RESULT
15th Match, Kirtipur, November 28, 2025, Nepal Premier League
KAG 142
CHR (17.2/20 ov, T:143) 89
Kathmandu won by 53 runs
Player Of The Match
John Simpson
, KAG
60 (29) & 2 stumpings
Kathmandu Gorkhas (NPL) (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Ben Charlesworth
13 14 2 0 92.85
c Bopara b Sohail Tanvir
Aakash Tripathi
4 5 1 0 80.00
run out (†Saud)
Rashid Khan
6 6 0 1 100.00
c Bopara b Kumar
Milind Kumar
38 43 5 0 88.37
b Bopara
John Simpson †
60 29 3 5 206.89
c Zaib b Airee
Mohammad Aadil Alam
8 5 1 0 160.00
b Sohail Tanvir
Gerhard Erasmus
0 3 0 0 0.00
st Kumar b Sohail Tanvir
Karan KC (c)
1 2 0 0 50.00
c Airee b Kumar
Santosh Yadav
0 2 0 0 0.00
c & b Sohail Tanvir
Shahab Alam
2 4 0 0 50.00
not out
Dipesh Kandel
6 5 0 0 120.00
c Kushal Malla b Airee
Extras 4 (b 1, lb 1, w 2)
Total 142
19.4 Ov (RR: 7.22)
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Aakash Tripathi, 1.6 ov), 2-20 (Rashid Khan, 2.6 ov), 3-24 (Ben Charlesworth, 4.2 ov), 4-122 (Milind Kumar, 15.6 ov), 5-122 (John Simpson, 16.1 ov), 6-128 (Gerhard Erasmus, 17.1 ov), 7-133 (Mohammad Aadil Alam, 17.4 ov), 8-133 (Santosh Yadav, 17.6 ov), 9-133 (Karan KC, 18.1 ov), 10-142 (Dipesh Kandel, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Sohail Tanvir
4 0 25
4
6.25 1 0
Rijan Dhakal
2 0 13 0 6.50 1 0
Ranjit Kumar
4 0 28
2
7.00 0 0
Kamal Airee
2.4 0 19
2
7.12 0 0
Saif Zaib
3 0 20 0 6.66 0 0
Dev Khanal
1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
Ravi Bopara
3 0 29
1
9.66 0 0
Chitwan Rhinos (NPL) (T: 143 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Deepak Bohara
0 5 0 0 0.00
c Shahab Alam b Karan KC
Dawid Malan
7 10 1 0 70.00
c Erasmus b Milind Kumar
Dev Khanal
21 18 2 1 116.66
c Erasmus b Shahab Alam
Saif Zaib
1 3 0 0 33.33
st †Simpson b Milind Kumar
Kushal Malla (c)
6 13 0 0 46.15
c Milind Kumar b Shahab Alam
Ravi Bopara
21 23 1 1 91.30
c Erasmus b Rashid Khan
Arjun Saud †
2 5 0 0 40.00
c Karan KC b Santosh Yadav
Sohail Tanvir
18 17 1 1 105.88
b Karan KC
Kamal Airee
9 8 0 1 112.50
c Erasmus b Rashid Khan
Rijan Dhakal
1 1 0 0 100.00
not out
Ranjit Kumar
0 1 0 0 0.00
st †Simpson b Rashid Khan
Extras 3 (lb 1, w 2)
Total 89
17.2 Ov (RR: 5.13)
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Deepak Bohara, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Dawid Malan, 3.5 ov), 3-26 (Saif Zaib, 5.2 ov), 4-32 (Dev Khanal, 6.5 ov), 5-43 (Kushal Malla, 9.2 ov), 6-46 (Arjun Saud, 10.3 ov), 7-71 (Ravi Bopara, 14.5 ov), 8-80 (Sohail Tanvir, 15.6 ov), 9-89 (Kamal Airee, 17.1 ov), 10-89 (Ranjit Kumar, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Karan KC
4 0 23
2
5.75 1 0
Milind Kumar
4 0 18
2
4.50 0 0
Shahab Alam
4 0 26
2
6.50 1 0
Dipesh Kandel
1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0
Gerhard Erasmus
1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0
Santosh Yadav
2 0 9
1
4.50 0 0
Rashid Khan
1.2 0 3
3
2.25 0 0
Match Flow
Kathmandu Gorkhas (NPL) Innings
Powerplay : overs 0.1 - 5.6 (Mandatory - 39 runs , 3 wickets)
Kathmandu Gorkhas - 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Ex - 1
Drinks Break : Kathmandu Gorkhas - 59/3 in 10.0 overs (M Kumar 16, JA Simpson 19), Ex - 1
4th Wicket - 50 runs in 44 balls (M Kumar 19 , JA Simpson 31), Ex - 0
Kathmandu Gorkhas - 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Ex- 1
JA Simpson - 50 runs off 25 balls (4X3,6X4)
Innings Break : Kathmandu Gorkhas - 142/10 in 19.4 overs (S Alam 2), Ex - 4
Chitwan Rhinos (NPL) Innings
Powerplay - Overs 0.1 - 5.6 (Mandatory - 28 runs , 3 wickets)
Drinks Break : Chitwan Rhinos - 43/5 in 9.2 overs (RS Bopara 7),Ex -1
Chitwan Rhinos - 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls)
Innings Closed : Chitwan Rhinos - 89/10 in 17.2 (R Dhakal 1), Ex- 3
Match Details
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Toss Chitwan Rhinos (NPL), elected to field first
Series
Nepal Premier League
Season
2025/26
Player Of The Match
Kathmandu
John Simpson
Match days 28 November 2025 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
Nepal
Buddhi Pradhan
Sri Lanka
Raveendra Wimalasiri
TV Umpire
Nepal
Durga Subedi
Reserve Umpire
Nepal
Hiralal Raut
Match Referee
Nepal
Mohammed Shafique
Points Kathmandu Gorkhas (NPL) 2, Chitwan Rhinos (NPL) 0