The Jay Trophy Men's Elite Cup, referred to as the Jay Trophy () is an annual domestic multi day cricket championship played in Nepal. The competition is organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and contested by the top six teams from the previous season of the Prime Minister Cup. It is named after Jay Kumar Nath Shah, the first president of Cricket Association of Nepal.
The competition is contested in a single round-robin format. The inaugural season was held in 2024–25 featuring the top four teams from the 2024 Prime Minister Cup. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced that the tournament will expand to six teams starting from the 2026–27 season, which will mark the third edition of the competition.
Nepal Police Club is the most successful team winning all two seasons of the competition.
History The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) organized the Senior Two-Day National League in June 2007 with six regional teams. The inaugural tournament was cut short, with only seven of the fifteen matches played, and was cancelled from the following season.
CAN included a multi-day cricket championship, then called Men's Elite Trophy for April 2024 as part of their annual calendar in 2024. The tournament was moved to October and again to December. In December 2024, the tournament was renamed to Jay Trophy Men's Elite Cup and was announced for January 2025. The tournament was named after the first president of CAN, Jay Kumar Nath Shah.
The inaugural edition of the competition was played in Janakpur and Birgunj and included the top four teams from the 2024 Prime Minister Cup.
Competition format The tournament is played in a single round-robin format, with each team playing the other teams once. League matches are played over two-days while the final is played over three-days. Each day features 110 overs over three sessions and played over six hours and forty-five minutes. The first innings is capped at 70 overs in the league stage and 80 overs for the final.
In the first two seasons, the top four teams from the Prime Minister Cup qualified for the tournament. However, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced that the competition will expand to include six teams starting from the 2026–27 season, which will mark the third edition of the tournament.
Points system A points system has been used since the inaugural season, and currently points are awarded for each match according to the following table. ResultPointsAn outright win6Lead in first innings4Tie in first innings2Draw or No Result1An outright loss0Bonus batting points0.5 for every 25 runs scored in the first innings of each team0.5 for every 25 runs scored throughout the second innings of each team up to 4 pointsBonus bowling points0.5 for taking each wicket
Teams The top six teams from the Prime Minister Cup qualify to play in the Jay Trophy. TeamChampionsRunners-upAppearancesFirstappearanceMost recentappearance Nepal APF Club001 2025–26 2025–26 Bagmati Province002 2024–25 2025–26 Lumbini ProvinceTBDTBDTBD Future Future Madhesh Province001 2024–25 2024–25 Nepal Police Club202 2024–25 2025–26 Sudurpashchim ProvinceTBDTBDTBD Future Future Tribhuwan Army Club022 2024–25 2025–26
Competition placings Season WiinerRunner-Up Third Fourth2024–25Nepal Police ClubTribhuwan Army ClubBagmati ProvinceMadhesh Province2025–26Nepal Police ClubTribhuwan Army ClubNepal APF ClubBagmati Province
Individual awards Individual awards are announced at the end of each competition. Season Player of the Tournament Best Batsman Best Bowler2024–25Shahab Alam (Army)Mayan Yadav (Madhesh)Shahab Alam (Army)2025–26Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)Ishan Pandey (Bagmati)Lalit Rajbanshi (Police)
Tournament records
Team records Most trophy wins 2 Police Highest team score 352/7d Army v Bagmati 2025–26 Lowest team score 74 Army v Police 2024–25
Individual match records Highest individual innings 106 Mayan Yadav Madhesh v Bagmati 2024–25 Best innings bowling 8/59 Shahab Alam Army v Police 2024–25 Best match bowling 12/112 Shahab Alam Army v Police 2024–25 Source: Records extracted from Cricinfo
See also Prime Minister Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament National T20 Championship Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament
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