Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts: NPL 2026 Match 12 Preview

Updated Mon, 2 Nov 2026

Two of the most-searched teams of NPL 2026 meet on Tuesday, 3 November at 12:30 PM NPT (12:15 PM IST): Biratnagar Kings v Janakpur Bolts, Match 12, at the TU Ground, Kirtipur. Follow it on the match page or live scores.

Form guide

Biratnagar: the most dangerous batting line-up

Lokesh Bam is the leading run-scorer of the season so far with 138 off 76 balls, including 87 off 52 against Karnali. Andre Russell has 89 off 42, and Shehan Jayasuriya hit five sixes in a record 35-run first over in Match 8. Biratnagar have scored 440 runs in three games, the most of any team. The worry is with the ball: they let Karnali chase 187, and captain Sandeep Lamichhane, joint top wicket-taker in 2025, has one wicket in two full games. Angelo Mathews (5 wickets) has done most of the bowling work.

Janakpur: Moeen Ali does everything

Moeen Ali leads Janakpur in runs (98) and wickets (6). He made 58 not out against Kathmandu and took 3 for 13 against Pokhara. Captain Harmeet Singh also has 6 wickets, and Janakpur’s spinners have controlled the middle overs in both wins. Trit Raj Das’s 61 in Match 9 (report) gave them a total to defend.

The key contest

Biratnagar’s hitters against Janakpur’s spin. Bam and Russell score quickly against pace; if Moeen and Harmeet can bowl their eight overs cheaply, Janakpur can squeeze the middle overs as they did against Pokhara. Totals of 132, 147 and 157 have all been defended at Kirtipur this season, so the side batting first does not need a huge score.

What is at stake

A Janakpur win takes them to six points. A Biratnagar win levels them with Janakpur on four and makes it two wins in a row. Updated chances after every game are on the playoff scenarios page.