Asian Games in Japan Men's
Finished
Sri Lanka v 
Nepal
Key match-ups
Tue 29 Sep, 00:00 UTC
Sri Lanka
full squad
(14) — XI not yet named
Nepal
full squad
(11) — XI not yet named
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
Not comparable until both XIs are named
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 38 10 RK Paudel · 7 players | 88 16 S Lamichhane · 9 players | 126 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 4 N Dickwella · 4 players | 36 7 N Thushara · 10 players | 45 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Sri Lanka batting v Nepal bowling
9 for Sri Lanka
88 for Nepal
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Fernando RHB | rarely bats here | Gulsan Jha -17% K Bhurtel -18% S Lamichhane -21% DS Airee -21% Sompal Kami -22% RK Paudel 3 not readable | S Lamichhane -10% LN Rajbanshi -16% Kushal Malla -16% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee K Bhurtel 1 not readable |
| C Karunaratne RHB | rarely bats here | S Malla +14% S Lamichhane -12% Kushal Malla -21% LN Rajbanshi -22% RK Paudel Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami | S Lamichhane -18% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee K Bhurtel LN Rajbanshi Kushal Malla 1 not readable |
| G Sanketh LHB | rarely bats here | S Malla 8 not readable | RK Paudel -12% Sompal Kami -13% DS Airee -16% K Bhurtel -17% 5 not readable |
| KNA Bandara RHB | K Bhurtel, RK Paudel -19% Kushal Malla -21% Sompal Kami -21% Gulsan Jha -24% DS Airee -28% LN Rajbanshi 2 not readable | S Lamichhane -11% Kushal Malla -19% LN Rajbanshi -20% RK Paudel S Malla Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami | LN Rajbanshi -12% Kushal Malla -12% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee K Bhurtel S Lamichhane 1 not readable |
| KTH Ratnayake LHB | rarely bats here | Sompal Kami -12% Gulsan Jha -14% S Lamichhane -15% K Bhurtel -17% RK Paudel -26% DS Airee -28% S Malla Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi | RK Paudel -11% Sompal Kami -12% S Lamichhane -13% DS Airee -14% K Bhurtel -15% 4 not readable |
| L Croospulle RHB | S Malla +15% K Bhurtel, RK Paudel +12% Kushal Malla -22% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha DS Airee S Lamichhane LN Rajbanshi | Kushal Malla -16% LN Rajbanshi -17% S Lamichhane -17% RK Paudel S Malla Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami | RK Paudel -13% K Bhurtel -15% Gulsan Jha -15% Sompal Kami DS Airee 4 not readable |
| MADI Hemantha RHB | rarely bats here | Sompal Kami -11% S Malla -12% S Lamichhane -19% Kushal Malla -21% LN Rajbanshi -23% RK Paudel Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee | DS Airee -10% K Bhurtel -15% S Lamichhane LN Rajbanshi Kushal Malla Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel 1 not readable |
| MNK Fernando RHB | S Lamichhane -12% K Bhurtel, RK Paudel Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha DS Airee S Malla 2 not readable | RK Paudel +19% Kushal Malla -15% LN Rajbanshi -16% S Lamichhane -18% Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami S Malla | RK Paudel -10% K Bhurtel -12% Gulsan Jha -13% Sompal Kami DS Airee 4 not readable |
| N Dickwella LHB | Gulsan Jha, K Bhurtel, RK Paudel +14% S Malla +11% LN Rajbanshi Kushal Malla Sompal Kami DS Airee S Lamichhane | S Lamichhane Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha S Malla Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi K Bhurtel RK Paudel DS Airee | rarely bats here |
| N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | LN Rajbanshi -15% Kushal Malla -15% S Lamichhane -19% Sompal Kami -19% Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel -20% DS Airee -21% K Bhurtel -25% 1 not readable |
| SSD Arachchige LHB | Gulsan Jha -12% RK Paudel -16% Sompal Kami -24% DS Airee -25% S Malla Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi 2 not readable | S Lamichhane -11% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi DS Airee RK Paudel S Malla | S Lamichhane -11% Kushal Malla RK Paudel Sompal Kami LN Rajbanshi DS Airee K Bhurtel 2 not readable |
| V Viyaskanth RHB | rarely bats here | Gulsan Jha -12% K Bhurtel -13% DS Airee -16% Kushal Malla -17% Sompal Kami -18% LN Rajbanshi -18% S Lamichhane -19% RK Paudel 1 not readable | Sompal Kami -10% Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel -11% S Lamichhane -12% DS Airee -12% K Bhurtel -17% 3 not readable |
| W Sahan LHB | rarely bats here | RK Paudel -18% DS Airee -21% Sompal Kami S Lamichhane Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel 3 not readable | Kushal Malla RK Paudel Sompal Kami DS Airee LN Rajbanshi K Bhurtel 3 not readable |
Nepal batting v Sri Lanka bowling
38 for Nepal
36 for Sri Lanka
