KMG vs LBL Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 18th T20 Match
By Aditya - Sat, Nov 07, 2026Last Updated on Nov 07, 2026 08:46 AM
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions Cricket Match Previews
Nepal Premier League 2026
KMG vs LBL Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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KMG vs LBL Match Prediction, Nepal Premier League 2026, Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
KMG vs LBL (Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions) Match Details
| Match | Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions (KMG vs LBL) |
| League | Nepal Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 7th November 2026 |
| Time | 04:45 PM (IST) - 11:15 AM (GMT) |
KMG vs LBL Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
KMG vs LBL Match Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Nepal
KMG vs LBL Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
KMG vs LBL Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Kirtipur, NP will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 13°C on the match day with 94% humidity and 2.7 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 65 |
| Batting first won: | 35 |
| Bowling first won: | 28 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 149 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 127 |
| Highest Total: | 247/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 59/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 209/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 86/10 |
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 47%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
138
T20 Average Scores
KMG vs LBL (Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions) Playing 11
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions (KMG vs LBL) Match Preview
KMG vs LBL Match Preview: Kathmandu Gurkhas will take on Lumbini Lions in Nepal Premier League 2026 on Saturday, 07 November 2026 at 04:45 PM IST.
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KMG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- David Warner and Smit Patel will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- David Warner is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Mohammad Aadil Shaan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Rashid Khan and Bhim Sharki will strengthen the middle order for Kathmandu Gurkhas.
- KC Karan will lead the Kathmandu Gurkhas as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Smit Patel will do the Wicket Keeping for Kathmandu Gurkhas.
Pace Bowlers
- Abhishek Koirala and Dev Shah will lead the pace attack of his team.
Lumbini Lions (LBL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- DArcy Short and Aasif Sheikh will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- DArcy Short was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Rohit Paudel will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Niroshan Dickwella and Shamim Hossain-Patwari will strengthen the middle order for Lumbini Lions.
- Dinesh Adhikari will lead the Lumbini Lions as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Wicketkeeper
- Aasif Sheikh will do the Wicket Keeping for Lumbini Lions.
Spin Bowlers
- Shamim Hossain-Patwari and DArcy Short will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- DArcy Short was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Kishor Mahato and Durgesh Gupta will lead the pace attack of his team.
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions (KMG vs LBL) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
KMG vs LBL Match Prediction: Lumbini Lions looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KMG will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
KMG vs LBL Nepal Premier League 2026 Match Expert Advice: David Warner will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Jahandad Khan will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
KMG vs LBL Head to Head
KMG vs LBL Head to Head Records: Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions have faced each other in 5 matches in T20. Out of these 5 games, Kathmandu Gurkhas have won 2 whereas Lumbini Lions have won 3 Matches.
| Match Played | 5 |
| KMG Won | 2 |
| LBL Won | 3 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Nepal Premier League 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumbini Lions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.789 | 7 | WWNRW |
| 2 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.133 | 4 | WWL |
| 3 | Karnali Yaks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.295 | 4 | WW |
| 4 | Janakpur Bolts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.083 | 4 | LLWWL |
| 5 | Biratnagar Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.820 | 4 | LWWLL |
| 6 | Sudur Paschim Royals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.064 | 4 | WLWL |
| 7 | Chitwan Rhinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.486 | 3 | LNRW |
| 8 | Pokhara Avengers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.770 | 0 | LLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
LBL - W W N WKMG - W W L
KMG vs LBL Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Niroshan Dickwella is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
KMG vs LBL Winning Prediction
- Lumbini Lions team has the upper hand over Kathmandu Gurkhas team. So try to pick more players from Lumbini Lions
KMG vs LBL Small League Must Picks:
KMG - David Warner [343 points], Jahandad Khan [267 points]LBL - Dinesh Adhikari [447 points], Kishor Mahato [375 points]
KMG vs LBL Grand League Risky Picks:
KMG - Saran Jaishi [0 points], Mohammad Aadil Shaan [0 points]LBL - Sher Malla [0 points], Sundeep Jora [0 points]
KMG vs LBL Death Over Bowlers:
KMG - KC Karan, Dayanand MandalLBL - Ruben Trumpelmann
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KMG) Key Players
- Bhim Sharki [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- KC Karan [13*, 18*, 0W, 1W, 0W]
- Ripon Mondol [0W]
- Smit Patel [PTs: 75, CR: 8.5]
- Jahandad Khan [1W, 0W, (21*, 2W)]
- David Warner [89*, 63*, 0, 50, 8]
Lumbini Lions (LBL) Key Players
- Sundeep Jora [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- D'Arcy Short [43, 3W, (5, 1W), 18, 8, ]
- Niroshan Dickwella [8, 14, 26, 23, 7]
- Tilak Bhandari [PTs: 133, CR: 7.0]
- Kishor Mahato [PTs: 375, CR: 7.5]
KMG vs LBL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sundeep Jora [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Bhim Sharki [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- D'Arcy Short [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- KC Karan [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Niroshan Dickwella [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Tilak Bhandari [PTs: 133, CR: 7.0]
- David Warner [PTs: 343, CR: 9.0]
KMG vs LBL Injury / Unavailability
KMG Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Lumbini Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
KMG vs LBL match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions (KMG vs LBL) Squads
Kathmandu Gurkhas (KMG) Squad: Kona Srikar Bharat(WK), Harishankar Shah, Bhim Sharki, KC Karan(C), David Warner, Sam Heazlett, Dev Shah, Santosh Yadav, Smit Patel(WK), Sumit Maharjan, Shahab Alam, Ripon Mondol, Sonu Devkota, Sahil Patel, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Aadil Shaan, Saran Jaishi, Krishna Poudel, Abhishek Koirala, Rashid Khan, Dayanand Mandal
Lumbini Lions (LBL) Squad: Niroshan Dickwella(WK), D'Arcy Short, Dilip Nath(WK), Aasif Sheikh(WK), Sher Malla, Sundeep Jora, Rohit Paudel, Kishor Mahato, Shamim Hossain-Patwari, Tilak Bhandari, Dinesh Adhikari(C), Ruben Trumpelmann, Durgesh Gupta, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Aakash Tripathi, Abhishek Gautam, Arniko Yadav, Ajay Chauhan
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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