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ब्रेकिङ
NPLNPL Season 3
Match 2CHR157/3BIK149 (19.3)Chitwan won by 8 runsMatch 3KAY132/9JAB113 (19.3)Karnali won by 19 runsMatch 4POA145/7SPR148/4 (16.5)S Paschim won by 6 wkts (19b rem)Match 5JABKAGStarts in 12h 14mMatch 6BIKKAYStarts in 16h 44mMatch 7CHRLULSat, 31 Oct · 12:30 PMMatch 8BIKSPRSat, 31 Oct · 5:00 PM
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NPL Season 3

Nepal Premier League · 26 Oct – 21 Nov 2026 · TU Ground, Kirtipur

Match 2 — Scorecard

ResultMatch 2 · Tue, 27 Oct · 12:30 PM
Chitwan Rhinos157/3
Biratnagar Kings149 (19.3)

Chitwan won by 8 runs

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Umpires Prageeth Rambukwella, Ram Kailash YadavTV umpire Buddhi PradhanReserve umpire Kamlesh ThakurMatch referee Mohammed Shafique

Player of the matchKamal AireeChitwan Rhinos
Chitwan Rhinos 1st innings157/3 (20)
BatterRB4s6sSR
wm espn 1248357 28e00119Dev Khanalstumped12151080
92a8c1630e971602ea44Dawid Malanout705055140
Arjun Saudcaught390033.33
047cccfd35e72501ebc2Ravi Boparanot out322612123.07
Dan Mousleynot out292220131.81
BowlerOMRWEcon
Pratis GC302307.66
Angelo Mathews301515
Andre Russell403919.75
Shubham Ranjane1017017
Rupesh Singh201809
Sandeep Lamichhane402305.75
Charith Asalanka301816
Biratnagar Kings 2nd innings149 (all out; 19.3 ovs)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Imran Sheikhcaught393142125.8
Lokesh Bamcaught261441185.7
ec74c89d1d21c5cce64fKIC Asalankalbw890088.9
Basir Ahamadbowled131310100.0
25115b1a3c94c501fa8dAD Mathewscaught14161087.5
77b9fc4a92795ce9855cAD Russellcaught331714194.1
wm espn 554701 65804f17SS Ranjanebowled10111090.9
Rupesh Singhcaught wk01000.0
wm espn 1179855 8cb9aaf9Pratis GCcaught01000.0
bcb54067079e73efe807S Lamichhanebowled02000.0
N Saudnot out2200100.0

Extras: lb 1, w 3

BowlerOMRWEcon
R Dhakal3.002528.33
TAI Taylor2.302319.2
R Kumar3.001214
DR Mousley3.002919.66
SM Dhakal4.003318.25
KS Airee4.002646.5

Ball-by-ball commentary

  1. 19.3Taylor to Ranjane, OUT
  2. 19.3Taylor to Ranjane, 1 wide
  3. 19.2Taylor to Ranjane, no run
  4. 19.1Taylor to Ranjane, FOUR
  5. 18.6R Dhakal to Saud, no run
  6. 18.5R Dhakal to Saud, 2 runs
  7. 18.4R Dhakal to Lamichhane, OUT
  8. 18.3R Dhakal to Lamichhane, no run
  9. 18.2R Dhakal to Pratis GC, OUT
  10. 18.1R Dhakal to Ranjane, 1 run
  11. 17.6Airee to Rupesh Singh, OUT
  12. 17.5Airee to Mathews, OUT
  13. 17.4Airee to Ranjane, 1 run
  14. 17.3Airee to Mathews, 1 run
  15. 17.2Airee to Ranjane, 1 run
  16. 17.1Airee to Mathews, 1 run
  17. 16.6Kumar to Mathews, 1 run
  18. 16.5Kumar to Ranjane, 1 run
ResultMatch 4 · Wed, 28 Oct · 4:30 PM
Pokhara Avengers145/7
Sudurpaschim Royals148/4 (16.5)

S Paschim won by 6 wkts (19b rem)

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

LIVESPR148/416.5 ov
v POA 145/7Need 0 runs from 19 ballsCRR 8.79RRR 0.00
Dipendra Singh Airee▸Dipendra Singh Airee51(36)
Sherfane RutherfordSherfane Rutherford8(4)
Kushal BhurtelKushal Bhurtel0-26 (2.5)
14••6
Umpires: Masudur Rahman, Sanjay Sigdel
CRR 8.79RRR 0.00Partnership 18 (8)Target 146

