Chitwan have won three of six and move up to fourth with 7 points. They have one league game left, against Karnali Yaks on Sunday. Janakpur's season is over: they finish with two wins from seven and 4 points.

OnlineKhabar says the result knocks Janakpur, Karnali Yaks and Pokhara Avengers out of the playoff race.

Janakpur held to 88

Janakpur won the toss and chose to bat. Ranjeet Kumar had Trit Raj Das caught in the second over. Sikandar Raza bowled Ryan Burl, and Ranjeet came back to take Santosh Karki and Harry Tector. Janakpur were 22 for 4 in the seventh over.

Raza bowled Aadity Mahata, who made 4 off 26 balls, and Kamil Misara took Bishal Susling for 15 and Jimmy Neesham for 0. Captain Harmeet Singh made 25 off 25, the top score, before Kamal Singh Airee had him caught in the last over. Janakpur finished on 88 for 9.

Ranjeet took three for 2 from his three overs, with a maiden. Raza took two for 10 from four overs, two of them maidens, and Misara two for 18.

Malan sees it home

Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi bowled Arjun Saud with the second ball of the chase, and Rahul Yadav took Misara (12 off 6) and Ravi Bopara (13 off 16) in the fourth over. Rajbanshi had Raza lbw, and Bibek Kumar Yadav went in the sixth over. Chitwan were 37 for 5.

Dawid Malan and Kushal Malla put on 30 before Bishal Susling had Malla caught for 15. Malan finished on 35 not out off 39, with a six, and Airee on 7 not out. Chitwan made 92 for 6 in 17.2 overs.

Rahul Yadav took three for 19 from three overs, and Rajbanshi two for 23.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Chitwan Rhinos beat Janakpur Bolts by four wickets, knock them out of playoff race, OnlineKhabar English, 13 November 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos Defeat Janakpur Bolts by 4 Wickets in Nepal Premier League, Ratopati English, 13 November 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos v Janakpur Bolts, 25th Match scorecard, ESPN, 13 November 2026

It's Sudurpaschim's fourth win in a row, and their last league game. They finish with 10 points from seven and are top of the table. OnlineKhabar and Nepal News say the win puts them in the playoffs, with Lumbini Lions. The Kathmandu Post says a top-two finish isn't certain yet: Lumbini, on 9 points, and Kathmandu, on 8, can still go past them.

Kathmandu have lost two of six and are third. The Post says Sudurpaschim have now beaten them in all three seasons.

From 8 for 4

Kathmandu won the toss and chose to field. Scott Kuggeleijn hit the first ball of the game for six and was out to the fourth, caught off Jahandad Khan. Santosh Yadav took Brandon McMullen and Ishan Pandey in the second over, both for 0, and Jahandad had Binod Bhandari lbw. Sudurpaschim were 8 for 4 in the third over.

Dipendra Singh Airee made 60 off 55, with five fours and two sixes. He put on 54 with Aarif Sheikh, who was run out for 16, and another 54 with Tharindu Ratnayake, who finished on 26 not out off 23. Jahandad got Airee with the last ball of the 19th over, and Sudurpaschim made 125 for 6.

Jahandad took three for 22 from his four overs, with a maiden. Yadav took two for 16 from three.

Kathmandu fall short

Bhim Sarki went first ball, caught off Kuggeleijn, and Sam Heazlett was run out for 11 in the second over. Anil Kharel took Yadav and Sahan Arachchige in three balls, and Kathmandu were 48 for 5 in the 10th over.

Rashid Khan made 35 not out off 31, with five fours, and Dushan Hemantha 21 off 18 before he was run out. Kathmandu were 104 for 7 after 18 overs and finished on 118 for 7.

Kharel took two for 18 from his four overs, and Kuggeleijn one for 15 from his.

Airee was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Sudurpaschim close in on Qualifier after thrilling win over Kathmandu, The Kathmandu Post, 13 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim Royals beat Kathmandu Gorkhas to seal playoff spot, OnlineKhabar English, 13 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim Royals reach NPL playoffs after defeating Kathmandu Gorkhas, Nepal News, 13 November 2026
• Kathmandu Gorkhas v Sudurpaschim Royals, 24th Match scorecard, ESPN, 13 November 2026

Biratnagar have won three of six, and are fourth with 6 points. The Kathmandu Post says they're still in the playoff race. Pokhara have lost five of six and are out.

Lamichhane's six

Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat. They were 11 for 2 in the second over, but Yuvraaj Samra made 84 off 47, with seven fours and five sixes.

Sandeep Lamichhane took Arjun Gharti, Sunny BK and Ramesh Mendis, and Pokhara were 76 for 5. Then, in the 15th over, Samra was caught at point by Isuru Udana. Lamichhane trapped Chamika Karunaratne and Kiran Thagunna lbw with the next two balls. It's the first hat-trick of the season.

Pokhara went from 122 for 5 to 122 for 8 and were all out for 132 in 17.5 overs. Lamichhane finished with six for 27 from his four overs. The Post says he's the first bowler to take five in an innings this season, after one wicket in his first five games.

Udana sees it home

Biratnagar were 19 for 2 in the fourth over. Lokesh Bam made 33 off 27, and the Post says he was dropped three times. Basir Ahamad made 37 off 39.

Biratnagar were 105 for 6 when Basir was bowled in the 17th over. Shehan Jayasuriya (17 not out) and Udana (25 not out off 12) got them home with four balls left. Udana came in for Andre Russell.

Kushal Bhurtel took two for 21 in his four overs, with a maiden.

Lamichhane was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Lamichhane's record six-wicket haul keeps Biratnagar's playoff hopes alive, The Kathmandu Post, 12 November 2026
• Lamichhane's hat-trick powers Biratnagar Kings to four-wicket win over Pokhara Avengers, OnlineKhabar English, 12 November 2026
• Which overseas players left and how did they perform?, OnlineKhabar English, 12 November 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Pokhara Avengers, 22nd Match scorecard, ESPN, 12 November 2026

Lumbini, the defending champions, have 9 points from six games and are top of the table. The Kathmandu Post says the win puts them in the playoffs, and Khabarhub and Nepal News say they're the first team to get there. Karnali have 4 points from six games and are seventh. They won their first two games and have lost four in a row since.

Miller's first game as captain

David Miller replaced Sompal Kami as Karnali's captain for this game, The Kathmandu Post says. Karnali won the toss and chose to bat.

Dipendra Rawat, in his first game of the season, was bowled by Abhisesh Gautam in the first over. Gautam bowled Deepak Dumre too, Kishor Mahato had Ariful Islam caught by Rohit Paudel, and Miller edged Sher Malla to Ruben Trumpelmann for 5. Karnali were 15 for 4 in the fifth over.

Kami made 28 off 18, with four fours and a six, before D'Arcy Short had him caught at long-on by Aasif Sheikh. Short then bowled Pawan Sarraf for 12. Hussain Talat made 24 off 22, and Karnali were all out for 105 in 19.2 overs.

Gautam, Mahato, Short and Paudel took two wickets each. Short's four overs went for 13, and Mahato's two for 6 came from 2.2 overs.

Watt's four for 12

Mark Watt took three of the first four Lumbini wickets: Aasif Sheikh lbw, Paudel caught by Ariful Islam and, later, Niroshan Dickwella for 16. Sundeep Jora went to Sarraf in between, and Lumbini were 19 for 3 in the fifth over.

Short made 46 off 34, with six fours and a six, before Talat bowled him at 79 for 5. Watt then had Shamim Hossain caught by Kami, and finished with four for 12 from his four overs, with a maiden.

Dilip Nath stayed to the end with 28 not out off 27, and Lumbini got there in 16.4 overs, with 20 balls left.

Short was player of the match.

Lumbini's last league game is against Biratnagar Kings. Karnali's is against Chitwan Rhinos.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Lumbini Lions seal playoff spot as Karnali Yaks suffer fourth straight defeat, The Kathmandu Post, 12 November 2026
• Captain change fails to revive Karnali Yaks, The Kathmandu Post, 12 November 2026
• Lumbini Lions beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets, OnlineKhabar English, 12 November 2026
• Lumbini Lions become first team to reach NPL playoffs, Nepal News, 12 November 2026
• Defending champions Lumbini Lions become first team to qualify for NPL playoffs, Khabarhub, 12 November 2026
• Karnali Yaks v Lumbini Lions, 23rd Match scorecard, ESPN, 12 November 2026

Kathmandu Gorkhas

David Warner has gone home after four games. Kathmandu won all four, and he made 127 runs, with 66 against Lumbini Lions his best. Gorkhas manager Deepak KC confirmed it on social media and thanked him, OnlineKhabar reported on 10 November.

