Kathmandu, Nov. 11 -- awaited fixtures for the 2nd Nepal Premier League are now out. Revealing the schedules on Monday, the Cricket Association of Nepal also confirmed that the NPL will also see the TU International Cricket Ground hosting 23 of the 32 matches under the floodlights.

The opening match of the second season on November 17 will see the defending champion, Janakpur Bolts, face Kathmandu Gorkhas, who will be led by former Nepali head coach Monty Desai. The match begins at 4pm.

The single round-robin league stage event will continue until December 7, with nine days of two matches each and 10 days of one match each. There are breaks on November 23 and December 1. The top four teams will qualify for the quarterfinals on a point b...