Sompal Kami — the captain carrying Karnali with bat and ball

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Season 3 numbers

Season 3 numbers below cover the league through Match 21 (10 November 2026). Karnali’s last game was Match 19, on 9 November, so these figures are complete for the Yaks.

Match by match

The headline is the all-round match against Biratnagar Kings in Match 6. Karnali bowled first and Biratnagar posted 186 for 7 — Kami took 4 for 33, the best figures of the innings. Then he made 62 not out off 32 balls in the chase, and the Yaks won by four wickets. It is the only fifty of his season, and it won the game both ways.

The wickets have come steadily: 1 for 5 against Janakpur, 4 for 33 against Biratnagar, 2 for 44 against Kathmandu, 2 for 24 against Pokhara, and a wicketless outing against the Royals, 0 for 44. The economy rate of 8.82 is the soft part of the record — he goes for runs when the wickets do not come — but the average of 16.67 says the wickets come cheaply enough. Nine wickets puts him joint-third in the league, behind only Harmeet Singh with 11 and Rijan Dhakal with 10.

The 62 not out that won Match 6

Biratnagar Kings posted 186 for 7 in Match 6, and Karnali’s chase needed someone to take it deep. Kami did it himself: 62 not out off 32 balls, the highest score of the innings, after taking 4 for 33 with the ball. A captain’s match in the truest sense — the wickets first, then the runs, and the Yaks home by four wickets.

It is also the only time this season he has passed fifty, which says something about where Karnali’s batting has been. The side’s top scorer is Ariful Islam with 143, and the captain is fourth on the list with 93. When Kami bats, the order has a finisher; when he does not, the middle order has looked thin. The run-in will need more evenings like Match 6.

Nine wickets, joint-third in the league

Nine wickets from five matches puts Kami joint-third in the season’s wicket race, level with Kamal Singh Airee of Chitwan Rhinos and Rahul Yadav of Janakpur Bolts. Only Harmeet Singh, with 11, and Rijan Dhakal, with 10, have taken more. For a captain who bowls his full quota most games, that is the return the role demands.

The next-best Karnali bowler is Hussain Talat with six, and Mark Watt and Nandan Yadav have five each — so the attack’s shape is clear. Kami takes the new ball, bowls through the middle when the game needs a wicket, and comes back at the death. The 4 for 33 against Biratnagar is his best return; the 0 for 44 against the Royals is the reminder that pace on a flat Kirtipur surface can disappear quickly.

The run-in, through the captain

Karnali sit seventh on four points from five matches, with a net run rate of minus 0.846 — the worst in the league. The full table is on the NPL Points Table, and the remaining fixtures are on the NPL Schedule. Two league games are left: Lumbini Lions on Thursday 12 November and Chitwan Rhinos on Sunday 15 November. Win both and the Yaks reach eight points — enough, probably, unless Biratnagar Kings, who can also reach eight, edge them on net run rate. For Kami personally, the run-in is a chance to add to both columns: the wickets column, where he leads the side, and the runs column, where the 62 not out showed what he can do. Every Karnali result is on the Nepal Premier League hub — follow it all on SialTV.