Ripon Mondol left after two games when he was picked for Bangladesh A. KS Bharat never came, and joined the Emirates Eagles in the Abu Dhabi T10.

Biratnagar Kings

Andre Russell played five games. He'd come for four and stayed one more, then left for the Abu Dhabi T10. He made 158 runs and took six wickets, with four for 45 against Janakpur his best. His last game was the nine-wicket loss to Kathmandu, where he made 3.

Sri Lanka's Isuru Udana, a medium pacer and all-rounder, has come in for him. He made 25 not out off 12 to help beat Pokhara on 12 November.

Janakpur Bolts

Moeen Ali left after four games to captain the Arabian Aces in the Abu Dhabi T10. He made 108 runs, with 58 not out against Kathmandu. Parvez Hossain Emon left to join Bangladesh A.

Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed and Hunain Shah went home without playing a game, after disputes over their no-objection certificates (NOCs). OnlineKhabar notes that Saif Hassan wasn't in the side against Sudurpaschim on 10 November, but his departure hasn't been confirmed.

Ryan Burl and Harry Tector played their first games for Janakpur in that match.

Pokhara Avengers

Shakib Al Hasan played three games, took four wickets and made 26 runs, then left for the United Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10. Mohammed Saifuddin left after one game.

Sudurpaschim Royals

Sherfane Rutherford left for the Royal Desert Champions in the Abu Dhabi T10 after four games, in which he made 30 runs.

Karnali Yaks and Chitwan Rhinos

Sahibzada Farhan never played for Karnali. He had NOC problems and was then picked for Pakistan. At Chitwan, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz couldn't come because of NOC issues, and England's Dawid Malan, Dan Mousley and Tom Taylor took their places.

Sources

• Which overseas players left and how did they perform?, OnlineKhabar English, 12 November 2026
• David Warner returns home after four NPL matches for Kathmandu Gorkhas, OnlineKhabar English, 10 November 2026
• Not a good farewell match for Andre Russell, The Kathmandu Post, 6 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim win sends both Royals and Kathmandu Gorkhas into playoffs, The Kathmandu Post, 10 November 2026

Sudurpaschim and Kathmandu Gorkhas both have 8 points, and Kathmandu are top on net run rate. Janakpur have 4 points from six games, with one left.

An earlier version of this story said, from The Kathmandu Post, that Sudurpaschim and Kathmandu were through to the playoffs. On 12 November, Khabarhub and Nepal News reported Lumbini Lions as the first team to qualify, so we've taken that out.

Harmeet's four for 17

Sudurpaschim won the toss and chose to bat. Harmeet Singh, Janakpur's captain, played for Sudurpaschim in the last two seasons, the Post says. He took four for 17 in his four overs. Harry Tector, in his first game of the season, took one for 9 from four.

Sudurpaschim were 56 for 4 in the 10th over. Brandon McMullen made 33 off 23, with two sixes, and Tharindu Ratnayake 27 not out off 28. They finished on 120 for 9.

Janakpur all out for 93

Janakpur were 25 for 3 in the fifth over, with two wickets for Scott Kuggeleijn. Trit Raj Das made 21 before he was run out, and Bishal Susling was run out too. Janakpur were 47 for 6 in the 12th over.

Jimmy Neesham made 20 off 25 before Kuggeleijn got him as well. Janakpur were all out for 93 in 19.5 overs.

Kuggeleijn took three for 13. Dipendra Singh Airee went for 15 in his four overs and took a wicket.

Kuggeleijn was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Sudurpaschim win sends both Royals and Kathmandu Gorkhas into playoffs, The Kathmandu Post, 10 November 2026
• Harmeet Singh's four-wicket haul restricts Sudurpaschim Royals to 120, The Kathmandu Post, 10 November 2026
• Kuggeleijn leads bowling charge as Sudurpaschim overcome Janakpur, OnlineKhabar English, 10 November 2026
• Defending champions Lumbini Lions become first team to qualify for NPL playoffs, Khabarhub, 12 November 2026
• Lumbini Lions become first team to reach NPL playoffs, Nepal News, 12 November 2026
• Janakpur Bolts v Sudurpaschim Royals, 21st Match scorecard, ESPN, 10 November 2026

Kathmandu have won four in a row since losing their first game, and went top with 8 points from five games. Chitwan are fourth with 5 points from five.

Rashid's 52

Sikandar Raza won the toss and chose to field. Kathmandu were 13 for 2 in the fourth over: David Warner made 1 and Sahil Patel 8.

Will Bosisto made 27. Rashid Khan made 52 off 30, with two fours and four sixes, and put on 53 with Sahan Arachchige (33 off 20). Karan KC hit three sixes in his 20 off 7 balls, and Kathmandu finished on 180 for 8.

Rijan Dhakal took three for 14 in his four overs. Kamal Singh Airee and Raza took two each.

Bopara falls short

Kamil Misara hit three sixes in his 28 off 11, and Chitwan were 52 for 2 in the sixth over. Ravi Bopara made 55 off 35 and Dan Mousley 29 off 32.

Chitwan were 153 for 5 in the 19th over. Bopara was out in the last over, and they finished on 170 for 7.

Arachchige took two for 37. Ganesh Gautam bowled Raza for 2 and took one for 16 from three overs.

Rashid was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Kathmandu move to top with fourth straight win, beat Chitwan by 10 runs, The Kathmandu Post, 9 November 2026
• Rashid's half-century lifts Kathmandu to 180 against Chitwan, The Kathmandu Post, 9 November 2026
• Kathmandu Gorkhas edge Chitwan Rhinos by 10 runs, OnlineKhabar English, 9 November 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos v Kathmandu Gorkhas, 20th Match scorecard, ESPN, 9 November 2026

Samra's hundred

Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat. Mahedi Hasan went for 5 with the score on 27. Then Yuvraaj Samra, the Canadian opener, and Kushal Bhurtel put on 136 for the second wicket off 68 balls.

Samra made 102 off 48 balls, with 10 fours and six sixes, before Mark Watt had him caught. The Kathmandu Post says it's the first hundred of the season and the fourth in NPL history. Bhurtel hit seven sixes in his 62 off 39.

Chamika Karunaratne finished it with 35 not out off 11, and Pokhara made 217 for 3. It's the first total over 200 this season, the Post says.

Sompal Kami took two for 24 in his four overs.

Karnali all out for 154

Ariful Islam made 24 off 13 and Deepak Dumre 22 off 7, but Karnali were 72 for 6 in the ninth over. David Miller made 7.

Pawan Sarraf top-scored with 32 off 31. Kami made 21 before he was given out for obstructing the field: he hit the ball a second time as he swung, and the third umpire ruled him out. Karnali were all out for 154 in 18.3 overs.

Mahedi Hasan took three for 24. Dhananjaya Lakshan, Bhurtel and Bipin Khatri took two each.

Samra was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Samra's century powers Pokhara to first NPL win, The Kathmandu Post, 9 November 2026
• Samra, Bhurtel star as Pokhara Avengers secure first NPL win, OnlineKhabar English, 9 November 2026
• Karnali Yaks v Pokhara Avengers, 19th Match scorecard, ESPN, 9 November 2026

Lumbini are still top with 7 points from five games. Kathmandu have won three of four and went up to second, ahead of Sudurpaschim Royals on net run rate.

Warner and Patel

Lumbini won the toss and chose to field. David Warner and Sahil Patel put on 104 for the first wicket in 13.2 overs. Patel made 38 off 36. Warner made 66 off 50, with nine fours and a six.

Kathmandu then lost three wickets for 13 runs. Abhisesh Gautam bowled Will Bosisto first ball and took two for 15. Sahan Arachchige kept it going with 34 not out off 15, and Kathmandu made 160 for 8. Two of their last batters were run out.

