KG vs SR 24th Match Result: Airee 60 Powers Sudurpaschim Royals to 7-Run Win
Sudurpaschim Royals beat Kathmandu Gorkhas by 7 runs.
Sudurpaschim Royals beat Kathmandu Gorkhas by 7 runs in 24th Match of Nepal Premier League. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- SR Over 15.6 — Dipendra Singh Airee brings up a fifty off 47 balls
- SR Over 16 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Sahan Arachchige: 4 1 1 1 6 4
- KG Over 14 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Fabian Allen: 1 6 2 2 4 0
- KG Over 14.2 — Dushan Hemantha out for 21 (18), runout (binod bhandari / fa allen) by Tharindu Ratnayake. 82/6
How the runs came
Sudurpaschim Royals were 44 after 10 overs and finished on 125/1. Kathmandu Gorkhas were 52 after 10 overs and finished on 118/7.
Phase by phase
| Phase | SR | KG |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 20/1 (RR 3.24) | 32/2 (RR 5.33) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 56/0 (RR 6.22) | 53/4 (RR 5.89) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 47/0 (RR 9.40) | 33/1 (RR 6.60) |
In the powerplay, Kathmandu Gorkhas scored 12 more than Sudurpaschim Royals. In the death overs, Sudurpaschim Royals scored 14 more than Kathmandu Gorkhas.
Sudurpaschim Royals innings: over by over
Sudurpaschim Royals faced 56 dot balls (46%), hit 9 fours and 3 sixes, and got 9 extras. The best stand was 115 off 110 balls between Scott Kuggeleijn & Dipendra Singh Airee (unbroken).
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Ishan Pandey, 1.5)
Kathmandu Gorkhas innings: over by over
Kathmandu Gorkhas faced 52 dot balls (43%), hit 8 fours and 2 sixes, and got 20 extras. The best stand was 34 off 30 balls between Rashid Khan & Dushan Hemantha.
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Bhim Sharki, 0.4), 12-2 (Sam Heazlett, 1.4), 41-3 (Santosh Yadav, 8.1), 44-4 (Sahan Arachchige, 8.3), 48-5 (Aadil Ansari, 9.2), 82-6 (Dushan Hemantha, 14.2), 104-7 (KC Karan, 17.6)
Our view
Sudurpaschim Royals posted 125/1, largely thanks to an unbeaten 115-run partnership between Dipendra Singh Airee and Scott Kuggeleijn. Airee scored 60 off 55 balls and accelerated at the right time, particularly in the 16th over when Sudurpaschim collected 17 runs off Sahan Arachchige. That late push helped the Royals set a competitive target despite a relatively slow start. Kathmandu Gorkhas, meanwhile, struggled badly in the powerplay and lost wickets at regular intervals, making the chase difficult from the beginning.
Rashid Khan and Dushan Hemantha tried to revive Kathmandu's innings with a 34-run partnership, but the run-out of Hemantha at 82/6 proved a major setback. Although Fabian Allen's 14th over brought 15 runs and briefly raised hopes, Kathmandu could not maintain that momentum in the closing overs. Sudurpaschim's bowlers held their nerve and restricted the Gorkhas to 118/7. In a seven-run contest, Airee's contribution and the timely breakthroughs made the difference.
Top performers
- Dipendra Singh Airee — 60 (55 balls)
- Rashid Khan — 35 (31 balls)
- Tharindu Ratnayake — 26 (23 balls)
- Jahandad Khan — 3/22 (4 ov)
- Santosh Yadav — 2/16 (3 ov)
- Anil Kharel — 2/18 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals
