NPL 2026: Biratnagar registers victory against Pokhara

Kathmandu, Nov 12: In the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) today, Biratnagar Kings secured a four-wicket win against Pokhara Avengers. Isuru Udana scored 25 not out, and Shehan Jayasurya made 17 runs. For Pokhara, Kushel Bhurtel and Ramesh Mendis took two wickets each, while Bipin Khatri and Dhananjay Lakshan claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, Pokhara, having won the toss and opted to bat, was all out for 132 runs in 17.5 overs in the match played at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. For Biratnagar Kings, captain Sandeep Lamichhane bowled brilliantly, giving away 27 runs in four overs and taking the highest of six wickets, which included a hat-trick. The Rising Nepal is Nepal’s first English broadsheet daily published by the Gorkhapatra Corporation, an undertaking of the Government of Nepal.

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