Biratnagar vs Kathmandu Head to Head: Level at 1-1

Biratnagar against Kathmandu has produced the closest finish in their short history and a comfortable chase in reply. Kathmandu won the Season 1 meeting by a single wicket, Biratnagar answered in Season 2 with a five-wicket win that took them to the top of the table, and the head to head stands level at one win each. Both sides are winless in Season 3, which makes their next meeting (Match 15 on 5 November) a game neither can afford to lose.

One wicket, then five wickets

Kathmandu won the first meeting by the narrowest margin in the fixture’s history. On 15 December 2024, Biratnagar were bowled out for 117 in 19.5 overs, with Rajesh Pulami’s 25 the top score, and Kathmandu chased 120 for 9 in 18.1 overs to win by one wicket, with the last pair holding their nerve at the end.

Biratnagar answered a year later with room to spare. On 22 November 2025, Kathmandu batted first for 134 for 6, with Mohammad Aadil Alam’s unbeaten 48 off 25 balls and Ben Charlesworth’s 32 off 33 holding the innings together, and Biratnagar chased 135 for 5 in 17.1 overs to win by five wickets with 17 balls remaining. George Munsey’s 36 off 16 balls set the pace, Martin Guptill added 25 off 19, and Marchant de Lange’s two wickets earned him player of the match. Biratnagar climbed to the top of the points table with that win, while Kathmandu slipped to a second straight defeat.

Two winless sides meet in Season 3

Season 3 has been unkind to both sides so far. Biratnagar have lost both their matches — by eight runs to Chitwan and by four wickets to Karnali, despite Lokesh Bam’s 87 in the second game, the highest individual score of the season after six matches. Kathmandu have played once and lost, beaten by eight wickets by Janakpur, with Bhim Sharki’s 33 their top score.

Sandeep Lamichhane’s Biratnagar bowling has leaked runs in both defeats (one wicket from seven and a half overs at an economy of 7.73), while Karan KC’s Kathmandu wait on David Warner, whose signing is confirmed but who had not arrived as of Match 5. Karan leads Kathmandu’s wicket charts with 25 NPL wickets across the three seasons, and his side’s one-wicket win in Season 1 remains the closest finish between these two teams.

Match 15 decides the lead

Biratnagar against Kathmandu still has a league meeting to play. Match 15 on 5 November at TU Ground will break the one-win-each tie, and the loser risks falling further behind the playoff race with only a handful of league matches left afterwards. Kathmandu’s remaining league matches after Match 15 include Lumbini on 7 November, while Biratnagar face Janakpur on 3 November first, then Pokhara on 12 November.

If the meeting follows the pattern of the first two, fans should expect a chase decided late — both games so far have been won by the side batting second, and both captains, Sandeep and Karan, know this fixture rewards nerve at the death. Biratnagar’s five-wicket win in the last meeting remains the benchmark chase between the sides, and Kathmandu’s one-wicket win remains the benchmark finish.