Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, KirtipurNPT
Lumbini Lions won by 7 wickets
Lumbini Lions won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchSher Malla
Lumbini Lions (88/3) beat Sudurpaschim Royals (87) by 7 wickets in Match 1 of Nepal Premier League 2026 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Mon 26 Oct 2026. D'Arcy Short top-scored with 40 off 18 balls, Kishore Mahato took 4/22 and Sher Malla was player of the match.
Updated
Newest ball first, with a summary after every over.
Innings break
Sudurpaschim Royals are all out for 87 in 17.2 overs. Dipendra Singh Airee top-scores with 27 off 23. Kishore Mahato takes 4 for 22. Lumbini Lions need 88 to win.
Wicket. Paudel to Bohara, OUT! Bowled. The bails are off. Paudel now has 1 for 10. That's the last wicket. Sudurpaschim are bowled out for 87.
OutAbinash Bohara b Paudel 3 (9)
End of over17
4 runs
SPR86/9
CRR 5.06
Tilak Bhandari 4-0-18-1
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Kharel, 1 run, a single off the last ball, and Kharel keeps the strike.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Bohara, 1 run, Kharel will face the next ball.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Kharel, 1 run, Kharel chips in with one.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Bohara, 1 run, Bohara gives the strike to Kharel.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Bohara, no run, Tilak Bhandari keeps the runs down. Six dots in a row.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Bohara, no run, the score does not move. The pressure builds: five dots in a row.
End of over16
1 run
SPR82/9
CRR 5.13
End of over15
6 runs
SPR81/9
CRR 5.40
End of over14
3 runs
SPR75/9
CRR 5.36
van Schalkwyk 3-0-19-1
1 run. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, 1 run, Kharel will face the next over.
No run. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, no run, Kharel can't find a run.
2 runs. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, 2 runs, two more for Sudurpaschim.
No run. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, no run, a quiet one. van Schalkwyk has strung together three dots.
No run. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, no run, van Schalkwyk strings the dots together.
No run. van Schalkwyk to Kharel, no run, van Schalkwyk wins that one. Over number 3 for van Schalkwyk.
End of over13
8 runs · 2 wickets
SPR72/9
CRR 5.54
New batter Abinash Bohara is in. Batting at No. 11. Sudurpaschim 70/9 in 12.4 overs.
New batter In comes Hemant Dhami. Batting at No. 10. Sudurpaschim 70/8 in 12.3 overs.
Wicket. Mahato to Airee, OUT! Bowled. The bails are off. Mahato has three now. Sudurpaschim 70/8 now.
OutDipendra Singh Airee b Mahato 27 (23) [4s-2]
3 wicketsKishore Mahato 3/16 in 2.3 overs
End of over12
3 runs
SPR64/7
CRR 5.33
End of over11
3 runs
SPR61/7
CRR 5.55
Tilak Bhandari 3-0-14-1
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Kharel, no run, Tilak Bhandari gets a dot in.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Airee, 1 run, they rotate the strike.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Airee, no run, Airee can't find a run.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Kharel, 1 run, strike rotated, Airee to face.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Kharel, no run, Tilak Bhandari keeps it tight.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Airee, 1 run, Airee gets off strike.
End of over10
3 runs · 2 wickets
SPR58/7
CRR 5.80
New batter Anil Kharel walks out to bat. Batting at No. 9. Sudurpaschim 56/7 in 9.4 overs.
Wicket. Malla to Kuggeleijn, OUT! LBW. In front of the stumps, and Kuggeleijn has to go. Out for a duck. Third wicket for Malla. Malla has two in the over.
OutScott Kuggeleijn lbw b Malla 0 (2)
3 wicketsSher Malla 3/8 in 2.4 overs
No run. Malla to Kuggeleijn, no run, Malla keeps the pressure on.
New batter In comes Scott Kuggeleijn. Batting at No. 8. Sudurpaschim 56/6 in 9.2 overs.
Wicket. Malla to Rutherford, OUT! Caught by Aasif Sheikh. Malla strikes, with Aasif Sheikh taking the catch. Malla's figures: 2 for 8. Sudurpaschim are now 56/6.
OutSherfane Rutherford c Aasif Sheikh b Malla 1 (4)
End of over9
3 runs · 1 wicket
SPR55/5
CRR 6.11
Airee 15 (12)Rutherford 1 (3)
Tilak Bhandari 2-0-11-1
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Airee, 1 run, Airee will face the next over.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Rutherford, 1 run, Sudurpaschim keep ticking along. Rutherford is off the mark.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Rutherford, no run, Tilak Bhandari makes Rutherford wait. Three dots in a row from Tilak Bhandari.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Rutherford, no run, Rutherford can't score off this one.
New batter Sherfane Rutherford walks out to bat. Batting at No. 7. Sudurpaschim 53/5 in 8.2 overs.
Wicket. Tilak Bhandari to Pandey, OUT! Caught by Paudel. Paudel completes the catch. Tilak Bhandari now has 1 for 9. Sudurpaschim are 53/5.
OutIshan Pandey c Paudel b Tilak Bhandari 7 (9)
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Airee, 1 run, Tilak Bhandari gives up a single.
| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudurpaschim Royals1st innings | 87 (87 all out) | 17.2 | 5.02 | – |
| Lumbini Lions2nd innings | 88/3 (88 for 3) | 9.5 | 8.95 | 88 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saif Zaibc Sher Malla b Shadley van Schalkwyk | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Binod Bhandarilbw b Sher Malla | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Aarif Sheikhc Shadley van Schalkwyk b Kishore Mahato | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brandon McMullenb Kishore Mahato | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireeb Kishore Mahato | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 117.39 |
| Ishan Pandeyc Rohit Paudel b Tilak Bhandari | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sherfane Rutherfordc Aasif Sheikh b Sher Malla | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Scott Kuggeleijnlbw b Sher Malla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anil Kharelnot out | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 57.69 |
| Hemant Dhamib Kishore Mahato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abinash Boharab Rohit Paudel | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras b 0, lb 7, w 3, nb 0 | 10 | ||||
| Total all out, 17.2 ov, RR 5.02 | 87 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kishore Mahato | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4.29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 38/4 | 6.33 | 5 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | Saif Zaib 12 runs, 11 ballsBinod Bhandari 9 runs, 8 balls+3 extras | 24 (19) |
| 2nd wicket | Saif Zaib 1 run, 1 ballAarif Sheikh 0 runs, 6 balls+1 extras | 2 (7) |
| 3rd wicket | Saif Zaib 0 runs, 0 ballsBrandon McMullen 2 runs, 2 balls | 2 (2) |
| 4th wicket | Saif Zaib 0 runs, 2 ballsDipendra Singh Airee 6 runs, 4 balls | 6 (6) |
| 5th wicket | Dipendra Singh Airee 8 runs, 7 ballsIshan Pandey 7 runs, 9 balls+4 extras | 19 (16) |
| 6th wicket | Dipendra Singh Airee 2 runs, 2 ballsSherfane Rutherford 1 run, 4 balls | 3 (6) |
| 7th wicket | Dipendra Singh Airee 0 runs, 0 ballsScott Kuggeleijn 0 runs, 2 balls | 0 (2) |
| 8th wicket | Dipendra Singh Airee 11 runs, 10 ballsAnil Kharel 3 runs, 7 balls | 14 (17) |
| 9th wicket | Anil Kharel 0 runs, 0 ballsHemant Dhami 0 runs, 1 ball | 0 (1) |
| 10th wicket | Anil Kharel 12 runs, 19 ballsAbinash Bohara 3 runs, 9 balls+2 extras | 17 (28) |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Shortc Sherfane Rutherford b Anil Kharel | 40 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 222.22 |
| Aasif Sheikhc Dipendra Singh Airee b Anil Kharel | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 128.00 |
| Niroshan Dickwellab Dipendra Singh Airee | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Shamim Hossainnot out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rohit Paudelnot out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total 3 wkts, 9.5 ov, RR 8.95 | 88 | ||||
Did not bat Tilak Bhandari, Sundeep Jora, Dilip Nath, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Kishore Mahato, Sher Malla
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hemant Dhami | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McMullen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8.09 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kharel | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 70/0 | 11.67 | 6 | 5 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | D'Arcy Short 40 runs, 18 ballsAasif Sheikh 29 runs, 20 balls+2 extras | 71 (38) |
| 2nd wicket | Aasif Sheikh 3 runs, 5 ballsNiroshan Dickwella 7 runs, 9 balls+1 extras | 11 (14) |
| 3rd wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 0 runs, 1 ballShamim Hossain 0 runs, 2 balls | 0 (3) |
| 4th wicket | Shamim Hossain 1 run, 1 ballRohit Paudel 5 runs, 3 balls | 6 (4), unbroken |
* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.
