Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets
Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchSher Malla
Lumbini Lions (112/6) beat Kathmandu Gorkhas (111) by 4 wickets in Eliminator of Nepal Premier League 2025 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Wed 10 Dec 2025. D'Arcy Short top-scored with 33 off 34 balls and Sher Malla took 3/22 and was player of the match.
Updated
Newest ball first, with a summary after every over.
Result
Lumbini Lions finish on 112/6 from 17.4 overs. Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets. Player of the match: Sher Malla.
Four. KC to Trumpelmann, FOUR, Trumpelmann gets it to the boundary. Trumpelmann now has 5 from 2 balls. Lumbini win it with 14 balls to spare.
1 run. KC to Trumpelmann, 1 run, a change of ends, and Smit has the strike. Only 5 needed now.
New batter Ruben Trumpelmann is in. Batting at No. 8. Lumbini 106/6 in 17.1 overs.
New batter JJ Smit comes to the crease. Batting at No. 7. Lumbini 106/5 in 17 overs.
End of over17
11 runs · 2 wickets
LL106/5
CRR 6.24
Need 6 off 18RRR 2.00
New batter In comes Dilip Nath. Batting at No. 6. Lumbini 96/4 in 16.1 overs.
End of over16
8 runs
LL95/3
CRR 5.94
Need 17 off 24RRR 4.25
End of over15
12 runs
LL87/3
CRR 5.80
Shahab Alam 4-0-22-1
Need 25 off 30RRR 5.00
1 run. Shahab Alam to Dickwella, 1 run, Dickwella keeps the strike for the next over.
Four. Shahab Alam to Dickwella, FOUR, Shahab Alam is hit for four. Dickwella is on 7 off 7 now. 26 needed from 31 balls, at 5.03 an over.
No run. Shahab Alam to Dickwella, no run, no damage done.
1 run. Shahab Alam to Jora, 1 run, Jora gets off strike.
Six. Shahab Alam to Jora, SIX, over the boundary it goes. That takes Jora to 19 off 18. 31 to get from 34 for Lumbini, at 5.47 an over.
No run. Shahab Alam to Jora, no run, Shahab Alam gets a dot in. Shahab Alam's final over.
End of over14
6 runs
LL75/3
CRR 5.36
Need 37 off 36RRR 6.17
| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu Gorkhas1st innings | 111 (111 all out) | 19.1 | 5.79 | – |
| Lumbini Lions2nd innings | 112/6 (112 for 6) | 17.4 | 6.34 | 112 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Charlesworthc N Dickwella b R Trumpelmann | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Aakash Tripathic RK Paudel b S Malla | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Sunny Patellbw b R Trumpelmann | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Milind Kumarb S Malla | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Bhim Sharkic D Nath b RK Paudel | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 |
| John Simpsonlbw b RK Paudel | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Rashid Khanc JJ Smit b RK Paudel | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Santosh Yadavrun out (N Dickwella/JJ Smit) | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 135.29 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alamb S Malla | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Karan KCc JJ Smit b Abhishesh Gautam | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 64.29 |
| Shahab Alamnot out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 0 | 9 | ||||
| Total all out, 19.1 ov, RR 5.79 | 111 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 3.1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3.16 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 29/4 | 4.83 | 1 | 2 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | Ben Charlesworth 3 runs, 2 ballsAakash Tripathi 1 run, 5 balls | 4 (7) |
| 2nd wicket | Ben Charlesworth 0 runs, 0 ballsSunny Patel 7 runs, 6 balls | 7 (6) |
| 3rd wicket | Ben Charlesworth 1 run, 2 ballsMilind Kumar 2 runs, 8 balls | 3 (10) |
| 4th wicket | Ben Charlesworth 0 runs, 1 ballBhim Sharki 0 runs, 1 ball | 0 (2) |
| 5th wicket | Bhim Sharki 14 runs, 15 ballsJohn Simpson 18 runs, 15 balls+4 extras | 36 (30) |
| 6th wicket | John Simpson 0 runs, 2 ballsRashid Khan 1 run, 2 balls | 1 (4) |
| 7th wicket | Rashid Khan 1 run, 7 ballsSantosh Yadav 0 runs, 1 ball | 1 (8) |
| 8th wicket | Santosh Yadav 2 runs, 2 ballsMohammad Aadil Alam 18 runs, 11 balls | 20 (13) |
| 9th wicket | Santosh Yadav 8 runs, 7 ballsKaran KC 9 runs, 14 balls+1 extras | 18 (21) |
| 10th wicket | Santosh Yadav 13 runs, 7 ballsShahab Alam 4 runs, 7 balls+4 extras | 21 (14) |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Shortc JA Simpson b Rashid Khan | 33 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 97.06 |
| Dinesh Adhikaric Karan KC b Sunny Patel | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Rohit Paudelb Shahab Alam | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 72.00 |
| Sundeep Jorab Santosh Yadav | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Niroshan Dickwellab Karan KC | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dilip Nathlbw b Santosh Yadav | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| JJ Smitnot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ruben Trumpelmannnot out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 1, w 6, nb 1 | 8 | ||||
| Total 6 wkts, 17.4 ov, RR 6.34 | 112 | ||||
Did not bat Sher Malla, Tilak Bhandari, Abhishesh Gautam
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 1.4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 9.60 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Milind Kumar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunny Patel | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhim Sharki | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Santosh Yadav | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 29/1 | 4.83 | 2 | 1 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | D'Arcy Short 13 runs, 11 ballsDinesh Adhikari 4 runs, 5 balls | 17 (16) |
| 2nd wicket | D'Arcy Short 10 runs, 13 ballsRohit Paudel 18 runs, 25 balls+1 extras | 29 (38) |
| 3rd wicket | D'Arcy Short 10 runs, 10 ballsSundeep Jora 8 runs, 9 balls+3 extras | 21 (18) |
| 4th wicket | Sundeep Jora 15 runs, 14 ballsNiroshan Dickwella 13 runs, 11 balls+1 extras | 29 (25) |
| 5th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 1 run, 2 ballsDilip Nath 7 runs, 3 balls+2 extras | 10 (5) |
| 6th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 0 runs, 1 ballJJ Smit 0 runs, 0 balls | 0 (1) |
| 7th wicket | JJ Smit 0 runs, 1 ballRuben Trumpelmann 5 runs, 2 balls+1 extras | 6 (3), unbroken |
* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.
