Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions, Eliminator
Play Offs 2025 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) (Kathmandu Gurkhas 111, Lumbini Lions 112/6).
- Kathmandu Gurkhas: 111 (19.1 ov)
- Lumbini Lions: 112/6 (17.4 ov)
Match report
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KAG) faced Lumbini Lions (LBL) in the Eliminator of Play Offs 2025, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Wednesday, 10 December 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 bat.
Kathmandu Gurkhas made 111 in 19.1 overs, with Santosh Yadav top-scoring on 23 from 17 balls. Sher Malla was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 22. Lumbini Lions made 112/6 in 17.4 overs, with D'Arcy Short top-scoring on 33 from 34 balls. Santosh Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 17.
Result: Lumbini Lions won by 4 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.
Kathmandu Gurkhas · 1st innings: 111 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Charlesworth | c Niroshan Dickwella b Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Aakash Tripathi | c Rohit Paudel b Sher Malla | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sunny Patel | lbw b Ruben Trumpelmann | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Milind Kumar | b Sher Malla | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Dilip Nath b Rohit Paudel | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 87.5 |
| John Simpson | lbw b Rohit Paudel | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Rashid Khan | c JJ Smit b Rohit Paudel | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Santosh Yadav | run out (Niroshan Dickwella) | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 135.29 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | b Sher Malla | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Karan KC | c JJ Smit b Abhishesh Gautam | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 64.29 |
| Shahab Alam | not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Extras: 9
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 3.1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.16 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Rohit Paudel | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Abhishesh Gautam | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
Lumbini Lions · 1st innings: 112/6 (17.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | c John Simpson b Rashid Khan | 33 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 97.06 |
| Dinesh Adhikari | c Karan KC b Sunny Patel | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Rohit Paudel | b Shahab Alam | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Sundeep Jora | b Santosh Yadav | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Karan KC | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Dilip Nath | lbw b Santosh Yadav | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| JJ Smit | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Tilak Bhandari, Sher Malla, Abhishesh Gautam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 1.4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 9.6 |
| Milind Kumar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Sunny Patel | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Bhim Sharki | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Santosh Yadav | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (LBL, Karan KC): 5 runs, 112/6 – 4 0lb 1 W
- Over 17 (LBL, Santosh Yadav): 11 runs, 107/5 – W 6 1 • wd 1 wd W wd
- Over 16 (LBL, Sunny Patel): 8 runs, 96/3 – 4 1 2 • 1 •
- Over 15 (LBL, Shahab Alam): 12 runs, 88/3 – 1 4 • 1 6 •
- Over 14 (LBL, Milind Kumar): 6 runs, 76/3 – • 1 2 1 1 1
- Over 13 (LBL, Shahab Alam): 2 runs, 70/3 – 1 • 1 • • •