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Kathmandu Gorkhas v Lumbini Lions: Lions 57% to win

Gorkhas 43%. Lions 57%.

NPL 2026, match 18

Saturday 7 November 2026, 4:30pm GMT+5:45Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, KirtipurNeutral ground: the Gorkhas are the designated home side

Prediction locks 7th November, 10:15 UTCWhen we've said 50–60%, the favourite won 558 of 1019

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Kirtipur, Nepal · 64 NPL matches here

First men's T20
2019
Men's T20s
134

The ground's full record

Batting first here

49%

38 of 78 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 52% (64 of 123). Nepal Premier League, T20Is and Nepal T20 League.

Every first innings here

55 of 126

reached par (153). Median 153.

Under par Par or more

Recent NPL first innings average 151; games here have scored about 2% below their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 –, 2018–2022 163, 2023 onward 150.

Weather: forecast

Rain risk

2%

of games in dry weather at Kirtipur and Kathmandu were shortened (2 of 123).

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Saturday 7 November: no rain expected during the hours of play, the chance never above 12%.

The forecast is dry: no rain is expected during the hours of play, with the chance never above 12% and no rain forecast in any hour. Only 2% of 123 games in similar weather at Kirtipur and Kathmandu were shortened or washed out, so a full match is the likely outcome. Heat and wind have shown some association with scoring here.

During play: 16.9 °C on average, humidity 85%, wind 1 km/h gusting to 22.

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