Sher Malla took two for 19 and Ruben Trumpelmann two for 24.

Six down by the fifth over

Jahandad Khan, the Pakistani fast bowler, took four of the first five wickets, and Lumbini were 28 for 6 in the fifth over. Karan KC took the other two, Rohit Paudel for 0 and Grant Stewart for 6.

Sundeep Jora made 45 off 45. He and Gautam (16 off 17) added 46 for the eighth wicket, but Lumbini were all out for 124 in 19.3 overs. That total includes five penalty runs.

Jahandad finished with four for 23 and Karan two for 24.

Warner was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Kathmandu end Lumbini's unbeaten run with 36-run win, The Kathmandu Post, 7 November 2026
• Warner, Sahil Patel put on century stand as Kathmandu set Lumbini 161-run target, The Kathmandu Post, 7 November 2026
• Kathmandu Gorkhas v Lumbini Lions, 18th Match scorecard, ESPN, 7 November 2026

Raza's sixes

Pokhara won the toss and chose to field. Arjun Saud (31 off 27) and Dawid Malan (28 off 28) put on 60 for the first wicket. Then Chitwan lost three wickets for three runs, and were 63 for 3 in the 11th over.

Ravi Bopara made 35 off 28. Sikandar Raza hit four sixes in his 37 off 16 balls, and Chitwan finished on 151 for 6.

Bipin Khatri took two for 22, Kushal Bhurtel two for 26 and Chamika Karunaratne two for 34.

Pokhara fold

Bhurtel went in the first over, caught off Kamal Singh Airee for 4. Yuvraaj Samra made 19 off 14, and Arjun Kumal held the chase together with 45 off 44.

Kumal was out in the 18th over with the score on 117, and Pokhara lost their last four wickets for four runs and were all out for 121 in 19 overs.

Rijan Dhakal took four for 24. Airee took three for 7 from his two overs, and Kushal Malla went for 12 in four.

Rijan Dhakal was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Chitwan Rhinos hand Pokhara Avengers fourth straight defeat, OnlineKhabar English, 6 November 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos v Pokhara Avengers, 17th Match scorecard, ESPN, 6 November 2026

Who's in it

Eight teams. Nepal, Namibia, Canada and the UAE finished in the bottom four of League 2. Italy, Kuwait, Uganda and Jersey came through the ICC Challenge League.

Each team plays every other team once. The top four go through to the Global Qualifier for the 2027 ODI World Cup. The top four of League 2, the United States, Scotland, the Netherlands and Oman, are already there.

Nepal's games

The report doesn't name the venues for the other games.

Sources

• World Cup Qualifier Playoff schedule announced, Nepal's first match against Italy, OnlineKhabar English, 6 November 2026

Sudurpaschim's 176

Karnali won the toss and chose to field. Saif Zaib (35 off 24) and Binod Bhandari (27 off 22) put on 68 for the first wicket before Bhandari was run out in the eighth over.

Brandon McMullen made 24 off 16 and Ishan Pandey 23 off 13 with three sixes. Tharindu Ratnayake (22 not out off 12) and Scott Kuggeleijn (13 not out off 6) added 15 at the end, and Sudurpaschim finished on 176 for 6.

Mark Watt took two for 27 in his four overs.

Miller on his own

Karnali lost Ariful Islam to the second ball of the chase, and were 49 for 5 by the 10th over.

David Miller, who landed in Kathmandu on 4 November, made 93 not out off 55 balls with five fours and seven sixes. Deepak Dumre's 18 was the next best. Karnali finished on 137 for 7.

Kuggeleijn took two for 39. Dipendra Singh Airee went for 16 in his four overs and took a wicket.

Miller was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• David Miller's 93 in vain as Sudurpaschim Royals beat Karnali Yaks, OnlineKhabar English, 6 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim set Karnali 177-run target, The Kathmandu Post, 6 November 2026
• Karnali Yaks v Sudurpaschim Royals, 16th Match scorecard, ESPN, 6 November 2026

Biratnagar's 83

Kathmandu won the toss and chose to field. Biratnagar lost seven wickets for 35 runs inside 10 overs. Shehan Jayasuriya, Lokesh Bam and Imran Sheikh were all gone by 20, and Narayan Joshi and Shubham Ranjane both went without scoring.

This was the game Andre Russell stayed on for. He made 3, caught by Jahandad Khan off Dev Shah.

Angelo Mathews (22 off 31) and Rupesh Singh (26 off 27) added 39 for the eighth wicket, but Biratnagar were all out for 83 in 18.3 overs.

Santosh Yadav took three for 11 from three overs. Sahan Arachchige, in his first game of the season, took two for 7 from two, and Jahandad two for 19. Shahab Alam went for just 13 in his four overs.

Warner finishes it

Aparajit Poudel bowled Sahil Patel for 10 with the score on 17, and that was Biratnagar's only wicket. David Warner made 44 not out off 24 balls, with two fours and three sixes, and Will Bosisto 23 not out off 24. They put on an unbroken 69, and Warner ended it with two sixes in a row off Imran Sheikh.

Kathmandu reached 86 for 1 in 9.4 overs, with 62 balls left. Russell's only over went for 14.

Santosh Yadav was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Kathmandu cruise to nine-wicket win over Biratnagar, climb to second, The Kathmandu Post, 5 November 2026
• Kathmandu Gorkhas thrash Biratnagar Kings by nine wickets, OnlineKhabar English, 5 November 2026
• प्रभावशाली जितसँगै काठमान्डु गाेर्खाज दोस्रो स्थानमा, Kantipur, 5 November 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Kathmandu Gorkhas, 15th Match scorecard, ESPN, 5 November 2026

Lumbini's 149

Janakpur chose to field and got D'Arcy Short with the first ball of the game, caught by Rahul Yadav off Lalit Rajbanshi.

Aasif Sheikh made 21 off 21 and Niroshan Dickwella 27 off 27. Captain Rohit Paudel top-scored with 38 off 31 balls, with four fours and a six, and Dilip Nath added 21 off 15. Ruben Trumpelmann hit two sixes in his 15 off 8 before he was run out off the last ball, and Lumbini finished on 149 for 8.

Bishal Susling took two for 21 from his four overs, and Rahul Yadav two for 17 from two.

Janakpur's collapse

Parvez Hossain Emon went for 1 on his NPL debut, lbw to Trumpelmann. Trit Raj Das (18 off 18) and Saif Hassan (28 off 25) put on 36 for the second wicket, but Short bowled Das and the game turned.

Janakpur went from 53 for 2 to 56 for 6, and were 65 for 7 when Jimmy Neesham was stumped off Sher Malla for 9. Short finished with three for 23 from four overs, and Tilak Bhandari took two for 5 from two.

Harmeet Singh (33 off 20, three sixes) and Aadity Mahata (30 not out off 24, four sixes) added 43 for the eighth wicket before Malla bowled Harmeet. Janakpur ended on 133 for 8. Moeen Ali, who left for the UAE on Tuesday, didn't play.

Rohit was player of the match. "Our performance was good in every area, especially the bowling," he said, as Kantipur reported it in Nepali. Harmeet pointed to the fielding: "Our fielding wasn't good."

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Lumbini beat Janakpur to strengthen grip on NPL top spot, The Kathmandu Post, 5 November 2026
• Defending champions Lumbini Lions continue dominant NPL run, OnlineKhabar English, 5 November 2026
• लगातारको राम्रो प्रदर्शनमा रोहित सन्तुष्ट, Kantipur, 5 November 2026
• Janakpur Bolts v Lumbini Lions, 14th Match scorecard, ESPN, 5 November 2026

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office made the arrest after a tip that people were placing or arranging online bets on the games. The first findings are that he moved Rs 8,981,729 through different betting sites, according to the report, which cites the Central Police News Room.

He's been sent to the District Police Office, Kathmandu, for further investigation on a gambling charge. He hasn't been convicted of anything, so we aren't naming him.

Sources

• एनपीएलमा सट्टेबाजी गर्ने युवक पक्राउ, Kantipur, 5 November 2026

Miller arrives

South Africa's David Miller landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday morning to join Karnali Yaks. Miller, 37, is a left-handed middle-order batter with 2,804 runs in 140 T20 internationals and 12,435 runs in all T20 cricket.

