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Sompal Kami leads Karnali Yaks to last-ball win over Biratnagar Kings
In the Nepal Premier League in Kirtipur, Karnali Yaks beat Biratnagar Kings by chasing their target of 187 runs with one ball to spare.
Biratnagar made 186, led by Lokesh Bam’s 87, while Karnali captain Sompal Kami took four wickets.
Karnali lost five wickets early in the chase, but Kami’s unbeaten 62 kept the chase alive.
He and Gulshan Jha added an unbeaten 64 runs for the seventh wicket, with Jha scoring 28 not out.
Karnali completed the chase in the final over after needing eight runs from its six balls.
Kami’s all-round performance—four wickets and a match-winning innings—was central to the win; the teams’ next match schedules are not given, and no NPL matches are scheduled for Friday.
Karnali Yaks beat Biratnagar Kings by chasing a target of 187 with one ball remaining in the Nepal Premier League.
Captain Sompal Kami led Karnali’s chase with an unbeaten 62 off 32 balls.
Kami and Gulshan Jha shared an unbroken 64-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Kami also took four wickets for 33 runs as Biratnagar scored 186 in 20 overs.
Reports disagree on Biratnagar’s wicket count, and one report gives Lokesh Bam’s score as 52 rather than 87.
- Who
- Karnali Yaks beat Biratnagar Kings.
- What
- Karnali chased a target of 187 and won with one ball remaining.
- When
- October 29, 2026.
- Where
- TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, also identified as the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground.
- Why
- Not stated
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Biratnagar scored 186 in its 20 overs, setting Karnali a target of 187.
Kami and Pawan Sarraf shared a 66-run partnership for Karnali’s sixth wicket.
Karnali needed eight runs, and Kami secured the win with two runs off each of the final two deliveries he faced.
- Result
- Karnali Yaks won with one ball remaining
- Target
- 187 runs
- Sompal Kami’s batting
- 62 not out off 32 balls
- Sompal Kami’s bowling
- 4 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs
- Venue
- TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur