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SPR vs BIK Prediction, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

SPR vs BIK NPL Qualifier 1 Prediction. League toppers SPR face BIK in Kirtipur. Pitch favors chase ($155$ avg). BIK (55% chance) is favored due to the explosive form of Faf du Plessis & Sandeep Lamichhane's spin. Winner goes to the Final.

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Sudur Paschim Royals will lock horns with the Biratnagar Kings in the first qualifier of the Nepal Premier League 2025 season at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, on Tuesday, December 9.

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Led by Dipendra Singh Airee, Sudur Paschim Royals topped the points table in the league phase with six wins and a loss in seven games. On the other hand, the Sandeep Lamichhane-led Biratnagar Kings secured the second spot with five wins and two losses in seven games.

SPR vs BIK, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1, Match Details

Match: Sudur Paschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1

Time & Date: 3:45 PM IST, Tuesday, December 9

Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

SPR vs BIK, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 150 in the ongoing season. We can see batters and bowlers getting good assistance on this surface. While batters will come out all guns blazing initially, we can expect bowlers to do well in the middle overs.

SPR vs BIK, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1 Probable XIs

Sudur Paschim Royals

Binod Bhandari (wk), Josh Brown, Ishan Pandey, Puneet Mehra, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Dhruv Parashar, Dipak Bohara, Aarif Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Abinash Bohara, Hikmat Mahara.

Biratnagar Kings

Martin Guptill, Faf du Plessis, Sam Heazlett, Lokesh Bam (wk), Pratis GC, Basir Ahamad, Shankar Rana, Naren Bhatta, Surya Tamang, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Marchant de Lange.

SPR vs BIK, Nepal Premier League 2025, Qualifier 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Biratnagar Kings.

Though the Royals bagged the pole position in the league phase, the Kings are expected to come out on top in this crucial fixture, thanks to their firepower in both batting and bowling departments. We can anticipate the Biratnagar Kings to make it to the grand finale with a comfortable win in this qualifier.

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