{"id":58140,"date":"2026-11-12T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=58140"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:24:59","slug":"pokhara-avengers-eliminated-from-npl-after-four-wicket-defeat-to-biratnagar-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/pokhara-avengers-eliminated-from-npl-after-four-wicket-defeat-to-biratnagar-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokhara Avengers eliminated from NPL after four-wicket defeat to Biratnagar Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>Kathmandu, Nov 12:<\/strong> Pokhara Avengers have been eliminated from the league stage of the third edition of the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL) after suffering a four-wicket defeat against Biratnagar Kings on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing a target of 133 runs, Biratnagar reached 136 for six in 19.2 overs to seal a crucial victory and keep their playoff hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>Basir Ahmed top-scored for Biratnagar with 37 runs, while Lokesh Bam contributed 33. Isuru Udana remained unbeaten on 25, Shehan Jayasuriya scored an unbeaten 17, and Imran Sheikh added 10 runs.<\/p>\n<p>For Pokhara, Ramesh Mendis and Kushal Bhurtel claimed two wickets each, while Bipin Khatri and Dhananjaya Lakshan picked up one wicket apiece.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Pokhara were bowled out for 132 in 17.5 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Yuvraj Samra was the standout performer with the bat, scoring a brilliant 84 off 47 deliveries, including seven fours and five sixes. Dhananjaya Lakshan added 22 runs, while Sunny Vik contributed 12. The remaining batters failed to reach double figures.<\/p>\n<p>Biratnagar captain Sandeep Lamichhane produced a sensational bowling performance, claiming six wickets for 27 runs in four overs, including a hat-trick. It was the first hat-trick of the ongoing NPL season.<\/p>\n<p>Angelo Mathews, Charith Asalanka and Rupesh Singh also picked up one wicket each.<\/p>\n<p>With the victory, Biratnagar moved up to fourth place in the points table with six points from six matches. Pokhara, meanwhile, remain at the bottom in eighth place with two points after suffering their fifth defeat in six matches.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat confirms Pokhara&#8217;s elimination from playoff contention with one league-stage match remaining. Biratnagar, however, remain in the race for a playoff spot and will face Lumbini Lions in their final league-stage fixture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, Nov 12: Pokhara Avengers have been eliminated from the league stage of the third edition of the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL) after suffering a four-wicket defeat against Biratnagar Kings on Thursday. Chasing a target of 133 runs, Biratnagar reached 136 for six in 19.2 overs to seal a crucial victory and keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58143,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140\/revisions\/58143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}