Viratnagar Kings opener Lokesh Bam became the first player to score two half-centuries in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), reaching his latest milestone against Janakpur Bolts on Tuesday at the International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. The 26-year-old brought up his fifty from 39 balls, hitting three sixes and three fours on the way to the landmark.
Bam sets the pace in the third NPL edition
Bam’s fifty against Janakpur made him the first player in this edition of the tournament to record two half-centuries. He had already produced a larger innings earlier in the competition, scoring 87 runs off 52 balls against Karnali Yaks. The two performances put him at the front of the tournament’s list of players with multiple fifties.
His latest milestone came at a brisk rate. At the point he reached fifty, Bam had faced 39 deliveries and struck six boundaries in total: three sixes and three fours. Those shots accounted for 30 runs, with the rest of his score coming through other scoring plays. The innings added another half-century to his tally after his 87-run effort against Karnali.
The distinction is specific to the third edition of the NPL: Bam is the first player to reach two fifties in this season’s competition. His achievement reflects consistency across separate matches, rather than a single high score. The earlier 87 against Karnali and the 39-ball fifty against Janakpur are the two half-centuries identified in the tournament record provided for the milestone.
From an 87 against Karnali to a fifty against Janakpur
Bam’s 87 off 52 balls against Karnali Yaks remains the standout score among the two innings described. His performance against Janakpur added a second half-century, giving Viratnagar Kings another contribution from their opener and establishing the tournament benchmark for multiple fifties in the third edition.
The figures also show two different milestones within the same competition: an 87-run innings against Karnali and a fifty reached in 39 balls against Janakpur. In the latter innings, the three sixes and three fours demonstrated his ability to score boundaries, while the 39-ball mark records how quickly he reached the half-century. No match result or final individual score is included in the available information, so the milestone is limited to the fifty he completed during the innings.
Bam’s achievement gives the third NPL edition its first player with two half-centuries. His two scores, made for Viratnagar Kings against Karnali Yaks and Janakpur Bolts, establish him as the first batter to reach that mark in the tournament this season.
