Monthly Archives: December 2013

Singapore registered a surprise 1-wicket victory over Delhi Wanderers on Wednesday in the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, organized to help Nepal’s preparation for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers to be held in New Zealand. Singapore elected to field at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Batting first, Delhi Wanderers put up 293/5 in allotted 45 overs. Delhi was at 73/4 in 15.1 overs but Arjun Gupta and Kshitiz Sharma put up a 217-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Gupta scored 133 runs off 129 balls and Sharma remained unbeaten with 92 off 91. Gupta blasted 12 boundaries and 7 sixes while Sharma hit nine boundaries and 2 sixes. Amjad Mehboob claimed three wickets for Singapore… Read More

Nepal is drawn in Group A alongside UAE, Scotland, Canada and Hong Kong for the the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2014, to be held in New Zealand from 13 January to 1 February 2014. Ten sides will battle out across the North and South Islands of New Zealand for the remaining two places in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, due to be played in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Nepal’s Warm-up and First Round Fixture [table id=18 /] Over three weeks, 150 players from ICC’s top Associate and Affiliate Members will take part in 34 matches – all with free admission for fans. Seeking to join Ireland and Afghanistan, who have already… Read More

Despite brilliant bowling performance of Som Pal Kami and half centuries from Mahesh Chhetri and Gyanendra Malla, Nepal cricket team suffered a 24-run defeat against visiting side Delhi Wanderers on Tuesday in the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, organized to help the preparation of Nepal team for the upcoming ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake made some changes in the team that defeated Air India in the opening match of the tournament and included Naresh Budhayer, Ram Naresh Giri and Amrit Bhattarai in the team giving rest to captain Paras Khadka, Shakti Gauchan and Avinash Karn. Stand-in Captain Gyanendra Malla won the toss and Nepal elected to field. Delhi Wanderers was all out for 235… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced a 15-member Nepali U-19 squad under the captaincy of Bhuwan Karki on Monday for the upcoming ACC U-19 Asia Cup. Nepali U-19 team had finished third in the ACC U-19 Cup Elite held in Malaysia in May 2013 and booked its place for the age group Asia Cup. The ACC U-19 Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from December 28, 2013 to January 4, 2014. Ram Naresh Giri is appointed as the vice-captain of the Nepali U-19 team. Karki and Giri were also the part of Nepali team that played in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2012 held in Australia. Bivatsu Thapa, Yagyaman Kumal and Amit Shrestha also retained their place in… Read More

The government has decided to provide Rs 1 million each to 15 players of the Nepali cricket team that qualified for the ICC World T20. The cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision and congratulated the players and the team for making the country proud. Meanwhile, the government has decided to award Rs 500,000 to coach Pubudu Dassanayake and Rs 350,000 to other four officials of the team. Nepal has qualified to the ICC World T20 to be held in Bangladesh in March 2014 as it defeated Hong Kong by five wickets last Wednesday in the Qualifiers held in UAE. National Sports Council (NSC) had forwarded a proposal to the government on Thursday to provide cash reward to the team… Read More

Former Indian Test cricketer VVS Laxman congratulated Nepal cricket team for qualifying to the ICC World T20 and suggested Nepali sports authorities to provide as much exposure as possible to the players for more success. Laxman, who arrived in Kathmandu Monday afternoon as a special guest of the Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, handed over man-of-the-match award to Nepali pacer Avinash Karn after the inaugural match and shared opinions with Nepali cricket team and fans. “I congratulate Nepali team for qualifying to the World T20. I have been following your recent matches,” said Laxman during the presentation ceremony. “The way Paras (Khadka) got reception during the presentation, I remember India in 1983, when India had won the World Cup,”… Read More

Nepal cricket team started the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament in winning note as it registered comfortable five-wicket win over Indian club, Air India on Monday at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Nepal team, which returned home only on Sunday from the UAE securing berth in the ICC World T20 2014 and finishing third in the Qualifiers, rested Gyanendra Malla, Basanta Regmi, Jitendra Mukhiya, Sharad Vesawkar, Subash Khakurel and Amrit Bhattarai for the inaugural match of the tournament. Wicket-keeper batsman Mahesh Chhetri and spinner Rahul Viswakarma didn’t play single match during the ICC World T20 Qualifiers though they were in the team and coach Pubudu Dassanayake gave them opportunity in the practice tournament. Meanwhile, injury-return Prithu Baskota… Read More

The ESPN Cricinfo, cricket most prestigious website, named Nepal’s captain Paras Khadka amongst the Best XI of the World T20 Cup Qualifiers that concluded on Saturday in the UAE. In the list prepared by Peter Della Penna, Kadka is the one of the only two players to retain place in the list from the last year’s tournament best XI while Paul Stirling of Ireland to be the next. Khadka and spinner Shakti Gauchan were in Della Penna’s list after the 2012 edition of the World T20 Qualifiers. In the recent list prepared by Della Penna, three Netherlands players Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari and Ahsan Malik are included along with Tony Ura (PNG), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Max Sorensen (Ireland), Matt Machan… Read More

The arrival lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport reverberated with chants of “We will hit sixes and fours, we will play the World Cup” as the national cricket team landed in Kathmandu on Sunday evening. The cricket team that qualified for the World T20, the World Cup of short-format cricket, and finished third in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers held in the UAE, received a heroes´ welcome and huge applauds from the hundreds of supporters upon its arrival at 6:05 pm. The fans had reached the airport with national flags in their hands and waited patiently for more than three hours at the airport premises braving the chill to welcome the team home. They held placards and banners with words… Read More