Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 1st Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Lumbini Lions won by 7 wickets (with 61 balls remaining) (Lumbini Lions 88/3, Sudurpaschim Royals 87).
- Lumbini Lions: 88/3 (9.5 ov)
- Sudurpaschim Royals: 87 (17.2 ov)
Match report
Lumbini Lions (LBL) faced Sudurpaschim Royals (SPR) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 11:15 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 Masudur Rahman, with Wendell Labrooy as match referee.
Sudurpaschim Royals made 87 in 17.2 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee top-scoring on 27 from 23 balls. Kishore Mahato was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 22. Lumbini Lions made 88/3 in 9.5 overs, with D'Arcy Short top-scoring on 40 from 18 balls. Anil Kharel was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 9.
Result: Lumbini Lions won by 7 wickets (with 61 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.
Sudurpaschim Royals · 1st innings: 87 (17.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saif Zaib | c Sher Malla b Shadley van Schalkwyk | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Binod Bhandari | lbw b Sher Malla | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Shadley van Schalkwyk b Kishore Mahato | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McMullen | b Kishore Mahato | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | b Kishore Mahato | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 117.39 |
| Ishan Pandey | c Rohit Paudel b Tilak Bhandari | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Aasif Sheikh b Sher Malla | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | lbw b Sher Malla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kharel | not out | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 57.69 |
| Hemant Dhami | b Kishore Mahato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | b Rohit Paudel | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kishore Mahato | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Sher Malla | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Tilak Bhandari | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4.29 |
Lumbini Lions · 1st innings: 88/3 (9.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Short | c Sherfane Rutherford b Anil Kharel | 40 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 222.22 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Anil Kharel | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 128 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Shamim Hossain | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rohit Paudel | not out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Sundeep Jora, Tilak Bhandari, Dilip Nath, Sher Malla, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Kishore Mahato
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 |
| Hemant Dhami | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Brandon McMullen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8.09 |
| Anil Kharel | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 10 (LBL, Dipendra Singh Airee): 6 runs, 86/3 – 4 1 1 • W
- Over 9 (LBL, Anil Kharel): 3 runs, 80/2 – • • W 1 1 1
- Over 8 (LBL, Dipendra Singh Airee): 2 runs, 77/1 – • 0lb • • 1 1
- Over 7 (LBL, Anil Kharel): 6 runs, 75/1 – 1 1 1 2 W 1
- Over 6 (LBL, Dipendra Singh Airee): 18 runs, 69/0 – 4 • 6 1 1 6
- Over 5 (LBL, Scott Kuggeleijn): 18 runs, 51/0 – 1 1 4 6 • 6