Kathmandu Gorkhas scored 111 all out in 19.1 overs. Lumbini Lions scored 112 for 6 in 17.4 overs. After the 6-over powerplay: KG 29/4, LL 29/1. After 10 overs: KG 51/6, LL 49/2. The most expensive over was over 6 of KG, with 13 runs.
Each side's chance of winning after every ball.
At the innings break
At the innings break: Kathmandu Gorkhas 13%, Lumbini Lions 87%. Lumbini Lions were ahead.
Kathmandu Gorkhas' chance of winning started at 47%, was 13% at the innings break, fell to 2% 16.5 overs into the chase. Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets.
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| Over | KG | LL |
|---|---|---|
| First innings: Kathmandu Gorkhas batting | ||
| 1 | 46% | 54% |
| 2 | 39% | 61% |
| 3 | 27% | 73% |
| 4 | 17% | 83% |
| 5 | 9% | 91% |
| 6 | 14% | 86% |
| 7 | 16% | 84% |
| 8 | 18% | 82% |
| 9 | 23% | 77% |
| 10 | 8% | 92% |
| 11 | 8% | 92% |
| 12 | 8% | 92% |
| 13 | 10% | 90% |
| 14 | 6% | 94% |
| 15 | 8% | 92% |
| 16 | 11% | 89% |
| 17 | 8% | 92% |
| 18 | 10% | 90% |
| 19 | 14% | 86% |
| 20 | 13% | 87% |
| Second innings: Lumbini Lions chasing | ||
| 1 | 9% | 91% |
| 2 | 9% | 91% |
| 3 | 13% | 87% |
| 4 | 13% | 87% |
| 5 | 15% | 85% |
| 6 | 13% | 87% |
| 7 | 12% | 88% |
| 8 | 9% | 91% |
| 9 | 13% | 87% |
| 10 | 14% | 86% |
| 11 | 13% | 87% |
| 12 | 10% | 90% |
| 13 | 12% | 88% |
| 14 | 11% | 89% |
| 15 | 6% | 94% |
| 16 | 4% | 96% |
| 17 | 2% | 98% |
| 18 | 0% | 100% |
Runs scored so far, over by over. Both innings on one chart.
| Over | KG | LL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/0 | 11/0 |
| 2 | 11/1 (1 W) | 16/0 |
| 3 | 13/2 (1 W) | 18/1 (1 W) |
| 4 | 14/3 (1 W) | 21/1 |
| 5 | 16/4 (1 W) | 22/1 |
| 6 | 29/4 | 29/1 |
| 7 | 35/4 | 34/1 |
| 8 | 40/4 | 43/1 |
| 9 | 50/4 | 46/2 (1 W) |
| 10 | 51/6 (2 W) | 49/2 |
| 11 | 52/6 | 55/2 |
| 12 | 63/7 (1 W) | 67/3 (1 W) |
| 13 | 71/7 | 69/3 |
| 14 | 72/8 (1 W) | 75/3 |
| 15 | 79/8 | 87/3 |
| 16 | 87/8 | 95/3 |
| 17 | 91/9 (1 W) | 106/5 (2 W) |
| 18 | 96/9 | 112/6 (1 W) |
| 19 | 108/9 | – |
| 20 | 111/10 (1 W) | – |
Runs in each over. A red W marks an over with a wicket.
| Over | KG runs | KG wickets | LL runs | LL wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
Runs per over so far, after each over. In the chase, the dotted line is the rate still needed to win.
| Over | KG run rate | LL run rate | LL required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | – | – | 5.60 |
| 1 | 4.00 | 11.00 | 5.32 |
| 2 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 5.33 |
| 3 | 4.33 | 6.00 | 5.53 |
| 4 | 3.50 | 5.25 | 5.69 |
| 5 | 3.20 | 4.40 | 6.00 |
| 6 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 5.93 |
| 7 | 5.00 | 4.86 | 6.00 |
| 8 | 5.00 | 5.38 | 5.75 |
| 9 | 5.56 | 5.11 | 6.00 |
| 10 | 5.10 | 4.90 | 6.30 |
| 11 | 4.73 | 5.00 | 6.33 |
| 12 | 5.25 | 5.58 | 5.63 |
| 13 | 5.46 | 5.31 | 6.14 |
| 14 | 5.14 | 5.36 | 6.17 |
| 15 | 5.27 | 5.80 | 5.00 |
| 16 | 5.44 | 5.94 | 4.25 |
| 17 | 5.35 | 6.24 | 2.00 |
| 18 | 5.33 | 6.34 | – |
| 19 | 5.68 | – | – |
| 20 | 5.79 | – | – |
Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.
Kathmandu Gorkhas: best stand 36 for the 5th wicket, Bhim Sharki and John Simpson. Lumbini Lions: best stand 29 for the 4th wicket, Sundeep Jora and Niroshan Dickwella.
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