NPL 2024 · Final · SPR v JBResult

Sudurpaschim Royals v Janakpur Bolts

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, KirtipurSaturday, 21 December 2024

Sudurpaschim Royals184 for 9in 20 ov
Janakpur Bolts185 for 5in 19.2 ov

Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets

Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and chose to bat.

Janakpur Bolts (185/5) beat Sudurpaschim Royals (184/9) by 5 wickets in Final of Nepal Premier League 2024 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Sat 21 Dec 2024. Lahiru Milantha top-scored with 87 off 49 balls and was player of the match, and Kishore Mahato took 3/25.

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 3:29 PM NPT

Ball-by-ball commentary

Newest ball first, with a summary after every over.

Result
Janakpur Bolts finish on 185/5 from 19.2 overs. Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets. Player of the match: Lahiru Milantha.
19.2
2 runs. Saud to Yadav, 2 runs, they run two. Yadav gets off the mark. That wins it for Janakpur, with 4 balls left.
19.1
1 run. Saud to Thaker, 1 run, 3 needed off the final over. They rotate the strike.
New bowler Naren Saud comes into the attack for the 20th over.
End of over19
2 runs · 1 wicket
JB182/5
CRR 9.58
Over 19
1. No run
2. 1 run
3. 1 run
4. Wicket
5. No run
6. No run
Yadav 0 (2)Thaker 29 (23)
Zaib 3-0-14-1
Need 3 off 6RRR 3.00
18.6
No run. Zaib to Yadav, no run, Zaib keeps the runs down. Three dots in a row from Zaib.
18.5
No run. Zaib to Yadav, no run, another dot.
New batter Mayan Yadav walks out to bat. Batting at No. 7. Janakpur 182/5 in 18.4 overs.
18.4
Wicket. Zaib to Tripathi, OUT! Run out by Airee. Tripathi is short of the crease.
OutAakash Tripathi run out (Airee) 2 (6)
18.3
1 run. Zaib to Thaker, 1 run, a single to keep things moving. 3 more for Janakpur.
18.2
1 run. Zaib to Tripathi, 1 run, strike rotated, Thaker to face. Only 4 needed now.
18.1
No run. Zaib to Tripathi, no run, Zaib wins that one. Janakpur need just 5 more.
End of over18
4 runs
JB180/4
CRR 10.00
Over 18
1. No run
2. 2 runs
3. 1 run
4. No run
5. No run
6. 1 run
Tripathi 1 (3)Thaker 28 (22)
Singh 4-0-32-0
Need 5 off 12RRR 2.50
17.6
1 run. Singh to Tripathi, 1 run, Tripathi keeps the strike for the next over. Tripathi is up and running.
17.5
No run. Singh to Tripathi, no run, Singh keeps the pressure on. Janakpur need just 6 more.
17.4
No run. Singh to Tripathi, no run, Singh keeps Tripathi quiet. 6 more for Janakpur.
17.3
1 run. Singh to Thaker, 1 run, Tripathi is on strike now. Only 6 needed now.
17.2
2 runs. Singh to Thaker, 2 runs, they come back for the second.
17.1
No run. Singh to Thaker, no run, Thaker doesn't score. Five dot balls on the trot.
New batter Aakash Tripathi is in. Batting at No. 6. Janakpur 176/4 in 17 overs.
End of over17
2 runs · 1 wicket
JB176/4
CRR 10.35
Over 17
1. 1 run
2. 1 run
3. No run
4. No run
5. No run
6. Wicket
Thaker 25 (19)
Airee 4-0-40-1
Need 9 off 18RRR 3.00
16.6
Wicket. Airee to Neesham, OUT! Bowled. Castled. Airee hits the target. Airee now has 1 for 40. The equation is 9 from 18, a required rate of 3.
OutJames Neesham b Airee 4 (7)
16.5
No run. Airee to Neesham, no run, one more for the dot-ball count. Airee has strung together three dots.
16.4
No run. Airee to Neesham, no run, Airee stays on top.
16.3
No run. Airee to Neesham, no run, Neesham gets nothing from it.
16.2
1 run. Airee to Thaker, 1 run, that brings Neesham on strike. That takes Thaker past 25.
16.1
1 run. Airee to Neesham, 1 run, Neesham keeps the scoreboard ticking. Airee starts the last of 4 overs.
End of over16
15 runs · 1 wicket
JB174/3
CRR 10.88
Over 16
1. 1 run
2. Wide, 5 runs
3. 1 run
4. Wicket
5. 2 runs
6. 1 run
7. Wide, 5 runs
8. No run
Thaker 24 (18)Neesham 3 (2)
Kuggeleijn 3-0-43-1
Need 11 off 24RRR 2.75
15.6
No run. Kuggeleijn to Thaker, no run, nothing doing for Thaker.
15.6
Wide, 5 runs. Kuggeleijn to Thaker, 5 wides, it gets past the keeper and reaches the boundary.
15.5
1 run. Kuggeleijn to Neesham, 1 run, Neesham manages one.
15.4
2 runs. Kuggeleijn to Neesham, 2 runs, Neesham gets two. Off the mark for Neesham.
New batter In comes James Neesham. Batting at No. 5. Janakpur 166/3 in 15.3 overs.
15.3
Wicket. Kuggeleijn to Milantha, OUT! Caught and bowled. Back to the bowler, and Kuggeleijn takes it. The end of a fine knock from Milantha. That ends a stand of 61 off 33 balls. Kuggeleijn has 1 for 35 from 2.3 overs.
OutLahiru Milantha c & b Kuggeleijn 87 (49) [4s-9 6s-4]
15.2
1 run. Kuggeleijn to Thaker, 1 run, Thaker gives the strike to Milantha.
15.2
Wide, 5 runs. Kuggeleijn to Thaker, 5 wides, wide, and it beats the keeper to the boundary.
15.1
1 run. Kuggeleijn to Milantha, 1 run, Thaker is on strike now. Over number 3 for Kuggeleijn.

