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Yuvraj Samra Century Powers Pokhara to First NPL Win

Samra hit 103 off 48 balls as Pokhara Avengers made 217 for 3 and beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs at Kirtipur. In the second match, Kathmandu Gorkhas held off Chitwan Rhinos by 10 runs.

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Yuvraj Samra Century Powers Pokhara to First NPL Win

Key points

  • Pokhara Avengers won their first match of the Nepal Premier League season on Monday, beating Karnali Yaks by 63 runs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
  • Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Karnali needed 218 to win.

Pokhara Avengers won their first match of the Nepal Premier League season on Monday, beating Karnali Yaks by 63 runs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Yuvraj Samra scored 103, the first century of the league's third season.

Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat first. They made 217 for 3 in their 20 overs, the big total built around Samra's hundred. Reports put his century at 103 off 48 balls, with 10 fours and six sixes. He was named player of the match.

Karnali needed 218 to win. They were bowled out for 154 in 18.3 overs. Mahedi Hasan took three wickets for Pokhara. The win ended a run of four straight defeats for Pokhara, who had lost to Chitwan Rhinos, Lumbini Lions, Janakpur Bolts and Sudur Paschim Royals. For Karnali, it was a third straight defeat.

Radio Nepal reported the same result: Pokhara 217 for 3, a 63-run win, and a first victory of the season in the third edition of the league.

Kathmandu hold on in the second match

In the day's second match, Kathmandu Gorkhas beat Chitwan Rhinos by 10 runs. Kathmandu made 180 for 8 in their 20 overs. Chitwan closed on 170 for 7, ten runs short of the 181 they needed.

It was Kathmandu's third win of the season, after earlier victories over Karnali Yaks and Lumbini Lions. Chitwan's defeat was their second of the campaign.

The double-header was matches 19 and 20 of the season, both played at Kirtipur on Monday, November 9. Samra's century was the fourth in the league's history, according to reports of the match, and the first of this season.

The results move the middle of the table. Pokhara's first points keep their play-off hopes alive, according to match reports, while Karnali's third straight defeat dents theirs. Kathmandu's win keeps the Gorkhas firmly in the play-off race, and Chitwan stay in reach of the top group despite the loss.

Samra took the player of the match award for the hundred. His innings set a target that Karnali never threatened once early wickets fell, and Pokhara's bowlers closed the game out with more than an over to spare.

The first match began at 12:15 p.m. IST and the second at 4:45 p.m. IST, both at the same Kirtipur ground on the same day.

Timeline

  1. Nov 9, 2026Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs in match 19 at Kirtipur, their first win of the season.
  2. Nov 9, 2026Kathmandu Gorkhas beat Chitwan Rhinos by 10 runs in match 20 at Kirtipur.

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