Lumbini Lions beat Karnali Yaks by 4 wickets with 20 balls to spare in NPL 2026 match 23 at Kirtipur. Player of the Match D'Arcy Short took 2 for 13 as Karnali were bowled out for 105, then made 46 off 34. Mark Watt's 4 for 12 for Karnali was not enough.
Kathmandu Gurkhas beat Lumbini Lions by 36 runs in NPL 2026 at Kirtipur, ending the leaders' unbeaten run. Player of the Match David Warner made 66 off 50 in an opening stand of 104, and Jahandad Khan took 4 for 23 as Lumbini crashed to 28 for 6. It is Kathmandu's third straight win.
Full schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2026 in Nepal, December 4 to 21. Nepal, Namibia, Canada, UAE, Italy, Uganda, Jersey and Kuwait play 28 matches at Kirtipur and Mulpani, and the top four reach the 2027 CWC Qualifier. Fixtures, venues and team-by-team schedules.
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.
Lumbini Lions beat Pokhara Avengers by 8 wickets with 50 balls to spare in NPL 2026 at Kirtipur. Player of the Match Ruben Trumpelmann took 3 for 16 as Pokhara were held to 97 for 9, and captain Rohit Paudel hit 47 not out off 32. Lumbini stay unbeaten; Pokhara suffer back-to-back defeats.
Lumbini Lions beat Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets in the NPL 2026 opener at Kirtipur. Kishor Mahato took 4 for 14 and Player of the Match Sher Malla 3 for 11 as the Royals were all out for 87, then D'Arcy Short hit 40 off 18.
Sudurpaschim Royals' squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Dipendra Singh Airee and coached by Misbah-ul-Haq, with overseas players Saif Zaib, Brandon McMullen and Scott Kuggeleijn. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
Pokhara Avengers' squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Kushal Bhurtel with Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Chamika Karunaratne and Dhananjaya Lakshan. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
Defending champions Lumbini Lions' squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Rohit Paudel with D'Arcy Short, Niroshan Dickwella, Shamim Hossain and Ruben Trumpelmann. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
Kathmandu Gurkhas' squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Karan KC with overseas stars David Warner, Rashid Khan, KS Bharat and Sahan Arachchige. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
