Sudur Paschim Royals Vs Lumbini Lions Live Score, Nepal Premier League Final: Paudel Claims Hat-Trick | SPR 47/6 (13)

Lumbini Lions further strengthen their grip on the contest as their captain Rohit Paudel picks up a hat-trick. He dismisses his opposite number Dipendra Singh Airee, and then Dipak Bohara and Puneet Mehra off successive deliveries to finish with exceptional figures of 3/12 in four overs. The Royals are staring down the barrel.

SPR: 47/6 (13)

Lumbini Lions are in the driver's seat, having dislodged three Sudur Paschim Royals top-order batters in the powerplay. Binod Bhandari, Sheldon Jackson and Aarif Sheikh are all gone, and skipper Dipendra Singh Airee is at the crease alongside Ishan Pandey. Ruben Trumpelmann has returned figures of 2/3 in two overs so far, and the Royals are in desperate need of a partnership.

SPR: 29/3 (8)

Ruben Trumpelmann has the ball in hand for Lumbini Lions and Sudur Paschim Royals opener Ishan Pandey on strike against him. Binod Bhandari is the non-striker. Trumpelmann appears to draw Pandey's outside edge off the second ball but the umpire is unmoved. It's really loud at the stadium with a full house, and the umpires as well as players would have a hard time listening to the sounds that matter during the game.

Sudur Paschim Royals: Sheldon Jackson, Binod Bhandari (wk), Puneet Mehra, Ishan Pandey, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Harmeet Singh, Aarif Sheikh, Dipak Bohara, Scott Kuggeleijn, Hemant Dhami, Abinash Bohara

Lumbini Lions: D Arcy Short, Dinesh Adhikari, Rohit Paudel (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sundeep Jora, Movin Subasingha, Dilip Nath, Ruben Trumpelmann, Sher Malla, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari

Sudur Paschim Royals have won the toss and elected to bat first against the Lumbini Lions.

Lumbini Lions: D Arcy Short, Dinesh Adhikari, Rohit Paudel (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sundeep Jora, JJ Smit, Dilip Nath, Ruben Trumpelmann, Sher Malla, Abhishesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari, Aadil Khan, Durgesh Gupta, Thomas Draca, Sumit Maharjan, Bishal Patel, Sameer Ali Musalman

Sudur Paschim Royals: Mukhtar Ahmed, Binod Bhandari (wk), Sheldon Jackson, Ishan Pandey, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Harmeet Singh, Aarif Sheikh, Scott Kuggeleijn, Milan Bohara, Hemant Dhami, Abinash Bohara, Dhruv Parashar, Dipak Bohara, Naren Saud, Dipendra Thapa, Tek Rawat, Josh Brown, Chris Lynn, Hikmat Mahara, Puneet Mehra