KATHMANDU: Lumbini Lions plays against Chitwan Rhinos in the only match to be played today under the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL), a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket tournament.

This will be the first match of the tournament for Lumbini, led by Rohit Poudel, who is also the captain of the National Men’s Cricket team of the country. Meanwhile, Chitwan Rhinos led by Kushal Malla is playing its second match. In the first match, Chitwan defeated Karnali Yaks by 4 wickets to collect 2 points.

The day-night match is scheduled to start at 4:00 pm at TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur and will be played under floodlights, installed for the second season of NPL 2025.