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.
Innings break
Lumbini Lions finish on 156/8 from 20 overs. Rohit Paudel top-scores with 49 off 43. Nandan Yadav takes 2 for 38. Karnali Yaks need 157 to win.
End of over20
17 runs
LL156/8
CRR 7.80
Trumpelmann 29 (14)Malla 7 (2)
Yadav 4-0-38-2
1 run. Yadav to Trumpelmann, 1 run, they keep the board moving.
1 run. Yadav to Malla, 1 run, Malla gives the strike to Trumpelmann.
1 run. Yadav to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Trumpelmann takes a single.
Six. Yadav to Trumpelmann, SIX, Trumpelmann clears the boundary. 150 up for Lumbini. 14 from the over so far.
150 upLumbini Lions reach 150 in 19.3 overs
2 runs. Yadav to Trumpelmann, 2 runs, they run two.
Six. Yadav to Trumpelmann, SIX, Trumpelmann launches it. The last over of the innings. Two sixes in a row.
End of over19
9 runs · 1 wicket
LL139/8
CRR 7.32
Malla 6 (1)Trumpelmann 13 (9)
Watt 3-0-16-1
1 run. Watt to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Trumpelmann picks one up.
New batter Sher Malla comes to the crease. Batting at No. 10. Lumbini 132/8 in 18.4 overs.
Wicket. Watt to Trumpelmann, OUT! Run out by Watt. Ali is short of the crease. Lumbini 132/8 now.
OutSameer Ali run out (Watt) 1 (2)
1 run. Watt to Trumpelmann, 1 run, a single to keep things moving. Watt is back into the attack.
New batter Sameer Ali walks out to bat. Batting at No. 9. Lumbini 130/7 in 18 overs.
End of over18
12 runs · 1 wicket
LL130/7
CRR 7.22
Trumpelmann 11 (6)
Yadav 3-0-21-2
1 bye. Yadav to Trumpelmann, 1 bye, byes to Lumbini.
No run. Yadav to Trumpelmann, no run, tight from Yadav.
2 leg byes. Yadav to Trumpelmann, 2 leg byes, extras for Lumbini.
Six. Yadav to Trumpelmann, SIX, Trumpelmann goes big, and it's six. Over number 3 for Yadav. Trumpelmann moves to 11 off 3.
End of over17
17 runs · 1 wicket
LL118/6
CRR 6.94
Trumpelmann 5 (2)Smit 21 (12)
Kami 3-0-22-1
1 run. Kami to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Trumpelmann keeps the strike for the next over.
Four. Kami to Trumpelmann, FOUR, Trumpelmann takes four off Kami. Trumpelmann gets off the mark with a boundary. That's 16 off the over already.
New batter In comes Ruben Trumpelmann. Batting at No. 8. Lumbini 113/6 in 16.4 overs.
End of over16
13 runs
LL101/5
CRR 6.31
| 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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