NPL Season 3
Nepal Premier League · 26 Oct – 21 Nov 2026 · TU Ground, Kirtipur
Match 16 — Scorecard


S Paschim won by 39 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 93 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 169.1 |
| NYNandan Yadav | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
| SKScott Kuggeleijn prev | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
Last wicket Gulsan Jha c Pandey b Kuggeleijn 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60 · 106/7 (18.1)
- Ov 157
- Ov 16131W
- Ov 1716
- Ov 183
- Ov 1961W
- Ov 2025
- 619.5 Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 619.4 Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 619.3 Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 619.1 Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 418.3 Kuggeleijn to Yadav, FOUR
- W18.1 Kuggeleijn to Gulsan Jha, OUT
Umpires Buddhi Pradhan, Ram Kailash YadavTV umpire Masudur RahmanReserve umpire Sanjay SigdelMatch referee Mohammed Shafique

Sudurpaschim Royals 1st innings95 (3 wkts; 11.4 ovs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZSA Zaibbowled | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 145.8 |
| BB | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 122.7 |
| BMB McMullennot out | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 170.0 |
| DA | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
Extras: b 4, lb 1, w 1 · Yet to bat: I Pandey, Aarif Sheikh, KTH Ratnayake, SC Kuggeleijn, A Kharel, H Dhami, A Bohara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRJ Watt | 2.4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.62 |
| Sompal Kami | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| UBS Thakuri | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| NK Yadav | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Hussain Talat | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| P Sarraf | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Surya Tamang | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |

Karnali Yaks 2nd innings137/7 (20)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIAriful Islamcaught | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MW | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| DDDeepak Dumrecaught | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 150 |
| DM | 93 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 169.09 |
| PS | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| HT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| SK | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.05 |
| GJ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| NYNandan Yadavnot out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Hemant Dhami | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 |
| Anil Kharel | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Abinash Bohara | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Ishan Pandey | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
Ball-by-ball commentary
- 19.6Pandey to Miller, 1 run
- 19.5Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 19.4Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 19.3Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 19.2Pandey to Miller, no run
- 19.1Pandey to Miller, SIX
- 18.6Kuggeleijn to Miller, 1 run
- 18.5Kuggeleijn to Miller, no run
- 18.4Kuggeleijn to Yadav, 1 run
- 18.3Kuggeleijn to Yadav, FOUR
- 18.2Kuggeleijn to Yadav, no run
- 18.1Kuggeleijn to Gulsan Jha, OUT
- 17.6Pandey to Miller, no run
- 17.5Pandey to Gulsan Jha, 1 run
- 17.4Pandey to Miller, 1 run
- 17.3Pandey to Miller, no run
- 17.2Pandey to Gulsan Jha, 1 run
- 17.1Pandey to Gulsan Jha, no run


Chitwan won by 30 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Need 31 runs from 6 balls
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKBipin Khatri * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SDSagar Dhakal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| KAKamal Airee prev | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3.50 |
Last wicket S Dhakal b R Dhakal 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0 · 121/10 (19)
- Ov 146
- Ov 1511W
- Ov 164
- Ov 1791W
- Ov 1812W
- Ov 1942W
- W19 R Dhakal to Dhakal, OUT
- W18.5 R Dhakal to Gharti, OUT
- W18 Airee to Aryal, OUT
- W17.2 Airee to Kumal, OUT
- 416.3 R Dhakal to Gharti, FOUR
- W16.1 R Dhakal to Karunaratne, OUT
Umpires Gazi Sohel, Durga SubediTV umpire Masudur RahmanReserve umpire Himal GiriMatch referee Wendell Labrooy

Chitwan Rhinos 1st innings151/6 (20)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASArjun Saudlbw | 31 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 114.81 |
| DM | 28 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| RB | 35 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 125 |
| DMDan Mousleycaught | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| KM | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.61 |
| SR | 37 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 231.25 |
| BYBibek Yadavnot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAKamal Aireenot out | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Karunaratne | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Mahedi Hasan | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| S Dhakal | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| S Aryal | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |

Pokhara Avengers 2nd innings121/10 (19)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| YSYuvraaj Samraout | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 135.71 |
| AKArjun Kumalcaught | 45 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 102.27 |
| SS | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| MH | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| KTKiran Thagunnacaught | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| CK | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| AGArjun Gharticaught | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| SASudip Aryalcaught | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BKBipin Khatrinot out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SDSagar Dhakalout | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Airee | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Rijan Dhakal | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| Dan Mousley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Ranjit Kumar | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Mousom Dhakal | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Kushal Malla | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
Ball-by-ball commentary
- 18.6R Dhakal to Dhakal, OUT
- 18.5R Dhakal to Gharti, OUT
- 18.4R Dhakal to Gharti, 2 runs
- 18.3R Dhakal to Gharti, no run
- 18.2R Dhakal to Gharti, 2 runs
- 18.1R Dhakal to Gharti, no run
- 17.6Airee to Aryal, OUT
- 17.5Airee to Aryal, no run
- 17.4Airee to Aryal, no run
- 17.3Airee to Aryal, no run
- 17.2Airee to Kumal, OUT
- 17.1Airee to Gharti, 1 leg bye
- 16.6R Dhakal to Gharti, 1 run
- 16.5R Dhakal to Kumal, 1 run
- 16.4R Dhakal to Gharti, 1 run
- 16.3R Dhakal to Gharti, FOUR
- 16.2R Dhakal to Gharti, 2 runs
- 16.1R Dhakal to Karunaratne, OUT
Points table
| # | Team | M | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | WWW | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | LWLWW | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | WLW | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | LLWWL | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | LWWLL | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | WWLL | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | LWW | |
| 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 Gorkhas
Lumbini Lions
- 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
- SR
Shubham RanjaneAllrounder - AR
Andre RussellAllrounder
- RSRupesh Singh
- SL
Sandeep LamichhaneCaptain · Bowler
- APAprajit Poudel
- PG
Pratis 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
- RD
Rijan DhakalBowler - RKRanjit Kumar
- MDMousom Dhakal
- DK
Dev 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
- AA
Akbar AliWicketkeeper · Batter

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

Lumbini Lions13 players
- DS
D'Arcy ShortBatter
- AS
Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper batter
- ND
Niroshan DickwellaWicketkeeper batter
- RP
Rohit PaudelCaptain · Allrounder
- DNDilip NathBatter
- SH
Shamim HossainAllrounder
- RT
Ruben TrumpelmannBowler
- SJ
Sundeep JoraBatter
- SMSher MallaBowler
- KMKishor Mahato
- TBTilak Bhandari
- AGAbhishesh Gautam
- SVShadley van SchalkwykAllrounder

Pokhara Avengers18 players
- KB
Kushal BhurtelBatter
- YSYuvraaj SamraBatter
- AKArjun KumalBatter
- SS
Sadeera SamarawickramaWicketkeeper batter
- MH
Mahedi HasanAllrounder
- KTKiran Thagunna
- CK
Chamika 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
- AIAriful IslamKarnali Yaks · 4 mat119runs
- RB
Ravi BoparaChitwan Rhinos · 3 mat116runs
Sarvadhik wickets
- RYRahul YadavJanakpur Bolts · 5 mat8wkts
- KAKS AireeChitwan Rhinos · 2 mat7wkts
- RD
R DhakalChitwan Rhinos · 3 mat7wkts - AM
Angelo MathewsBiratnagar Kings · 4 mat7wkts
- MA
Moeen AliJanakpur Bolts · 4 mat7wkts
Source: ESPNcricinfo21:37 updated
