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Pokhara Avengers End Their Losing Streak After Defeating Janakpur Bolts

November 27, 2025

Kathmandu — Pokhara Avengers have finally ended their losing streak after defeating Janakpur Bolts. Even a half-century by Wayne Parnell could not save Janakpur from another defeat. Parnell scored a fifty off 38 balls, becoming the 11th player to hit a half-century in the ongoing NPL.

 

While chasing Pokhara’s target of 156 runs, Janakpur managed to score only 130 runs, losing 8 wickets.

 

For Janakpur, apart from Parnell’s fifty, Sanjay Krishnamurthy contributed 25, Maaz Sadaqat scored 20, and Lalit Rajbanshi added 10. The remaining batters failed to reach double digits: Rupesh Singh (7), Subodh Kansakar (4), Mayan Yadav (4), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (2), Anil Sah (1), and Aasif Sheikh (0).

 

For Pokhara, Bipin Khatri took 4 wickets, Sumit Maharjan claimed 2, while captain Kushal Bhurtel and Jimmy Neesham took one wicket each.

 

Earlier, Pokhara posted 155 runs for 6 wickets after winning the toss and opting to bat first. Sumit Maharjan top-scored with 50, followed by Dinesh Kharel with 38, Tritraj Das with 29, Adam Rossington with 24, Dan Douthwaite with 7, Jimmy Neesham with 1, while captain Kushal Bhurtel was dismissed for a duck.

 

For Janakpur, Sanjay Krishnamurthy took three wickets, and Lalit Rajbanshi along with captain Anil Sah took one wicket each.

 

Both teams — defending champions Janakpur under Anil Shah and Pokhara led by Kushal Bhurtel — had lost their previous matches before this game.