Karnali Yaks Cricket Team 2025
Karnali Yaks are a professional franchise T20 team based in Karnali province of Nepal. The Karnali-based outfit is one of the eight teams who will be participating in the first edition of the Nepal Premier League.
Karnali Yaks are owned by Himalayan Builders. Himalayan Builders bought the franchise for NPR 1.11 crore. 28-year-old bowling allrounder Sompal Kami is the marquee player of the team as well as the captain. Kami has represented Nepal in 61 ODIs and 74 T20Is so far.
In ODIs, he has 79 wickets while in T20Is, he has taken 70 wickets. With the bat, he has scored more than 100 runs in international cricket so far. Former Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla is the head coach of the team.
Karnali Yaks will open their campaign in Nepal Premier League 2024 against Janakpur Bolts on December 2. Their final league game is against Sudurpaschim Royals on December 16.
Karnali Yaks Squad:
Sompal Kami (Marquee Player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Shikhar Dhawan, Chadwick Walton, Babar Hayat, Hussain Talat
Karnali Yaks Schedule:
- Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks – December 2, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST
- Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gurkhas – December 4, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
- Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos – December 6, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
- Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings – December 7, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST
- Karnali Yaks vs Pokhara Avengers – December 10, 1:15 pm local/ 1:00 pm IST
- Lumbini Lions vs Karnali Yaks – December 13, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
- Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks – December 16, 9:15 am local/ 9:00 am IST
Karnali Yaks
- Owner : Grihendra Ghimire & Jhanak Dutt
- Captain : Sompal Kami
COMPLETED / Qualifier 2 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
118/9 (20 ov)
119/8 (19 ov)
Janakpur Bolts won by 2 wickets
COMPLETED / Eliminator / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
154/9 (20 ov)
175/6 (20 ov)
Karnali Yaks won by 21 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 28 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
105/4 (15.2 ov)
101/10 (20 ov)
Sudurpaschim Royals won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 22 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
123/7 (20 ov)
128/8 (20 ov)
Karnali Yaks won by 5 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 17 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
106/3 (15 ov)
103/10 (16.3 ov)
Karnali Yaks won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 13 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
133/10 (20 ov)
126/8 (20 ov)
Karnali Yaks won by 7 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 10 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
132/4 (19.5 ov)
130/7 (20 ov)
Karnali Yaks won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 6 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
149/5 (20 ov)
153/7 (19.3 ov)
Kathmandu Gurkhas won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 3 / Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
142/2 (15.1 ov)
141/7 (20 ov)
Janakpur Bolts won by 8 wickets
Karnali Yaks Stats
Most Run Scores
7
Matches
194
Runs
9
Matches
183
Runs
4
Matches
136
Runs
Most Wickets Takers
8
Matches
13
Wickets
9
Matches
10
Wickets
7
Matches
9
Wickets
Karnali Yaks Players
