Nepal Premier League 2025/26, Match 1

Janakpur Bolts v Kathmandu Gorkhas

Janakpur Bolts 130/6 20 ov
Kathmandu Gorkhas 131/5 18 ov

Kathmandu Gorkhas won by 5 wickets

Venue
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date
Mon, 17 November 2025
Toss
Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Milind Kumar

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Kathmandu Gorkhas 52% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Janakpur Bolts win

Kathmandu Gorkhas win

Janakpur Bolts batKathmandu Gorkhas chase 131

Turning point −11 to Kathmandu Gorkhas. 0.1, the chase: K Mahato to Aakash Tripathi, 4 runs, 4/0, needing 127. Janakpur Bolts went from 24% to 14%.

Moved it most Milind Kumar +23.6 · K Mahato −23.0 · Ben Charlesworth +17.3 · AK Sah −15.7

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
BKEL Milanthac JA Simpson b Milind Kumar7121058.30.0
Aasif Sheikhst JA Simpson b Shahab Alam544161131.7+14.3
AK Sahc MG Erasmus b Milind Kumar02000.0−8.7
Jan Loftie-Eatonb Milind Kumar280025.0−12.7
Sanjay Krishnamurthib Santosh Yadav260033.3−10.3
Mayan Yadavnot out34*2921117.2+3.1
SMLD Samarakoonc Mohammad Aadil Alam b Karan KC222102104.8−4.8
Rupesh Singhnot out4*110400.0+1.3
Extras lb 55
Total 20 ov, 6.50 an over130/6

Did not bat B Aagri, K Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi

Fall of wickets 34-1 (Milantha, 4.3), 34-2 (Sah, 4.5), 42-3 (Loftie-Eaton, 7), 46-4 (Krishnamurthi, 8.3), 78-5 (Sheikh, 13.3), 126-6 (Samarakoon, 19.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Karan KC403017.501200−2.7
Rashid Khan2020010.00500−8.5
Milind Kumar401533.751300+22.4
Merwe Erasmus302307.67700−7.4
Shahab Alam402015.00800+6.3
Santosh Yadav301715.67800+7.6

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it