Ruben Trumpelmann's three for 16 helps Lumbini to an eight-wicket win over Pokhara

Lumbini Lions beat Pokhara Avengers by eight wickets on Tuesday in the second game of the day at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, with 50 balls to spare. It was Match 13 of NPL Season 3. Lumbini have five points from three games and go top as the only unbeaten side. Pokhara have lost all three of theirs and are bottom.

Pokhara's 97

Lumbini won the toss and chose to field. Ruben Trumpelmann bowled Arjun Kumal for a duck with the second ball, and Pokhara were 15 for 3 inside four overs and 31 for 5 in the ninth. They took 88 balls to reach 50.

Chamika Karunaratne top-scored with 25 off 17 balls before he was run out, after adding 21 for the ninth wicket with Bipin Khatri. Captain Kushal Bhurtel made 14 off 20 and Mahedi Hasan 13 off 24, and Pokhara finished on 97 for 9.

Trumpelmann took three for 16 from his four overs and was player of the match. Tilak Bhandari took two for 22, and Sher Malla, Abhisesh Gautam and Rohit Paudel one each.

Paudel finishes it

Lumbini lost Aasif Sheikh for 7 and D'Arcy Short for 13 inside two overs. Then captain Paudel and Niroshan Dickwella put on an unbroken 77. Paudel made 47 not out off 32 balls, with three fours and three sixes, and Dickwella 27 not out off 26. Lumbini made 98 for 2 in 11.4 overs.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.