Need 0 runs from 19 balls

BatterRB4s6sSR
60510699ee43a203f110Dipendra Singh Airee *513642141.7
0b000644a7e034eb8e28Sherfane Rutherford8401200.0
BowlerOMRWEcon
fa7cb2205d18141667f8Kushal Bhurtel2.502609.18
56b66a5ae36fa671f814Mahedi Hasan prev403117.75
This over14••6

Last wicket I Pandey lbw b Mahedi Hasan 37 (31b 2x4 2x6) SR: 119.35 · 130/4 (15.3)

Last 6 overs
  1. Ov 136
  2. Ov 1413
  3. Ov 155
  4. Ov 1691W
Key moments
  • 616.5 Bhurtel to Airee, SIX
  • 416.2 Bhurtel to Airee, FOUR
  • 615.5 Mahedi Hasan to Rutherford, SIX
  • W15.3 Mahedi Hasan to Pandey, OUT
  • 413.5 Bipin Khatri to Pandey, FOUR
  • 613.1 Bipin Khatri to Pandey, SIX

Umpires Masudur Rahman, Sanjay SigdelTV umpire Prageeth RambukwellaReserve umpire Kamlesh ThakurMatch referee Wendell Labrooy

Pokhara Avengers 1st innings78 (4 wkts; 11 ovs)
BatterRB4s6sSR
D Kharelcaught wk470057.1
56b66a5ae36fa671f814Mahedi Hasancaught322141152.4
fa7cb2205d18141667f8K Bhurtelcaught211720123.5
f3edb0429c1aaf1ea40bShakib Al Hasancaught14161087.5
69936efc9ed346e6d1d7S Samarawickramanot out6600100.0

Extras: nb 1 · Yet to bat: D Lakshan, Aakash Chand, K Thagunna, Bipin Khatri, P Pokhrel, A Gharti

BowlerOMRWEcon
H Dhami3.001414.66
SC Kuggeleijn2.0025012.5
A Kharel2.001728.5
SA Zaib2.001306.5
DS Airee2.00914.5
Sudurpaschim Royals 2nd innings148/4 (16.5)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Saif Zaibout15160093.75
a9e1cbc429379495f712Binod Bhandariout4210200
Brandon McMullenlbw221221183.33
60510699ee43a203f110Dipendra Singh Aireenot out513642141.66
4ecb1bcad8ce5c8cdff4Ishan Pandeylbw373122119.35
0b000644a7e034eb8e28Sherfane Rutherfordnot out8401200
BowlerOMRWEcon
Dhananjaya Lakshan201718.5
Mahedi Hasan403117.75
Bipin Khatri2022011
Shakib Al Hasan402416
Pratik Pokhrel1010010
Kushal Bhurtel2.502609.17
Aakash Chand1012012

Ball-by-ball commentary

  1. 16.5Bhurtel to Airee, SIX
  2. 16.4Bhurtel to Airee, no run
  3. 16.3Bhurtel to Airee, no run
  4. 16.2Bhurtel to Airee, FOUR
  5. 16.1Bhurtel to Rutherford, 1 run
  6. 15.6Mahedi Hasan to Rutherford, 1 run
  7. 15.5Mahedi Hasan to Rutherford, SIX
  8. 15.4Mahedi Hasan to Rutherford, no run
  9. 15.3Mahedi Hasan to Pandey, OUT
  10. 15.2Mahedi Hasan to Airee, 1 run
  11. 15.1Mahedi Hasan to Pandey, 1 run
  12. 14.6Shakib Al Hasan to Airee, no run
  13. 14.5Shakib Al Hasan to Pandey, 1 run
  14. 14.4Shakib Al Hasan to Airee, 1 run
  15. 14.3Shakib Al Hasan to Pandey, 1 run
  16. 14.2Shakib Al Hasan to Airee, 1 run
  17. 14.1Shakib Al Hasan to Pandey, 1 run
  18. 13.6Bipin Khatri to Pandey, 1 run

Points table

#TeamMWLNRNRRPtsLast 5
1Chitwan RhinosCHR1100–2W
2Karnali YaksKAY1100–2W
3Lumbini LionsLUL1100–2W
4Sudurpaschim RoyalsSPR2110–2LW
5Biratnagar KingsBIK1010–0L
6Janakpur BoltsJAB1010–0L
7Kathmandu GorkhasKAG0000–0
8Pokhara AvengersPOA1010–0L

Top 4 teams reach the playoffs

Fixtures & results

  1. Monday, 26 October 2026
  2. Match 14:30 PMSudurpaschim Royals87Lumbini Lions88/3 (9.5)Lumbini won by 7 wkts (61b rem)
  3. Tuesday, 27 October 2026
  4. Match 212:30 PMChitwan Rhinos157/3Biratnagar Kings149 (19.3)Chitwan won by 8 runs
  5. Match 34:30 PMKarnali Yaks132/9Janakpur Bolts113 (19.3)Karnali won by 19 runs
  6. Wednesday, 28 October 2026
  7. Match 44:30 PMPokhara Avengers145/7Sudurpaschim Royals148/4 (16.5)S Paschim won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
  8. Thursday, 29 October 2026
  9. Match 512:30 PMJanakpur BoltsKathmandu Gorkhas
  10. Match 65:00 PMBiratnagar KingsKarnali Yaks
  11. Saturday, 31 October 2026
  12. Match 712:30 PMChitwan RhinosLumbini Lions
  13. Match 85:00 PMBiratnagar KingsSudurpaschim Royals
  14. Sunday, 1 November 2026
  15. Match 95:00 PMJanakpur BoltsPokhara Avengers
  16. Monday, 2 November 2026
  17. Match 1012:30 PMKarnali YaksKathmandu Gorkhas
  18. Match 115:00 PMChitwan RhinosSudurpaschim Royals
  19. Tuesday, 3 November 2026
  20. Match 1212:30 PMBiratnagar KingsJanakpur Bolts
  21. Match 135:00 PMLumbini LionsPokhara Avengers
  22. Thursday, 5 November 2026
  23. Match 1412:30 PMJanakpur BoltsLumbini Lions
  24. Match 155:00 PMBiratnagar KingsKathmandu Gorkhas
  25. Friday, 6 November 2026
  26. Match 1612:30 PMKarnali YaksSudurpaschim Royals
  27. Match 175:00 PMChitwan RhinosPokhara Avengers
  28. Saturday, 7 November 2026
  29. Match 185:00 PMKathmandu GorkhasLumbini Lions
  30. Monday, 9 November 2026
  31. Match 1912:30 PMKarnali YaksPokhara Avengers
  32. 20th Matcgh5:00 PMChitwan RhinosKathmandu Gorkhas
  33. Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  34. Match 215:00 PMJanakpur BoltsSudurpaschim Royals
  35. Thursday, 12 November 2026
  36. Match 2212:30 PMBiratnagar KingsPokhara Avengers
  37. Match 235:00 PMKarnali YaksLumbini Lions
  38. Friday, 13 November 2026
  39. Match 2412:30 PMKathmandu GorkhasSudurpaschim Royals
  40. Match 255:00 PMChitwan RhinosJanakpur Bolts
  41. Saturday, 14 November 2026
  42. Match 265:00 PMBiratnagar KingsLumbini Lions
  43. Sunday, 15 November 2026
  44. Match 2712:30 PMChitwan RhinosKarnali Yaks
  45. Match 285:00 PMKathmandu GorkhasPokhara Avengers
  46. Tuesday, 17 November 2026
  47. Qualifier 14:30 PMTBDTBD
  48. Eliminator4:30 PMTBDTBD
  49. Qualifier 24:30 PMTBDTBD
  50. Final4:30 PMTBDTBD

