NPL: Five points scorer Lumbini and four points holder Janakpur contesting

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Nov. 5: Janakpur Bolts and Lumini Lions are facing off in today's first match of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). Wining toss today, Janakpur opted to fielding and Lumbini is bating in the NPL match being played at the TU International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur. In the ongoing season, Lumbini has stood unbeaten so far in three matches it has played, winning two matches and sharing score in a match which did not take place due to rains.

In its first match, Lumbini defeated Sudurpaschim Royals. The second match to be played with Chitwan Rhinos was canceled due to rains and the score was divided between the two clubs. In its third match, Lumbini had defeated Pokhara Avengers, scoring five points in total and placing itself as a top scorer so far. Janakpur has so far played four games.

It has won two games and lost in two others, placing itself in the fourth position out of eight teams of the NPL with four points. The Rising Nepal is Nepal’s first English broadsheet daily published by the Gorkhapatra Corporation, an undertaking of the Government of Nepal.