Nepal Premier League 2026, Match 1
Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals prediction
Cosmic readingDate number 8 · Saturn | Day · Moon (Chandra)
Picks by CrikTrik. For entertainment only. Not betting advice. No guarantees.
The reading
Season 3 of the Nepal Premier League starts at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, with Lumbini Lions against Sudurpaschim Royals in Match 1. The revised start is 5:00 PM local time, 4:45 PM IST. Some fixture lists still show an earlier 4:15 PM IST start, so check the time on the day.
CrikTrik's call: the toss is too close to call, and the match reading goes to Sudurpaschim Royals.
Monday 26 October gives Saturn and the Moon. The date, 26, reduces to 8, Saturn, and Monday is the Moon's day. For the toss, Rohit Paudel's name reduces to 1, the Sun, and Dipendra Singh Airee's to 7, Ketu. Neither gains or loses anything against the day, so the reading is level and the toss stays 50/50.
For the result, Sudurpaschim Royals in full reduces to 9, Mars, a friend of the Moon, which gives the Royals the only point on the board. Lumbini Lions lose one in full and win one back as LUL, ending level at zero. The other short forms seen for these teams don't change the call.
Every NPL game is played in Kirtipur, so neither side gets a true home crowd. It is the first game of the season, so there is no form to go on yet, only the names. The result will be marked here once the scorecard is in.