NPL: Lumbini defeats Janakpur Bolts

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१९ कार्तिक २०८३, बिहीबार १६:३४November 5, 2026

Kathmandu. Lumbini Lions continued their unbeaten streak in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) by defeating Janakpur Bolts.

TAG_OPEN_div_30 Lumbini defeated Janakpur by 16 runs in the first match played at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur today. With the last win, Lumbini is at the top of the points table with 7 points from 4 matches.

Lumbini had earlier defeated Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets in the first match. In the second match, they shared the points with Chitwan Rhinos after the abandonment due to rain and defeated Pokhara Avengers by 8 wickets in the third match.TAG_OPEN_div_28

Janakpur was limited to 133 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 8 wickets, chasing the target of 150 runs.TAG_OPEN_div_26

Skipper Harmeet Singh was the top scorer for Janakpur with 33 runs. Saif Hasan scored 28 runs and Aditya Mahat remained unbeaten on 30 runs. Trit Raj Das scored 18 runs.TAG_OPEN_div_24

In the bowling category, Lumbini bowler D’Arcy Short took 3 wickets. Sher Malla and Tilak Bhandari took 2 wickets each, while Ruben Trumpelmann took 1 wicket before losing the toss and invited to bat first, Lumbini scored 149 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.TAG_OPEN_div_22

Captain Rohit Paudel was the top scorer for Lumbini with 34 runs. He hit 3 fours and a six in 30 balls. Niroshan Dickwella scored 27 runs, Dilip Nath 25, Asif Sheikh 21 and Reuben Trumpman scored 15 runs.TAG_OPEN_div_20

In bowling, Bishal Susling and Rahul Yadav took 2÷2 wickets each for Janakpur. Lalit Rajbanshi, Harmeet Singh and Abhishek Tiwari took 1÷1 wickets each. With this defeat, Janakpur has won 2 out of 5 matches and lost 3 matches. Janakpur now has 4 points.TAG_OPEN_div_18

Janakpur defeated Kathmandu Gorkhas by 8 wickets and Pokhara Avengers by 9 runs, lost to Karnali Yaks by 19 runs and Biratnagar Kings by 2 runs.TAG_OPEN_div_16