Biratnagar Kings Vs Karnali Yaks, NPL 2025 Highlights: Basir Ahamad's Knock Helps BIK Beat KAY By 3 Wickets

Welcome to the 2nd match of the day which is a day and night affair between the Biratnagar Kings and the Karnali Yaks. We'll be with you to give the live score and real-time updates of the match, so stay tuned.

Match number 16: Biratnagar Kings Vs Karnali Yaks

Time: 3:45PM (IST)

Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Match number 16 of the NPL season 2 between Biratnagar Kings and Karnali Yaks can be live streamed on the JioHotstar app/website as well as the Star Sports network on television screens.

Karnali Yaks captain Sompal Kami has won the toss and elected to bat first. He feels very confident about the decision and hopes that his side can put up a decent total. Two changes for the Yaks.

Biratnagar Kings Sandeep Lamichhane says he also would have liked to bat first. Three changes for the Kings.

Priyank Panchal and Mark Watt are out in the middle to open the proceedings. It's a bright sunny day, absolutely perfect for cricket. Former South African pacer Marchant de Lange is ready with the ball.

A perfect start for the Karnali Yaks, but quite a bizarre one for the Biratnagar Kings. After bowling 3 dot balls, De Lange conceded back-to-back boundaries before giving away 5 (wide) runs in the 5th ball. His first over goes for 15 runs. Priyank Panchal off to a flyer here.

Karnali Yaks: Priyank Panchal, Mark Watt, William Bosisto, Najibullah Zadran, Pawan Sarraf, Sompal Kami (C), Gulsan Jha, Deepak Dumre (WK), Nandan Yadav, Yuvraj Khatri, Bipin Sharma

Biratnagar Kings: Lokesh Bam (WK), George Munsey, Sahil Patel, Sam Heazlett, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Shehan Jayasuriya, Subash Bhandari, Marchant de Lange, Pratis GC, Sandeep Lamichhane (C)

It's all happening here at the Tribhivan stadium. After conceding 16 runs off his first over, Marchant de Lange gets rid of the danger man Mark Watt for just 6 runs. The former South African bowled it short and Watt couldn't time his shot well enough and hands an easy catch to George Munsey.

Marchant de Lange is a renowned and veteran South African bowler, who has represent the Proteas national team in the past. He has also been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team which won the IPL in 2012 and 2014. He has also featured in the Caribbean Premier League, Lanka Premier League, and Pakistan Super League among others.

LIVE Score: 34/1 (5/20 overs)

The Biratnagar Kings have recovered well after conceding over 20 runs in the first two overs. Marchant de Lange might have proved a bit costly, but he was also the one to struck the crucial wicket of Mark Watt for 6.

Sandeep Lamichhane concedes just 2 runs off his first over of the match. He held a tight length, as always, and bowled a brilliant stock leg-cutter to Bosisto to conclude the over.

Priyank Panchal and Mark Bosisto seem to have taken control of the things here but their current run-rate (6.40) is a matter of concern and so is their strike rates.

Panchal has scored a run-a-ball 32 and Bosisto has scored 33 off 31 as of yet. With 7 overs remaining, the Yaks will have to accelerate and find avenues to hit sixes and fours.

Injury concern for the Biratnagar Kings as Shehan Jayasuriya goes off with a potential ankle injury. Marchant de Lange and George Munsey helped the Sri Lankan batter, who was limping and looking in extreme pain, get off the field.

Jayasuriya twisted his right ankle while trying to pick the ball and throw.

An eventful knock from Priyank Panchal comes to an end as he gets run-out following a terrible mix-up with William Basisto. Panchal leaves after scoring 63 off 47 at strike rate of over 140 and his knock included 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Brilliant recovery by the Karnali Yaks to finish their 1st innings at a score of 160 at the loss of just 3 wickets. Priyank Panchal and Will Bosisto's 96-run partnership was crucial for the Yaks, who reached the 100-run mark in only the 15th over.

Panchal was out for 63 off 47 while Bosisto remained not out at a steady run-a-ball 48. Gulshan Jha and Najibullah Zadran came in handy with their quickfire 20 and 12 respectively at daunting strike rates of 200.

The Biratnagar Kings have their task cut-out, chase down 161 as soon as possible and reach the summit of the points table. Danger man Lokesh Bam is out with his opening partner George Munsey.

Yaks captain Sompal Kami bowls the first over of the 2nd innings. Off we go!

The Biratnagar Kings are under pressure as they lose both of their opening batters within the first 4 overs. After George Munsey's (0 off 2) dismissal in the 2nd over by Pawan Sarraf, Lokesh Bam becomes the latest to depart for a score of just 6 by William Bosisto.

Karnali Yaks Sompal Kami pulled the strings with his pace bowling and took the 3rd wicket in the form of Sam Heazlett, just two balls before the end of powerplay, for a score of 16.

The current run-rate is ticking well below the required rate of over 9. Middle-order batters Sahil Patel and Basir Ahmad are fighting it out against the in-form Karnali bowlers.

The 14th over is about to end and the Biratnagar Kings haven't even scored 100 runs yet. Even though the target looked small at the start of the 2nd innings, the Kings almost have a mountain to climb - with 77 needed off 36 balls at the loss of 5 wickets.

Sahil Patel (19 off 24) and Marchant de Lange (2 off 2) were the latest to depart. Narayan Joshi and Basir Ahamad are currently at the crease.

Basir Ahamad has taken things at his own hands and has smacked a 37-ball half-century as he attempts to get the Biratnagar Kings over the line. Narayan Joshi is playing the supporting role very well but the run-rate of 7.41 has to be matched as per the asking rate of over 11.

BIK need 29 off 17 to win.

Biratnagar Kings need 10 off 6 and we are up for a sizzling end to this match. The Karnali Yaks have been penalised for slow over rate and as a result, they will only have 4 fielders outside the circle.

Nandan Yadav bowls the 20th over and Kings captain Sandeep Lamichhane gets a double off the first delivery.

Basir Ahamad single-handedly wins the match for the Biratnagar Kings with a 6 off the secon last ball. The Kings have snatched a sensational victory from the hands of Karnali Yaks, who are looking absolutely shattered.

With 4 needed off the last 2 balls from Nandan Yadav's final over, Ahamad flicked the leg-sided delivery for a humungous six and dragged his towards a famous win.