Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions, 11th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 21 runs (Kathmandu Gurkhas 157/8, Lumbini Lions 135).
- Kathmandu Gurkhas: 157/8 (20 ov)
- Lumbini Lions: 135 (19.1 ov)
Match report
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KAG) faced Lumbini Lions (LBL) in the 11th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Tuesday, 25 November 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 Buddhi Pradhan and Raveendra Wimalasiri, with Mohammed Shafique as match referee.
Kathmandu Gurkhas made 157/8 in 20 overs, with Karan KC top-scoring on 34 not out from 11 balls. Rohit Paudel was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 9. Lumbini Lions made 135 in 19.1 overs, with Sher Malla top-scoring on 27 from 18 balls. Milind Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 18.
Result: Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 21 runs. Karan KC 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.
Kathmandu Gurkhas · 1st innings: 157/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aakash Tripathi | c D'Arcy Short b Sher Malla | 32 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Ben Charlesworth | b Sher Malla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | c Sundeep Jora b Ruben Trumpelmann | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
| Milind Kumar | c Sher Malla b Rohit Paudel | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
| John Simpson | c & b Rohit Paudel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Santosh Yadav | c Sher Malla b Ruben Trumpelmann | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 162.5 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c D'Arcy Short b Gulbadin Naib | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | c Rohit Paudel b Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Karan KC | not out | 34 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 309.09 |
| Shahab Alam | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Dipesh Kandel
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| D'Arcy Short | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Rohit Paudel | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
Lumbini Lions · 1st innings: 135 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundeep Jora | c Rashid Khan b Milind Kumar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| D'Arcy Short | c Mohammad Aadil Alam b Milind Kumar | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| Rohit Paudel | lbw b Gerhard Erasmus | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Gerhard Erasmus b Shahab Alam | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Dilip Nath | c Shahab Alam b Karan KC | 25 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 75.76 |
| JJ Smit | c Shahab Alam b Santosh Yadav | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Sumit Maharjan | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | c Rashid Khan b Gerhard Erasmus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Sher Malla | run out (Ben Charlesworth) | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 150 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | c Karan KC b Rashid Khan | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tilak Bhandari | not out | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Extras: 9
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Milind Kumar | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Shahab Alam | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Santosh Yadav | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Rashid Khan | 3.1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.05 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (LBL, Rashid Khan): 0 runs, 132/10 – W
- Over 19 (LBL, Karan KC): 4 runs, 132/9 – 1 1 1 1 • 0lb
- Over 18 (LBL, Rashid Khan): 5 runs, 128/9 – • 4 • • • W
- Over 17 (LBL, Shahab Alam): 20 runs, 123/8 – 1 6 6 6 1 •
- Over 16 (LBL, Karan KC): 10 runs, 103/8 – 1 • W 6 2 • wd
- Over 15 (LBL, Rashid Khan): 6 runs, 93/7 – 1 1 • 1 wd 1 1