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Sandeep Lamichhane Takes Six Wickets, Including a Hat-Trick, in NPL

November 12, 2026

Kathmandu – Biratnagar Kings captain Sandeep Lamichhane delivered a career-best bowling performance in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) today.

Lamichhane produced the best bowling figures of his professional cricket career against Pokhara Avengers.

In the ongoing match at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Lamichhane took six wickets for 26 runs in his four-over spell.

He also completed a hat-trick in the third over of his spell, becoming the first bowler in NPL history to claim six wickets along with a hat-trick.

Overall, Lamichhane became the third bowler in NPL history to take six wickets in a single match. Before him, Kathmandu Gorkhaz spinner Sahab Alam and Will Bosisto had achieved the same feat.

Lamichhane was named the Best Bowler in the previous edition of the NPL, where he claimed 17 wickets in nine matches.

In the inaugural edition, he took six wickets in seven matches.