Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals, 1st Match: 10 key moments, ball by ball
Lumbini Lions beat Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets.
Lumbini Lions beat Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets in 1st 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 5.4 — Sudurpaschim Royals collapse: 3 wickets for 10 runs (24/1 to 34/4)
- SR Over 9.4 — Sher Malla completes a 3-wicket haul
- SR Over 12.3 — Kishore Mahato completes a 3-wicket haul
- SR Over 12.3 — Dipendra Singh Airee out for 27 (23), b k mahato by Kishore Mahato. 70/8
- SR Over 12.4 — Sudurpaschim Royals collapse: 4 wickets for 17 runs (53/5 to 70/9)
- LL Over 5 — 18 runs came off the over, bowled by Scott Kuggeleijn: 6 0 6 4 1 1
- LL Over 6 — 18 runs came off the over, bowled by Dipendra Singh Airee: 6 1 1 6 0 4
- LL Over 6.2 — D'Arcy Short out for 40 (18), c se rutherford b a kharel by Anil Kharel. 71/1
- LL Over 8.4 — Aasif Sheikh out for 32 (25), c ds airee b a kharel by Anil Kharel. 82/2
- LL Over 9.5 — Rohit Kumar Paudel finished it off with a four off Dipendra Singh Airee
How the runs came
Sudurpaschim Royals were 55 after 9 overs and finished on 87/10. Lumbini Lions were 52 after 5 overs and finished on 88/3.
Phase by phase
| Phase | SR | LL |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 38/4 (RR 6.33) | 70/0 (RR 11.67) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 43/5 (RR 4.78) | 18/3 (RR 4.70) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 6/1 (RR 2.57) | - |
In the powerplay, Lumbini Lions scored 32 more than Sudurpaschim Royals.
Sudurpaschim Royals innings: over by over
Sudurpaschim Royals faced 40 dot balls (38%), hit 7 fours and 0 sixes, and got 10 extras. The best stand was 24 off 19 balls between Saif Zaib & Binod Bhandari. Between overs 4.2 and 5.4 they slipped from 24/1 to 34/4. Between overs 9.2 and 12.4 they slipped from 53/5 to 70/9.
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (Binod Bhandari, 3.1), 26-2 (Aarif Sheikh, 4.2), 28-3 (Brandon McMullen, 4.4), 34-4 (Saif Zaib, 5.4), 53-5 (Ishan Pandey, 8.2), 56-6 (Sherfane Rutherford, 9.2), 56-7 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 9.4), 70-8 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 12.3), 70-9 (Hemant Dhami, 12.4), 87-10 (Abhinash Bohara, 17.2)
Lumbini Lions innings: over by over
Lumbini Lions faced 18 dot balls (31%), hit 7 fours and 5 sixes, and got 3 extras. The best stand was 71 off 38 balls between D'Arcy Short & Aasif Sheikh.
Fall of wickets: 71-1 (D'Arcy Short, 6.2), 82-2 (Aasif Sheikh, 8.4), 82-3 (Niroshan Dickwella, 9.1)
Our view
Lumbini Lions made a winning start to the Nepal Premier League, defeating Sudurpaschim Royals by 7 wickets in the opening match. Batting first, Sudurpaschim Royals were bowled out for just 87 runs in 17.2 overs. Dipendra Singh Airee top-scored with 27 off 23 balls, but the rest of the batting lineup struggled against Lumbini's disciplined bowling. Kishore Mahato led the attack with 4 wickets for 22 runs, while Sher Malla claimed 3 wickets for 11 runs. Sudurpaschim suffered two major batting collapses, losing three wickets for 10 runs and later four wickets for 17 runs.
Chasing a modest target of 88, Lumbini Lions reached 88/3 in just 9.5 overs. D'Arcy Short provided a blazing start with 40 off only 18 balls, including five sixes, while Aasif Sheikh added 32 off 25 deliveries. Their 71-run opening partnership put Lumbini firmly in control. Anil Kharel picked up two wickets, but the target was too small to defend. Rohit Kumar Paudel finished the chase with a boundary, securing a comfortable seven-wicket victory for Lumbini Lions.
Top performers
- D'Arcy Short — 40 (18 balls)
- Aasif Sheikh — 32 (25 balls)
- Dipendra Singh Airee — 27 (23 balls)
- Kishore Mahato — 4/22 (4 ov)
- Sher Malla — 3/11 (4 ov)
- Anil Kharel — 2/9 (2 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals
