spoken: this was contested talent, not a reach.
Player details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sujan Thapaliya |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | All-rounder |
Playing style and strengths
Thapaliya is listed as an all-rounder with no verified public breakdown of his batting or bowling style, so the grounded read comes from the auction room: bidding that more than doubled his 2-lakh Category C base to 4.25 lakh by 5:09 pm on 6 July means multiple franchises saw a player ready to contribute now, not a development project.
What the all-rounder role demands in T20 is two-skill utility: enough batting to lengthen an order and enough bowling to give the captain genuine overs, not token ones. In a Kings squad carrying eight all-rounders, his edge at purchase was momentum — the market’s judgment that his game is currently trending up. Season 3 is where that judgment gets tested against senior professionals.
Sujan Thapaliya's role at Biratnagar Kings in Season 3
Thapaliya’s 4.25-lakh fee — the third-highest of the Kings’ eight auction buys — marks him as an expected contributor, not squad filler. In the all-rounder queue he sits behind the marquee names — 15-lakh Rupesh Singh, retained Narayan Joshi, overseas Shubham Ranjane — but ahead of the base-price picks, which positions him as the first all-round reserve when conditions or form demand a change.
His Season 3 role is to convert auction heat into match impact: provide the two-skill cover that lets Sandeep Lamichhane balance five bowling options with a long batting order, and force his way into XI conversations the way his bidding forced the Kings past their base-price plans. For a first NPL campaign, that is an unusually high bar — but it is the bar his own auction set.
Sujan Thapaliya at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Sujan Thapaliya.
| 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) | Not publicly available | 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
- Bid up from a 2-lakh Category C base to 4.25 lakh by 5:09 pm on 6 July
- Fee matched only by Rit Gautam’s identical 4.25-lakh signing for Janakpur Bolts
- Third-highest fee among Biratnagar Kings’ Season 3 buys
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Sujan Thapaliya play for in NPL Season 3?
Biratnagar Kings.
What is Sujan Thapaliya’s role?
All-rounder — a developing player the franchise expects to use.
What did Biratnagar Kings pay for Sujan Thapaliya?
NPR 4.25 lakh at the Season 3 auction.
Why did Sujan Thapaliya cost 4.25 lakh?
Aggressive bidding took him from his 2-lakh Category C base to 4.25 lakh by 5:09 pm on 6 July.
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.