Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts Match Prediction – NPL Season 3 Match 12

Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts match prediction for NPL Season 3 Match 12: the Tuesday day game at the TU International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, on Tuesday 3 November at 12:30 PM NST, with our winner pick, pitch report, head-to-head and toss call.

Match Details

Team Form

Biratnagar have three Season 3 games behind them, and only one was a win. Against Chitwan in Match 2, Biratnagar were bowled out for 149 chasing 157 for 3, losing by 8 runs, with Dawid Malan scoring 70 for Chitwan and Kamal Singh Airee taking 4 for 26. Against Karnali in Match 6, Biratnagar posted 186 for 7 and still lost, as Karnali chased 187 and won by 4 wickets with one ball left, with Sompal Kami unbeaten on 62 off 32 after taking 4 for 33. Against Sudurpaschim in Match 8, a five-over game after a long delay, Biratnagar posted 105 for 2 and won by 35 runs, with Andre Russell unbeaten on 29 off 10. One win, two points, sixth in the table.

Janakpur have three Season 3 games behind them, and two were wins. Against Karnali in Match 3, Janakpur were bowled out for 113 chasing 132 for 9, losing by 19 runs, with Unish Thakuri taking 3 for 22. Against Kathmandu in Match 5, Janakpur chased 115 and won by 8 wickets with 16 balls left, with Moeen Ali unbeaten on 58 off 51 and Saif Hassan unbeaten on 40 off 39. Against Pokhara in Match 9, Janakpur defended 147 for 7 and won by 9 runs, with Trit Raj Das scoring 61 off 55. Two wins, four points, second in the table.

Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts Head-to-Head Record

No verified head-to-head record is available for this fixture, so none is claimed here. It is also their first meeting in Season 3: Biratnagar have played Matches 2, 6 and 8, Janakpur have played Matches 3, 5 and 9, and the two sides have not met yet this season. With no past meeting to lean on, this prediction rests on what is known: Janakpur's two wins and Biratnagar's one win from three each.

Venue and Pitch Report

The TU Ground in Kirtipur hosts all 32 Season 3 matches. The season's totals here already tell a story of two kinds of game: the opener finished with 87 and 88 for 3, Match 2 finished with 157 for 3 and 149 all out, Match 3 finished with 132 for 9 and 113 all out, Match 5 finished with 115 all out and 116 for 2, Match 6 finished with 186 for 7 and 187 for 6, the five-over Match 8 finished with 70 for 3 and 105 for 2, and Match 9 finished with 147 for 7 and 138 for 9. A Tuesday day game should play differently again, in daylight throughout.

No verified pitch report for Tuesday 3 November was available when this article was written, but the pre-match graphic expects assistance for spinners as the match progresses, with a clear sky. The record book still stands: the highest total here is 220 for 6 (18 November 2025), the lowest Janakpur's 51 all out, and the highest individual score Mark Watt's 114 not out.

Weather

The pre-match graphic predicts a clear sky with no rain. The 12:30 PM start means the game is played in daylight throughout, so daytime conditions shape both innings.

Probable Playing XI

Biratnagar: Sandeep Lamichhane (C), Lokesh Bam (WK), Pratish GC, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Subash Bhandari, Andre Russell, Charith Asalanka, Shubham Ranjane, Angelo Mathews, Naren Saud.

Janakpur: Harmeet Singh (C), Anil Sah (WK), Lalit Rajbanshi, Bikash Aagri, Mayan Yadav, Aaditya Mahata, A. Sheikh, K. Mahato, I. Tahir, Wayne Parnell, James Neesham.

Both XIs are probable, from the pre-match graphic, and both are confirmed at the toss. Full detail sits in our predicted playing XIs.

Key Players to Watch

For Biratnagar: Sandeep Lamichhane, the captain, and Andre Russell, unbeaten on 29 off 10 in Match 8, plus Lokesh Bam, who scored 87 off 52 in Match 6. For Janakpur: Harmeet Singh, the captain, and James Neesham, the overseas all-rounder, plus Lalit Rajbanshi, the side's marquee player. Note that Biratnagar's graphic XI differs in eight places from the Match 8 graphic XI — one more reason the toss matters.

Fantasy Picks

Fantasy picks, not betting advice. Captain: Sandeep Lamichhane, who leads Biratnagar and bowls the overs that decide the middle of the game. Vice-captain: Harmeet Singh, who captains Janakpur.

Top picks: Sandeep and Harmeet. Andre Russell and James Neesham back them up, with Lokesh Bam behind them; Lalit Rajbanshi is the Janakpur differential. Avoid loading up on one side's middle order: with Biratnagar folding for 149 in the opener, spread picks across both sides.

Toss Prediction

Expect the toss, about 12:00 PM NST, to matter less than in the day-night games. This is a day game starting at 12:30 PM NST and played in daylight throughout, so the late-dew chase factor does not apply. The captain winning the toss makes the call on a fresh daytime pitch, and no strong day-game toss bias is claimed here.

Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts Match Prediction: Who Will Win?

Our pick: Janakpur Bolts, narrowly, with low confidence. Janakpur's case is the form book: two wins from three, second in the table, and a side that has already won chasing a total and defending one. Biratnagar's case is the opposite: one win from three, sixth in the table, bowled out for 149 in the opener and beaten off the last ball in Match 6. The pre-match graphic puts it at 52/48 for Janakpur, a close contest.

Biratnagar's counter-case is real: the five-over Match 8 win showed what this side does when its powerplay fires, with a record 35-run first over and Russell unbeaten on 29 off 10, and Sandeep Lamichhane can turn any game with one spell. But with Biratnagar's graphic XI differing in eight places from the Match 8 graphic XI, which Biratnagar turns up is genuinely unknown, and with no verified head-to-head, the gap between these sides is small, and confidence stays low. Janakpur by a narrow margin.

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Conclusion

Janakpur's two-from-three form makes them narrow favourites over a Biratnagar side whose graphic XI is largely new from Match 8. With no head-to-head and a day game ahead, this stays a low-confidence call.

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