Kathmandu, Nov. 9 -- The race for the top four is getting interesting in the third season of the Nepal Premier League. With playoff spots up for grabs and minimal margin for error, the Post looks at where every team stands in the battle for qualification.

Lumbini Lions

The Lions, the defending champions, suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday, losing by 30 runs against Kathmandu Gorkhas. But the Lions are still at the top of the points table-with three wins and a cancelled match-with seven points.

Lumbini have only two more matches remaining and the Lions want to win them both. "We are still at the top four and we can still finish as the top two by winning the remaining games," Rohit Kumar Paudel, Lumbini's skipper told ...