Sudurpaschim Royals beat Janakpur Bolts by 27 runs in NPL 2026 match 21 at Kirtipur, defending 120 for 9. Player of the Match Scott Kuggeleijn took 3 for 13, and Tharindu Ratnayake and Dipendra Singh Airee gave away just 27 runs in eight overs as Janakpur were bowled out for 93. Harmeet Singh's 4 for 17 was not enough.
India beat New Zealand by 4 runs on the DLS method in the rain-hit 2nd ODI in Wellington to lead the series 2-0. Player of the Match Gurnoor Brar took 4 for 30 as New Zealand were bowled out for 134 despite Daryl Mitchell's 55. India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs, just ahead of the DLS par score, when rain ended the match.
Lumbini Lions beat Janakpur Bolts by 16 runs in NPL 2026 at Kirtipur to go top of the table, still unbeaten. Player of the Match Rohit Paudel made 38 and bowled four overs for 18, D'Arcy Short took 3 for 23, and Janakpur collapsed from 53 for 2 to 56 for 6 chasing 150.
India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets on the DLS method in the rain-hit 1st ODI at Eden Park. Player of the Match Anshul Kamboj took 2 for 22 in 10 overs and Arshdeep Singh 4 for 70 as New Zealand were all out for 185, then Virat Kohli hit 74 off 51 to chase a revised target of 143 in 32 overs.
Biratnagar Kings beat Janakpur Bolts by 2 runs in a last-ball NPL 2026 thriller at Kirtipur. Player of the Match Andre Russell hit 52 not out off 29, then took 4 for 45, including two wickets in the final over. Saif Hassan's 71 off 48 was not quite enough.
Janakpur Bolts beat Pokhara Avengers by 9 runs in the NPL 2026 at Kirtipur, the first full game after two rain-hit matches. Player of the Match Trit Raj Das made 61, and Moeen Ali took 3 for 13 to defend 147. Shakib Al Hasan's 3 for 15 was in vain.
New Zealand beat India by 7 wickets in the 5th T20I in Hamilton, chasing 192 with 12 balls to spare. Adam Milne took 4 for 19 and Tim Seifert hit 93 off 50. India won the series 3-2, and Glenn Phillips was Player of the Series with 276 runs.
New Zealand beat India by 87 runs in the 4th T20I at Eden Park for their first win of the series. Glenn Phillips hit 107 off 49 balls with 10 sixes, Michael Bracewell 65 off 25, and Jacob Duffy took 4 for 23. India lead the series 3-1.
India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets with 40 balls to spare in the 3rd T20I in Wellington to win the series. Abhishek Sharma hit 113 off 38 balls with 11 sixes, and India made 118 in the powerplay. Daryl Mitchell's 89 not out was in vain.
Janakpur Bolts' full 17-man squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Anil Sah with overseas stars Moeen Ali, James Neesham, Iftikhar Ahmed and Harmeet Singh. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
