Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers Playing XI – NPL Season 3 Match 9

Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers playing XI for NPL Season 3 Match 9: the probable lineups for Sunday's evening game at the TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, on 1 November at 5:00 PM NST.

Match Details

Janakpur Bolts Playing XI

Probable XI, from the pre-match graphic:

1. Anil Sah (WK)
2. Harmeet Singh (C)
3. Iftikhar Ahmed
4. Wayne Parnell
5. Hunain Shah
6. Lalit Rajbanshi
7. Mayank Yadav
8. Bikash Aagri
9. Aaditya Mahata
10. Moeen Ali
11. Aakash Tripathi

Captain Harmeet Singh leads the side, with Anil Sah keeping wicket. The graphic XI includes overseas signings Iftikhar Ahmed, Wayne Parnell and Moeen Ali.

Pokhara Avengers Playing XI

Probable XI, from the pre-match graphic:

1. Kushal Bhurtel (C)
2. Sagar Dhakal
3. Arjun Kumal
4. Bipin Khatri
5. Akash Chand
6. Kiran Thagunna
7. Arjun Charti (WK)
8. Pratik Pokhrel
9. Sudip Aryal
10. Shakib Al Hasan
11. Chamika Karunaratne

Captain Kushal Bhurtel leads the side, with Arjun Charti keeping wicket. The graphic XI includes overseas all-rounders Shakib Al Hasan and Chamika Karunaratne.

Impact Players and Substitutes

Impact options come from the bench, not from outside the squads. For Janakpur, Jimmy Neesham offers an overseas all-round option, and Abhisekh Tiwari, who top-scored with 20 in the opener, offers batting depth, along with Santosh Karki as a reserve keeper option. For Pokhara, the bench includes Dhananjaya Lakshan and Mahedi Hasan as overseas all-round options, along with Dinesh Kharel, Bibek Kumar Rana Magar, Bipin Acharya and Sunny BK.

No impact player has been confirmed ahead of the toss. Nothing here is confirmed until the toss. Impact choices depend on the pitch at 5:00 PM and on how the first innings unfolds.

Changes from Last Match

Janakpur play their third match of the season. They play after their opener against Karnali, which they lost by 19 runs, and their Match 5 game against Kathmandu. Pokhara play their second match of the season, after their opener against Sudurpaschim in Match 4. The probable XIs above come from the pre-match graphic, and the confirmed XIs at the toss will show the actual changes from those games. No specific change is claimed here, because the Match 5 and Match 4 results were not known when this article was written.

Full Squads

Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers Playing XI: Team News and Injury Updates

Harmeet Singh captains Janakpur under head coach Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Kushal Bhurtel captains Pokhara under head coach Ajantha Mendis. No injury or unavailability is confirmed for either side when this article was written.

No verified head-to-head record exists for this fixture. The graphic XIs are reproduced exactly as published; the confirmed XIs at the toss may differ.

Pitch and Conditions

TU Ground, Kirtipur hosts all 32 Season 3 matches. Sunday's fixture starts at 5:00 PM NST and finishes under lights, so evening dew can become a factor late on. No verified forecast for Kirtipur on Sunday 1 November was available when this article was written.

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