Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 40 runs
Biratnagar Kings won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchTilak Bhandari
Lumbini Lions (134/8) beat Biratnagar Kings (94) by 40 runs in Qualifier 2 of Nepal Premier League 2025 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Thu 11 Dec 2025. D'Arcy Short top-scored with 45 off 41 balls, Subash Bhandari took 3/14 and Tilak Bhandari was player of the match.
Updated
Newest ball first, with a summary after every over.
Result
Biratnagar Kings are all out for 94 in 17.5 overs. Lumbini Lions won by 40 runs. Player of the match: Tilak Bhandari.
Wicket. Smit to Bhatta, OUT! Caught by Trumpelmann. Trumpelmann completes the catch. Smit's figures: 2 for 15. That's the last wicket. Biratnagar are bowled out for 94. Lumbini have defended it.
OutNaren Bhatta c Trumpelmann b Smit 21 (21) [4s-1 6s-2]
Four. Smit to Bhatta, FOUR, that's four more for Bhatta. Bhatta moves to 21 off 20. Biratnagar want 41 from 14 now, 17.57 an over.
End of over17
13 runs
BK90/9
CRR 5.29
Subash Bhandari 0 (3)Bhatta 17 (16)
Gautam 4-0-22-2
Need 45 off 18RRR 15.00
No run. Gautam to Subash Bhandari, no run, that's a dot.
No run. Gautam to Bhatta, no run, Bhatta can't get it away. Pressure on Biratnagar: 14.18 an over needed now.
End of over16
2 runs · 1 wicket
BK77/9
CRR 4.81
Subash Bhandari 0 (2)Bhatta 4 (11)
Tilak Bhandari 4-0-15-3
Need 58 off 24RRR 14.50
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Subash Bhandari, no run, still nothing for Biratnagar. The required rate climbs to 14.50.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Subash Bhandari, no run, Tilak Bhandari strings the dots together. No boundary for 36 balls now.
New batter Subash Bhandari walks out to bat. Batting at No. 11. Biratnagar 77/9 in 15.4 overs.
Wicket. Tilak Bhandari to GC, OUT! Caught by Short. In the air, and Short takes it. Tilak Bhandari has three now. Biratnagar want 58 from 26 now, 13.38 an over.
OutPratish GC c Short b Tilak Bhandari 2 (3)
3 wicketsTilak Bhandari 3/15 in 3.4 overs
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Bhatta, 1 run, Bhatta turns the strike over.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Bhatta, no run, tight from Tilak Bhandari. The asking rate goes up to 12.64.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to GC, 1 run, they rotate the strike. Tilak Bhandari's final over.
End of over15
2 runs · 1 wicket
BK75/8
CRR 5.00
Need 60 off 30RRR 12.00
New batter Pratish GC is in. Batting at No. 10. Biratnagar 74/8 in 14.2 overs.
Wicket. Gautam to de Lange, OUT! Stumped by Dickwella. Dickwella completes the stumping. Gautam now has 2 for 8. Biratnagar need 61 off 34, required rate 10.76.
OutMarchant de Lange st Dickwella b Gautam 17 (20) [4s-1]
End of over14
4 runs
BK73/7
CRR 5.21
Need 62 off 36RRR 10.33
End of over13
4 runs · 1 wicket
BK69/7
CRR 5.31
Need 66 off 42RRR 9.43
New batter In comes Naren Bhatta. Batting at No. 9. Biratnagar 69/7 in 12.5 overs.
Wicket. Gautam to Lamichhane, OUT! Caught by Jora. Jora takes the catch. Gautam has 1 for 7 from 1.5 overs. 66 to get from 43 for Biratnagar, at 9.21 an over.
OutSandeep Lamichhane c Jora b Gautam 3 (4)
1 run. Gautam to Lamichhane, 1 run, Biratnagar keep ticking along.
1 run. Gautam to de Lange, 1 run, de Lange gives the strike to Lamichhane.
1 run. Gautam to Lamichhane, 1 run, Lamichhane adds one.
End of over12
3 runs · 1 wicket
BK65/6
CRR 5.42
Lamichhane 1 (1)de Lange 13 (15)
Tilak Bhandari 3-0-13-2
Need 70 off 48RRR 8.75
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Lamichhane, 1 run, a single off the last ball, and Lamichhane keeps the strike. Lamichhane gets off the mark.
New batter Sandeep Lamichhane walks out to bat. Batting at No. 8. Biratnagar 64/6 in 11.5 overs.
Wicket. Tilak Bhandari to Ahamad, OUT! Caught by Trumpelmann. Ahamad has to go, and Tilak Bhandari has the wicket. Tilak Bhandari has 2 for 12 from 2.5 overs. 71 needed from 49 balls, at 8.69 an over.
OutBasir Ahamad c Trumpelmann b Tilak Bhandari 3 (6)
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to de Lange, 1 run, a single for de Lange.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to de Lange, no run, de Lange can't score off this one.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Ahamad, 1 run, Ahamad chips in with one.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Ahamad, no run, the batters stay where they are. Tilak Bhandari is back for a third over.
End of over11
4 runs
BK62/5
CRR 5.64
Need 73 off 54RRR 8.11
New bowler Abhishesh Gautam comes into the attack for the 11th over.
New batter Basir Ahamad comes to the crease. Batting at No. 7. Biratnagar 58/5 in 10 overs.
End of over10
8 runs · 1 wicket
BK58/5
CRR 5.80
Need 77 off 60RRR 7.70
End of over9
5 runs
BK50/4
CRR 5.56
de Lange 9 (8)Heazlett 28 (24)
Tilak Bhandari 2-0-10-1
Need 85 off 66RRR 7.73
No run. Tilak Bhandari to de Lange, no run, dot ball to de Lange.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Heazlett, 1 run, a change of ends, and de Lange has the strike. Biratnagar reach 50 in 8.5 overs.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to de Lange, 1 run, one more to Biratnagar.
1 run. Tilak Bhandari to Heazlett, 1 run, Heazlett gives the strike to de Lange.
No run. Tilak Bhandari to Heazlett, no run, Heazlett can't get it away.
2 runs. Tilak Bhandari to Heazlett, 2 runs, two to Heazlett. Heazlett goes past 25, off 21 balls.
| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbini Lions1st innings | 134/8 (134 for 8) | 20 | 6.70 | – |
| Biratnagar Kings2nd innings | 94 (94 all out) | 17.5 | 5.27 | 135 |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Shortc MJ Guptill b Subash Bhandari | 45 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 109.76 |
| Dinesh Adhikaric SD Heazlett b Subash Bhandari | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Rohit Paudelb Subash Bhandari | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 113.33 |
| Niroshan Dickwellac SD Heazlett b S Lamichhane | 29 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 131.82 |
| Sundeep Jorac M de Lange b S Lamichhane | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JJ Smitc Basir Ahamad b Pratis GC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dilip Nathc M de Lange b Pratis GC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ruben Trumpelmannnot out | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.50 |
| Sher Mallac M de Lange b Pratis GC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Abhishesh Gautamnot out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 6.70 | 134 | ||||
Did not bat Tilak Bhandari
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchant de Lange | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Subash Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Naren Bhatta | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratish GC | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Heazlett | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 44/1 | 7.33 | 5 | 2 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | D'Arcy Short 7 runs, 7 ballsDinesh Adhikari 1 run, 5 balls | 8 (12) |
| 2nd wicket | D'Arcy Short 32 runs, 26 ballsRohit Paudel 34 runs, 30 balls+3 extras | 69 (56) |
| 3rd wicket | D'Arcy Short 6 runs, 8 ballsNiroshan Dickwella 7 runs, 7 balls | 13 (15) |
| 4th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 7 runs, 4 ballsSundeep Jora 0 runs, 2 balls | 7 (6) |
| 5th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 5 runs, 2 ballsJJ Smit 0 runs, 2 balls | 5 (4) |
| 6th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 1 run, 1 ballDilip Nath 1 run, 2 balls | 2 (3) |
| 7th wicket | Niroshan Dickwella 9 runs, 8 ballsRuben Trumpelmann 2 runs, 3 balls | 11 (11) |
| 8th wicket | Ruben Trumpelmann 9 runs, 5 ballsSher Malla 7 runs, 7 balls+1 extras | 17 (12) |
| 9th wicket | Ruben Trumpelmann 0 runs, 0 ballsAbhishesh Gautam 2 runs, 1 ball | 2 (1), unbroken |
* Unbroken. Extras are part of the stand but not of either batter's runs.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptillc JJ Smit b R Trumpelmann | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Faf du Plessisb S Malla | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Lokesh Bamlbw b R Trumpelmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sam Heazlettc sub (D Gupta) b JJ Smit | 34 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 121.43 |
| Shankar Ranab TR Bhandari | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Marchant de Langest N Dickwella b Abhishesh Gautam | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85.00 |
| Basir Ahamadc R Trumpelmann b TR Bhandari | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanec S Jora b Abhishesh Gautam | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Naren Bhattac R Trumpelmann b JJ Smit | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Pratish GCc DJM Short b TR Bhandari | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Subash Bhandarinot out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total all out, 17.5 ov, RR 5.27 | 94 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Smit | 2.5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5.29 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Overs | Score | Run rate | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 28/3 | 4.67 | 1 | 1 |
| Wkt | Batters, runs (balls) | Stand |
|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | Martin Guptill 2 runs, 3 ballsFaf du Plessis 2 runs, 2 balls | 4 (5) |
| 2nd wicket | Faf du Plessis 0 runs, 0 ballsLokesh Bam 0 runs, 1 ball | 0 (1) |
| 3rd wicket | Faf du Plessis 1 run, 2 ballsSam Heazlett 1 run, 1 ball | 2 (3) |
| 4th wicket | Sam Heazlett 16 runs, 16 ballsShankar Rana 7 runs, 14 balls+1 extras | 24 (30) |
| 5th wicket | Sam Heazlett 17 runs, 11 ballsMarchant de Lange 11 runs, 10 balls | 28 (21) |
| 6th wicket | Marchant de Lange 2 runs, 5 ballsBasir Ahamad 3 runs, 6 balls+1 extras | 6 (11) |
| 7th wicket | Marchant de Lange 2 runs, 2 ballsSandeep Lamichhane 3 runs, 4 balls | 5 (6) |
| 8th wicket | Marchant de Lange 2 runs, 3 ballsNaren Bhatta 3 runs, 6 balls | 5 (9) |
| 9th wicket | Naren Bhatta 1 run, 5 ballsPratish GC 2 runs, 3 balls | 3 (8) |
| 10th wicket | Naren Bhatta 17 runs, 10 ballsSubash Bhandari 0 runs, 3 balls | 17 (13) |
Lumbini Lions scored 134 for 8 in 20 overs. Biratnagar Kings scored 94 all out in 17.5 overs. After the 6-over powerplay: LL 44/1, BK 28/3. After 10 overs: LL 69/1, BK 58/5. The most expensive over was over 5 of LL, with 17 runs.
Each side's chance of winning after every ball.
At the innings break
At the innings break: Lumbini Lions 28%, Biratnagar Kings 72%. Biratnagar Kings were ahead.
Lumbini Lions' chance of winning started at 47%, was 28% at the innings break, rose to 100% 16.0 overs into the chase. Lumbini Lions won by 40 runs.
