Kathmandu, Nov. 21 -- Lumbini Lions, led by Nepal's national team skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, started as the last team to play in the NPL on Thursday, similar to their first campaign. However, the team, who finished at the bottom of the table last season, began their second season with a win. The Lions had only managed one win in the inaugural season-that too against Chitwan Rhinos in their fifth match-but this time they began their campaign with a win in the first game. And it was again the same opponent they had defeated last season.

The Lions defeated the Rhinos by six wickets at the TU International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Having elected to bowl first, Lumbini restricted Chitwan to 142/7 in the first inning, thanks to the knock ...