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
SPR184/9(20)JB185/5(19.2)
Result
Janakpur Bolts won by 5 wickets
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.
19.22
2 runs. Saud to Yadav, 2 runs,they run two. Yadav gets off the mark. That wins it for Janakpur, with 4 balls left.
19.11
1 run. Saud to Thaker, 1 run,3 needed off the final over. They rotate the strike.
New bowlerNaren Saud comes into the attack for the 20th over.
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]
Wicket. Pandey to Mohsin, OUT! Bowled.The bails are off. That breaks a stand of 32. Pandey now has 1 for 19. The equation is 80 from 60, a required rate of 8.
OutMohammad Mohsin b Pandey 9 (8) [6s-1]
9.51
1 run. Pandey to Milantha, 1 run,Milantha keeps the scoreboard ticking.
9.46
Six. Pandey to Milantha, SIX,that's a maximum for Milantha. Janakpur reach 100 in 9.4 overs. Janakpur need 81 off 62, required rate 7.84.
100 upJanakpur Bolts reach 100 in 9.4 overs
9.31
1 run. Pandey to Mohsin, 1 run,they cross for one.
9.26
Six. Pandey to Mohsin, SIX,that one goes the distance. Mohsin goes to 8 from 6 balls. Now 88 off 64, with the required rate at 8.25.
9.11
1 run. Pandey to Milantha, 1 run,Pandey gives up a single. Fifty for Milantha!
FiftyLahiru Milantha 50 off 31 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes
Wicket. Zaib to Aasif Sheikh, OUT! Caught by McMullen.McMullen makes no mistake. A quick 33 from Aasif Sheikh comes to an end. That ends a stand of 73 off 42 balls. Zaib has 1 for 2 from 1 over.
OutAasif Sheikh c McMullen b Zaib 33 (19) [4s-4 6s-2]
6.51
1 run. Zaib to Milantha, 1 run,they rotate the strike.
6.4•
No run. Zaib to Milantha, no run,dot ball to Milantha.
Four. Bohara to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR,Aasif Sheikh beats the field for four. Aasif Sheikh now has 30 from 12 balls. The equation is 117 from 88, a required rate of 7.98.
5.11
1 run. Bohara to Milantha, 1 run,a single, and the score moves on. Bohara comes into the attack.
New bowlerAbinash Bohara comes into the attack for the sixth over.
* 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.
Win probability chart. The summary, the turning points and a data table follow.
At the innings break: Sudurpaschim Royals 72%, Janakpur Bolts 28%. Sudurpaschim Royals were ahead.
100%50%100%
SPR aheadJB ahead
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overs
SPR battingJB chasing
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%
How it works: we compare the runs a side needs, or is on course for, with what T20 sides usually score from the balls and wickets they have left. It learned this from 5,585 men's T20 matches on Cricsheet.
How good is it?
We tested it on 76 NPL matches it had not learned from. The side it made favourite at the innings break won 50 of them. It knows the score, the balls and the wickets left, but nothing about the players, the pitch or the toss.
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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.
Worm chart. Cumulative runs by over. A text summary and a data table follow.
SPR 184/9 (20 ov)
JB 185/5 (19.2 ov)
WWicket
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Target 185WWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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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.
Manhattan chart. Runs in each over. A text summary and a data table follow.
SPR Sudurpaschim Royals
JB Janakpur Bolts
WWicket in the over
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overs
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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.
Run rate chart. A data table follows.
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
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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
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Partnerships
Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.
Partnerships of each innings, with each batter's runs and 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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