Teams & players

Biratnagar Kings11 players
  • Imran Sheikh
  • Lokesh BamWicketkeeper · Batter
  • ec74c89d1d21c5cce64fCharith AsalankaAllrounder
  • Basir AhamadBatter
  • 25115b1a3c94c501fa8dAngelo MathewsAllrounder
  • 77b9fc4a92795ce9855cAndre RussellAllrounder
  • wm espn 554701 65804f17Shubham RanjaneAllrounder
  • Rupesh Singh
  • wm espn 1179855 8cb9aaf9Pratis GCAllrounder
  • bcb54067079e73efe807Sandeep LamichhaneCaptain · Bowler
  • Naren Saud
Chitwan Rhinos11 players
  • wm espn 1248357 28e00119Dev KhanalBatter
  • 92a8c1630e971602ea44Dawid MalanBatter
  • Arjun SaudWicketkeeper batter
  • 047cccfd35e72501ebc2Ravi BoparaCaptain · Allrounder
  • Dan MousleyAllrounder
  • Mousom Dhakal
  • Ranjit Kumar
  • wm espn 1111123 533732deRijan DhakalBowler
  • Kamal AireeBowler
  • Tom TaylorAllrounder
  • Bibek YadavAllrounder
Janakpur Bolts11 players
  • Mayan YadavBatter
  • Trit Raj DasBatter
  • af9ebacbade56056d687Moeen AliAllrounder
  • d2bfc1ec91098a994eaeAnil SahWicketkeeper batter
  • 2ba7e950d4daa63d8201Kusal PereraWicketkeeper batter
  • 8e2553120559232f6825James NeeshamAllrounder
  • Harmeet SinghCaptain · Allrounder
  • Abhisekh TiwariAllrounder
  • Aaditya Mahata
  • Rahul Yadav
  • e026921aed5d3a127261Lalit RajbanshiBowler
Karnali Yaks11 players
  • 5da9d01b5993f58dedf7Mark WattBowler
  • Ariful IslamBatter
  • Deepak DumreWicketkeeper batter
  • dc3dcd3911f100570cfeHussain TalatAllrounder
  • 66931a5c9d4ab889634ePawan SarrafAllrounder
  • wm espn 990147 4473e24aAkbar AliBatter
  • 886133d2d834e094c3a5Gulsan JhaAllrounder
  • b3329ceff3f87bb68778Sompal KamiCaptain · Allrounder
  • Nandan YadavBowler
  • Yuvraj KhatriAllrounder
  • Unish Thakuri
Lumbini Lions11 players
  • c96709b1282d2e7a7a84D'Arcy ShortBatter
  • 885b9964a4a53f43004eAasif SheikhWicketkeeper batter
  • e6f15fcb8b76190d91feNiroshan DickwellaWicketkeeper batter
  • 990479614bc15c501d80Shamim HossainAllrounder
  • 3d5e93027a32b265f86dRohit PaudelCaptain · Allrounder
  • Tilak Bhandari
  • 1c0cb29aac937c80b8f5Sundeep JoraBatter
  • Dilip NathBatter
  • Shadley van SchalkwykAllrounder
  • Kishor Mahato
  • Sher MallaBowler
Pokhara Avengers11 players
  • Dinesh Kharel
  • 56b66a5ae36fa671f814Mahedi HasanAllrounder
  • fa7cb2205d18141667f8Kushal BhurtelCaptain · Batter
  • f3edb0429c1aaf1ea40bShakib Al HasanAllrounder
  • 69936efc9ed346e6d1d7Sadeera SamarawickramaWicketkeeper batter
  • Dhananjaya LakshanAllrounder
  • Arjun GhartiWicketkeeper
  • Kiran Thagunna
  • Bipin KhatriAllrounder
  • Pratik Pokhrel
  • Aakash ChandBowler
Sudurpaschim Royals11 players
  • Saif ZaibAllrounder
  • a9e1cbc429379495f712Binod BhandariWicketkeeper batter
  • Brandon McMullenAllrounder
  • 60510699ee43a203f110Dipendra Singh AireeCaptain · Allrounder
  • 4ecb1bcad8ce5c8cdff4Ishan PandeyAllrounder
  • 0b000644a7e034eb8e28Sherfane RutherfordBatter
  • fdd58051ac135e53b2a8Aarif SheikhBatter
  • Scott KuggeleijnAllrounder
  • Anil Kharel
  • Hemant Dhami
  • Abinash BoharaBowler

Top players

Sarvadhik runs

  1. 60510699ee43a203f110Dipendra Singh AireeSudurpaschim Royals · 2 mat78runs
  2. 92a8c1630e971602ea44Dawid MalanChitwan Rhinos · 1 mat70runs
  3. 4ecb1bcad8ce5c8cdff4Ishan PandeySudurpaschim Royals · 2 mat44runs
  4. Ariful IslamKarnali Yaks · 1 mat43runs
  5. c96709b1282d2e7a7a84DJM ShortLumbini Lions · 1 mat40runs

Sarvadhik wickets

  1. Kishor MahatoLumbini Lions · 1 mat4wkts
  2. KS AireeChitwan Rhinos · 1 mat4wkts
  3. A KharelSudurpaschim Royals · 2 mat4wkts
  4. Sher MallaLumbini Lions · 1 mat3wkts
  5. Harmeet SinghJanakpur Bolts · 1 mat3wkts

Source: ESPNcricinfo00:13 updated

Photos: Dev Khanal: The Kathmandu Post, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Shubham Ranjane: Dee03, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pratis GC: Hamrokhelkud, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rijan Dhakal: Any Update ?, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Akbar Ali: Press Information Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons