Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 1st Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (Janakpur Bolts 130/6, Kathmandu Gurkhas 131/5).
- Janakpur Bolts: 130/6 (20 ov)
- Kathmandu Gurkhas: 131/5 (18 ov)
Match report
Janakpur Bolts (JAB) faced Kathmandu Gurkhas (KAG) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Monday, 17 November 2025 at 10:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kathmandu Gurkhas won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Buddhi Pradhan and Raveendra Wimalasiri, with Mohammed Shafique as match referee.
Janakpur Bolts made 130/6 in 20 overs, with Aasif Sheikh top-scoring on 54 from 41 balls. Milind Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 15. Kathmandu Gurkhas made 131/5 in 18 overs, with Ben Charlesworth top-scoring on 46 from 23 balls. Sanjay Krishnamurthi was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 8.
Result: Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
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.
Janakpur Bolts · 1st innings: 130/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Milantha | c Ben Charlesworth b Milind Kumar | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Aasif Sheikh | st Ben Charlesworth b Shahab Alam | 54 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 131.71 |
| Anil Sah | c Gerhard Erasmus b Milind Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | b Milind Kumar | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | b Santosh Yadav | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mayan Yadav | not out | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 117.24 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | c Shahab Alam b Karan KC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 104.76 |
| Rupesh Singh | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bikash Aagri
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Milind Kumar | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Santosh Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
Kathmandu Gurkhas · 1st innings: 131/5 (18 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aakash Tripathi | b Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 39 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Ben Charlesworth | c & b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 46 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 200 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Aasif Sheikh b Lalit Rajbanshi | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Milind Kumar | c Aasif Sheikh b Kishore Mahato | 19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 86.36 |
| John Simpson | lbw b Anil Sah | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 216.67 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Shahab Alam | not out | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Karan KC, Rashid Khan, Santosh Yadav, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Ricardo Vasconcelos
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kishore Mahato | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Anil Sah | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Rupesh Singh | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Bikash Aagri | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (KAG, Anil Sah): 9 runs, 130/5 – 1 1 6 1 • W
- Over 17 (KAG, Kishore Mahato): 13 runs, 121/4 – W 1 4 1 1 6
- Over 16 (KAG, Sanjay Krishnamurthi): 8 runs, 108/3 – 6 1 W • 1 •
- Over 15 (KAG, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton): 9 runs, 100/2 – 1 • 1 4 2 1
- Over 14 (KAG, Lalit Rajbanshi): 1 runs, 91/2 – 1 • • • • •
- Over 13 (KAG, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton): 4 runs, 90/2 – • • 1 1 1 1