He's expected to make his NPL debut against Sudurpaschim Royals on Friday. Karnali have won two of their three games so far.

Bharat won't come

KS Bharat, the former India Test wicketkeeper-batter, won't play this season. Kathmandu Gorkhas announced it on Facebook on Wednesday: "Due to prior commitments, KS Bharat will not be joining us this season." Neither report names a replacement.

Kathmandu have played two games, with one win and one loss.

Russell stays

Andre Russell was due to play his last game of the season on Tuesday, when his 52 not out and four wickets beat Janakpur Bolts by two runs. He'll now also play for Biratnagar Kings against Kathmandu on Thursday.

"I love Nepal so much, I am staying," Russell told reporters, according to The Kathmandu Post. He also said he'd be back: "I am definitely, you know, coming back to this tournament next year."

Kantipur reports that he then goes to the UAE for the Abu Dhabi T10 with Arabian Aces, whose captain is Moeen Ali.

Moeen heads to the UAE

Moeen has already gone. Janakpur's CEO told Kantipur that he left for the UAE on Tuesday evening. The report doesn't say whether he'll be back. Janakpur play Lumbini Lions on Thursday.

Ten Bangladeshi players

The Kathmandu Post counts ten Bangladeshi players with five franchises this season:

• Pokhara Avengers: Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin
• Karnali Yaks: Ariful Islam, Jishan Alam and Akbar Ali
• Janakpur Bolts: Saif Hassan and Parvez Hossain Emon
• Kathmandu Gorkhas: Ripon Mondol
• Lumbini Lions: Shamim Hossain

That report gave us the teams for Ariful, Jishan and Ripon, so all three are now in our squads and the stats. Ariful has 119 runs from three games.

Sources

• South Africa's David Miller arrives to join Karnali Yaks, The Kathmandu Post, 4 November 2026
• South African star David Miller arrives in Nepal to play NPL for Karnali Yaks, OnlineKhabar English, 4 November 2026
• KS Bharat to not play in NPL, OnlineKhabar English, 4 November 2026
• व्यस्तताका कारण भारतीय क्रिकेटर भरतले एनपीएल नखेल्ने, Kantipur, 4 November 2026
• Andre Russell extends his stay for an extra match and vows to return next season, The Kathmandu Post, 4 November 2026
• रसेलले एनपीएलमा थप एक खेल खेल्ने, Kantipur, 3 November 2026
• NPL Season 3 offers a promising platform for emerging Bangladeshi talent, The Kathmandu Post, 4 November 2026

Nepal lost the toss, batted first and were all out for 146 in 19.5 overs. Captain Sony Pakhrin top-scored with 44 off 28 balls, and opener Sabitri Dhami made 36 off 26. Hong Kong's Storm Park took three wickets.

Hong Kong were then bowled out for 54 in 18 overs. Manisha Chaudhary and Rachana Chaudhary took three wickets each, and Sakshi Yadav two. Pakhrin was player of the match.

Four teams are in the series, and each plays the others twice. Nepal beat Thailand in their first game, and their game against China was rained off. They play Thailand again on Friday.

Sources

• Nepal U-19 women's cricket team records second win in China, OnlineKhabar English, 5 November 2026

Biratnagar's 174

Janakpur won the toss and chose to field. Shehan Jayasuriya went for 1 in the opening over, but Lokesh Bam (50 off 40 balls) and Imran Sheikh (56 off 45) put on 107 for the second wicket.

Andre Russell then made 52 not out off 29 balls, with two fours and five sixes, and Biratnagar scored 62 in the last five overs to finish on 174 for 3. Abhishek Tiwari took two for 38 from his four overs and Moeen Ali one.

Russell's last over

Janakpur were 30 for 3 in the fifth over. Saif Hassan and Bishal Susling put on 76 before Susling went for 43 off 30 balls, and Jimmy Neesham hit 27 off 15, with three sixes, before he was out at 162.

Janakpur needed 13 off the last over, from Russell. He gave away 10, got captain Harmeet Singh for a duck with the second ball and had Saif caught by Basir Ahamad with the last. Saif made 71 off 48 balls, with two fours and five sixes, and Janakpur finished on 172 for 7.

Russell took four for 45 and was player of the match. Angelo Mathews took two for 25 and Rupesh Singh one.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Russell stars with bat and ball as Biratnagar edge Janakpur, The Kathmandu Post, 3 November 2026
• Andre Russell's all-round brilliance guides Biratnagar Kings to narrow win over Janakpur Bolts, OnlineKhabar English, 3 November 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Janakpur Bolts, 12th Match scorecard, ESPN, 3 November 2026

Pokhara's 97

Lumbini won the toss and chose to field. Ruben Trumpelmann bowled Arjun Kumal for a duck with the second ball, and Pokhara were 15 for 3 inside four overs and 31 for 5 in the ninth. They took 88 balls to reach 50.

Chamika Karunaratne top-scored with 25 off 17 balls before he was run out, after adding 21 for the ninth wicket with Bipin Khatri. Captain Kushal Bhurtel made 14 off 20 and Mahedi Hasan 13 off 24, and Pokhara finished on 97 for 9.

Trumpelmann took three for 16 from his four overs and was player of the match. Tilak Bhandari took two for 22, and Sher Malla, Abhisesh Gautam and Rohit Paudel one each.

Paudel finishes it

Lumbini lost Aasif Sheikh for 7 and D'Arcy Short for 13 inside two overs. Then captain Paudel and Niroshan Dickwella put on an unbroken 77. Paudel made 47 not out off 32 balls, with three fours and three sixes, and Dickwella 27 not out off 26. Lumbini made 98 for 2 in 11.4 overs.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Lumbini cruise to eight-wicket win as Pokhara suffer third defeat, The Kathmandu Post, 3 November 2026
• Lumbini Lions dismantle Pokhara Avengers in emphatic NPL victory, OnlineKhabar English, 3 November 2026
• Lumbini Lions v Pokhara Avengers, 13th Match scorecard, ESPN, 3 November 2026

David Warner played his first NPL game. The Kathmandu Post reported his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport earlier in the day, and he went straight into the side.

Karnali's 180

Kathmandu won the toss and chose to field. Ariful Islam hit 44 off 22 balls, with five fours and three sixes, before Shahab Alam had him caught by Warner. Mark Watt made 17 and Deepak Dumre 8, and Karnali were 78 for 4 in the tenth over.

Hussain Talat (40 off 30) and Pawan Sarraf then added 65 for the fifth wicket. Talat went hit wicket off Jahandad Khan, Gulshan Jha hit 20 off 12, and Sarraf finished on 30 not out. Karnali made 180 for 6.

Karan KC took two for 35 from his four overs. Shahab Alam, Jahandad Khan, Dev Shah and Santosh Yadav took one each.

Rashid, then Karan

Warner made 16 off 10 balls, with three fours, before Sompal Kami bowled him. Smit Patel went for 9, and Mohammad Aadil Alam's 20 off 27 kept one end going while Rashid Khan scored at the other. Rashid made 50 off 33 balls, with three fours and two sixes, and was out at 144 in the 17th over, caught by Sarraf off Talat.

Karan had already got going by then. He hit 44 off 20 balls, with four fours and three sixes, and the pair put on 55 off 26 for the fifth wicket. Sompal had Karan caught at 160 with two overs left. Jahandad Khan (22 not out off 10) and Santosh Yadav (5 not out) took Kathmandu to 181 for 6 in 19.4 overs. The 19th over, bowled by Sarraf, went for 17.

