Defending champions Lumbini Lions stayed unbeaten in NPL 2026 with a 16-run win over Janakpur Bolts at Kirtipur on 5 November. Janakpur chose to field first and held Lumbini to 149, but D'Arcy Short's three wickets kept the chase in check and Janakpur finished on 133 for 8.
Scores Lumbini Lions: 149/8 (20 overs) Janakpur Bolts: 133/8 (20 overs)
Top performers Lumbini batting: Rohit Paudel 38 (31 balls), Niroshan Dickwella 27 (27) Lumbini bowling: D'Arcy Short 3/23 (4 overs), Tilak Bhandari 2/5 (2 overs) Janakpur batting: Harmeet Singh 33 (20), Saif Hassan 28 (25) Janakpur bowling: Rahul Yadav 2/17 (2 overs), Bishal Shusling 2/21 (4 overs)
Player of the match Rohit Paudel (Lumbini Lions), 38 runs and 0/18
Next match Match 15: Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gorkhas, 5 November, 4:30 pm Nepal time, Kirtipur
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Sources: https://www.sportsguff.com/scorecard/nepal-premier-league-2026-27/janakpur-bolts-npl-vs-lumbini-lions-npl-14th-match/ https://english.onlinekhabar.com/lumbini-lions-continue-dominant-run.html https://www.espn.com/cricket/series/23081/scorecard/1558595/janakpur-bolts-npl-vs-lumbini-lions-npl-14th-match-nepal-premier-league-2026-27 Posted automatically after the match.
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