Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos Playing XI – NPL 2026 Match 7

Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos playing XI for NPL 2026 Match 7: the probable lineups for Saturday’s lunchtime game at the TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, on 31 October at 12:30 PM NST.

Match Details

Lumbini Lions Playing XI

Probable XI, from the pre-match graphic:

1. Rohit Paudel (C)
2. Niroshan Dickwella (WK)
3. Sundeep Jora
4. D'Arcy Short
5. Ruben Trumpelmann
6. Dilip Nath
7. Sher Malla
8. Durgesh Gupta
9. Dinesh Adhikari
10. Abhishesh Gautam
11. Tilak Bhandari

Captain Rohit Paudel leads the side, with Niroshan Dickwella keeping wicket. D'Arcy Short and Ruben Trumpelmann are the overseas names at the top and with the new ball.

Chitwan Rhinos Playing XI

Probable XI, from the pre-match graphic:

1. Kushal Malla (C)
2. Binod Bhandari (WK)
3. Aarif Sheikh
4. Bhim Sharki
5. Kamal Singh Airee
6. Rijan Dhakal
7. Sandeep Jora
8. Marchant de Lange
9. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
10. Hassan Eisakhil
11. Dipendra Rawat

Captain Kushal Malla leads the side, with Binod Bhandari keeping wicket. Kamal Singh Airee and Rijan Dhakal lead the bowling after their wickets in the Biratnagar game.

Impact Players and Substitutes

Impact options come from the bench, not from outside the panels. For Lumbini, Aasif Sheikh offers a reserve keeper option, Kishor Mahato offers a seam option, and Aakash Tripathi offers a batting option. For Chitwan, Ravi Bopara offers a batting option after his 66 in last season’s meeting, Sikandar Raza offers an all-round option, Usama Mir offers a spin option, and Dev Khanal offers a batting option.

No impact player has been confirmed ahead of the toss. Nothing here is confirmed until the toss. Impact choices depend on the pitch at 12:30 PM and on how the first innings unfolds.

Changes from Last Match

Both sides play their second match of the season. Lumbini play five days after their opener against Sudurpaschim, which they won by seven wickets; Chitwan play four days after their opener against Biratnagar, which they won by eight runs. The probable XIs above come from the pre-match graphic, and the confirmed XIs at the toss will show the actual changes from those two games. No specific change is claimed here, because the full previous XIs are not verified beyond the scorecards.

Full Squads

Lumbini Lions vs Chitwan Rhinos Playing XI: Team News and Injury Updates

Rohit Paudel captains Lumbini under head coach Tinu Yohannan, and Kushal Malla captains Chitwan under head coach Sohail Tanvir. No injury or unavailability is confirmed for either side when this article was written.

Neither graphic XI breaches the four-overseas-per-XI limit. The pair have met twice, both won by Lumbini, in Season 1 by 33 runs and in Season 2 by six wickets.

Pitch and Conditions

TU Ground, Kirtipur hosts all 32 Season 3 matches. Saturday’s fixture is the lunchtime match of the double-header, starting at 12:30 PM NST and played mostly in daylight, so evening dew is not a factor. No verified forecast for Kirtipur on Saturday 31 October was available when this article was written.

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