Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Karnali Yaks won by 9 wickets
Karnali Yaks won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchMark Watt
Karnali Yaks (161/1) beat Lumbini Lions (156/8) by 9 wickets in Match 7 of Nepal Premier League 2025 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Sat 22 Nov 2025. Mark Watt top-scored with 114 off 44 balls and was player of the match, and Nandan Yadav took 2/38.
Updated
Newest ball first, with a summary after every over.
Result
Karnali Yaks finish on 161/1 from 12.2 overs. Karnali Yaks won by 9 wickets. Player of the match: Mark Watt.
End of over12
9 runs
KY149/1
CRR 12.42
Need 8 off 48RRR 1.00
End of over11
11 runs
KY140/1
CRR 12.73
Need 17 off 54RRR 1.89
New bowler D'Arcy Short comes into the attack for the 11th over.
End of over10
27 runs
KY129/1
CRR 12.90
Need 28 off 60RRR 2.80
End of over9
16 runs
KY102/1
CRR 11.33
Need 55 off 66RRR 5.00
| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbini Lions1st innings | 156/8 (156 for 8) | 20 | 7.80 | – |
| Karnali Yaks2nd innings | 161/1 (161 for 1) | 12.2 | 13.05 | 157 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundeep Jorac WG Bosisto b NK Yadav | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| D'Arcy Shortc Priyank Panchal b Gulsan Jha | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Rohit Paudelc Najibullah Zadran b Sompal Kami | 49 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 113.95 |
| Dilip Nathc & b MRJ Watt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Gulbadin Naiblbw b BP Sharma | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sumit Maharjanc WG Bosisto b Y Khatri | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| JJ Smitc Y Khatri b NK Yadav | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 164.29 |
| Ruben Trumpelmannnot out | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 207.14 |
| Sameer Alirun out (MRJ Watt) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sher Mallanot out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 3, w 6, nb 0 | 10 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 7.80 | 156 | ||||
Did not bat Abhishesh Gautam
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Bosisto | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Watt | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bipin Sharma | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Khatri | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 36/1 | 6.00 | 7 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | Sundeep Jora 1 run, 8 ballsD'Arcy Short 0 runs, 1 ball | 1 (9) |
| 2nd wicket | D'Arcy Short 19 runs, 13 ballsRohit Paudel 17 runs, 18 balls | 36 (31) |
| 3rd wicket | Rohit Paudel 3 runs, 4 ballsDilip Nath 6 runs, 4 balls | 9 (8) |
| 4th wicket | Rohit Paudel 8 runs, 7 ballsGulbadin Naib 7 runs, 9 balls | 15 (16) |
| 5th wicket | Rohit Paudel 12 runs, 8 ballsSumit Maharjan 4 runs, 10 balls+1 extras | 17 (18) |
| 6th wicket | Rohit Paudel 9 runs, 6 ballsJJ Smit 21 runs, 12 balls+5 extras | 35 (18) |
| 7th wicket | JJ Smit 2 runs, 2 ballsRuben Trumpelmann 11 runs, 6 balls+4 extras | 17 (8) |
| 8th wicket | Ruben Trumpelmann 1 run, 2 ballsSameer Ali 1 run, 2 balls | 2 (4) |
| 9th wicket | Ruben Trumpelmann 17 runs, 6 ballsSher Malla 7 runs, 2 balls | 24 (8), unbroken |
* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyank Panchalc JJ Smit b S Malla | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120.00 |
| Mark Wattnot out | 114 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 259.09 |
| Will Bosistonot out | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 145.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 4, w 2, nb 0 | 6 | ||||
| Total 1 wkt, 12.2 ov, RR 13.05 | 161 | ||||
Did not bat Pawan Sarraf, Najibullah Zadran, Arjun Gharti, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Yuvraj Khatri, Bipin Sharma, Nandan Yadav
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| JJ Smit | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Arcy Short | 1.2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 63/1 | 10.50 | 4 | 5 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | Priyank Panchal 12 runs, 10 ballsMark Watt 21 runs, 13 balls+5 extras | 38 (23) |
| 2nd wicket | Mark Watt 93 runs, 31 ballsWill Bosisto 29 runs, 20 balls+1 extras | 123 (51), unbroken |
* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.
Lumbini Lions scored 156 for 8 in 20 overs. Karnali Yaks scored 161 for 1 in 12.2 overs. After the 6-over powerplay: LL 36/1, KY 63/1. After 10 overs: LL 59/3, KY 129/1. The most expensive over was over 10 of KY, with 27 runs.
Each side's chance of winning after every ball.
At the innings break
At the innings break: Lumbini Lions 47%, Karnali Yaks 53%. Karnali Yaks were ahead.
Lumbini Lions' chance of winning started at 47%, was 47% at the innings break, fell to 0% 12.1 overs into the chase. Karnali Yaks won by 9 wickets.
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| Over | LL | KY |
|---|---|---|
| First innings: Lumbini Lions batting | ||
| 1 | 44% | 56% |
| 2 | 31% | 69% |
| 3 | 31% | 69% |
| 4 | 28% | 72% |
| 5 | 34% | 66% |
| 6 | 45% | 55% |
| 7 | 39% | 61% |
| 8 | 31% | 69% |
| 9 | 36% | 64% |
| 10 | 34% | 66% |
| 11 | 25% | 75% |
| 12 | 26% | 74% |
| 13 | 29% | 71% |
| 14 | 23% | 77% |
| 15 | 26% | 74% |
| 16 | 31% | 69% |
| 17 | 37% | 63% |
| 18 | 39% | 61% |
| 19 | 39% | 61% |
| 20 | 47% | 53% |
| Second innings: Karnali Yaks chasing | ||
| 1 | 48% | 52% |
| 2 | 36% | 64% |
| 3 | 28% | 72% |
| 4 | 30% | 70% |
| 5 | 26% | 74% |
| 6 | 21% | 79% |
| 7 | 15% | 85% |
| 8 | 10% | 90% |
| 9 | 5% | 95% |
| 10 | 1% | 99% |
| 11 | 0% | 100% |
| 12 | 0% | 100% |
| 13 | 0% | 100% |
Runs scored so far, over by over. Both innings on one chart.
| Over | LL | KY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 2 | 2/1 (1 W) | 20/0 |
| 3 | 6/1 | 34/0 |
| 4 | 7/1 | 44/1 (1 W) |
| 5 | 18/1 | 53/1 |
| 6 | 36/1 | 63/1 |
| 7 | 42/2 (1 W) | 75/1 |
| 8 | 46/3 (1 W) | 86/1 |
| 9 | 56/3 | 102/1 |
| 10 | 59/3 | 129/1 |
| 11 | 61/4 (1 W) | 140/1 |
| 12 | 66/4 | 149/1 |
| 13 | 75/4 | 161/1 |
| 14 | 79/5 (1 W) | – |
| 15 | 88/5 | – |
| 16 | 101/5 | – |
| 17 | 118/6 (1 W) | – |
| 18 | 130/7 (1 W) | – |
| 19 | 139/8 (1 W) | – |
| 20 | 156/8 | – |
Runs in each over. A red W marks an over with a wicket.
| Over | LL runs | LL wickets | KY runs | KY wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| 16 | 13 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | – | – |
| 18 | 12 | 1 | – | – |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| 20 | 17 | 0 | – | – |
Runs per over so far, after each over. In the chase, the dotted line is the rate still needed to win.
| Over | LL run rate | KY run rate | KY required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | – | – | 7.85 |
| 1 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 8.11 |
| 2 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 7.61 |
| 3 | 2.00 | 11.33 | 7.24 |
| 4 | 1.75 | 11.00 | 7.06 |
| 5 | 3.60 | 10.60 | 6.93 |
| 6 | 6.00 | 10.50 | 6.71 |
| 7 | 6.00 | 10.71 | 6.31 |
| 8 | 5.75 | 10.75 | 5.92 |
| 9 | 6.22 | 11.33 | 5.00 |
| 10 | 5.90 | 12.90 | 2.80 |
| 11 | 5.55 | 12.73 | 1.89 |
| 12 | 5.50 | 12.42 | 1.00 |
| 13 | 5.77 | 13.05 | – |
| 14 | 5.64 | – | – |
| 15 | 5.87 | – | – |
| 16 | 6.31 | – | – |
| 17 | 6.94 | – | – |
| 18 | 7.22 | – | – |
| 19 | 7.32 | – | – |
| 20 | 7.80 | – | – |
Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.
Lumbini Lions: best stand 36 for the 2nd wicket, D'Arcy Short and Rohit Paudel. Karnali Yaks: best stand 123 for the 2nd wicket, Mark Watt and Will Bosisto.
Also played this season Tilak Bhandari, Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Adhikari, Movin Subasingha, Thomas Draca
Also played this season Deepak Dumre, Dipendra Rawat, UB Singh, Imran Sheikh, Jaykishan Kolsawala, Max O'Dowd
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