Last season, both teams failed to reach the playoffs, but this time Kathmandu has included Sunny Patel in the team and there are no changes in Pokhara.
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Pokhara Avengers will field first in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket match on Thursday. Pokhara captain Kushal Bhurtel won the toss and invited Kathmandu Gorkhas to bat at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Stadium in Kirtipur.
This is the last match of Kathmandu's league phase . The team has won 4 out of 6 matches . If they defeat Pokhara, Kathmandu will have a strong chance of finishing in the top 2 and playing Qualifier-1 . Last season, Kathmandu defeated Pokhara by 6 wickets, but both teams failed to reach the playoffs .
Pokhara is under pressure to win this match to reach the top four . Pokhara is on a 2-win and 3-loss record in 5 matches . Pokhara is playing its last match of the league against Chitwan on Saturday . Pokhara had defeated Karnali Yaks by 34 runs in the previous match . Pokhara scored 201 runs in that match . Pokhara became the second team to cross 200 runs in the NPL .
There have been no changes in Pokhara's team from the team that played the last match against Karnali . Sunny Patel has made a place in Kathmandu's team . He will replace Gerhard Erasmus. Namibia captain Erasmus has left for Dubai to play the IL-T20.
