Nepal Premier League Season 3
🗓️ · 📍 Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 4 wkts
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.
Sudurpaschim Royals beat Karnali Yaks by 39 runs in NPL 2026 at Kirtipur. David Miller, playing his first game for Karnali, smashed 93 not out off 55 with seven sixes and was Player of the Match, but Sudurpaschim's 176 for 6, led by Saif Zaib's 35, was too much.
Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs in NPL 2026 match 19 at Kirtipur for their first win of the season. Player of the Match Yuvraj Samra hit 102 off 48 balls, Kushal Bhurtel smashed seven sixes in 62, and Mahedi Hasan took 3 for 24 as Karnali were bowled out for 154.
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.
Chitwan Rhinos' full 17-man squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Kushal Malla with overseas stars Sikandar Raza, Ravi Bopara, Usama Mir and Kalim Sana. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
Biratnagar Kings' full 16-man squad for the Nepal Premier League 2026, captained by Sandeep Lamichhane with overseas stars Andre Russell and Charith Asalanka. All seven league fixtures in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET.
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.
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.
Karnali Yaks beat Biratnagar Kings by 4 wickets with one ball to spare in the NPL 2026 at Kirtipur. Captain Sompal Kami took 4 for 33 and hit 62 not out off 32 after Karnali slumped to 57 for 5 chasing 187. Lokesh Bam's 87 with nine sixes was in vain.
The Nepal Premier League 2026 runs from October 26 to November 21 at the TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur. All 32 matches in Nepal Time, UTC, IST and ET, plus teams, format and past champions.
Biratnagar Kings beat Pokhara Avengers by 4 wickets in NPL 2026 match 22 at Kirtipur. Player of the Match Sandeep Lamichhane took 6 for 27, including a hat-trick, as Pokhara were bowled out for 132 despite Yuvraj Samra's 84 off 47. Isuru Udana's 25 not out off 12 finished the chase with four balls to spare.
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.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b Abhishesh Gautam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Rohit Paudel b Kishor Mahato | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
Deepak Dumre (wk) b Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
David Miller (c) c Ruben Trumpelmann b Sher Malla | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
b D Arcy Short | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c Aasif Sheikh b D Arcy Short | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 155.56 |
b Rohit Paudel | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 109.09 |
c Ruben Trumpelmann b Rohit Paudel | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c Niroshan Dickwella b Ruben Trumpelmann | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
b Kishor Mahato | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 1, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total (all out, 19.2 Ov, RR 5.43) | 105 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.67 |
| Kishor Mahato | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 |
| Sher Malla | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| D Arcy Short | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Rohit Paudel | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Shamim Hossain | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b Hussain Talat | 46 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 135.29 |
lbw b Mark Watt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
Rohit Paudel (c) c Ariful Islam b Mark Watt | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
c Nandan Yadav b Pawan Sarraf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Niroshan Dickwella (wk) c Bipin Sharma b Mark Watt | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 123.08 |
not out | 28* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 103.70 |
c Sompal Kami b Mark Watt | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total (6 wkts, 16.4 Ov, RR 6.42) | 107 | ||||
Did not bat: Abhishesh Gautam, Sher Malla, Kishor Mahato
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Mark Watt | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Nandan Yadav | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Bipin Sharma | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Ariful Islam | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Hussain Talat | 1.4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.80 |
Ariful IslamBatter
Deepak Dumre (wk)WK-Batter
Mark WattBowling Allrounder
David Miller (c)Batter
Pawan SarrafBatting Allrounder
Gulsan JhaBowling Allrounder
Sompal KamiBowling Allrounder
Nandan YadavBowling Allrounder
Hussain TalatBatting Allrounder
Unish Bikram ThakuriBatting Allrounder
Bipin SharmaBowler
Jishan AlamBatter
Surya TamangBowler
Yuvraj KhatriBowler
Sachin SharmaBatter
Diwan PunBatting Allrounder
Hikmat ShahiBatter
Shubh KansakarBatter
Dipendra RawatBowler
D Arcy ShortBatter
Aasif SheikhWK-Batter
Niroshan Dickwella (wk)WK-Batter
Rohit Paudel (c)Batting Allrounder
Sundeep JoraBatter
Dilip NathBatter
Shamim HossainBatting Allrounder
Ruben TrumpelmannBowler
Abhishesh GautamBowler
Sher MallaBowler
Kishor MahatoBowler
Grant StewartBowler
Tilak BhandariBowler
Arniko YadavBatting Allrounder
Ajay Kumar ChauhanBatting Allrounder
Dinesh AdhikariBowler
Aakash TripathiBatter
Durgesh GuptaBowler
