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- ↑ "Lumbini Province registered victories in the Prime Minister's Cup National Cricket Tournament". myRepublica. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lumbini Province". cricnepal. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ "केपी ओली कपका लागि लुम्बिनी प्रदेशको टिम घोषणा" [Lumbini team announced squad for KP Oli Cup captained by Bipin Khatri]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
