JB vs PA Match Prediction : 14th Match, Nepal Premier League, 2025

The Janakpur Bolts and Pokhara Avengers will be searching for their first win of the season as they face off in a bottom-of-the-table clash in the ongoing Nepal Premier League. The match will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur on Thursday.

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Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other in one game, and that was won by Janakpur Bolts.

Janakpur Bolts vs Pokhara Avengers Live-streaming and Broadcast

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JB vs PA Team Previews

Janakpur Bolts

With two losses in as many matches, this is not the start that the defending champions would have hoped for this year. Nevertheless, they have a chance of turning things around in this match.

Janakpur’s batting has been rather ordinary this year. Lahiru Milantha, who was among the leading run-scorers for the previous season, hasn’t been able to make much of an impact. He continues to open the batting alongside Aasif Sheikh and will look to give the team a solid start.

The middle order is made up of Anil Sah, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, and Nicol Loftie-Eaton. While they are all excellent players, they have struggled to perform as a unit. Loftie-Eaton did score 40 runs in the previous match, albeit for a losing cause. Their bowling hasn’t been up to the mark either.

The team tried as many as 7 bowlers in the previous match, but other than Sangeeth Coorey and Rupesh Singh, no one was able to trouble the opposition batsmen. The Bolts need to come up with something special here to turn things around.

Janakpur Bolts Expected Playing 11

Lahiru Milantha (wk), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Sah (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Mayan Yadav, Aaditya Mahata, Rupesh Singh, Sangeeth Cooray, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi

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Pokhara Avengers

The Pokhara Avengers lost as many as 5 of the 7 matches last year and have yet to win this year. They are currently at the bottom of the table with the worst NRR among all teams.\

While Kushal Bhurtel is in red-hot form with the bat and has scored consecutive half-centuries, he hasn’t received much support from the other end. Dinesh Kharel and Adam Rossington haven’t been able to give the team the starts they would have hoped for, and that has added pressure on the already troubled middle order.

That said, James Neesham and Daniel Douthwaite did get off to good starts in the previous match but were unable to take their team to the finish line. The Pokhara Avengers have a strong pace attack led by James Neesham, Daniel Douthwaite, and Aakash Chand.

They have picked up 8 wickets between them. Sagar Dhakal is the team’s specialist spinner, but he hasn’t been up to the mark.

Pokhara Avengers Expected Playing 11

Adam Rossington (WK), Dinesh Kharel, Kushal Bhurtel (C), James Neesham, Daniel Douthwaite, Abhisekh Tiwari, Sagar Dhakal, Aakash Chand, Bipin Khatri, Sumeet Verma, Kiran Thagunna

JB vs PA Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to field first.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch has plenty of rough patches, and batting here won’t be easy. The seamers can expect movement off the seam, and the batsmen need to be careful while facing the new ball. The team batting first will look to score at least 150-160 runs, as the pitch usually gets better to bat on as the match progresses.

The weather will remain pleasant with no chance of rain.

JB vs PA: Who Will Win?

While both teams have struggled and there is no clear favourite to win. Nevertheless, we reckon that the Pokhara Avengers have a slight edge. They have a couple of excellent batsmen in the middle order, and their bowlers have performed better.

Bet on Pokhara Avengers to win.