Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers, 13th Match: 7 key moments, ball by ball
Lumbini Lions beat Pokhara Avengers by 8 wickets.
Lumbini Lions beat Pokhara Avengers by 8 wickets in 13th Match of Nepal Premier League — Regular Season. 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
- POA Over 3.5 — Pokhara Avengers collapse: 3 wickets for 15 runs (0/0 to 15/3)
- POA Over 7.2 — Kushal Bhurtel out for 15 (20), caught by Tilak Bhandari. 29/4
- POA Over 14.5 — Ruben Trumpelmann completes a 3-wicket haul
- POA Over 18 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Sher Malla: 0 6 1 1 6 1
- POA Over 19.3 — Chamika Karunaratne run out for 25 (17). 89/9
- LBL Over 2 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Bipin Khatri: 1 W 0 nb 6 4 W
- LBL Over 11.5 — Niroshan Dickwella finished it off with 1 run off Aakash Chand
How the runs came
Pokhara Avengers were 39 after 10 overs and finished on 97/9. Lumbini Lions were 42 after 6 overs and finished on 98/2.
Phase by phase
| Phase | POA | LBL |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 23/3 (RR 3.83) | 42/2 (RR 7.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 26/3 (RR 2.89) | 55/0 (RR 9.71) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 45/3 (RR 9.00) | - |
In the powerplay, Lumbini Lions scored 19 more than Pokhara Avengers.
Pokhara Avengers innings: over by over
Pokhara Avengers faced 61 dot balls (50%), hit 5 fours and 3 sixes, and got 5 extras. The best stand was 21 off 14 balls between Chamika Karunaratne & Kiran Thagunna. Between overs 0.2 and 3.5 they slipped from 0/0 to 15/3.
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Arjun Kumal, 0.2), 11-2 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 2.1), 15-3 (Bipin Acharya, 3.5), 29-4 (Kushal Bhurtel, 7.2), 31-5 (Shakib Al Hasan, 8.4), 49-6 (Arjun Gharti, 14.5), 50-7 (Mahedi Hasan, 15.3), 68-8 (Kiran Thagunna, 17.1), 89-9 (Chamika Karunaratne, 19.3)
Lumbini Lions innings: over by over
Lumbini Lions faced 30 dot balls (42%), hit 6 fours and 6 sixes, and got 2 extras. The best stand was 75 off 58 balls between Rohit Paudel & D'Arcy Short (unbroken).
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.2), 22-2 (D'Arcy Short, 2.1)
Our view
Lumbini Lions dominated the match with an impressive bowling performance, restricting Pokhara Avengers to just 97/9. Pokhara's early collapse, losing three wickets for only 15 runs, put them under immediate pressure. Ruben Trumpelmann's three-wicket haul and Tilak Bhandari's two wickets further damaged their innings. Despite Chamika Karunaratne's 25, Pokhara could not build a competitive total.
Lumbini's chase was equally convincing, with Rohit Paudel leading the way with an unbeaten 47 off 32 balls. His 75-run partnership with D'Arcy Short ensured there was no further pressure after two early wickets. Lumbini reached 98/2 in just 11.5 overs, completing a comfortable eight-wicket victory.
Top performers
- Rohit Paudel — 47 (32 balls)
- Niroshan Dickwella — 27 (26 balls)
- Chamika Karunaratne — 25 (17 balls)
- Ruben Trumpelmann — 3/16 (4 ov)
- Tilak Bhandari — 2/22 (4 ov)
- Rohit Paudel — 1/2 (1 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers
