Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas, 23rd Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 13 runs (Pokhara Avengers 152, Kathmandu Gurkhas 165/8).
- Pokhara Avengers: 152 (20 ov)
- Kathmandu Gurkhas: 165/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Pokhara Avengers (POA) faced Kathmandu Gurkhas (KAG) in the 23rd Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 06:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pokhara Avengers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Buddhi Pradhan and Prageeth Rambukwella, with Manu Nayyar as match referee.
Kathmandu Gurkhas made 165/8 in 20 overs, with Ben Charlesworth top-scoring on 64 from 55 balls. Dhananjaya Lakshan was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 16. Pokhara Avengers made 152 in 20 overs, with Rishi Dhawan top-scoring on 54 from 31 balls. Shahab Alam was the pick of the bowlers with 6 for 25.
Result: Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 13 runs.
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: 165/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Charlesworth | c Dhananjaya Lakshan b Bipin Khatri | 64 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 116.36 |
| Aakash Tripathi | b Dhananjaya Lakshan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | c Sandeep Khatri b Dhananjaya Lakshan | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 58.33 |
| Milind Kumar | st Adam Rossington b Kushal Bhurtel | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
| John Simpson | c & b Kushal Bhurtel | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | c Jason Roy b Kiran Thagunna | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Jason Roy b Dhananjaya Lakshan | 55 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 239.13 |
| Sunny Patel | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Karan KC | c Trit Raj Das b Dhananjaya Lakshan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Santosh Yadav, Shahab Alam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Rishi Dhawan | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Aakash Chand | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Bipin Khatri | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Kiran Thagunna | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 |
Pokhara Avengers · 1st innings: 152 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Milind Kumar b Karan KC | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 110 |
| Adam Rossington | b Sunny Patel | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Jason Roy | b Shahab Alam | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Trit Raj Das | lbw b Sunny Patel | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c Milind Kumar b Karan KC | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Rishi Dhawan | c Milind Kumar b Shahab Alam | 54 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 174.19 |
| Kiran Thagunna | c Milind Kumar b Shahab Alam | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Sandeep Khatri | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Bipin Khatri | st John Simpson b Shahab Alam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aakash Chand | c Milind Kumar b Shahab Alam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagar Dhakal | c Karan KC b Shahab Alam | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Sunny Patel | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Shahab Alam | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6.25 |
| Santosh Yadav | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Milind Kumar | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Rashid Khan | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (POA, Shahab Alam): 6 runs, 152/10 – W • 6 W W W
- Over 19 (POA, Karan KC): 5 runs, 146/6 – 1 • 2 wd 1 • •
- Over 18 (POA, Shahab Alam): 6 runs, 141/6 – 2 1 W 1 1 1
- Over 17 (POA, Karan KC): 5 runs, 135/5 – 4 • • • W 1
- Over 16 (POA, Rashid Khan): 16 runs, 130/4 – 1 2 4 4 4 1
- Over 15 (POA, Mohammad Aadil Alam): 11 runs, 114/4 – 2 1 1 2 1 4