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS Airee RHB | rarely bats here | B Fernando +21% G Sanketh +15% KTH Ratnayake +12% C Karunaratne +10% MADI Hemantha W Sahan SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth L Croospulle, MNK Fernando KNA Bandara N Thushara | C Karunaratne +28% N Thushara +20% G Sanketh +19% SSD Arachchige +17% MADI Hemantha -11% KTH Ratnayake W Sahan B Fernando V Viyaskanth 3 not readable |
| Gulsan Jha LHB | SSD Arachchige -12% N Thushara -13% B Fernando -14% C Karunaratne 8 not readable | W Sahan +15% L Croospulle, MNK Fernando -16% SSD Arachchige -19% KTH Ratnayake MADI Hemantha C Karunaratne V Viyaskanth G Sanketh N Thushara B Fernando 1 not readable | C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh W Sahan KTH Ratnayake MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth B Fernando 4 not readable |
| K Bhurtel RHB | KTH Ratnayake +24% V Viyaskanth -13% C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige B Fernando W Sahan 2 not readable | B Fernando +47% MADI Hemantha +24% V Viyaskanth +20% G Sanketh +18% KNA Bandara +18% C Karunaratne +14% KTH Ratnayake SSD Arachchige N Thushara L Croospulle, MNK Fernando W Sahan | rarely bats here |
| Kushal Malla LHB | N Thushara -11% SSD Arachchige -11% W Sahan B Fernando KTH Ratnayake C Karunaratne V Viyaskanth G Sanketh 4 not readable | B Fernando +22% C Karunaratne G Sanketh W Sahan N Thushara L Croospulle, MNK Fernando MADI Hemantha KTH Ratnayake V Viyaskanth SSD Arachchige KNA Bandara | C Karunaratne +17% MADI Hemantha +13% V Viyaskanth +13% N Thushara +12% G Sanketh +10% B Fernando W Sahan KTH Ratnayake 4 not readable |
| LN Rajbanshi RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | N Thushara -13% V Viyaskanth -13% MADI Hemantha -16% G Sanketh -23% SSD Arachchige C Karunaratne 6 not readable |
| RK Paudel RHB | W Sahan -18% KTH Ratnayake B Fernando SSD Arachchige C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh 5 not readable | MADI Hemantha +18% B Fernando +16% G Sanketh +15% V Viyaskanth +15% KNA Bandara +12% C Karunaratne +10% SSD Arachchige L Croospulle, MNK Fernando KTH Ratnayake N Thushara W Sahan | C Karunaratne +20% SSD Arachchige +15% N Thushara +12% G Sanketh +11% V Viyaskanth -11% MADI Hemantha -14% KTH Ratnayake W Sahan B Fernando 3 not readable |
| S Jora RHB | rarely bats here | MADI Hemantha +26% V Viyaskanth +22% KNA Bandara +20% B Fernando +12% N Thushara -11% KTH Ratnayake SSD Arachchige W Sahan L Croospulle, MNK Fernando G Sanketh C Karunaratne | W Sahan -11% V Viyaskanth -14% MADI Hemantha -17% G Sanketh -17% SSD Arachchige C Karunaratne B Fernando N Thushara KTH Ratnayake 3 not readable |
| S Lamichhane RHB | rarely bats here | KNA Bandara -10% N Thushara -11% G Sanketh MADI Hemantha C Karunaratne KTH Ratnayake SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth MNK Fernando W Sahan 2 not readable | W Sahan -11% N Thushara -14% G Sanketh -15% B Fernando -23% SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth C Karunaratne KTH Ratnayake MADI Hemantha 3 not readable |
| Sompal Kami RHB | B Fernando -12% W Sahan -15% KTH Ratnayake G Sanketh C Karunaratne N Thushara 6 not readable | B Fernando +15% KNA Bandara -12% MNK Fernando -13% N Thushara -13% G Sanketh MADI Hemantha KTH Ratnayake C Karunaratne V Viyaskanth SSD Arachchige W Sahan 1 not readable | C Karunaratne +11% B Fernando -14% V Viyaskanth -16% MADI Hemantha -18% SSD Arachchige N Thushara G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake W Sahan 3 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- Nepal hold 126 — 38 while they bat, 88 from their bowlers.
- Sri Lanka hold 45 — 9 while they bat, 36 from their bowlers.
- These two counts are not comparable yet, because a longer list of names holds more match-ups on size alone. A like-for-like comparison follows once both XIs are in.
Who holds them
- RK Paudel (Nepal) is the best set up with the bat — 10 match-ups in his favour, 3 against.
- DS Airee (Nepal) is the best set up with the bat — 8 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- K Bhurtel (Nepal) is the best set up with the bat — 7 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- V Viyaskanth (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 13 against him, 0 in his favour.
- KNA Bandara (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 11 against him, 0 in his favour.
- KTH Ratnayake (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 11 against him, 0 in his favour.
- S Lamichhane (Nepal) holds the most with the ball — 16 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- DS Airee (Nepal) holds the most with the ball — 11 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- K Bhurtel (Nepal) holds the most with the ball — 11 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
In short
- No call on the head-to-head until Nepal and Sri Lanka name an XI.
- What does hold either way: each side's own shape above, which is about who holds the match-ups rather than how many there are.