Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Karnali Yaks: NPL 2026 Match 10 Report

Updated Mon, 2 Nov 2026

Kathmandu Gorkhas chased 181 with a ball to spare to beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets in Match 10 of NPL 2026 at Kirtipur on Monday, 2 November. It was Kathmandu’s first win of the season, David Warner’s first game for the club, and Karnali’s first defeat. The full scorecard is on the match page.

Result

Karnali recover to 180

Ariful Islam gave Karnali a fast start with 44 off 22 balls (five fours, three sixes), and Karnali were 66 for 1 in the seventh over when Shahab Alam had him caught by David Warner. Three wickets for 12 runs followed, leaving Karnali 78 for 4 in the 10th over. Hussain Talat (40 off 30) and Pawan Sarraf (30 not out off 24) rebuilt with a 65-run stand for the fifth wicket, and Talat was out hit wicket off the last ball of the 17th over. Gulshan Jha’s 20 off 12 lifted them to 180 for 6. Santosh Yadav was Kathmandu’s best bowler with 1 for 8 from two overs.

Rashid Khan and Karan KC turn the chase

Warner hit three fours in a 10-ball 16 before captain Sompal Kami bowled him in the second over, and Kathmandu were 89 for 4 after 12.3 overs, needing 92 from 45 balls. Rashid Khan top-scored with 50 off 33. With Karan KC he added 55 off 26 balls. Karan hit 44 off 20 with three sixes, and he was caught going for a pull off the last ball of the 18th over, leaving Kathmandu 160 for 6 and needing 21 from 12.

The finish

Pawan Sarraf bowled the 19th over. Jahandad Khan hit his first two balls for six, survived a dropped catch on the fourth, and Santosh Yadav hit the fifth for four. That over cost 17. Kathmandu needed four from the last over, bowled by Nandan Yadav, and Jahandad Khan finished it with two twos to end on 24 not out off 11 balls.

Key numbers

• 363 runs in the match, the second-highest aggregate of the season after Karnali v Biratnagar (373) in Match 6.
• 183/6 is the second-highest successful chase of NPL 2026, behind Karnali’s own 187/6 in Match 6.
• Sompal Kami took 2 for 44, including Warner and Karan KC, but conceded 11 an over.
• 23 extras in the match, 19 of them wides.

What it means for the table

Karnali stay on four points from three games, level with Janakpur Bolts. Lumbini Lions and Chitwan Rhinos are now the only teams without a defeat. Kathmandu move off the bottom with two points from two games. Kathmandu play Biratnagar Kings next on Thursday, 5 November at 5:00 PM NPT. Karnali face Sudurpaschim Royals on Friday, 6 November at 12:30 PM. The live points table and playoff scenarios update after every match.