Sompal and Talat took two wickets each, and Watt and Nandan Yadav one each. Karan was player of the match. The Kathmandu Post notes that Kathmandu have now beaten Karnali in all three NPL seasons.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Karnali Yaks v Kathmandu Gorkhas, 10th Match scorecard, ESPN, 2 November 2026
• Rashid Khan and Karan KC power Kathmandu Gurkhas to first win, The Kathmandu Post, 2 November 2026
• David Warner arrives in Nepal for Kathmandu Gorkhas' NPL campaign, The Kathmandu Post, 2 November 2026
• Rashid, Karan power Kathmandu Gorkhas to first NPL win over Karnali Yaks, OnlineKhabar English, 2 November 2026

Nepal's games

Nepal are in Group A with India, Pakistan and the UAE. Khabarhub lists the fixtures as:

• Fri 6 Nov: Nepal v India
• Sun 8 Nov: Nepal v UAE
• Tue 10 Nov: Nepal v Pakistan

The squad

Bipin Prasad Sharma (captain), Niraj Kumar Yadav, Prashiddha Jaishi, Sohail Kunwar, Darsh Sunar, Rohit Chand, Nischal Chhetri, Ashish Luhar, Roshan Shahi, Suryanshu Koirala, Abhay Yadav, Sushil Rawal, Nitesh Kumar Patel, Shubham Khanal and Sachin Bhatta.

Names are spelled as Khabarhub spells them. Ratopati's Nepali report has the same 15 players. Sharma is in the Karnali Yaks squad for NPL Season 3, and Prashiddha Jaishi and Suryanshu Koirala are in Kathmandu Gorkhas' squad.

Sources

• Nepal announces 15-member squad for U-19 Asia Cup, Khabarhub, 2 November 2026
• यू–१९ एसिया कपका लागि बिपिनको कप्तानीमा १५ खेलाडी छनोट, Ratopati, 1 November 2026

Sikandar Raza captained Chitwan in his first game of the season. Kushal Malla missed another match with a finger injury, OnlineKhabar reported.

Bopara's 49

Sudurpaschim won the toss and chose to field. Hemant Dhami had Dev Khanal lbw for 7 in the second over, Scott Kuggeleijn bowled Arjun Saud for 15, and Dipendra Singh Airee had Dawid Malan caught behind for 16. Chitwan were 62 for 3 in the tenth over.

Ravi Bopara held the innings together with 49 off 40 balls, three fours and two sixes, until Kuggeleijn had him caught by Airee one short of fifty. The Kathmandu Post notes that Bopara passed 10,000 T20 runs on the way. Raza made 15 off 20, Bibek Kumar Yadav 17 off 15 before he was run out off the last ball, and Chitwan finished on 129 for 6.

Kuggeleijn took two for 26. Dhami, Airee and Anil Kharel took one each, and Kharel's four overs went for 18.

McMullen takes it away

Rijan Dhakal bowled Saif Zaib for 2 in the second over. Brandon McMullen came in and hit 43 off 21 balls, with six fours and two sixes, and the Royals were 70 for 2 inside seven overs. Ranjeet Kumar then struck twice in two balls, McMullen caught by Khanal and Airee bowled for a duck, and finished with three for 28 from four overs.

Ishan Pandey made 25 off 29 before Mausam Dhakal had him lbw at 103, and Aarif Sheikh (20 not out) and Sherfane Rutherford (21 not out off 15) saw it through. Sudurpaschim reached 131 for 5 in 16.4 overs. McMullen was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Chitwan Rhinos v Sudurpaschim Royals, 11th Match scorecard, ESPN, 2 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim climb to third after five-wicket win over Chitwan, The Kathmandu Post, 2 November 2026
• Sudurpaschim Royals beat Chitwan Rhinos by five wickets for second NPL win, OnlineKhabar English, 2 November 2026

Das holds it together

Pokhara won the toss and chose to field. Trit Raj Das made 61 off 55 balls, with seven fours and two sixes, and Moeen Ali 21 off 16, but nobody else made more than 11 until Abhishek Tiwari hit 24 not out off 10 balls at the end. Janakpur finished on 147 for 7.

Shakib Al Hasan took three for 15 from his four overs and Chamika Karunaratne two for 23. Mahedi Hasan and Mohammed Saifuddin took one each.

Pokhara fall short

Pokhara captain Kushal Bhurtel made 35 off 24 balls with five fours, but Pokhara slipped to 87 for 7 in the 14th over. Bipin Acharya (20) and Bipin Khatri (17 not out) took them closer, but they finished on 138 for 9.

Moeen took three for 13 from his four overs, with a maiden. Harmeet Singh and Saif Hassan took two each, and Lalit Rajbanshi and Jimmy Neesham one each.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Janakpur Bolts v Pokhara Avengers, 9th Match scorecard, ESPN, 1 November 2026
• Janakpur Bolts set Pokhara Avengers a target of 148, The Kathmandu Post, 1 November 2026

Chitwan v Lumbini washed out

Match 7, Chitwan Rhinos v Lumbini Lions, was called off without a ball bowled. Rain had left water on the outfield and the toss couldn't take place. There's no reserve day, so the two teams, both winners in their first game, get a point each.

A late start

The ground took a long time to dry. Biratnagar captain Sandeep Lamichhane went out for the toss, but Sudurpaschim's players didn't, because the outfield was still damp, and it was more than an hour before they were ready to play. No official explanation was given for the delay. "When the match referee says to play, both teams should play," Lamichhane said afterwards.

Five overs each

Sudurpaschim won the toss and chose to field. Shehan Jayasuriya made 39 off 11 balls, and one over from Tharindu Ratnayake, on his NPL debut, went for 35, with five sixes from Jayasuriya. Lokesh Bam made 25 off 10 and Andre Russell 29 not out off 10, and Biratnagar finished on 105 for 2. Abinash Bohara took both wickets, for 28 from his two overs.

Russell bowled Sherfane Rutherford with the first ball of the chase, and Angelo Mathews got captain Dipendra Singh Airee in the second over, leaving Sudurpaschim on 7 for 2. Saif Zaib made 17 off 10 before Rupesh Singh got him, and Scott Kuggeleijn (28 not out off six) and Aarif Sheikh (17 not out) hit some late sixes, but Sudurpaschim finished on 70 for 3.

Russell took one for 8 from his two overs and was player of the match. "I am happy with the two points today," he said. Biratnagar had lost their first two games.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Biratnagar beat Sudurpaschim by 35 runs for first NPL win, The Kathmandu Post, 31 October 2026
• Russell shines as Biratnagar defeats Sudurpaschim, OnlineKhabar English, 1 November 2026
• Nepal Premier League Match Between Lumbini Lions and Chitwan Rhinos Cancelled Due to Rain, Ratopati, 31 October 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Sudurpaschim Royals, 8th Match scorecard, ESPN, 31 October 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos v Lumbini Lions, 7th Match scorecard, ESPN, 31 October 2026

Kathmandu all out for 115

Kathmandu won the toss and chose to bat. Rahul Yadav, Janakpur's 17-year-old, took both openers, Sam Heazlett for 1 and Smit Patel for 13, and later got captain Karan KC (8 off 18 balls) and Mohammad Aadil Alam first ball. He finished with four for 31 from his four overs.

Bhim Sarki top-scored with 33 off 29 balls, with four fours, and Rashid Khan made 17 off 14. Kathmandu were 99 for 6, then lost three wickets without adding a run, and they were all out for 115 in 19.3 overs. Saif Hassan took two for 11 from four overs, and Moeen Ali, captain Harmeet Singh and Lalit Rajbanshi one each.

Moeen and Hassan finish it

Janakpur lost Trit Raj Das for 5 and Mayan Yadav, run out for 9, to be 37 for 2. Then Moeen Ali and Saif Hassan put on an unbroken 79. Hassan survived a caught-behind decision when it was overturned for a no-ball.

Moeen finished on 58 not out off 51 balls, with three fours and three sixes, and Hassan on 40 not out off 39. Janakpur won with 116 for 2 in 17.2 overs, and Rahul Yadav was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Janakpur Bolts beat Kathmandu Gorkhas by eight wickets, The Kathmandu Post, 29 October 2026
• Moeen Ali powers Janakpur Bolts to comfortable win over Kathmandu Gorkhas, OnlineKhabar English, 29 October 2026
• NPL 2026: Moeen Ali, Saif Hassan and Rahul Yadav star as Janakpur crush Kathmandu by eight wickets, Republica, 29 October 2026
• Janakpur Bolts v Kathmandu Gorkhas, 5th Match scorecard, ESPN, 29 October 2026

Bam's 87

Karnali captain Sompal Kami won the toss and chose to field. Biratnagar lost Imran Sheikh for 5 in the third over and Charith Asalanka for 3, but Lokesh Bam made 87 off 52 balls, with three fours and nine sixes. Angelo Mathews made 31 off 23, Andre Russell 27 off 15 and Basir Ahamad 13 off 7, and Biratnagar finished on 186 for 7.

