NPL Season 3
Nepal Premier League · 26 Oct – 21 Nov 2026 · TU Ground, Kirtipur
Match 1 — Scorecard
ResultMatch 1 · Mon, 26 Oct · 4:30 PM


Lumbini won by 7 wkts (61b rem)
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires Masudur Rahman, Buddhi PradhanTV umpire Prageeth RambukwellaReserve umpire Sanjay SigdelMatch referee Wendell Labrooy
SMPlayer of the matchSher MallaLumbini Lions

Sudurpaschim Royals 1st innings87/10 (17.2)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZSaif Zaibcaught | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.85 |
| BB | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| AS | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBrandon McMullenout | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| DS | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 117.39 |
| IP | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.77 |
| SR | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| SKScott Kuggeleijnlbw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKAnil Kharelnot out | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 57.69 |
| HDHemant Dhamiout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAbinash Boharaout | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kishor Mahato | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4.28 |

Lumbini Lions 2nd innings88 (3 wkts; 9.5 ovs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | 40 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 222.2 |
| AS | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 128.0 |
| ND | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
| SH | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| RP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
Extras: lb 2, w 1 · Yet to bat: TR Bhandari, S Jora, D Nath, SC van Schalkwyk, K Mahato, S Malla
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Kuggeleijn | 2.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| H Dhami | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| B McMullen | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| DS Airee | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8.08 |
| A Kharel | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Wkt | Runs | Overs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 71 | 6.2 | DJM Short · Aasif Sheikh |
| 2nd | 11 | 2.2 | N Dickwella · Aasif Sheikh |
| 3rd | 0 | 0.3 | N Dickwella · Shamim Hossain |
| 4th | 6 | 0.4 | RK Paudel · Shamim Hossain |
Ball-by-ball commentary
- 9.5Airee to Paudel, FOUR
- 9.4Airee to Shamim Hossain, 1 run
- 9.3Airee to Paudel, 1 run
- 9.2Airee to Paudel, no run
- 9.1Airee to Dickwella, OUT
- 8.6Kharel to Shamim Hossain, no run
- 8.5Kharel to Shamim Hossain, no run
- 8.4Kharel to Aasif Sheikh, OUT
- 8.3Kharel to Dickwella, 1 run
- 8.2Kharel to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run
- 8.1Kharel to Dickwella, 1 run
- 7.6Airee to Aasif Sheikh, no run
- 7.5Airee to Dickwella, 1 leg bye
- 7.4Airee to Dickwella, no run
- 7.3Airee to Dickwella, no run
- 7.2Airee to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run
- 7.1Airee to Dickwella, 1 run
UpcomingMatch 19 · Mon, 9 Nov · 12:30 PM


