NPL 2018: Lumbini Lions enter playoffs

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२६ कार्तिक २०८३, बिहीबार २०:५५November 12, 2026

Kathmandu. Defending champions Lumbini Lions have reached the playoffs of the third edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) T20 Cricket Tournament. In today’s match, Lumbini defeated Karnali Yaks by 4 wickets.

Lumbini chased down the target of 106 runs set by Karnali in their sixth match at the loss of six wickets in 16.4 overs. For Lumbini, Darcy Short scored 46 runs, Dilip Nath scored 28 not out and Niroshan Dickwella scored 16 runs. For Karnali, Mark Wattle took 4 wickets while Hussain Talat and Pawan Sarraf took one wicket each.TAG_OPEN_div_14

Elected to bat first after winning the toss, Karnali scored 105 runs in 19.2 overs at the loss of all wickets. Sompal Kami scored 28 runs, Hussain Talaat 24 runs, Gulshan Kumar Jha 13 runs and Pawan Sarraf 12 runs for Karnali. The rest of the batters could not reach double digits.TAG_OPEN_div_12

For Lumbini Lions, captain Rohit Kumar Poudel, Darcy Short, Kishor Mahato and Abhishesh Gautam took two wickets each while Sher Malla took one wicket.TAG_OPEN_div_10

After the defeat against Lumbini, Karnali’s playoff journey has become difficult. Karnali has lost four out of six matches and won only two. It has only four points. Similarly, Lumbini has climbed to the top of the table with nine points with four wins and one loss in six matches. Lumbini shared points in one match due to rain.TAG_OPEN_div_8