Pokhara Avengers face Kathmandu Gurkhas in the 28th and final league match of Nepal Premier League (NPL) Season 3 on Sunday, 15 November 2026, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. It is the second match of the final league day—the double-header begins with Chitwan Rhinos vs. Karnali Yaks at 12:30 PM NPT.

The match starts at 5:00 PM NPT / 4:45 PM IST / 4:15 PM PKT, with the toss at 4:30 PM NPT / 3:45 PM PKT. Note: a 4:30 PM NPT start listing is also in circulation—the same split appeared before Matches 23 and 26, where 5:00 PM NPT proved correct, so 5:00 PM NPT is used here, and the toss time will confirm it on the day.

Toss and playing XI

Toss: Not yet held. This article will be updated after the toss at 4:30 PM NPT.

Probable playing XIs 

Pokhara Avengers — Probable XI (Match 22 XI): Yuvraj Samra, Arjun Kumal, Kushal Bhurtel, Arjun Gharti (wk), Sunny BK, R Mendis, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chamika Karunaratne (c), Kiran Thagunna, Bipin Khatri, Sagar Dhakal

Kathmandu Gurkhas — Probable XI (Match 24 XI): Sam Heazlett, Bhim Sharki, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Santosh Yadav, Sahan Arachchige, Rashid Khan, Dushan Hemantha, Karan KC (c), Jahandad Khan, Sahil Patel, Ganesh Gautam

Availability watch: David Warner has returned to Australia and will miss the rest of the season—do not put him in any probable XI or captain pick. KS Bharat is also ruled out. No new injury news has been reported for either team.

This is the final league match for both teams, and it decides the top of the table. Kathmandu are third with 8 points from 6 matches after their 7-run loss to Sudurpaschim Royals in Match 24. A win tomorrow takes them to 10 points, level with Sudurpaschim Royals—and net run rate will decide who finishes second and who faces Lumbini Lions (11 points, confirmed first) in Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, 17 November.

If Kathmandu loses, they stay on 8 points—and then third or fourth place depends on the afternoon match: a Chitwan Rhinos win over Karnali Yaks would put Chitwan third on 9 points and Kathmandu fourth; a Chitwan loss would leave Kathmandu third on 8 points and Chitwan fourth on 7.

Pokhara are eliminated—they have 2 points from 6 matches, with only one win all season. A win tomorrow would take them to 4 points, level with Janakpur Bolts and Karnali Yaks.

Key players

Rashid Khan (Kathmandu): top scorer with an unbeaten 35 off 31 balls in Match 24 and is Kathmandu's most dangerous player with bat and ball. Jahandad Khan (Kathmandu): took 3/22 in Match 24 and has 11 wickets this season (8 before Match 24, plus 3 in it—a calculation). Santosh Yadav (Kathmandu): 2/16 in Match 24. Dushan Hemantha (Kathmandu): 21 off 18 in Match 24.

Yuvraj Samra (Pokhara): 205 runs in three matches this season (121 in two before Match 22, plus 84 in it—a calculation), including 102 off 48 balls against Karnali in Match 19 and 84 off 47 against Biratnagar in Match 22. Kushal Bhurtel (Pokhara): 136 runs before Match 22 and took 2/21 in that match. R Mendis (Pokhara): 2/29 against Biratnagar in Match 22.

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.

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 match starts just before sunset, and the temperature will fall through the evening to around 16–17°C. No rain interruption is expected.

Live streaming

Watch Pokhara vs Kathmandu 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.

Prediction

Kathmandu Gurkhas, narrowly—they have everything to play for, with second place and Qualifier 1 seeding on the line, and Rashid Khan and Jahandad Khan are in form. But Pokhara has nothing to lose, and if Yuvraj Samra fires again at the top, a low-scoring evening game at Kirtipur could go either way.