Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions, 23rd Match: 7 key moments, ball by ball
Match completed.
Match completed in 23rd 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
- KY Over 4.3 — Karnali Yaks collapse: 4 wickets for 15 runs (0/0 to 15/4)
- KY Over 8 — 19 runs came off the over, bowled by Abhishesh Gautam: 4 0 6 4 1 4
- KY Over 8.1 — Sompal Kami out for 28 (18), c as sheikh b djm short by D'Arcy Short. 55/5
- LL Over 4.3 — Lumbini Lions collapse: 3 wickets for 19 runs (0/0 to 19/3)
- LL Over 9.1 — Mark Watt completes a 3-wicket haul
- LL Over 13.3 — D'Arcy Short out for 46 (34), b hussain talat by Hussain Talat. 79/5
- LL Over 16.4 — Dilip Nath finished it off with a four off Hussain Talat
How the runs came
Karnali Yaks were 20 after 5 overs and finished on 105/5. Lumbini Lions were 48 after 8 overs and finished on 107/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | KY | LL |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 30/4 (RR 5.00) | 32/3 (RR 5.33) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 30/1 (RR 7.50) | 62/2 (RR 6.89) |
The two sides were level phase by phase; single overs made the difference.
Karnali Yaks innings: over by over
Karnali Yaks faced 32 dot balls (53%), hit 8 fours and 1 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 40 off 22 balls between Pawan Sarraf & Sompal Kami. Between overs 0.4 and 4.3 they slipped from 0/0 to 15/4.
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Dipendra Rawat, 0.4), 9-2 (Deepak Dumre, 2.4), 9-3 (Ariful Islam, 3.1), 15-4 (David Miller, 4.3), 55-5 (Sompal Kami, 8.1)
Lumbini Lions innings: over by over
Lumbini Lions faced 43 dot balls (43%), hit 14 fours and 1 sixes, and got 4 extras. The best stand was 41 off 28 balls between D'Arcy Short & Niroshan Dickwella. Between overs 1.4 and 4.3 they slipped from 0/0 to 19/3.
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.4), 14-2 (Rohit Kumar Paudel, 3.6), 19-3 (Sundeep Jora, 4.3), 60-4 (Niroshan Dickwella, 9.1), 79-5 (D'Arcy Short, 13.3), 97-6 (Shamim Hossain Patwari, 15.5)
Our view
Lumbini Lions secured a 4-wicket win after restricting Karnali Yaks to 105/5. Karnali suffered an early collapse, losing four wickets for just 15 runs, before Sompal Kami's 28 helped steady the innings. Mark Watt was the standout bowler, claiming an impressive 4/12 to keep Karnali under pressure.
Lumbini also struggled early, slipping to 19/3, but D'Arcy Short's 46 kept the chase alive. Dilip Nath then held his nerve with an unbeaten 28, finishing the job with a boundary to take Lumbini to 107/6. Both teams had difficult starts, but Lumbini handled the pressure better when it mattered.
Top performers
- D'Arcy Short — 46 (34 balls)
- Sompal Kami — 28 (18 balls)
- Dilip Nath — 28 (27 balls)
- Mark Watt — 4/12 (4 ov)
- Kishore Mahato — 2/6 (2.2 ov)
- Rohit Kumar Paudel — 2/12 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Karnali Yaks vs Lumbini Lions
