Chitwan Rhinos face Karnali Yaks in the 27th match of Nepal Premier League (NPL) Season 3 on Sunday, 15 November 2026, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. It is the first match of the final league day—a double-header, with Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas to follow in the evening.

The match starts at 12:30 PM NPT / 12:15 PM IST / 11:45 AM PKT, with the toss at 12:00 PM NPT / 11:15 AM PKT. 

Toss and playing XI

Toss: Not yet held. This article will be updated after the toss at 12:00 PM NPT.

Probable playing XIs

Chitwan Rhinos — Probable XI (Match 25 XI): Kamil Mishara, Arjun Saud (wk), Ravi Bopara, Dawid Malan, Sikandar Raza (c), Bibek Yadav, Kushal Malla, Kamal Singh Airee, Ranjeet Kumar, Rijan Dhakal, Mousom Dhakal

Karnali Yaks—Probable XI (Match 23 XI): Dipendra Rawat, Ariful Islam, Deepak Dumre (wk), David Miller (c), Pawan Sarraf, Sompal Kami, Hussain Talat, Mark Watt, Gulshan Jha, Nandan Yadav, Bipin Sharma

Availability watch: Raza captained Chitwan in Match 25 (Kushal Malla is the squad captain), and Miller captained Karnali in Match 23 (Sompal Kami is the squad captain)—the toss will confirm who leads each side tomorrow. No injury news has been reported for either team.

This is the final league match for both teams. Chitwan are fourth with 7 points from 6 matches after their 4-wicket win over Janakpur Bolts in Match 25. A win tomorrow takes them to 9 points—and whether that means third or fourth depends on the evening match: if Kathmandu Gurkhas beat Pokhara Avengers, Kathmandu reaches 10 points and Chitwan finishes fourth; if Kathmandu loses, Chitwan finishes third on 9 points, ahead of Kathmandu on 8.

Karnali are eliminated—they have 4 points from 6 matches and can reach a maximum of 6, below Chitwan's 7. A win would at least lift them level with the Biratnagar Kings on 6 points. Check the latest standings on the NPL 2026 points table and the full fixture list on the NPL 2026 schedule.

Key players

Dawid Malan (Chitwan): Player of the Match in Match 25 for his unbeaten 35 off 39 balls, hitting the winning six. Ranjeet Kumar (Chitwan): 3/2 in 3 overs against Janakpur. Sikandar Raza (Chitwan): 2/10 in 4 overs, including two maidens, in Match 25. Ravi Bopara (Chitwan): 171 runs before Match 25, plus 13 in it — 184 runs in six innings this season (a calculation). Rijan Dhakal (Chitwan): 10 wickets before Match 25.

Sompal Kami (Karnali): top-scored with 28 off 18 in Match 23 and had 93 runs and 9 wickets before that match. Mark Watt (Karnali): 4/12 in 4 overs, including a maiden, against Lumbini in Match 23. David Miller (Karnali): hit 93 not out off 55 balls on debut against Sudurpaschim but made just 5 in Match 23. Ariful Islam (Karnali): 143 runs at a strike rate of 183.33 before Match 23.

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between these two teams in NPL Season 3—each pair of teams meets once in the single round-robin league stage.

Pitch and weather

Kirtipur's first-innings average in NPL 2026 is 140.7 through Match 25 (CricNepal pitch audit, 14 Nov 2026), down 10.4% from 157 in 2025—though Match 26 broke the recent low run, with Biratnagar posting 166/4 and Lumbini chasing 168/6. This is a day match, starting at 12:30 PM NPT.

The weather in Kirtipur on Sunday, 15 November 2026, is forecast to be partly cloudy, with a high of 21°C and a 20% chance of rain, according to weather.com, checked 14 November 2026. Sunset is 5:12 PM NPT, so the whole match will be played in daylight. No rain interruption is expected.

Live streaming

Watch Chitwan vs Karnali live on Himalaya Sports TV in Nepal and on NetTV worldwide. In India, the NPL schedule site also lists Star Sports Select 2 TV and FanCode. Tickets are available via eSewa. Follow ball-by-ball updates on the NPL 2026 live scores page, and see the full streaming guide on the how to watch NPL 2026 page.

Chitwan Rhinos, narrowly — they have everything to play for, Malan and Raza are in form, and their bowling attack (Ranjeet Kumar, Raza, and Rijan Dhakal) has just defended 88 in Match 25. But Karnali have nothing to lose, and Watt's 4/12 showed they can trouble any batting line-up on this pitch.