Nepal T20 League

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars bagged the maiden Nepal T20 League title, defeating Biratnagar Super Kings by 24 runs. Lumbini All Stars' Inning Beginning with the bat, Lumbini lost all its wickets in 19.2 overs with 133 runs on the scoreboard. Even though the All Stars had a good start to the final, they failed to keep on the momentum. Openers duo Harmeet Singh and Lahiru Milantha shared a 64 runs partnership for the fall of the first wicket. Harmeet Singh contributed 30 runs off 18 deliveries including 3 fours and 2 sixers before getting caught by Rohit Paudel off Keon Joseph's delivery. Kushal Bhurtel then stepped in to collect 1 run off 3 deliveries. Striking 3 boundaries each, Lahiru collected the highest of 41 runs off 28 balls for the champions....

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights suffered a harsh exit in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. Biratnagar Super Kings trounced Kathmandu Knights, who only had 11 players in the squad by 99 runs. The Knights, who began with fielding neither had a coach nor manager or any other staff in the dugout in their eliminator match against Biratnagar Super Kings today. The spectators at TU Cirkcet ground even witnessed a rare moment. The lack of players in the squad led Kathmandu's wicketkeeper Lokesh Bam step up for bowling. Biratnagar Super Kings' Inning Knights, who were in a pitful situation received a winning target of 183 runs. The Super Kings pitched 182 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. Even though Kathmandu Knights took 2 early wickets of Gauranshu Sh...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars sidelined Janakpur Royals by 6 runs to confirm their spot in the final of the Nepal T20 League. Invited to bat first at TU Cricket Ground, the All Stars scored 143/8 in an allocated 20 overs. Ishan Pandey contributed the highest of 38 runs off 39 deliveries with 3 fours and 1 six. With Harmeet Singh leaving the crease following a royal duck out, Lahirau Milantha collected 16 runs off 17 balls. Kushal Bhurtel 3, Dipendra Singh Airee 10, Anil Sah 24, Bipul Sharma 20, and Shadley van Schalkwyk added 17 runs to the total. Gulsan Jha remained not out for 0. Jankapur's bowlers Ashan Priyanjan, Sompal Kami, and Jitendra Mukhiya claimed 2 wickets each. Moreover, Trevon Griffith and Pawan Sarraf claimed a piece. Later, Lumbini Al...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Nepal T20 League got its final four after the completion of round-robin matches on Saturday. Lumbini All Stars, Janakpur Royals, Biratnagar Super Kings, and Kathmandu Knights are the franchises advanced to the playoffs. The All Stars and the Royals booked their spot in the playoffs earlier. However, Biratnagar Super Kings defeated Kathmandu Knights by 7 wickets on Saturday's first clash to advance to the playoffs. Furthermore, Far West United won over Pokhara Avengers by 41 runs to end the Avengers' dream to qualify for playoffs. The result went in favor of the Kathmandu Knights as they remained fourth in the competition points table. With 16 points from 10 matches, Lumbini All Stars topped the points table. Janakpur Royals ended the ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Janakpur Royals beat Pokhara Avengers by 6 wickets with 66 balls remaining to march onto the playoff in style. Invited to bat first at TU Cricket Ground, Pokhara Avengers lost all its wickets in 12 overs with 68 runs on the scoreboard. While Aasif Sheikh (16), Kushal Malla (16), and Siddhat Lohani (17) scored in double figures, the rest failed to collect more than 8. With Pokhara's skipper Upul Tharanga leaving the crease for a golden duck, Opener Sumit Maharjan got dismissed for 1. Further, Aarif Sheikh (2), Ameer Hamza (0), Bipin Khatri (8), Zahir Khan (1), and Asitha Fernando contributed 4 runs. Janakpur's pacer Sompal Kami picked up the highest of 3 wickets in 2 overs expending 8 runs. In addition, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sharaffudin Ashraf ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Home Ministry of Nepal directed Crime Investigation Bureau (CIB) to investigate Match Fixings in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. The directive came after a match-fixing proposal was made to the players in the Nepal T20 league that is underway at TU ground. In addition, a commentator involved in the tournament also suspected the matches are being fixed and posted a video on his Social Media handles this morning. https://twitter.com/TimalsenaSachin/status/1610098421318438913 The match started way late on Tuesday as the teams refused to take a toss as the players did not receive a single penny to date. As per the initial agreement, the players shall have received 40% of their salary before the tournament kicks off. Later, the match was play...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights beat Biratnagar Super Kings by 34 runs in a 9-over match. The Dispute The toss scheduled to take place at 8:30 AM didn't go on time as the teams refused to take the toss citing "internal issues with the organizers". Later, it was learned that the Comercial Partner of Nepal T20 League, Seven3sports went contactless. Further, the players were also uncertain about their remuneration as some teams were still unaware of their owners. As per the initial agreement, the players shall have received 40% of their salary before the tournament kicks off. But the players still have not received a penny midway through the tournament. However, Lumbini All Stars and Pokhara Avengers have paid 50% of remuneration to their players. Hence,...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini caught the winning track defeating Biratnagar Super Kings in a dramatic way. Lumbini All Stars' Inning Batting horrifically, the All Stars collected 122 runs losing 9 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. However, the All Stars picked the momentum from the bowling, dismissing Biratnagar's whole batting line in 19.3 overs. Lahiru Milantha, and Harmeet Singh, who opened the innings didn't last long at the crease. The openers collected 1 and 2 runs respectively. While Skipper Dipendra Singh Airee (50) played a not-out half-century inning, Kushal Bhurtel, Harry Tector, and Anil Sah got dismissed for 13 runs each. The rest of the batters contributed in single digits. Yogendra Singh Karki (2), Shadley van Schalkwyk (8), Gulsan Jha (5), an...

Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights registered an empathic victory of 90 runs over Janakpur Royals. Kathmandu Knight's Inning Invited to bat first in the day's first match, Kathmandu Knights scored 180/6 in the allocated 20 overs. With opener Virandeep Singh getting dismissed for 9 runs, skipper Gyanendra Malla left the crease following the duck out for the third time in the tournament. Sunam Gautam, who partnered with Virandeep in opening the inning contributed the highest of 62 runs to the winning side. Sunam smashed 4 fours and sixers in 47 deliveries to collect the total. Breaking everyone's expectations, Alex Blake found his way back to the dugout with 20 runs in the pocket off 12 deliveries. Moreover, Ryan Burl scored 61 not out off 40 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes to be ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars experienced their first defeat in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. The All Stars lost to Pokhara Avengers by 9 wickets at TU Cricket Ground. Lumbini All Stars' Inning Opening with the bat, the All Stars lost all its wickets in 19.5 overs collecting 127 runs. Opening the inning Harmeet Singh scored 38 runs to become the highest scorer for the losing side. The Indian batsman hit 3 fours and sixes off 21 deliveries. Harmeet combined with Sunil Dhamala to share a partnership of 40 runs for the fall of the first wicket. Sunil left the crease as the first wicket with 15 runs on board off 14 balls. The top-order Kushal Bhurtel, who was behind the wickets today, departed from the field following a golden duck. The Ireland Star Ha...