Sompal took four for 33 from his four overs, Bam among them, caught and bowled. Mark Watt took one for 23 from four overs and Nandan Yadav one.

From 57 for 5

Mathews then took three for 25 to leave Karnali in trouble. Ariful Islam hit 32 off 12 balls and Deepak Dumre 20 off 11, but Karnali were 57 for 5 in the seventh over. Pawan Sarraf made 36 off 28 before he was out at 123.

Sompal and Gulshan Jha then added an unbroken 64 for the seventh wicket. Sompal finished on 62 not out off 32 balls, with four fours and three sixes, and Gulshan on 28 not out off 21. Karnali made 187 for 6 in 19.5 overs.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Sompal Kami's unbeaten 62 steers Karnali to last-over win over Biratnagar, The Kathmandu Post, 29 October 2026
• Lokesh Bam's 87 lifts Biratnagar Kings to 186 against Karnali Yaks, The Kathmandu Post, 29 October 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Karnali Yaks, 6th Match scorecard, ESPN, 29 October 2026

Who's affected

• Karnali Yaks signed Pakistan's T20 captain Sahibzada Farhan and Hussain Talat. Farhan arrived in Kathmandu but went back home, even though Karnali were ready to pay. Talat played in Karnali's win over Janakpur.
• Janakpur Bolts signed Iftikhar Ahmed and Hunain Shah. Both reached Kathmandu and sat on the bench against Karnali. "They are still in Kathmandu, but it is certain they will not play for Janakpur," said Janakpur CEO Niroj Khatiwada. They'll stay to train with the younger players, with Janakpur paying their travel and stay but no match fees.
• Chitwan Rhinos signed Usama Mir and Hasan Ali. Neither could join the squad, and Chitwan brought in Tom Taylor and Dan Mousley straight from the airport for their opener against Biratnagar Kings.
• Sudurpaschim Royals couldn't field Haider Ali.
• Kathmandu Gorkhas have also signed a Pakistani player but haven't announced him because of the NOC issue, said their operations head, Shrawan Bahadur Singh.

The NOC

A No Objection Certificate (NOC) is the PCB's permission for its players to join leagues abroad. Without one, a Pakistani player can't take the field, whatever the franchise contract says. Under the PCB's rules, players can play in three foreign leagues a year, not counting the Pakistan Super League, and the board can grant, delay or withdraw an NOC.

Franchise owners reportedly said no such payment was needed in the first two seasons, and the Post says the PCB's NOC guide doesn't mention the $25,000 fee.

Paras Khadka, the CAN secretary, told Kantipur on Tuesday that it's up to the franchises: "If the franchises fulfil the rules of PCB, which is essential, Pakistani players can play." He added: "We must respect the rules."

What the franchises want

Franchises say they'll be careful about signing Pakistani players next season. They want CAN to bring in a draft for overseas players to keep spending in check. Khatiwada said agents keep pushing up fees and there are no spending guidelines.

Sources

• How Pakistan's NOC rules are affecting the Nepal Premier League, The Kathmandu Post, 27 October 2026
• Pakistan's last-minute NOC demand hits NPL franchises hard, The Kathmandu Post, 29 October 2026

Pokhara's 145

Sudurpaschim won the toss and chose to field. Mahedi Hasan made 32 off 21 balls at the top of the order, Pokhara captain Kushal Bhurtel made 21 off 17 balls, Shakib Al Hasan 14 and Dhananjaya Lakshan 11. Arjun Gharti hit 40 not out off 25 balls at the end, and Pokhara finished on 145 for 7 from their 20 overs.

Anil Kharel was the pick of the bowlers with three for 23 from three overs. Scott Kuggeleijn, Hemant Dhami and Dipendra Singh Airee took a wicket each.

Airee finishes it

Binod Bhandari went early, but Brandon McMullen hit 22 off 12 balls. Then captain Airee and Ishan Pandey put on 74. Pandey made 37 off 31 balls before he was out, and Sherfane Rutherford hit 8 not out off four.

Airee brought up his half-century with a six off Bhurtel and hit the winning runs himself, finishing on 51 not out off 36 balls. Sudurpaschim made 148 for 4 in 16.5 overs, with 19 balls to spare, and Airee was player of the match.

Sudurpaschim were runners-up in both of the first two seasons. The table and every fixture are on the season page, and the scorecard is on the match page.

Sources

• Dipendra Singh Airee's half-century earns Sudurpaschim first NPL win, The Kathmandu Post, 28 October 2026
• NPL 3: Dipendra Airee's half-century guides Sudurpaschim Royals to first win, OnlineKhabar English, 28 October 2026
• Sudurpaschim beat Pokhara by six wickets for first NPL win, Nepal News, 28 October 2026
• Pokhara Avengers v Sudurpaschim Royals, 4th Match scorecard, ESPN, 28 October 2026

Malan's 70

Chitwan lost the toss and were sent in. Dawid Malan, back with Chitwan after playing for them last season, made 70 off 50 balls, with five fours and five sixes. He and Dev Khanal (12 off 15) put on 58 for the first wicket.

Ravi Bopara (32 not out) and Dan Mousley (29 not out) then added an unbroken 67 for the third wicket, and Chitwan finished on 157 for 3 from their 20 overs.

Biratnagar fall short

Lokesh Bam made 26 off 14 balls, with four fours and a six, and he and Imran Sheikh put on 40 for the first wicket. Sheikh top-scored with 39 off 31.

Basir Ahamad (13) and Angelo Mathews (14) added 43 off 24 balls, and Andre Russell hit 33 off 17, with a four and four sixes. Biratnagar were 141 for 7 after 18 overs, but the tail couldn't finish it. Shubham Ranjane (10) was bowled in the last over, and they were all out for 149 in 19.3 overs.

Kamal Singh Airee took four for 26 from his four overs. Rijan Dhakal took two, and Tom Taylor, Ranjeet Kumar, Mousley and Mausam Dhakal one each. Kamal Singh Airee was player of the match.

The full scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• NPL 3: Kamal Singh Airee stars as Chitwan Rhinos beat Biratnagar Kings by 8 runs, OnlineKhabar English, 27 October 2026
• Chitwan Rhinos defeat Biratnagar Kings by eight runs, The Kathmandu Post, 27 October 2026
• Kamal Airee's four-wicket haul powers Chitwan to dramatic 8-run win over Biratnagar, Republica, 27 October 2026
• England's renowned cricketer Malan back with Chitwan Rhinos in NPL, Nepal News, 27 October 2026
• Biratnagar Kings v Chitwan Rhinos, 2nd Match scorecard, ESPN, 27 October 2026

All eight franchises are tied to major hotels, where players and coaches stay for long stretches. Ratopati also reported more spending on rooms, food and transport by supporters of the Sudurpaschim, Biratnagar, Lumbini and Chitwan franchises.

What the hotels want

Shah wants the NPL treated as a way to bring visitors in, not just as a cricket competition. His suggestions:

• Use the league to attract cricket fans from around South Asia.
• Link the upgraded Tribhuvan University ground, and the chance of hosting international tournaments there, to tourism.
• Have government bodies give clear information abroad on safety, because foreign tourists are asking whether Nepal is safe.
• Expand international flights. He said Nepal hasn't gained as much as expected from new routes, including flydubai's flights to Pokhara.

He said hotels can take 3.5 to 4 million tourists a year, but only around 1.1 to 1.2 million are coming.

Sources

• Nepal Premier League Boosts Tourism Sector, Ratopati, 27 October 2026

Karnali's 132

Janakpur won the toss and chose to field. Ariful Islam top-scored for Karnali with 43 off 29 balls, with four sixes, and Pawan Sarraf made 37 off 37. Deepak Dumre hit 13 off five balls and Gulshan Jha 12 off nine, but nobody else got going, and Karnali finished on 132 for 9.

Janakpur captain Harmeet Singh took three for 22 from his four overs, including a maiden. Moeen Ali took two for 19 and Rahul Yadav two for 15, both from four overs.

