Kathmandu Gurkhas VS Sudurpaschim Royals: NPL Cricket Clash Today

The only match scheduled today in the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket tournament will feature the Kathmandu Gurkhas and the Sudurpaschim Royals.

The game will start at 4:00 PM at the Tribhuvan University (TU) Cricket Ground. Kathmandu is coming off a win against the Janakpur Bolts in their first match, while Sudurpaschim will be playing its first game of the season.

The Kathmandu team is led by Captain Karan KC, and the Sudurpaschim side is captained by Nepal national team Vice-Captain Dipendra Singh Airee.

Sudurpaschim, who were the runners-up last season, will be looking for a winning start to their campaign for the title. Kathmandu will aim to secure a victory to maintain their excellent momentum.

In their league match last season, Sudurpaschim achieved a one-sided victory over Kathmandu.

Kathmandu’s squad includes foreign players such as Ben Charlesworth, Gerhard Erasmus, John Simpson, and Milind Kumar. Sudurpaschim features international players like Harmeet Singh, Scott Kuggeleijn, Dhruv Parashar, and two Australians, Chris Lynn and Josh Brown.

Kathmandu Team: Karan KC, Bhim Sharki, Shahab Alam, Dipesh Kandel, Rashid Khan, Pratik Shrestha, Adil Alam, Uttam Magar, Akash Tripathi, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Santosh Yadav, Sonu Devkota, Gerhard Erasmus, Milind Kumar, Ben Charlesworth, John Simpson, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Sunny Patel.

Sudurpaschim Team: Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Abinash Bohara, Naren Saud, Hemant Dhami, Deepak Bohara, Milan Bohara, Dipendra Thapa, Tek Rawat, Hikmat Mahara, Chris Lynn, Josh Brown, Scott Kuggeleijn, Harmeet Singh, Dhruv Parashar.