Sudurpaschim Royals captain Dipendra Singh Airee has won Player of the Match in NPL 2026 Match 24, after his 60 off 55 balls set up a 7-run win over Kathmandu Gurkhas at Kirtipur on Friday, 13 November 2026. The full Sudurpaschim Royals vs Kathmandu Gurkhas Match 24 scorecard shows Sudurpaschim 125/6 and Kathmandu 118/7 in 20 overs each.

How Dipendra Singh Airee Turned the Match Around

Airee walked in with Sudurpaschim in deep trouble. Scott Kuggeleijn (6), Brandon McMullen (0), and Ishan Pandey (0) had all fallen cheaply, and the Royals were 8/3 inside the first two overs after Kathmandu won the toss and opted to bowl.

The captain rebuilt the innings from there. He added 54 runs with Aarif Sheikh (16 off 25) and another 54 with Tharindu Ratnayake (26 not out off 23), hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes in his 60 off 55 balls. Kathmandu's chase never recovered—Rashid Khan was unbeaten on 35 off 31, but the Royals' bowlers, led by Anil Kharel's 2/18, held on.

The win takes Sudurpaschim to 10 points from 7 matches—top of the NPL 2026 points table, ahead of Lumbini Lions on 9 points. It was the Royals' final league match, so they finished the league stage on 10 points. Kathmandu stay on 8 points and play their last league match against the Pokhara Avengers on Sunday, 15 November, as per the NPL 2026 schedule.

This was Airee's second Player of the Match award of the season—his first came in Match 4 on 28 October 2026, when he made 51 not out off 36 balls and took 1/21 against Pokhara Avengers. Follow the rest of the tournament on the NPL 2026 live scores page.