Janakpur Bolts face off against Biratnagar Kings in match 9 of Nepal Premier League 2025 on Monday, 24th November. The venue for this match is Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur and the scheduled start time is 11:30 AM IST. Check out the best Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team for today’s JKB vs BK clash.
Match Preview
Biratnagar Kings are off to a good start to their season winning both the matches played. Their recent win came against the Kathmandu Gorkhas by 5 wickets. The Kings bowling first restricted the Gorkhas to 134/6, Marchant de Lange was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/17, Shubham Ranjane, Surya Tamang and Lamichhane picked up one wicket each.
Then the Kings chased down the target in 17.1 overs, George Munsey provided a quickfire start scoring 36 runs in 16 balls and in the middle order, Martin Guptill (25 runs) and Naren Bhatta (24 runs) played handy cameos to close out the game.
Janakpur Bolts lost the only match they played this season which came in the season opener against the Kathmandu Gorkhas by 5 wickets in a pretty one sided contest, where the Bolts scored 130 runs batting and then their opponents chased down the target in 18 overs with five wickets in the tank.
Aasif Sheikh was the best batter for the Bolts scoring 54 runs in 41 balls, while Mayan Yadav scored 34 runs in 29 balls in the death overs. For this fixture from the Bolts side Lalit Rajbhansi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Ani Sah are the top dream11 player picks.
Tribhuvan University Ground Pitch Report
These are the stats of the NPL 2025 matches played at Tribhuvan University Ground
| Pitch Type | Balanced/ Largely favours spinners |
| Matches Played | 08 |
| Batting 1st Won | 03 |
| Batting 2nd Won | 05 |
| Average 1st innings score | 161 |
JKB vs BK Probable Playing XI
Janakpur Bolts Probable Playing XI: Lahiru Milantha (wk), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Sah (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Mayan Yadav, Lahiru Samarakoon, Rupesh Singh, Bikash Aagri, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Biratnagar Kings Probable Playing XI: Lokesh Bam (wk), George Munsey, Martin Guptill, Shubham Ranjane, Basir Ahamad, Narayan Joshi, Pratis GC, Surya Tamang, Marchant de Lange, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Naren Bhatta.
JKB vs BK Dream11 Player Stats
| Player Name | NPL 2025 Stats |
|---|---|
| Lokesh Bam | 86 runs |
| Martin Guptill | 86 runs |
| Aasif Shiekh | 54 runs |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 wickets |
| Shubham Ranjane | 3 wickets |
JKB vs BK Dream11 Team
