Monthly Archives: November 2010

Good bye, Roy!

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Ujjwal Acharya

In 2001, when Roy Luke Dias arrived in Nepal as the national cricket coach, nobody knew what exactly the tiny Himalayan nation would achieve under him and for how long he would stay. He was the coach of Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup in England, and that fact alone made us proud to have him. I always believed Dias chose to be Nepal´s coach due to an ego. He was fired immediately after the 1999 World Cup for Sri Lanka´s bad performance, and also because Dias, who is a strict disciplinarian, criticized star players for not playing well. He was labeled an incapable coach, and the only way he could prove himself was by shocking them with his… Read More

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Asiad: Nepal made Sri Lanka toil for win

Posted on November 24, 2010 by cricketnepal

Nepal nearly pulled out a shocking result in Asian Games 2010 cricket against Sri Lanka before losing the quarterfinal match by two wickets on Wednesday. Nepal ripped through Sri Lanka’s top and middle order batting making it 42/7 before tailenders saved the gold-medal favorite team from the embarrassment. Nepal had scored 72 in its 20 overs.

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Nepal enters quarterfinals of Asiad

Posted on November 22, 2010 by cricketnepal

Nepal defeated Maldives by 75 runs in the Asian Games cricket on Monday to confirm a berth in quarterfinals. Although Nepal lost to Hong Kong by 30 runs on Sunday, heavy win against Maldives improved the run-rate and regardless of the result of the match between Hong Kong and Maldives, Nepal will finish among top two of the group. If Hong Kong defeat Maldives, Nepal as group runners-up will play Sri Lanka in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The group winner will play Afghanistan. If Maldives defeats Hong Kong, then run-rate will come into play.

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Asiad: Hong Kong beats Nepal

Posted on November 21, 2010 by cricketnepal

Hong Kong defeated Nepal by 30 runs in the Asian Games 2010. Both Nepal and Hong Kong have a game against Maldives and if Hong Kong beats Maldives it will proceed for the quartefinals against Afghanistan. Hong Kong won the toss and scored 115/7 in 20 overs. Nepal was restricted to 85/9 in 20 overs.

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Dismal performance ends Nepali women’s Asiad

Posted on November 16, 2010 by cricketnepal

Nepali women cricket team ended the Asian Games 2010 campaign with dismal performance with just one win in three matches and were unable to reach the semifinals. They lost to Japan twice – once in league and next in quarterfinals and registered a win against Hong Kong.

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Government honors woman cricketers

Posted on November 8, 2010 by cricketnepal

Just before the Tihar festival, the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship winning team received a round of accolades and cash prizes as the government, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and sponsors Wai Wai provided cash rewards to the players. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal awarded the squad with the highest cash prize in the history of Nepali cricket at his official residence at Baluwatar. PM Nepal awarded the 14 players with a cash prize of Rs 100,000 each, while coach Samson Jung Thapa was given Rs 50,000 along with letter of appreciation. Team manager Amrita Paudel received letter of appreciation.

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