Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals
NPL 2026 · Match 1 ·
Lumbini Lions played Sudurpaschim Royals in Match 1 of NPL 2026 on Monday, 26 October 2026 (Kartik 9, 2083 BS) at 4:30 PM Nepal time, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Rohit Paudel captains Lumbini Lions and Dipendra Singh Airee captains Sudurpaschim Royals. The two met in the NPL 2025 final, won by Lumbini Lions.
The result and both innings scores appear here once the official scorecard is published.
- Match
- Match 1, NPL 2026
- Date
- Monday, 26 October 2026 (Kartik 9)
- Start time
- 4:30 PM Nepal time (NPT)
- Venue
- TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Lumbini Lions captain
- Rohit Paudel
- Sudurpaschim Royals captain
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Lumbini Lions coach
- Tinu Yohannan
- Sudurpaschim Royals coach
- Misbah-ul-Haq
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals squads
Full NPL 2026 squads. Each side names its playing XI from these at the toss.
Lumbini Lions
- Rohit Paudel (captain)
- Dinesh Adhikari
- Tilak Bhandari
- Ajay Chauhan
- Niroshan Dickwella (wicket-keeper)
- Abhishesh Gautam
- Durgesh Gupta
- Sundeep Jora
- Kishore Mahato
- Sher Malla
- Dilip Nath (wicket-keeper)
- Aasif Sheikh (wicket-keeper)
- D'Arcy Short
- Aakash Tripathi
- Ruben Trumpelmann
- Arniko Yadav
Sudurpaschim Royals
- Dipendra Singh Airee (captain)
- Binod Bhandari (wicket-keeper)
- Abinash Bohara
- Dipak Bohara
- Milan Bohara
- Sachin Bhatta
- Ayub Chand
- Hemant Dhami
- Anil Kharel
- Scott Kuggeleijn
- Hikmat Mahara
- Brandon McMullen
- Ishan Pandey
- Tek Rawat
- Aarif Sheikh (wicket-keeper)
- Saif Zaib
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals: previous NPL meetings
Final · 13 Dec 2025
Sudurpaschim Royals85/10(19.1)
Lumbini Lions86/4(9)Lumbini Lions won by 6 wickets
Match 13 · 27 Nov 2025
Lumbini Lions143/10(19.4)Sudurpaschim Royals145/3(18.2)Sudurpaschim Royals won by 7 wickets
NPL 2024 matches are not in our stats database yet; finals are covered on the NPL 2024 page.
Next NPL 2026 matches
| Match | Date | Time (NPT) | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 7NextSat 31 Oct · 12:30 PM · Kartik 14 | Kartik 14 | 12:30 PM | Lumbini Lions v  Chitwan Rhinos |
| Match 8Sat 31 Oct · 4:30 PM · Kartik 14 | Kartik 14 | 4:30 PM | Sudurpaschim Royals v  Biratnagar Kings |
| Match 9Sun 1 Nov · 4:30 PM · Kartik 15 | Kartik 15 | 4:30 PM |  Janakpur Bolts v  Pokhara Avengers |
| Match 10Mon 2 Nov · 12:30 PM · Kartik 16 | Kartik 16 | 12:30 PM |  Kathmandu Gorkhas v  Karnali Yaks |
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals questions
- When is Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals in NPL 2026?
- Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals, Match 1 of NPL 2026, was played on Monday, 26 October 2026 (Kartik 9, 2083 BS) at 4:30 PM Nepal time.
- Where is Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals played?
- At the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, where every NPL match is played.
- Who are the captains for Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals?
- Rohit Paudel captains Lumbini Lions and Dipendra Singh Airee captains Sudurpaschim Royals.
- Who is in the Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals playing XI?
- The playing XIs are named at the toss, shortly before the start. Both full squads for NPL 2026 are listed on this page.