Sudurpaschim Royals scored 87 all out in 17.2 overs. Lumbini Lions scored 88 for 3 in 9.5 overs. After the 6-over powerplay: SPR 38/4, LL 70/0. After 10 overs: SPR 58/7. The most expensive over was over 5 of LL, with 18 runs.
Each side's chance of winning after every ball.
At the innings break
At the innings break: Sudurpaschim Royals 5%, Lumbini Lions 95%. Lumbini Lions were ahead.
Sudurpaschim Royals' chance of winning started at 47%, rose to 56% 3.0 overs into the first innings, was 5% at the innings break. Lumbini Lions won by 7 wickets.
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.
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.
| Over | SPR | LL |
|---|---|---|
| First innings: Sudurpaschim Royals batting | ||
| 1 | 48% | 52% |
| 2 | 50% | 50% |
| 3 | 56% | 44% |
| 4 | 44% | 56% |
| 5 | 25% | 75% |
| 6 | 20% | 80% |
| 7 | 24% | 76% |
| 8 | 26% | 74% |
| 9 | 17% | 83% |
| 10 | 7% | 93% |
| 11 | 7% | 93% |
| 12 | 8% | 92% |
| 13 | 4% | 96% |
| 14 | 4% | 96% |
| 15 | 6% | 94% |
| 16 | 6% | 94% |
| 17 | 7% | 93% |
| 18 | 5% | 95% |
| Second innings: Lumbini Lions chasing | ||
| 1 | 3% | 97% |
| 2 | 2% | 98% |
| 3 | 1% | 99% |
| 4 | 1% | 99% |
| 5 | 0% | 100% |
| 6 | 0% | 100% |
| 7 | 0% | 100% |
| 8 | 0% | 100% |
| 9 | 0% | 100% |
| 10 | 0% | 100% |
Runs scored so far, over by over. Both innings on one chart.
| Over | SPR | LL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/0 | 12/0 |
| 2 | 12/0 | 18/0 |
| 3 | 24/0 | 29/0 |
| 4 | 25/1 (1 W) | 34/0 |
| 5 | 29/3 (2 W) | 52/0 |
| 6 | 38/4 (1 W) | 70/0 |
| 7 | 46/4 | 76/1 (1 W) |
| 8 | 52/4 | 79/1 |
| 9 | 55/5 (1 W) | 82/2 (1 W) |
| 10 | 58/7 (2 W) | 88/3 (1 W) |
| 11 | 61/7 | – |
| 12 | 64/7 | – |
| 13 | 72/9 (2 W) | – |
| 14 | 75/9 | – |
| 15 | 81/9 | – |
| 16 | 82/9 | – |
| 17 | 86/9 | – |
| 18 | 87/10 (1 W) | – |
Runs in each over. A red W marks an over with a wicket.
| Over | SPR runs | SPR wickets | LL runs | LL wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Runs per over so far, after each over. In the chase, the dotted line is the rate still needed to win.
| Over | SPR run rate | LL run rate | LL required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | – | – | 4.40 |
| 1 | 6.00 | 12.00 | 4.00 |
| 2 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 3.89 |
| 3 | 8.00 | 9.67 | 3.47 |
| 4 | 6.25 | 8.50 | 3.38 |
| 5 | 5.80 | 10.40 | 2.40 |
| 6 | 6.33 | 11.67 | 1.29 |
| 7 | 6.57 | 10.86 | 0.92 |
| 8 | 6.50 | 9.88 | 0.75 |
| 9 | 6.11 | 9.11 | 0.55 |
| 10 | 5.80 | 8.95 | – |
| 11 | 5.55 | – | – |
| 12 | 5.33 | – | – |
| 13 | 5.54 | – | – |
| 14 | 5.36 | – | – |
| 15 | 5.40 | – | – |
| 16 | 5.13 | – | – |
| 17 | 5.06 | – | – |
| 18 | 5.02 | – | – |
Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.
Sudurpaschim Royals: best stand 24 for the 1st wicket, Saif Zaib and Binod Bhandari. Lumbini Lions: best stand 71 for the 1st wicket, D'Arcy Short and Aasif Sheikh.
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