151/7 (19.4)
CR : 7.68
150/5 (20.0)
CR : 7.50
Lumbini Lions won by 3 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Rohit Paudel
40(36)
19.3
0
M Taylor to S Jora
DOT BALL!! Gold dust for the Avengers!! Short of length delivery at the middle stump. Jora moves leg side to go over third man but misses. 4 off 3 balls now.
19.4
4
M Taylor to S Jora
FOURRRR!!! A fantastic shot to end the game. Sundeep Jora you star!!!! Taylor bowls a good length delivery at the off and middle stump. Jora picks the cutter well and he ramps this one over the keeper's head and Rossington could have done nothing about it. It goes to the fence and Avengers have lost yet another game!
LBL won by 3 wickets
LBL won by 3 wickets
2:21 PM IST and 2:36 PM Local Time : Lumbini Lions have pulled off a fine victory over Pokhara Avengers. They have defeated them by 3 wickets and with 2 balls to go.
Lumbini skipper Rohit Paudel won the toss and sent the Pokhara Avengers to bat first on a tricky wicket. Avengers lost their first 4 wickets inside 33 runs but the thing that went in favour of them is a sensational innings from Adam Rossington. Rossington steadied the ship first and got to his fifty in 52 balls and accelerated later to score 81 runs from 63 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes. He was well-partnered by Jimmy Neesham who remained unbeaten on 51 off 32 balls hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes. Their combined effort took them to 150/5 at the end of their 20 overs.
For the Avengers, Sher Malla and Tilak Bhandari took a couple of wickets each.
Coming to chase the 151-run target, Lions lost D'Arcy Short and Sumit Maharjan cheaply. But Rohit Paudel and Niroshan Dickwella's partnership set the tone. They hit the loose deliveries on their way and respected the good balls on their way. The third wicket partnership was of 54 runs from 36 balls before Dickwella got out scoring 37 off 22 balls.
Rohit Paudel and Dilip Nath were out in the middle but the latter gifted his wicket away scoring just 10. Paudel was batting well and anchoring the innings but got out for 40 off 36 balls. But that didn't cost the Lions much as Sundeep Jora batted beautifully for his unbeaten 25 at the fag end of the innings and finished the game off with just two balls to spare.
Bipin Khatri once again shone with the new ball and took 2 wickets for 18 runs. Matt Taylor and Sagar Dhakal were two late introductions in the attack but each of them took two wickets. Jimmy Neesham took a wicket.
Lumbini skipper Rohit Paudel won the toss and sent the Pokhara Avengers to bat first on a tricky wicket. Avengers lost their first 4 wickets inside 33 runs but the thing that went in favour of them is a sensational innings from Adam Rossington. Rossington steadied the ship first and got to his fifty in 52 balls and accelerated later to score 81 runs from 63 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes. He was well-partnered by Jimmy Neesham who remained unbeaten on 51 off 32 balls hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes. Their combined effort took them to 150/5 at the end of their 20 overs.
For the Avengers, Sher Malla and Tilak Bhandari took a couple of wickets each.
Coming to chase the 151-run target, Lions lost D'Arcy Short and Sumit Maharjan cheaply. But Rohit Paudel and Niroshan Dickwella's partnership set the tone. They hit the loose deliveries on their way and respected the good balls on their way. The third wicket partnership was of 54 runs from 36 balls before Dickwella got out scoring 37 off 22 balls.
Rohit Paudel and Dilip Nath were out in the middle but the latter gifted his wicket away scoring just 10. Paudel was batting well and anchoring the innings but got out for 40 off 36 balls. But that didn't cost the Lions much as Sundeep Jora batted beautifully for his unbeaten 25 at the fag end of the innings and finished the game off with just two balls to spare.
Bipin Khatri once again shone with the new ball and took 2 wickets for 18 runs. Matt Taylor and Sagar Dhakal were two late introductions in the attack but each of them took two wickets. Jimmy Neesham took a wicket.
Time for the post-match presentations.
Player of the Match: Rohit Paudel
Rohit Paudel (Player of the Match and Lumbini Lions Captain): "It was very important for us to win. We had to win to regroup and bring the positive energy in the team.
The way Sher Malla bowled was special. Trumpelmann and the other guys also bowled well and it was crucial for us to restrict them within 150."
The way Sher Malla bowled was special. Trumpelmann and the other guys also bowled well and it was crucial for us to restrict them within 150."
That marks the end of the 17th T20 game of the Nepal Premier League 2025 between Pokhara Avengers and Lumbini Lions. The Lions have got their second victory of the tournament and moved to 4 points from 5 games.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of the scorer/analyst of this game Asraj Khan. Have a good day and don't forget to follow the second game of today's double-header coming on your way.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of the scorer/analyst of this game Asraj Khan. Have a good day and don't forget to follow the second game of today's double-header coming on your way.