Janakpur Bolts Cricket Team 2026

Janakpur Bolts are a professional franchise T20 team based in Janakpur city of Madhesh province in Nepal. They are one of the eight teams that will be fighting it out in the inaugural edition of the Nepal Premier League.

Janakpur Bolts are owned by Dream Sports. The Janakpur-based outfit was bought by Dream Sports for NPR 2.05 crore. Wicketkeeper-batsman Aasif Sheikh is the marquee player of the team although Anil Sah will be leading the team. Former Sri Lanka cricketer Pubudu Dassanayake is the head coach of the team.

The Anil Sah-led team will be opening its campaign in the Nepal Premier League 2024 against Biratnagar Kings. The game is scheduled to take place on November 30, the very first day of the competition. Janakpur Bolts' last league game is against Chitwan Rhinos on December 14.

Janakpur Bolts Squad:

Aasif Sheikh (Marquee Player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishore Mahato, Aakash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar, James Neesham, Sohaib Maqsood, Lahiru Milantha, Muhammad Mohsin, Joshua Tromp

Janakpur Bolts Schedule:

Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts – November 30, 12:15 pm local/ 12:00 pm IST
Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks – December 2, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST
Pokhara Avengers vs Janakpur Bolts – December 5, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions – December 8, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
Janakpur Bolts vs Sudurpaschim Royals – December 11, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas – December 12, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST
Chitwan Rhinos vs Janakpur Bolts – December 14, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST