NPL 2026 · Match report
Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs in NPL
Yuvraj Samra hit 102 as Pokhara Avengers made 217 for 3. Karnali Yaks were all out for 154 in reply.
Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs in Match 19 of the Nepal Premier League on Monday, 9 November 2026, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat. They made 217 for 3 in their 20 overs. Yuvraj Samra scored 102 off 48 balls, with 10 fours and six sixes. Kushal Bhurtel made 62 off 39 balls, with seven sixes. Chamika Karunaratne finished unbeaten on 35 off 11 balls.
Karnali needed 218 to win. They were all out for 154 in 18.3 overs. Pawan Sarraf made 32 off 31 balls and Ariful Islam 24 off 13 balls.
Annapurna Post reported before the match that Pokhara had lost all four of their earlier games. Karnali had two wins and two losses from four completed games, it said.
This was the third edition of the Nepal Premier League, Ratopati reported.
Key facts
- Pokhara Avengers217/320 ov
- Karnali Yaks15418.3 ov
Result Pokhara Avengers won by 63 runs
Top performers
- Yuvraj SamraPAbat102 (48)
- Kushal BhurtelPAbat62 (39)
- Mahedi HasanPAbowl3/24 (4 ov)
- Sompal KamiKYbowl2/24 (4 ov)
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Updates
- : Added the toss, captain and match-context details from Annapurna Post and Ratopati. The result and scores are still not in our data, so none are given.
- : Result added: Pokhara Avengers won by 63 runs. Scores and key batting figures are from our database.
Sources
We read these reports and wrote this summary in our own words. Facts from our scorecards come first.
- अनलाइनखबर (Onlinekhabar)युवराजको शतक मद्दतमा पोखराले कर्णालीलाई दियो २१८ रनको लक्ष्य
- Onlinekhabar EnglishYuvraaj’s century helps Pokhara set Karnali a target of 218
- अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट (Annapurna Post)पोखराका ओपनर युवराज समराको अर्धशतक
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Dusk at TU Cricket Ground, with the floodlights coming on (file photo).Photo: Janak Bhatta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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