Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks, 19th Match: 12 key moments, ball by ball
Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs.
Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs in 19th 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 8.3 — Yuvraj Samra brings up a fifty off 23 balls
- POA Over 9 — 24 runs came off the over, bowled by Jishan Alam: 2 2 6 4 4 6
- POA Over 14.4 — Yuvraj Samra brings up a hundred off 45 balls
- POA Over 14.5 — Kushal Bhurtel brings up a fifty off 28 balls
- POA Over 15.5 — Yuvraj Samra out for 102 (48), caught by Mark Watt. 162/2
- POA Over 17.5 — Kushal Bhurtel out for 62 (39), caught by Sompal Kami. 176/3
- POA Over 19 — 23 runs came off the over, bowled by Nandan Yadav: 4 6 6 4 2 1
- KAY Over 2.5 — Ariful Islam out for 25 (13), caught by Kushal Bhurtel. 26/2
- KAY Over 5 — 23 runs came off the over, bowled by Kushal Bhurtel: 0 1 6 6 4 6
- KAY Over 7.4 — Mahedi Hasan completes a 3-wicket haul
- KAY Over 8.2 — Karnali Yaks collapse: 3 wickets for 17 runs (56/3 to 73/6)
- KAY Over 18.5 — Bipin Khatri completes a 3-wicket haul
How the runs came
Pokhara Avengers were 90 after 10 overs and finished on 217/3. Karnali Yaks were 82 after 9 overs and finished on 154/10.
Phase by phase
| Phase | POA | KAY |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 41/1 (RR 6.83) | 57/4 (RR 9.50) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 119/0 (RR 13.22) | 73/3 (RR 8.11) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 54/2 (RR 10.80) | 24/3 (RR 6.86) |
In the powerplay, Karnali Yaks scored 16 more than Pokhara Avengers. In the middle overs, Pokhara Avengers scored 46 more than Karnali Yaks.
Pokhara Avengers innings: over by over
Pokhara Avengers faced 37 dot balls (31%), hit 13 fours and 16 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 136 off 68 balls between Yuvraj Samra & Kushal Bhurtel.
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Mahedi Hasan, 4.3), 162-2 (Yuvraj Samra, 15.5), 176-3 (Kushal Bhurtel, 17.5)
Karnali Yaks innings: over by over
Karnali Yaks faced 38 dot balls (34%), hit 5 fours and 9 sixes, and got 19 extras. The best stand was 57 off 41 balls between Pawan Sarraf & Sompal Kami. Between overs 5.6 and 8.2 they slipped from 56/3 to 73/6.
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (Jishan Alam, 1.4), 26-2 (Ariful Islam, 2.5), 56-3 (Mark Watt, 5.4), 57-4 (Deepak Dumre, 5.6), 70-5 (David Miller, 7.4), 73-6 (Gulsan Jha, 8.2), 130-7 (Sompal Kami, 15.1), 138-8 (Pawan Sarraf, 16.5), 143-9 (Nandan Yadav, 17.6), 154-10 (Surya Tamang, 18.5)
Our view
Pokhara Avengers put up a massive total of 217/3, with Yuvraj Samra leading the way through a brilliant innings of 102 off just 48 balls. He started scoring quickly and brought up his fifty in only 23 balls before reaching his hundred in 45 deliveries. Kushal Bhurtel provided excellent support with 62 off 39 balls, and the pair added 136 runs for the second wicket. Chamika Karunaratne then gave the innings another boost with a quick 35 off 11 balls. The late 23-run over helped Pokhara finish strongly and put Karnali Yaks under serious pressure.
Karnali Yaks began the chase with some intent, but they kept losing wickets at crucial moments. Ariful Islam scored 25 off 13 balls, while Kushal Bhurtel's expensive fifth over briefly gave Karnali some hope. However, the biggest setback came when they lost three wickets for just 17 runs, slipping from 56/3 to 73/6. Pawan Sarraf and Sompal Kami tried to rebuild the innings with a 57-run partnership, but the target was already too far away. Mahedi Hasan and Bipin Khatri picked up three wickets each, helping Pokhara bowl Karnali out for 154 and secure a convincing 63-run victory.
Top performers
- Yuvraj Samra — 102 (48 balls)
- Kushal Bhurtel — 62 (39 balls)
- Chamika Karunaratne — 35 (11 balls)
- Mahedi Hasan — 3/24 (4 ov)
- Bipin Khatri — 3/39 (3.3 ov)
- Sompal Kami — 2/24 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Pokhara Avengers vs Karnali Yaks