Starts in 14h 36m
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Points table
| # | Team | M | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | WWWL | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | LWWW | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | LWLWW | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | WLW | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | LWWLL | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | WWLL | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | LLLL |
Top 4 teams reach the playoffs
Fixtures & results
- Monday, 26 October 2026
Sudurpaschim Royals87
Lumbini Lions88/3 (9.5)Lumbini won by 7 wkts (61b rem)
- Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Chitwan Rhinos157/3
Biratnagar Kings149 (19.3)Chitwan won by 8 runs
Karnali Yaks132/9
Janakpur Bolts113 (19.3)Karnali won by 19 runs
- Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Pokhara Avengers145/7
Sudurpaschim Royals148/4 (16.5)S Paschim won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
- Thursday, 29 October 2026
Kathmandu Gorkhas115
Janakpur Bolts116/2 (17.2)Janakpur won by 8 wkts (16b rem)
Biratnagar Kings186/7
Karnali Yaks187/6 (19.5)Karnali won by 4 wkts (1b rem)
- Saturday, 31 October 2026
Chitwan Rhinos
Lumbini LionsMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
Biratnagar Kings105/2 (5)
Sudurpaschim Royals70/3 (5)Biratnagar won by 35 runs
- Sunday, 1 November 2026
Janakpur Bolts147/7
Pokhara Avengers138/9 (20)Janakpur won by 9 runs
- Monday, 2 November 2026
Karnali Yaks180/6
Kathmandu Gorkhas181/6 (19.4)Kathmandu won by 4 wkts (2b rem)
Chitwan Rhinos129/6
Sudurpaschim Royals131/5 (16.4)S Paschim won by 5 wkts (20b rem)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Biratnagar Kings174/3
Janakpur Bolts172/7 (20)Biratnagar won by 2 runs
Pokhara Avengers97/9
Lumbini Lions98/2 (11.4)Lumbini won by 8 wkts (50b rem)
- Thursday, 5 November 2026
Lumbini Lions149/8
Janakpur Bolts133/8 (20)Lumbini won by 16 runs
Biratnagar Kings83
Kathmandu Gorkhas86/1 (9.4)Kathmandu won by 9 wkts (62b rem)
- Friday, 6 November 2026
Sudurpaschim Royals176/6
Karnali Yaks137/7 (20)S Paschim won by 39 runs
Chitwan Rhinos151/6
Pokhara Avengers121 (19)Chitwan won by 30 runs
- Saturday, 7 November 2026
Kathmandu Gorkhas160/8
Lumbini Lions124 (19.3)Kathmandu won by 36 runs
- Monday, 9 November 2026
Karnali Yaks
Pokhara Avengers
Chitwan Rhinos
Kathmandu Gorkhas
- Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Janakpur Bolts
Sudurpaschim Royals
- Thursday, 12 November 2026
Biratnagar Kings
Pokhara Avengers
Karnali Yaks
Lumbini Lions
- Friday, 13 November 2026
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Sudurpaschim Royals
Chitwan Rhinos
Janakpur Bolts
- Saturday, 14 November 2026
Biratnagar Kings
Lumbini Lions
- Sunday, 15 November 2026
Chitwan Rhinos
Karnali Yaks
Kathmandu Gorkhas
Pokhara Avengers
- Tuesday, 17 November 2026
- TBDTBD
- TBDTBD
- TBDTBD
- TBDTBD
Teams & players

Biratnagar Kings15 players
- SJ
Shehan JayasuriyaAllrounder
- LBLokesh BamWicketkeeper · Batter
- ISImran Sheikh
- BABasir AhamadBatter
- AM
Angelo MathewsAllrounder
- NJNarayan JoshiAllrounder
- SRShubham RanjaneAllrounder
- AR
Andre RussellAllrounder
- RSRupesh Singh
- SL
Sandeep LamichhaneCaptain · Bowler
- APAprajit Poudel
- PGPratis GCAllrounder
- CA
Charith AsalankaAllrounder
- STSujan Thapaliya
- NSNaren Saud

Chitwan Rhinos13 players
- ASArjun SaudWicketkeeper batter
- DM
Dawid MalanBatter
- RB
Ravi BoparaAllrounder
- DMDan MousleyAllrounder
- KM
Kushal MallaAllrounder
- SR
Sikandar RazaCaptain · Allrounder
- BYBibek YadavAllrounder
- KAKamal AireeBowler
- RDRijan DhakalBowler
- RKRanjit Kumar
- MDMousom Dhakal
- DKDev KhanalBatter
- TTTom TaylorAllrounder

Janakpur Bolts15 players
- TRTrit Raj DasBatter
- PHParvez Hossain EmonWicketkeeper batter
- SH
Saif HassanAllrounder
- BSBishal Shusling
- AS
Anil SahWicketkeeper batter
- JN
James NeeshamAllrounder
- ATAbhisekh TiwariAllrounder
- HSHarmeet SinghCaptain · Allrounder
- AMAaditya Mahata
- LR
Lalit RajbanshiBowler
- RYRahul Yadav
- MA
Moeen AliAllrounder
- ARAmar Routela
- MYMayan YadavBatter
- KP
Kusal PereraWicketkeeper batter

Karnali Yaks14 players
- AIAriful IslamBatter
- MW
Mark WattBowler
- DDDeepak DumreWicketkeeper batter
- DM
David MillerBatter
- PS
Pawan SarrafAllrounder
- HT
Hussain TalatAllrounder
- SK
Sompal KamiCaptain · Allrounder
- GJ
Gulsan JhaAllrounder
- NYNandan YadavBowler
- STSurya Tamang
- UTUnish Thakuri
- JAJishan AlamAllrounder
- YKYuvraj KhatriAllrounder
- AAAkbar AliWicketkeeper · Batter

Kathmandu Gorkhas17 players
- SPSahil PatelWicketkeeper batter
- DW
David WarnerBatter
- KK
Karan KCCaptain · Allrounder
- SASahan ArachchigeAllrounder
- WBWilliam Bosisto
- RKRashid KhanAllrounder
- JKJahandad KhanAllrounder
- MAMohammad Aadil AlamBowler
- SYSantosh Yadav
- BSBhim SharkiBatter
- SAShahab AlamBowler
- DSDev Shah
- SPSmit PatelWicketkeeper batter
- RMRipon MondolBowler
- SHSam HeazlettBatter
- HSHarishankar Shah
- SMSumit MaharjanBatter

Lumbini Lions14 players
- DS
D'Arcy ShortBatter
- AS
Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper batter
- ND
Niroshan DickwellaWicketkeeper batter
- RP
Rohit PaudelCaptain · Allrounder
- SJ
Sundeep JoraBatter
- DNDilip NathBatter
- GSGrant StewartAllrounder
- RT
Ruben TrumpelmannBowler
- AGAbhishesh Gautam
- SMSher MallaBowler
- TBTilak Bhandari
- SH
Shamim HossainAllrounder
- KMKishor Mahato
- SVShadley van SchalkwykAllrounder

Pokhara Avengers18 players
- KB
Kushal BhurtelBatter
- YSYuvraaj SamraBatter
- AKArjun KumalBatter
- SS
Sadeera SamarawickramaWicketkeeper batter
- MH
Mahedi HasanAllrounder
- KTKiran Thagunna
- CKChamika KarunaratneCaptain · Allrounder
- AGArjun GhartiWicketkeeper
- SASudip Aryal
- BKBipin KhatriAllrounder
- SDSagar DhakalBowler
- BABipin Acharya
- SA
Shakib Al HasanAllrounder
- ACAakash ChandBowler
- DKDinesh Kharel
- MS
Mohammad SaifuddinAllrounder
- PPPratik Pokhrel
- DLDhananjaya LakshanAllrounder

Sudurpaschim Royals12 players
- SZSaif ZaibAllrounder
- BB
Binod BhandariWicketkeeper batter
- BMBrandon McMullenAllrounder
- DS
Dipendra Singh AireeCaptain · Allrounder
- IP
Ishan PandeyAllrounder
- AS
Aarif SheikhBatter
- TRTharindu RatnayakeAllrounder
- SKScott KuggeleijnAllrounder
- AKAnil Kharel
- HDHemant Dhami
- ABAbinash BoharaBowler
- SR
Sherfane RutherfordBatter
Top players
Sarvadhik runs
- LBLokesh BamBiratnagar Kings · 5 mat194runs
- AR
AD RussellBiratnagar Kings · 5 mat144runs
- SH
Saif HassanJanakpur Bolts · 4 mat140runs
- DW
DA WarnerKathmandu Gorkhas · 3 mat126runs
- AIAriful IslamKarnali Yaks · 4 mat119runs
Sarvadhik wickets
- SMSher MallaLumbini Lions · 4 mat8wkts
- RYRahul YadavJanakpur Bolts · 5 mat8wkts
- KAKS AireeChitwan Rhinos · 2 mat7wkts
- RDR DhakalChitwan Rhinos · 3 mat7wkts
- AKA KharelSudurpaschim Royals · 4 mat7wkts
Source: ESPNcricinfo19:44 updated
