Cricket
David Warner has returned home after completing a four-match spell with Kathmandu Gorkhas in the 2026 Nepal Premier League. OnlineKhabar reported the departure on Tuesday, November 10, citing a social-media confirmation from Gorkhas manager Deepak KC. The manager thanked the Australian batter for his contribution to the team and to Nepal and wished him a safe journey. The report did not publish an exact departure time, give a reason for the end of the stint or identify a replacement. Those details should therefore not be inferred from the announcement.
Warner scored 127 runs across his four appearances, according to the departure report. Kathmandu won all four matches in which he played, creating a compact unbeaten team record around his time in the side. That sequence began after the Gorkhas had lost their opening league match to Janakpur Bolts. Warner arrived in Kathmandu before the November 2 fixture against Karnali Yaks, with the Kathmandu Post describing him at the time as the biggest overseas name yet to feature in the NPL. His four appearances then came during Kathmandu’s climb into the leading group in the league table.
His clearest contribution came in two consecutive wins during the middle of the run. Against Biratnagar Kings on November 5, Warner made an unbeaten 44 from 24 balls as Kathmandu chased 84 in 9.4 overs for a nine-wicket victory. Two days later, he scored 66 from 50 balls against Lumbini Lions and shared a 104-run opening partnership with Sahil Patel. The Kathmandu Post reported that the innings helped Kathmandu hand the defending champions their first defeat of the season, with Warner receiving the player-of-the-match award in front of a packed TU International Cricket Stadium.
Warner’s final appearance came against Chitwan Rhinos on November 9. He was dismissed early as Kathmandu slipped to 13 for two, but the middle order rebuilt the innings and the Gorkhas defended 180 for an eventual 10-run win. Rashid Khan’s 52 from 30 balls led that recovery. The result was Kathmandu’s fourth consecutive victory and completed the unbeaten team sequence attached to Warner’s short stint. It is important to separate that team record from an individual claim: four wins in his four appearances does not mean Warner alone produced every result.
The official NPL fixture list places Kathmandu’s next league match against Sudurpaschim Royals at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Friday, November 13, beginning at 12:30 pm Nepal time. Their final league-stage fixture is against Pokhara Avengers at 5:00 pm NPT on November 15. Warner’s departure therefore comes before two confirmed matches that can still affect the final top-four order. The available reports do not confirm Kathmandu’s playing eleven, opening combination or overseas selection for either game.
As analysis, the immediate cricket question is how Kathmandu reorganise a top order that recently used Warner alongside Sahil Patel. His 44 not out and 66 supplied both rapid scoring and a long partnership, while the Chitwan win showed the side could recover when the openers failed. That suggests the Gorkhas have more than one route to a competitive total, but it does not establish how they will perform without Warner. Selection, conditions and the opposition remain unknown until the team or match officials confirm them.
For supporters, the verified takeaway is straightforward: Warner’s NPL stint has ended after 127 runs and four Kathmandu victories, and the team next play Sudurpaschim at 12:30 pm NPT on November 13. The departure is a meaningful roster development, not a retirement announcement, injury update or confirmed replacement story. Future coverage should wait for an official squad change or playing-eleven announcement rather than speculate. His four-match spell can be recognised for the unbeaten team run, the Biratnagar chase and the Lumbini half-century while keeping the focus on Kathmandu’s remaining campaign.
Source publication date: 2026-11-10; OnlineKhabar published the departure report during the early afternoon in Nepal. Event or reporting period: 2026-11-10.
Sources:OnlineKhabar English, published November 10, 2026; departure confirmation, four-match total and original featured photograph · The Kathmandu Post, published November 2, 2026 and updated at 10:47 am NPT; Warner’s arrival and Kathmandu’s opening-match context · Nepal Premier League official report, published November 5, 2026; Biratnagar result and Warner’s unbeaten 44 · The Kathmandu Post, published November 8, 2026 and updated at 7:21 am NPT; Lumbini match, 66-run innings and 104-run partnership · The Kathmandu Post, published November 9, 2026 and updated at 9:18 pm NPT; completed Chitwan result and fourth consecutive victory · Nepal Premier League official fixtures, checked November 10, 2026; Kathmandu’s November 13 and November 15 matches
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