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Showing the last 5 of 20 overs.

Innings summary
Innings	Score	Overs	Run rate	Target
Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings	184/9 (184 for 9)	20	9.20	–
Janakpur Bolts2nd innings	185/5 (185 for 5)	19.2	9.57	185

Top performers

Batters

Lahiru Milantha Janakpur Bolts87 (49)9 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 177.6
Saif Zaib Sudurpaschim Royals69 (43)8 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 160.5
Binod Bhandari Sudurpaschim Royals41 (31)1 four, 3 sixes, strike rate 132.3

Bowlers

Kishore Mahato Janakpur Bolts3/25 (3 ov)economy 8.33
Mohammad Mohsin Janakpur Bolts3/40 (4 ov)economy 10.00
Saif Zaib Sudurpaschim Royals1/14 (3 ov)economy 4.67

Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings

184 for 9(20 ov)

Sudurpaschim Royals batting
Batter	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Saif Zaibc Lalit Rajbanshi b Kishore Mahato	69	43	8	2	160.47
Binod Bhandarib Lalit Rajbanshi	41	31	1	3	132.26
Brandon McMullenb James Neesham	14	12	0	1	116.67
Harmeet Singhc sub (Hemant Dhami) b Mohammad Mohsin	14	8	0	1	175.00
Dipendra Singh Aireec sub (Hemant Dhami) b Mohammad Mohsin	9	7	0	0	128.57
Scott Kuggeleijnb Kishore Mahato	13	10	2	0	130.00
Aarif Sheikhc Lalit Rajbanshi b Mohammad Mohsin	1	3	0	0	33.33
Ishan Pandeyrun out (Lahiru Milantha/Mohammad Mohsin/Kishore Mahato)	6	2	1	0	300.00
Naresh Budayairc Sher Malla b Kishore Mahato	8	3	0	1	266.67
Naren Saudnot out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras b 1, lb 1, w 6, nb 0	8
Total 9 wkts, 20 ov, RR 9.20	184

Did not bat Abinash Bohara

Fall of wickets

117-1Saif Zaib12.0 ov
117-2Binod Bhandari12.2 ov
143-3Harmeet Singh15.0 ov
149-4Brandon McMullen16.0 ov
167-5Dipendra Singh Airee18.1 ov
169-6Aarif Sheikh18.5 ov
173-7Scott Kuggeleijn19.1 ov
181-8Naresh Budayair19.4 ov
184-9Ishan Pandey20.0 ov

Janakpur Bolts bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Dot balls	Wides
Harsh Thaker	3	1	33	0	11.00	6	0
James Neesham	4	0	44	1	11.00	7	2
Lalit Rajbanshi	4	1	15	1	3.75	13	0
Kishore Mahato	3	0	25	3	8.33	5	0
Sher Malla	2	0	25	0	12.50	3	0
Mohammad Mohsin	4	0	40	3	10.00	6	0

Powerplay

Sudurpaschim Royals powerplay
Overs	Score	Run rate	Fours	Sixes
1 to 6	48/0	8.00	3	2

Partnerships

Sudurpaschim Royals partnerships
Wkt	Batters, runs (balls)	Stand
1st wicket	Saif Zaib 69 runs, 43 ballsBinod Bhandari 41 runs, 29 balls+7 extras	117 (72)
2nd wicket	Binod Bhandari 0 runs, 2 ballsBrandon McMullen 0 runs, 0 balls	0 (2)
3rd wicket	Brandon McMullen 12 runs, 8 ballsHarmeet Singh 14 runs, 8 balls	26 (16)
4th wicket	Brandon McMullen 2 runs, 4 ballsDipendra Singh Airee 3 runs, 2 balls+1 extras	6 (6)
5th wicket	Dipendra Singh Airee 6 runs, 5 ballsScott Kuggeleijn 12 runs, 8 balls	18 (13)
6th wicket	Scott Kuggeleijn 1 run, 1 ballAarif Sheikh 1 run, 3 balls	2 (4)
7th wicket	Scott Kuggeleijn 0 runs, 1 ballIshan Pandey 4 runs, 1 ball	4 (2)
8th wicket	Ishan Pandey 0 runs, 0 ballsNaresh Budayair 8 runs, 3 balls	8 (3)
9th wicket	Ishan Pandey 2 runs, 1 ballNaren Saud 1 run, 1 ball	3 (2)

Janakpur Bolts2nd innings

185 for 5(19.2 ov)

Janakpur Bolts batting
Batter	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Lahiru Milanthac & b Scott Kuggeleijn	87	49	9	4	177.55
Aasif Sheikhc Brandon McMullen b Saif Zaib	33	19	4	2	173.68
Mohammad Mohsinb Ishan Pandey	9	8	0	1	112.50
Harsh Thakernot out	30	24	0	2	125.00
James Neeshamb Dipendra Singh Airee	4	7	0	0	57.14
Aakash Tripathirun out (Dipendra Singh Airee)	2	6	0	0	33.33
Mayan Yadavnot out	2	3	0	0	66.67
Extras b 2, lb 0, w 16, nb 0	18
Total 5 wkts, 19.2 ov, RR 9.57	185

Did not bat Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi

Fall of wickets

73-1Aasif Sheikh7.0 ov
105-2Mohammad Mohsin10.0 ov
166-3Lahiru Milantha15.3 ov
176-4James Neesham17.0 ov
182-5Aakash Tripathi18.4 ov

Sudurpaschim Royals bowling
Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Dot balls	Wides
Harmeet Singh	4	32	0	8.00	7	1
Scott Kuggeleijn	3	43	1	14.33	7	4
Dipendra Singh Airee	4	40	1	10.00	8	0
Abinash Bohara	2	19	0	9.50	3	0
Saif Zaib	3	14	1	4.67	10	0
Ishan Pandey	2	19	1	9.50	4	1
Brandon McMullen	1	13	0	13.00	1	0
Naren Saud	0.2	3	0	9.00	0	0

Powerplay

Janakpur Bolts powerplay
Overs	Score	Run rate	Fours	Sixes
1 to 6	71/0	11.83	9	3

Partnerships

Janakpur Bolts partnerships
Wkt	Batters, runs (balls)	Stand
1st wicket	Lahiru Milantha 35 runs, 23 ballsAasif Sheikh 33 runs, 19 balls+5 extras	73 (42)
2nd wicket	Lahiru Milantha 22 runs, 10 ballsMohammad Mohsin 9 runs, 8 balls+1 extras	32 (18)
3rd wicket	Lahiru Milantha 30 runs, 16 ballsHarsh Thaker 24 runs, 17 balls+7 extras	61 (33)
4th wicket	Harsh Thaker 1 run, 2 ballsJames Neesham 4 runs, 7 balls+5 extras	10 (9)
5th wicket	Harsh Thaker 4 runs, 4 ballsAakash Tripathi 2 runs, 6 balls	6 (10)
6th wicket	Harsh Thaker 1 run, 1 ballMayan Yadav 2 runs, 3 balls	3 (4), unbroken

* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.

Sudurpaschim Royals scored 184 for 9 in 20 overs. Janakpur Bolts scored 185 for 5 in 19.2 overs. After the 6-over powerplay: SPR 48/0, JB 71/0. After 10 overs: SPR 97/0, JB 105/2. The most expensive over was over 4 of JB, with 19 runs.

Win probability

Each side's chance of winning after every ball.

At the innings break

SPR72%28%JB

Wicket
50%: even

Sudurpaschim Royals' chance of winning started at 47%, rose to 85% 10.3 overs into the first innings, was 72% at the innings break, fell to 2% 15.5 overs into the chase. Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets.

Turning points

Ball 6.6 of the chaseAasif Sheikh out (caught)SPR 36% to 45%
Ball 19.2 of the chaseMayan Yadav took 2 runsJB 92% to 100%

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Chance of winning after each over
Over	SPR	JB
First innings: Sudurpaschim Royals batting
1	58%	42%
2	64%	36%
3	63%	37%
4	59%	41%
5	54%	46%
6	63%	37%
7	64%	36%
8	69%	31%
9	73%	27%
10	80%	20%
11	83%	17%
12	81%	19%
13	77%	23%
14	80%	20%
15	79%	21%
16	76%	24%
17	75%	25%
18	76%	24%
19	72%	28%
20	72%	28%
Second innings: Janakpur Bolts chasing
1	70%	30%
2	67%	33%
3	60%	40%
4	46%	54%
5	36%	64%
6	33%	67%
7	45%	55%
8	47%	53%
9	38%	62%
10	32%	68%
11	25%	75%
12	19%	81%
13	16%	84%
14	10%	90%
15	5%	95%
16	2%	98%
17	3%	97%
18	3%	97%
19	8%	92%
20	0%	100%

Worm

Runs scored so far, over by over. Both innings on one chart.

SPR 184/9 (20 ov)
JB 185/5 (19.2 ov)
Wicket

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Score after each over
Over	SPR	JB
1	17/0	7/0
2	28/0	16/0
3	32/0	29/0
4	32/0	48/0
5	32/0	63/0
6	48/0	71/0
7	55/0	73/1 (1 W)
8	68/0	77/1
9	80/0	90/1
10	97/0	105/2 (1 W)
11	110/0	116/2
12	117/1 (1 W)	126/2
13	121/2 (1 W)	135/2
14	133/2	147/2
15	143/3 (1 W)	159/2
16	149/4 (1 W)	174/3 (1 W)
17	156/4	176/4 (1 W)
18	167/4	180/4
19	173/6 (2 W)	182/5 (1 W)
20	184/9 (3 W)	185/5

Manhattan

Runs in each over. A red W marks an over with a wicket.

SPR Sudurpaschim Royals
JB Janakpur Bolts
Wicket in the over

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Runs and wickets in each over
Over	SPR runs	SPR wickets	JB runs	JB wickets
1	17	0	7	0
2	11	0	9	0
3	4	0	13	0
4	0	0	19	0
5	0	0	15	0
6	16	0	8	0
7	7	0	2	1
8	13	0	4	0
9	12	0	13	0
10	17	0	15	1
11	13	0	11	0
12	7	1	10	0
13	4	1	9	0
14	12	0	12	0
15	10	1	12	0
16	6	1	15	1
17	7	0	2	1
18	11	0	4	0
19	6	2	2	1
20	11	3	3	0

Run rate

Runs per over so far, after each over. In the chase, the dotted line is the rate still needed to win.

SPR run rate
JB run rate
JB required rate

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Run rate after each over
Over	SPR run rate	JB run rate	JB required
Start	–	–	9.25
1	17.00	7.00	9.37
2	14.00	8.00	9.39
3	10.67	9.67	9.18
4	8.00	12.00	8.56
5	6.40	12.60	8.13
6	8.00	11.83	8.14
7	7.86	10.43	8.62
8	8.50	9.63	9.00
9	8.89	10.00	8.64
10	9.70	10.50	8.00
11	10.00	10.55	7.67
12	9.75	10.50	7.38
13	9.31	10.38	7.14
14	9.50	10.50	6.33
15	9.53	10.60	5.20
16	9.31	10.88	2.75
17	9.18	10.35	3.00
18	9.28	10.00	2.50
19	9.11	9.58	3.00
20	9.20	9.57	–

Partnerships

Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.

Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings

1st wkt117 runs from 72 balls
Saif Zaib69 runs from 43 ballsBinod Bhandari41 runs from 29 balls
Extras 7.
2nd wkt0 runs from 2 balls
Binod Bhandari0 runs from 2 ballsBrandon McMullen0 runs from 0 balls
3rd wkt26 runs from 16 balls
Brandon McMullen12 runs from 8 ballsHarmeet Singh14 runs from 8 balls
4th wkt6 runs from 6 balls
Brandon McMullen2 runs from 4 ballsDipendra Singh Airee3 runs from 2 balls
Extras 1.
5th wkt18 runs from 13 balls
Dipendra Singh Airee6 runs from 5 ballsScott Kuggeleijn12 runs from 8 balls
6th wkt2 runs from 4 balls
Scott Kuggeleijn1 runs from 1 ballsAarif Sheikh1 runs from 3 balls
7th wkt4 runs from 2 balls
Scott Kuggeleijn0 runs from 1 ballsIshan Pandey4 runs from 1 balls
8th wkt8 runs from 3 balls
Ishan Pandey0 runs from 0 ballsNaresh Budayair8 runs from 3 balls
9th wkt3 runs from 2 balls
Ishan Pandey2 runs from 1 ballsNaren Saud1 runs from 1 balls

Janakpur Bolts2nd innings

1st wkt73 runs from 42 balls
Lahiru Milantha35 runs from 23 ballsAasif Sheikh33 runs from 19 balls
Extras 5.
2nd wkt32 runs from 18 balls
Lahiru Milantha22 runs from 10 ballsMohammad Mohsin9 runs from 8 balls
Extras 1.
3rd wkt61 runs from 33 balls
Lahiru Milantha30 runs from 16 ballsHarsh Thaker24 runs from 17 balls
Extras 7.
4th wkt10 runs from 9 balls
Harsh Thaker1 runs from 2 ballsJames Neesham4 runs from 7 balls
Extras 5.
5th wkt6 runs from 10 balls
Harsh Thaker4 runs from 4 ballsAakash Tripathi2 runs from 6 balls
6th wkt3 runs from 4 balls, unbroken
Harsh Thaker1 runs from 1 ballsMayan Yadav2 runs from 3 balls

Sudurpaschim Royals: best stand 117 for the 1st wicket, Saif Zaib and Binod Bhandari. Janakpur Bolts: best stand 73 for the 1st wicket, Lahiru Milantha and Aasif Sheikh.

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Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net run rate
1	Sudurpaschim Royals	7	6	1	12	+2.087
2	Janakpur Bolts	7	5	2	10	+0.164
3	Chitwan Rhinos	7	4	3	8	+0.634
4	Karnali Yaks	7	4	3	8	−0.184
5	Kathmandu Gorkhas	7	4	3	8	−0.321
6	Biratnagar Kings	7	2	5	4	−0.703
7	Pokhara Avengers	7	2	5	4	−1.332
8	Lumbini Lions	7	1	6	2	−0.498

Sudurpaschim Royals v Janakpur Bolts

Ball-by-ball commentary

Top performers

Batters

Bowlers

Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings

Fall of wickets

Powerplay

Partnerships

Janakpur Bolts2nd innings

Fall of wickets

Powerplay

Partnerships

Win probability

Turning points

Worm

Manhattan

Run rate

Partnerships

Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings

Janakpur Bolts2nd innings

Match information

Playing XIs

Sudurpaschim Royals

Janakpur Bolts

Data source

Over	SPR runs	SPR wickets	JB runs	JB wickets
1	17	0	7	0
2	11	0	9	0
3	4	0	13	0
4	0	0	19	0
5	0	0	15	0
6	16	0	8	0
7	7	0	2	1
8	13	0	4	0
9	12	0	13	0
10	17	0	15	1
11	13	0	11	0
12	7	1	10	0
13	4	1	9	0
14	12	0	12	0
15	10	1	12	0
16	6	1	15	1
17	7	0	2	1
18	11	0	4	0
19	6	2	2	1
20	11	3	3	0

Over	SPR runs	SPR wickets	JB runs	JB wickets
1	17	0	7	0
2	11	0	9	0
3	4	0	13	0
4	0	0	19	0
5	0	0	15	0
6	16	0	8	0
7	7	0	2	1
8	13	0	4	0
9	12	0	13	0
10	17	0	15	1
11	13	0	11	0
12	7	1	10	0
13	4	1	9	0
14	12	0	12	0
15	10	1	12	0
16	6	1	15	1
17	7	0	2	1
18	11	0	4	0
19	6	2	2	1
20	11	3	3	0

Over	SPR runs	SPR wickets	JB runs	JB wickets
1	17	0	7	0
2	11	0	9	0
3	4	0	13	0
4	0	0	19	0
5	0	0	15	0
6	16	0	8	0
7	7	0	2	1
8	13	0	4	0
9	12	0	13	0
10	17	0	15	1
11	13	0	11	0
12	7	1	10	0
13	4	1	9	0
14	12	0	12	0
15	10	1	12	0
16	6	1	15	1
17	7	0	2	1
18	11	0	4	0
19	6	2	2	1
20	11	3	3	0