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.
Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 4 wickets with nine balls to spare in WBBL|12 at the WACA Ground to stay unbeaten. Sophie Devine (37) and Katie Mack (31) set up the chase of 160, and Chloe Piparo and Chloe Ainsworth finished it, after Heather Knight's 71 and Anika Learoyd's 53 for the Thunder.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 6 wickets with 30 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at North Sydney Oval to stay unbeaten. Player of the Match Sophie Devine, who retired hurt in her last game, took 2 for 18 and hit 55 off 24 balls. Meg Lanning's 56 for the Stars 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.
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.
Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 17 runs in WBBL|12 at Drummoyne Oval in a clash of unbeaten teams. Player of the Match Beth Mooney made 80 not out off 55, Sophie Devine retired hurt on 42, and Alana King took 4 for 35, including three wickets in the final over.
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.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 15 runs in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval, defending just 124 for 9. Player of the Match Sophie Devine took 4 for 19 and Alana King 3 for 17 as the Stars were bowled out for 109, despite Meg Lanning's 41. The Scorchers have won both games.
Full schedule for England's 2026 tour of Australia: three ODIs in Perth, Adelaide and Hobart from November 13, then five T20Is from the MCG on November 21 to Canberra on December 2. Squads, captains and start times in local, UK, PKT, IST and ET.
Afghanistan beat Australia with five balls to spare in the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Cup Final, with Imran Mir hitting 53 not out off 14. Pakistan won the Plate as Abbas Afridi smashed 73 not out with 11 sixes, and South Africa won the Bowl. Afridi was Player of the Series.