Janakpur all out for 113

The chase never took off. Abhishek Tiwari top-scored with 20. Moeen Ali and Harmeet Singh made 19 each, Jimmy Neesham 15 and Mayan Yadav 14.

Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri took three for 22 from his four overs and Hussain Talat three for 26, also from four overs. Nandan Yadav took two for 13 from 2.3 overs and finished it by getting Lalit Rajbanshi for the last wicket. Janakpur were all out for 113 in 19.3 overs, losing their last six wickets for 19 runs. Unish was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• NPL: Karnali Yaks beats Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs, Khabarhub, 27 October 2026
• Karnali Yaks sets 133-run target for Janakpur Bolts, Khabarhub, 27 October 2026
• Karnali Yaks stun Janakpur Bolts with late bowling collapse, The Kathmandu Post, 27 October 2026
• NPL 3: Karnali Yaks begin campaign with victory over Janakpur Bolts, OnlineKhabar English, 27 October 2026
• NPL 2026: Karnali Yaks set Janakpur Bolts a target of 133, Republica, 27 October 2026
• Karnali Yaks v Janakpur Bolts, 3rd Match scorecard, ESPN, 27 October 2026

• Prime Minister Balen Shah, who opened the season in Kirtipur on Monday: "Nepal's biggest sporting festival, the Nepal Premier League (NPL), begins today." He added: "Long live Nepali cricket."
• Rabi Lamichhane, RSP chair: "This success conveys one message: 'We can do it.'"
• Gagan Kumar Thapa, Nepali Congress president: "Years of struggle, hard work and dedication lie behind Nepali cricket reaching the position it holds today."
• Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', former Prime Minister, before the opener: "Best wishes to all teams for excellent performances."
• Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister, welcomed the international players and DRS: "It is welcome that the third season of the ICC-recognised NPL cricket tournament features leading international players."
• DP Aryal, Speaker, on the Cricket Association of Nepal: "The organising body, CAN, deserves appreciation for this."
• Narayan Dahal, National Assembly chair, said in a statement that sport plays an important role in strengthening national unity, discipline and harmony.
• Bishwa Prakash Sharma and Pradip Paudel of the Nepali Congress also wished the teams and players well.

Read more about what's new this season and the prize money.

Sources

• NPL fever spills into politics as top leaders rush to wish tournament success, OnlineKhabar English, 27 October 2026

More prize money

The prize money has gone up this season. The champions get Rs 15 million, more than in the first two seasons. (Reports differ on the old figure, so we've left it out.) The Kathmandu Post says the rise follows growth in the league's revenue.

The season so far

Lumbini Lions beat Sudurpaschim by seven wickets in the opener, and Chitwan Rhinos beat Biratnagar Kings by eight runs on Tuesday. The league runs until Sunday 15 November, and the final is on Saturday 21 November. The table, results and every fixture are on our NPL 2026 page.

Sources

• Prime Minister Balen Shah inaugurates third season of Nepal Premier League, OnlineKhabar English, 26 October 2026
• NPL Season 3 winner to receive Rs15 million as prize money rises, The Kathmandu Post, 25 October 2026
• Nepal's premier league season 3 kicks off, The Annapurna Express, 27 October 2026

Sudurpaschim all out for 87

Lumbini won the toss and chose to field. Sher Malla struck in the third over, trapping Binod Bhandari lbw, and Kishor Mahato took two in the fourth: Aarif Sheikh and Brandon McMullen.

Sudurpaschim never got going after that. They were all out for 87 in 17.2 overs. Captain Dipendra Singh Airee top-scored with 27 off 23 balls, Saif Zaib made 13 and Anil Kharel was 15 not out. Aarif Sheikh, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hemant Dhami all went for ducks.

Mahato finished with four for 22 and Malla took three for 11 from his four overs. Shadley van Schalkwyk, Tilak Bhandari and Rohit Paudel took one each.

A quick chase

Chasing 88, D'Arcy Short and Aasif Sheikh put on 71 in 6.2 overs. Short made 40 off 18 balls with four fours and three sixes, and was caught by Sherfane Rutherford off Kharel. Sheikh made 32 off 25, with two fours and two sixes, before Kharel got him too. Niroshan Dickwella was bowled by Airee for seven.

Captain Rohit Paudel finished it with a boundary off Airee in the 10th over, with 61 balls to spare. He was 5 not out and Shamim Hossain 1 not out. Lumbini made 88 for 3. Kharel took two wickets and Airee one, and Sher Malla was player of the match.

The full scorecard and the points table are on the match page.

Sources

• Lumbini Lions launch title defence with seven-wicket win over Sudurpaschim, The Kathmandu Post, 26 October 2026
• NPL 2026: Defending champions Lumbini Lions crush Sudurpaschim Royals by seven wickets in opener, Republica, 26 October 2026
• NPL 2026: Lumbini Lions trounce Sudurpaschim Royals by seven wickets, Khabarhub, 26 October 2026
• Lumbini Lions v Sudurpaschim Royals, 1st Match scorecard, ESPN, 26 October 2026

Who each team kept

Teams could keep up to seven players. 52 were retained in all.

• Lumbini Lions (7): Rohit Paudel, who is captain and marquee player, plus Sher Malla, Dilip Nath, Sundeep Jora, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhisesh Gautam and Tilak Bhandari.
• Sudurpaschim Royals (7): Dipendra Singh Airee, who leads the team again, plus Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Abinash Bohara, Hemant Dhami and Hikmat Mahara.
• Karnali Yaks (7): Sompal Kami (marquee), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Deepak Dumre, Pawan Sarraf, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri and Yuvraj Khatri.
• Chitwan Rhinos (7): Kushal Malla (marquee), Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Kamal Singh Airee, Ranjeet Kumar, Deepak Bohara and Rijan Dhakal.
• Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel, who is marquee and will lead the team, plus Arjun Kumal, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Aakash Chand and Kiran Thagunna.
• Biratnagar Kings (6): Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Pratish GC and Subash Bhandari.
• Kathmandu Gorkhas (6): Karan KC, who is captain and marquee, plus Mohammad Aadil Alam, Rashid Khan, Shahab Alam and Santosh Yadav. The report didn't name the sixth.
• Janakpur Bolts (5): Anil Kumar Sah, who captained them in the first two seasons, plus Mayan Yadav, Aadity Mahata, Bikash Aagri and one more. They let their marquee player, Aasif Sheikh, go.

The auction

There were 155 players in the pool and 37 were sold. Each team can now have 14 Nepali players, up from 12.

The big story was Aasif Sheikh. He was the only player with a base price of Rs 1.5 million, bidding hit the Rs 2 million ceiling, and Lumbini Lions won him on a lucky draw. Here's who went for the most:

Kathmandu Gorkhas didn't buy anyone from the top two price categories.

After the auction, teams filled their squads from a wish list of unsold players, which took everyone to 13 Nepali players. Each team adds one more from its talent hunt to make 14.

Sources

• 52 players retained by teams for NPL Season 3, The Kathmandu Post, 20 June 2026
• Lumbini Lions land Aasif Sheikh at NPL Season 3 auction, The Kathmandu Post, 7 July 2026

The squad landed in Kathmandu on 20 October and was met at Tribhuvan International Airport by CAN officials.

Next: the play-off, at home

Nepal finished in the bottom four of the League 2 table with the UAE, Namibia and Canada. That puts them in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off, and CAN has announced that Kathmandu will host it from 4 to 21 December.

• Eight teams, 50 overs a side.
• The four from League 2, plus two from each group of the Challenge League. Italy and Uganda have come through Group B. Group A isn't settled yet.
• The top four go to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, hosted by South Africa and Namibia.

It's a big step on the road to the next World Cup, and it's at home.

India A series moves

Nepal's planned three games against India A on 9, 11 and 13 December clash with the play-off. CAN says new dates will be agreed with the BCCI and announced soon.

Sources

• Nepal fixtures and results, ESPN
• Nepali cricket team returns home after world cup league-2 series, Nepal News, 20 October 2026
• Kathmandu to host Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off in December, The Kathmandu Post, 22 October 2026

Several of them have since gone home, most for the Abu Dhabi T10, and some replacements have come in. That's all in who has left and who came in.