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| Over | LL | BK |
|---|---|---|
| First innings: Lumbini Lions batting | ||
| 1 | 49% | 51% |
| 2 | 36% | 64% |
| 3 | 35% | 65% |
| 4 | 38% | 62% |
| 5 | 49% | 51% |
| 6 | 53% | 47% |
| 7 | 52% | 48% |
| 8 | 53% | 47% |
| 9 | 57% | 43% |
| 10 | 54% | 46% |
| 11 | 55% | 45% |
| 12 | 49% | 51% |
| 13 | 49% | 51% |
| 14 | 41% | 59% |
| 15 | 37% | 63% |
| 16 | 30% | 70% |
| 17 | 32% | 68% |
| 18 | 27% | 73% |
| 19 | 31% | 69% |
| 20 | 28% | 72% |
| Second innings: Biratnagar Kings chasing | ||
| 1 | 52% | 48% |
| 2 | 68% | 32% |
| 3 | 69% | 31% |
| 4 | 58% | 42% |
| 5 | 58% | 42% |
| 6 | 57% | 43% |
| 7 | 74% | 26% |
| 8 | 61% | 39% |
| 9 | 58% | 42% |
| 10 | 74% | 26% |
| 11 | 72% | 28% |
| 12 | 91% | 9% |
| 13 | 99% | 1% |
| 14 | 98% | 2% |
| 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | 100% | 0% |
Runs scored so far, over by over. Both innings on one chart.
| Over | LL | BK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/0 | 4/2 (2 W) |
| 2 | 8/1 (1 W) | 7/3 (1 W) |
| 3 | 11/1 | 9/3 |
| 4 | 18/1 | 21/3 |
| 5 | 35/1 | 24/3 |
| 6 | 44/1 | 28/3 |
| 7 | 49/1 | 33/4 (1 W) |
| 8 | 55/1 | 45/4 |
| 9 | 66/1 | 50/4 |
| 10 | 69/1 | 58/5 (1 W) |
| 11 | 77/1 | 62/5 |
| 12 | 81/2 (1 W) | 65/6 (1 W) |
| 13 | 88/2 | 69/7 (1 W) |
| 14 | 90/3 (1 W) | 73/7 |
| 15 | 97/4 (1 W) | 75/8 (1 W) |
| 16 | 104/6 (2 W) | 77/9 (1 W) |
| 17 | 113/6 | 90/9 |
| 18 | 116/7 (1 W) | 94/10 (1 W) |
| 19 | 128/7 | – |
| 20 | 134/8 (1 W) | – |
Runs in each over. A red W marks an over with a wicket.
| Over | LL runs | LL wickets | BK runs | BK wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
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 | BK run rate | BK required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | – | – | 6.75 |
| 1 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 6.89 |
| 2 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 7.11 |
| 3 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 7.41 |
| 4 | 4.50 | 5.25 | 7.13 |
| 5 | 7.00 | 4.80 | 7.40 |
| 6 | 7.33 | 4.67 | 7.64 |
| 7 | 7.00 | 4.71 | 7.85 |
| 8 | 6.88 | 5.63 | 7.50 |
| 9 | 7.33 | 5.56 | 7.73 |
| 10 | 6.90 | 5.80 | 7.70 |
| 11 | 7.00 | 5.64 | 8.11 |
| 12 | 6.75 | 5.42 | 8.75 |
| 13 | 6.77 | 5.31 | 9.43 |
| 14 | 6.43 | 5.21 | 10.33 |
| 15 | 6.47 | 5.00 | 12.00 |
| 16 | 6.50 | 4.81 | 14.50 |
| 17 | 6.65 | 5.29 | 15.00 |
| 18 | 6.44 | 5.27 | – |
| 19 | 6.74 | – | – |
| 20 | 6.70 | – | – |
Every stand, split by each batter's runs. Balls faced are in brackets.
Lumbini Lions: best stand 69 for the 2nd wicket, D'Arcy Short and Rohit Paudel. Biratnagar Kings: best stand 28 for the 5th wicket, Sam Heazlett and Marchant de Lange.
Also played this season Sumit Maharjan, Gulbadin Naib, Sameer Ali, Movin Subasingha, Thomas Draca
Also played this season Narayan Joshi, George Munsey, Surya Tamang, Shubham Ranjane, Sahil Patel, Shehan Jayasuriya
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