Suggested fantasy XI

Highest expected points from both probable XIs: 11 players, at most 7 from one side, 1–4 wicketkeepers, 3–6 batters, 1–4 all-rounders and 3–6 bowlers

Wicketkeepers · 2

Batters · 3

Bowlers · 6

  • Option 2: Ariful Islam in for Aasif Sheikh (277 expected points, against 279)
  • Option 3: Ariful Islam in for Nandan Yadav (277 expected points, against 279)

Suggestions are statistical estimates from past matches, not guarantees. CricketViz is not affiliated with the Nepal Premier League or any fantasy sports app.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Who to make captain and vice-captain, and why

CaptainD'Arcy Short LLExpected 32 points, so about 65 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 20% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 9 of 57 T20s (0 of 10 in the NPL)
Vice-captainSher Malla LLExpected 28 points, so about 42 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 25% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 2 of 22 T20s (2 of 18 in the NPL)
  • The captain earns double and the vice-captain one and a half times their points, so these two picks swing a fantasy team more than any other. Put your two highest expected scorers there.
  • When expected points are close, prefer the player who tops the scoring more often (the simulated share and the record below), or pick the other one as a differential that fewer teams will have.
  • All-rounders and top-order batters are steadier picks: they can score with the bat, the ball and in the field.
Captaincy options from the suggested XI
PlayerExp. ptsTop scorerTop twoBest CBest VC
D'Arcy Short LLC25 recent T20s3220%32%16%9/574%2/57
Sher Malla LLVC22 recent T20s2812%25%14%3/229%2/22
Ruben Trumpelmann LL25 recent T20s2314%27%14%4/297%2/29
Rohit Paudel LL25 recent T20s2213%26%6%4/684%3/68
Mark Watt KY25 recent T20s2114%21%10%3/290%0/29
Sompal Kami KY25 recent T20s196%15%0%0/549%5/54
  • Exp. pts: from the player's recent T20s (up to 25, shown under the name), newest counting most.
  • Top scorer / top two: how often the player scores the most (or is in the top two) in this XI, over 4,000 simulated matches.
  • Best C / VC: how often the player was the match's top (or second-top) fantasy scorer, across both teams, in their T20s of the last three years; not how many people picked them. How we calculate this

Karnali Yaks predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Sompal KamicaptainBOWL · 25+ T20s1926261932
Mark WattoverseasBOWL · 25+ T20s214-3112059
Nandan YadavBOWL · 25+ T20s182010172412
Pawan SarrafBAT · 22 T20s161315351816
Bipin SharmaBOWL · 13 T20s150421414
Akbar AlioverseasWK · 25+ T20s15-23931138
Deepak DumreBAT · 2 T20s15136
Dipendra RawatBOWL · 2 T20s1468
Yuvraj KhatriBOWL · 5 T20s1226101612
Ariful IslamoverseasBAT · 4 T20s16-2121533
Surya TamangBOWL · 10 T20s1262-62619
Rest of the squad (5)
Unish ThakuriBAT · 5 T20s1312-424140
Shubh KansakarBAT · 14 T20s882452
Gulshan JhaRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Diwan PunRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Sachin SharmaRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—

Lumbini Lions predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Rohit PaudelcaptainBAT · 25+ T20s2222418056
D'Arcy ShortoverseasBAT · 25+ T20s322850242164
Sher MallaBOWL · 22 T20s286444101244
Ruben TrumpelmannoverseasBOWL · 25+ T20s2330259610
Niroshan DickwellaoverseasWK · 25+ T20s193014141628
Sundeep JoraBAT · 25+ T20s154621226
Tilak BhandariBOWL · 9 T20s181246669
Aasif SheikhWK · 25+ T20s171607569
Abhishesh GautamBOWL · 14 T20s1342512214
Dilip NathBAT · 20 T20s1133111117
Kishore MahatoBOWL · 14 T20s14-4571240
Rest of the squad (5)
Dinesh AdhikariBAT · 6 T20s1339-3528
Durgesh GuptaBOWL · 5 T20s1229-4-444
Aakash TripathiBAT · 11 T20s9-307520
Ajay ChauhanRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—
Arniko YadavRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—

Predicted playing 11s are our estimate from each squad: once a side has played this season, its last XI, otherwise the captain first, then recent fantasy points, experience and last season's selections (with at most four overseas players). They change when the teams are announced at the toss.

How the points are counted

Playing in the XI+2
Each run+0.5
Each four / six (bonus on top of the runs)+0.5 / +1
50 / 100 runs (highest milestone only)+4 / +8
Out for a duck−2
Strike rate (5+ balls): under 70 / 130 and over−2 to −6 / +2 to +6
Each wicket (not run outs); bowled or lbw bonus+10; +2
3 / 4 / 5 wickets (bonuses add up)+6 / +8 / +10
Maiden over+4
Economy (1+ over): under 6 / 10 and over+2 to +6 / −2 to −6
Catch; 3+ catches bonus+4; +4 to +8
Stumping / direct-hit run out+6
Other run outs (thrower and catcher not recorded)+3 each
Captain / vice-captain2× / 1.5×

Our summary of a common T20 fantasy scoring system; apps differ, so check the values in the one you use. How we calculate expected points and picks →

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