Monthly Archives: October 2017

Rain washes out Nepal vs Hong Kong

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Ujjwal Acharya

  Nepal is relegated to the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 after rain washed out second match between Nepal versus Hong Kong in the sixth round of ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC). Both sides had to share a point each after the match was called off. Nepal now lies sixth on the table with nine points from 12 matches while Hong Kong is 4th on the table with 14 points from a same number of matches. Two points are awarded for winning a match in WCLC. Nepal matches against UAE in the final stage of the championship will only serve as friendly-series with both the teams already relegated to DIvision 2. The top four sides of the championship… Read More

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Hong Kong register win as Nepal batted poorly in WCLC

Posted on October 13, 2017 by cricketnepal

Nepal lost to Hong Kong by 83 runs in the ICC World Cricket League Championship round six match at the Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok. Spinner Ehsan Khan registered his career-best figures of five wickets for 17 runs wrapping up the last five batsmen after pace bowlers Aizaz Khan and Tanwir Afzal dent early blows to the Nepal chase. Aizaz Khan was the enforcer-in-chief claiming important wickets inducing poor shot selections. Skipper Paras Khadka made the top-score for Nepal with 26 runs to his name including three fours, before falling prey to an inswinging delivery. Nepal’s vice-captain Gyanendra Malla had a decent start but failed to capitalize as he was dismissed mistiming an uppish drive on an Aizaz delivery on… Read More

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Hong Kong and Nepal chasing qualification to ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in final matches of Round Six

Posted on October 11, 2017 by icc

The final fixtures of round six in the ICC World Cricket League Championship are about to get underway as Hong Kong host Nepal, with both teams still in contention for a top-four direct qualification spot to the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (CWCQ) next year. The journey to ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 continues as fifth-placed Hong Kong (11 points) face sixth-placed Nepal (8 points) on 13 and 15 October. Ahead of the final round of matches, both teams are chasing the fourth spot, which is currently occupied by Kenya with 12 points. The top four teams from the ICC World Cricket League Championship at the completion of round seven will join Afghanistan, Ireland, the Windies and Zimbabwe in the… Read More

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