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Toss Winner - Biratnagar Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Biratnagar Kings beat Sudurpaschim Royals by 6 wickets
There's a top three clash in the Nepal Premier League on Saturday!
We are backing Sudurpaschim Royals to win!
| Tournament: | Nepal Premier League, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Nepal, Nepal |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 15.1°C|Mist |
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By the time this match gets underway in Kirtipur, this will be the 25th game of the 2025 Nepal Premier League!
And with the play-offs just around the corner, coming clearly into view, every fixture carries plenty of importance.
None less than this match on Saturday morning as the Royals, who have a four point lead over their third-placed opponents, look to maintain their 100% winning record in this competition.
The Royals won their last match by 49 runs against Chitwan.
As for the Kings, they went down by five wickets to lose with 14 balls remaining against Lumbini on Wednesday.
SPR
169/4 in 20.0 8.45
120/10 in 17.1 6.99
148/4 in 17.4 8.38
145/8 in 20.0 7.25
143/10 in 19.4 7.27
145/3 in 18.2 7.91
175/8 in 20.0 8.75
193/7 in 20.0 9.65
BK
Sudurpaschim Royals beat Biratnagar Kings by 90 runs
It was another convincing win for Sudurpaschim Royals when they last took to the field on Friday, coming away with a comfortable 49 run victory which saw their bowlers having to send down only 17.1 overs.
Key to the victory, and not for the first time in T20 cricket, and let's be honest it won't be the last, was the Australian opener Chris Lynn. The 35 year old hit 75 runs from 56 balls, including five fours and three sixes - it was only a slight knock which stopped him continuing but he'll be fine for this contest.
Lynn will be joined by keeper-batter Binod Bhandari at the top of the order and skipper Dipendra Singh Airee will take on the role of finisher.
With the ball, expect Puneet Mehra, skipper Singh and Ishan Pandey to be the main threats.
Binod Bhandari (wk), Chris Lynn, Ishan Pandey, Puneet Mehra, Harmeet Singh, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Scott Kuggeleijn, Dipak Bohara, Hikmat Mahara, Abinash Bohara
Harmeet Singh, Abinash Bohara, Dipak Bohara, Ishan Pandey, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Josh Brown, Hikmat Mahara, Dhruv Parashar, Puneet Mehra
Biratnagar Kings were below par with both bat and ball in their last game against Lumbini, posting 144/8 from their 20 overs and it was no surprise to see their opponents knock the runs off with five wickets and 14 balls remaining.
So what's required to improve on Saturday for the Kings?
Well, for a start, Scottish opener George Munsey needs to learn from the experienced South African Faf du Plessis at the top of the order. With Lokesh Bam to come in at number three, a solid foundation will set the tone.
With the ball, Subash Bhandari and spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will continue to cause issues whereas Pratis GC needs to be more economical than he was in the last fixture.
George Munsey, Faf du Plessis, Lokesh Bam, Sam Heazlett, Narayan Joshi, Basir Ahamad, Pratis GC, Marchant de Lange, Sahil Patel (wk), Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Subash Bhandari
Sam Heazlett, Lokesh Bam, Pratish G C, Marchant de Lange, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shankar Rana, Surya Tamang, Basir Ahmed, Faf du Plessis, Naren Bhatta , Martin Guptill
It will be sunny with no cloud cover throughout this game on Saturday. Expect a high of between 18 and 19 degrees.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
High Turn
The Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground will be dry and dusty by the time this game gets underway. Expect a first innings par score to be around 155-165.
Batting will not get easier as this game progresses in Kirtipur so we predict that both teams will choose to bat first if they win the toss.