Kathmandu Gorkhas

David Warner. The former Australia opener was announced by the Gorkhas on 15 September, in a video posted to their social media. He's won the ODI World Cup twice (2015 and 2023), the T20 World Cup in 2021 and the World Test Championship (2021-23) with Australia.

"I am really excited to be coming to Nepal and joining the Kathmandu Gorkhas squad," he said in the video.

Biratnagar Kings

Andre Russell. The West Indies all-rounder signed on 18 October. He won the T20 World Cup with the West Indies in 2012 and 2016, and the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 and 2024.

Angelo Mathews. The former Sri Lanka captain has also joined the Kings, Republica reported.

They've also signed Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka, the US all-rounder Shubham Ranjane and Shehan Jayasuriya, a Sri Lankan-American batter.

Pokhara Avengers

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh all-rounder. Pokhara missed the playoffs in both of the first two seasons.

They've also signed Bangladesh's Mohammed Saifuddin, and Dhananjaya Lakshan and Chamika Karunaratne from Sri Lanka.

They also have Ajantha Mendis, the former Sri Lanka spinner, as head coach. He was announced on 19 July.

Janakpur Bolts

Moeen Ali of England and Jimmy Neesham of New Zealand. Neesham played for the Bolts in Season 1, when they won the title.

The Bolts also have Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed and Hunain Shah, and the US all-rounder Harmeet Singh.

Lumbini Lions

Ruben Trumpelmann, the player of the tournament in Season 2, was kept on by the defending champions on 24 July.

Shadley van Schalkwyk, an American all-rounder born in South Africa, has joined too.

They've kept Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella and Australia's D'Arcy Short from last season, and added the Bangladesh all-rounder Shamim Hossain.

Karnali Yaks

Hussain Talat. The Pakistan all-rounder was announced on 22 October. It's his first NPL.

The Yaks have also signed South Africa's David Miller and Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan's T20 captain. Miller landed in Kathmandu on 4 November.

Sudurpaschim Royals

Sherfane Rutherford of the West Indies, Scott Kuggeleijn of New Zealand, Saif Zaib of England and the Scotland all-rounder Brandon McMullen.

Chitwan Rhinos

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and England's Ravi Bopara. Dawid Malan of England is back too, after playing for Chitwan last season.

Not playing, but coming

Shoaib Akhtar, the former Pakistan fast bowler, is expected in Nepal as an analyst for Himalaya Sports, the official broadcaster.

How many can play?

A playing XI can have no more than four overseas players, and must include at least one from an ICC Associate nation.

Sources

• NPL returns with bigger ambitions and global recognition, The Kathmandu Post, 25 October 2026
• England's renowned cricketer Malan back with Chitwan Rhinos in NPL, Nepal News, 27 October 2026
• What's new in the Nepal Premier League's third season?, The Kathmandu Post, 23 October 2026
• David Warner joins Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPL Season 3, The Kathmandu Post, 15 September 2026
• Andre Russell to play for Biratnagar Kings in Nepal Premier League, The Kathmandu Post, 18 October 2026
• NPL: Mathews joins Biratnagar Kings, Schalkwyk signs with Lumbini Lions, Republica, 23 October 2026
• Shakib, Mendis lead star-studded foreign signings as NPL Season 3 hype builds, The Kathmandu Post, 29 July 2026
• Jimmy Neesham returns to Janakpur Bolts for NPL third season, The Kathmandu Post, 25 August 2026
• Moeen Ali Signed by Janakpur Bolts for Nepal Premier League, Ratopati, 3 October 2026
• Pakistan all-rounder Hussain Talat joins Karnali Yaks, The Kathmandu Post, 22 October 2026
• South Africa's David Miller arrives to join Karnali Yaks, The Kathmandu Post, 4 November 2026
• Which overseas players left and how did they perform?, OnlineKhabar English, 12 November 2026

CAN has set the prices, and tickets are sold through eSewa, the official ticketing partner.

We haven't seen prices for Qualifier 1 or Qualifier 2 yet.

In the eSewa app, look for NPL under travel and ticketing, or search for it. Pick a game, the number of tickets and a stand, then pay. The QR code shows up in your eSewa statement, and you also get it by email. Collect your physical ticket at the ground before the game. Opening-day tickets sold out last season, so don't leave it late.

On TV and online

• On TV in Nepal: Himalaya Television Network has the broadcast rights.
• On DishHome: customers with an active DishHome DTH or IPTV subscription can watch in HD on Himalaya Sports, Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select 2 at no extra cost.
• Streaming: NetTV has the worldwide streaming rights. A pass for the whole tournament costs Rs 400 in Nepal, $4 in the Middle East, and $10 in Europe, the US, Australia, Japan and South Korea. It works in the NetTV app and on the web.

Between them, the TV, streaming and ticketing deals are worth more than Rs 33 crore to CAN.

Sources

• NPL Season 3 can be watched in HD on DishHome at no extra cost, OnlineKhabar English, 27 October 2026
• NPL tickets priced at Rs 500 for general admission, Rs 1,000 for premium, OnlineKhabar, 23 October 2026
• NPL 2026: NetTV, Himalaya Television and eSewa secure media and ticketing rights, Nepalitelecom, 22 October 2026
• NPL 2026 Ticket Prices Announced, Starting at Rs. 500, How to buy?, Nepalitelecom, 23 October 2026
• NPL 2026: Watch All Matches on NetTV for Rs 400, Subscription Open, Nepalitelecom, 7 October 2026
• Opening-day tickets for 2nd NPL season sold out, The Kathmandu Post, 15 November 2025

Nepal's games

Nepal are in Group A, which plays at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur:

• Fri 22 Jan: Nepal v Ireland
• Sun 24 Jan: Nepal v India
• Tue 26 Jan: Nepal v West Indies

India are the defending champions and have won the title twice.

The groups

Kirtipur hosts six Group A games and Mulpani hosts nine, including Group D.

How it works

The top three in each group go to the Super Six. The top two in each Super Six group reach the semi-finals on 4 February, and the final is on 6 February. Both are at the Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram.

Nepal and Bangladesh got in as hosts. Nigeria, Samoa, Scotland, the UAE and the United States came through regional qualifying.

Source

• Nepal to host 15 matches at 2027 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, The Kathmandu Post, 21 October 2026

DRS, for the first time

After arguments over umpiring in the first two seasons, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is bringing in the Decision Review System.

• LBW reviews use ball tracking to show whether the ball would have hit the stumps.
• Edge detection and sound-wave technology check for a nick.
• Video reviews also cover run-outs, stumpings, front-foot no-balls, wides judged on height, and six measurements.
• Each team gets two unsuccessful reviews per innings.

CAN secretary Paras Khadka put the cost at around Rs 15 million to Rs 20 million, shared between CAN and the eight franchises. Reviews are expected to add about 30 minutes to a game, and the schedule has been stretched by that much.

ICC sanction, so the numbers count

The ICC sanctioned the third season on 16 October. Every match has official T20 status, so runs and wickets go on players' career records. The sanction covers this season only. It doesn't carry over to future editions on its own.

It also means the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit will be watching the venue, the dressing rooms and the teams.

Overseas rules

• Every overseas player, retired ones included, needs a no-objection certificate from their home board.
• Anyone who played in an unauthorised private league in the six months before the NPL can't take part.
• Each squad can have six to eight overseas players.
• A playing XI can have no more than four, and must include at least one player from an ICC Associate nation.

A bigger Kirtipur

The ground has about 2,000 more seats, a covered stand, an LED scoreboard and digital boundary boards. There are new player dugouts, a media centre, a family zone and better toilets. The work is reported to be finished.

We'll find out from Monday how much of this makes a difference on the field.

Sources

• What's new in the Nepal Premier League's third season?, The Kathmandu Post, 23 October 2026
• ICC recognises Nepal Premier League matches as List A T20 fixtures, The Kathmandu Post, 22 October 2026

It's not here to replace the socials. It's the place for the things you'll want to look up again: the season dates, the teams and posts that need more room than a caption.

First up is the third Nepal Premier League, which runs from 26 October to 21 November. Our NPL 2026 page has the key dates, how the playoffs work and all eight teams.

One thing we won't do is list match times. The official league site, npl-t20.com, has those, and they're the ones who'd know if anything changes.

We're fans, not the league, and we're not tied to any team. See you on match day.