Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions, 22nd Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) (Biratnagar Kings 144/8, Lumbini Lions 145/5).
- Biratnagar Kings: 144/8 (20 ov)
- Lumbini Lions: 145/5 (17.4 ov)
Match report
Biratnagar Kings (BIK) faced Lumbini Lions (LBL) in the 22nd Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at 10:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Lumbini Lions won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Prageeth Rambukwella and Raveendra Wimalasiri, with Manu Nayyar as match referee.
Biratnagar Kings made 144/8 in 20 overs, with Lokesh Bam top-scoring on 35 from 42 balls. Sher Malla was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Lumbini Lions made 145/5 in 17.4 overs, with D'Arcy Short top-scoring on 57 from 44 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20.
Result: Lumbini Lions won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Sher Malla was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Biratnagar Kings · 1st innings: 144/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Munsey | lbw b Sher Malla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | st Niroshan Dickwella b Abhishesh Gautam | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Lokesh Bam | c & b JJ Smit | 35 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 83.33 |
| Sam Heazlett | c Dilip Nath b Sher Malla | 27 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 135 |
| Narayan Joshi | lbw b Sher Malla | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Basir Ahamad | c Tilak Bhandari b Ruben Trumpelmann | 28 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 147.37 |
| Pratish GC | run out (Tilak Bhandari) | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Marchant de Lange | not out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Sahil Patel | run out (Niroshan Dickwella) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | not out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Subash Bhandari
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| JJ Smit | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| D'Arcy Short | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Lumbini Lions · 1st innings: 145/5 (17.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | c Lokesh Bam b Sandeep Lamichhane | 57 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 129.55 |
| Sumit Maharjan | st Sahil Patel b Subash Bhandari | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Faf du Plessis b Subash Bhandari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sundeep Jora | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 160 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | not out | 29 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 131.82 |
| Dilip Nath | c Sam Heazlett b Basir Ahamad | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Sher Malla | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Tilak Bhandari, Abhishesh Gautam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchant de Lange | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Pratish GC | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Subash Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Narayan Joshi | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| George Munsey | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Basir Ahamad | 0.4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (LBL, Basir Ahamad): 7 runs, 146/5 – wd 1 W 4 1
- Over 17 (LBL, Marchant de Lange): 6 runs, 139/4 – 1 2 1 • 1 1
- Over 16 (LBL, Sandeep Lamichhane): 8 runs, 133/4 – • 1 1 • wd 1 4
- Over 15 (LBL, George Munsey): 9 runs, 125/4 – 1 1 • 4 2 1
- Over 14 (LBL, Sandeep Lamichhane): 4 runs, 116/4 – • 1 1 1 W 1
- Over 13 (LBL, Marchant de Lange): 13 runs, 112/3 – 0b nb2 1 1 • 4 4