NPL: Nepalis win Player of the Match in first 6 games, Sompal's award goes to street animals

Nepali players have been named Player of the Match in all six of the first six games of the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL).

Sher Malla received the award in the first match, Kamal Singh Airee in the second, and Yunish Bikram Singh Thakuri in the third. In the fourth match, national team captain Dipendra Singh Airee was named the best player, Rahul Yadav in the fifth, and Sompal Kami in the sixth.

On Thursday, Karnali Yaks captain Kami scored 62 runs and took 4 wickets against Biratnagar Kings, helping his team to a 4-wicket win.

After the match, he announced that he would give the entire amount he received as the Player of the Match award to Sirjana Thakuri, who looks after street animals. On social media, he wrote that contributing to his team's win meant more to him than personal achievement.