PM Cup in numbers

KATHMANDU: The league stage of the PM Cup Men’s National Cricket Tournament concluded on Thursday, setting the stage for an exciting final between Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) this Saturday.

Ten teams participated in the one-day competition, including seven provincial sides (Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim) and three departmental teams (NPC, TAC, and APF Club). The matches were played in the round-robin format, which means each team played the other once.

The top four teams—NPC, TAC, APF Club, and Bagmati Province—have qualified for the upcoming Jay Trophy, a multi-day red-ball tournament.

Matches were held across three grounds in Lumbini Province – ExtraTech Oval (Bhairahawa), Siddhartha Cricket Ground (Bhairahawa) and Lamahi Cricket Ground (Dang).

Here we present key statistics from the tournament:

Highest Run Scorers

• Arjun Kumal (Gandaki) – 374 runs
• Ishan Pandey (Bagmati) – 363 runs
• Trit Raj Das (TAC) – 358 runs

Highest Individual Scores

1. Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpashchim) – 121 (101 balls)* vs Gandaki
2. Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpashchim) – 115 (91 balls) vs Koshi
3. Ishan Pandey (Bagmati) – 114 (127 balls) vs Madhesh

Most Centuries

• Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpashchim) – 2 (vs Gandaki & Koshi)
• Trit Raj Das (TAC) -1 (vs Koshi)
• Arjun Kumal (Gandaki) ) – 1 (vs Madhesh)
• Ishan Pandey (Bagmati) – 1 (vs Madhesh)

Top Wicket-Takers

• Lalit Rajbanshi (NPC) – 40 wickets
• Shahab Alam (TAC) – 28 wickets
• Rijan Dhakal (Bagmati) – 23 wickets

Highest Team Totals

1. NPC – 297/8 vs Bagmati
2. NPC – 288 vs Madhesh
3. Bagmati – 288/8 vs Gandaki

Lowest Team Totals

1. Gandaki – 31 vs Koshi
2. Sudurpashchim – 58 vs Madhesh
3. Karnali – 58 vs Bagmati

Most Sixes

• Dipendra Singh Airee (NPC) – 15
• Kiran Thagunna (Sudurpashchim) – 14
• Lokesh Bam (APF) – 13

Most Dismissals (WK)

• Tek Rawat (Sudurpashchim) – 16 (7 matches)
• Chirag Sah (Karnali) – 13 (8 matches)
• PM Thapa (Lumbini) – 13 (9 matches)

Most Catches (Fielders)

• Prakash Jaishi (Karnali) – 10 (9 matches)
• Surya Tamang (Bagmati) – 9 (9 matches)
• Pawan Sarraf (Madhesh) – 8 (9 matches)