Monthly Archives: November 2012

Army School, Bhaktapur and Galaxy Public School,Kathmandu secured semifinal berths in the Wai Wai Indo-Nepal U-16 T20 Cricket Tournament on Thursday. Army School thrashed TCA Kerala by 132 runs while Galaxy edged past Tribhuvan Aadarsha School, Pharping by 100 runs to enter into the semifinals. Army school elected to bat and put up 224/4 in 20 overs as man-of-the-match Kiran Shrestha scored 54 runs off 41 balls at the Pulchowk Engineering Ground, Lalitpur. Abishek Poudel (43 runs) and Niroj Shrestha (41 runs) were the other major contributors forArmySchool. In reply, TCA Kerala was all out for 92 runs in 19.2 overs. Mobin Mohan (33 runs) was the highest scorer for the visiting team. Gunjan Yadav took three wickets for Army… Read More

Wai Wai Indo-Nepal U-16 Cricket Tournament is all set to kick off in Kathmandu on November 20. Eight schools of Nepal and four teams from India will participate in the event. The winner of the event, on November 24’s final, will take home a cash prize of Rs. 80,000 while the runners-up get the cheque of Rs. 40,000. BSAM Ground in Bhaktapur will host group stage matches whereas semifinals and final will be held at IOE Ground, Lalitpur, according to hosts Greenland Children’s Academy. According to Binod Raj Rajbhandari, former member of Cricket Association of Nepal, the event wills erve as a talent hunt event. “Cricket cannot develop unless we give attention to the grassroots level,” he said. Participating Indian… Read More

NMB Bank clinched the title of the 14th Soaltee Crowne Plaza Super Sixes, a corporate cricket tournament, on Friday. NMB Bank defeated Century Bank by 19 runs in the final of the six-a-side cricket tournament at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. NMB elected to bat and put up 69/3 in five overs. Rabindra Chand scored unbeaten 36 runs off 14 balls while Mohan KC scored 10 runs off seven balls. Bikash Shrestha and Vishnu Tiwari took a wicket each for Century Bank. Chasing the 70-run target, Century could not play NMB bowling well right from the beginning. Century put together 50/3 in five overs. Sakar Lal Shrestha scored unbeaten 24 runs off 13 balls, while Abhaya Rana scored 12 runs… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) started the first-ever fast bowling camp at the Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur on Friday with the aim of producing fast bowlers for the future. The camp will conclude on Monday. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Development officer and former Sri Lankan fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake is taking charge of the camp as ACC development officer. Coaches Samson Jung Thapa, Manjur Alam Khan and national team captain Paras Khadka and former captain Binod Das will assist Ratnayake in the camp. Altogether 17 fast bowlers, including national team members Chandra Saud and Krishna Karki, national women’s team captain Rubina Chhetri to U-16 bowlers Jagdish Chand and Kali Charan Yadav, are participating in the camp. Others included in the… Read More

Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu announced to host the 14th edition of the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Super Sixes Cricket Tournament, an inter corporate event, from Sunday. Altogether 24 teams of corporate houses are participating in the tournament that concludes on November 9. Soaltee Crowne Plaza organized a press conference on Friday and informed that the tournament will be played on league-cum-knockout format at the Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur. The participating teams are slated in eight different groups, top two teams from which qualify to the pre-quarterfinals.SoalteeCrownePlazahas been organizing the annual event with the theme “All Play No Work”. “This tournament is a great opportunity for us to interact with our business associates and celebrate team spirit with fun,” said Nalin Mandiratta,… Read More