Sudurpaschim Royals beat Lumbini Lions by seven wickets in match 13 of Nepal Premier League 2025
Royals chased down Lions' 144-run target in 18.2 overs
It was Royals' fourth consecutive victory
Sudurpaschim Royals defeated Lumbini Lions by seven wickets in match 13 of Nepal Premier League 2025 on Thursday (27 November) at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Royals chased down Lions' 144-run target in 18.2 overs, thanks to an all-round show.
Harmeet Singh and Abinash Bohara snared three wickets apiece to bowl the Lions out for 143 in 19.4 overs. Binod Bhandari and Aarif Sheikh then steered the Royals to victory with a 99-run stand for the third wicket.
The Royals thus extended their lead on top of the table with four wins from as many matches, thanks to standout performances from Bhandari, who has scored 123 runs, and Harmeet, who leads their bowling with nine wickets.
The Royals came off a convincing 45-run victory over Karnali Yaks and continued their unbeaten run against the Lions.
Lumbini Lions Vs Sudurpaschim Royals, Nepal Premier League 2025: Toss Update And Playing XIs
Sudurpaschim Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lumbini Lions.
Sudur Paschim Royals: Josh Brown, Binod Bhandari (wk), Chris Lynn, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Harmeet Singh, Scott Kuggeleijn, Naren Saud, Hemant Dhami, Abinash Bohara
Lumbini Lions: Sundeep Jora, D Arcy Short, Rohit Paudel (c), Gulbadin Naib, Dilip Nath (wk), Thomas Draca, Sumit Maharjan, Ruben Trumpelmann, Sher Malla, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari
Nepal Premier League 2025: Live Streaming
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Lumbini Lions Vs Sudurpaschim Royals, Nepal Premier League 2025: Squads
Sudur Paschim Royals: Josh Brown, Binod Bhandari (wk), Chris Lynn, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Harmeet Singh, Scott Kuggeleijn, Naren Saud, Hemant Dhami, Abinash Bohara, Dipak Bohara, Milan Bohara, Dipendra Thapa, Tek Rawat
Lumbini Lions: Sundeep Jora, D Arcy Short, Rohit Paudel (c), Gulbadin Naib, Dilip Nath (wk), JJ Smit, Sumit Maharjan, Ruben Trumpelmann, Sher Malla, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari, Aadil Khan, Durgesh Gupta, Thomas Draca, Bishal Patel, Sameer Ali Musalman, Dinesh Adhikari
