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Nepal Beat Ireland

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Nepal finally tasted victory in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Colombo today with a comprehensive 60-run win over Ireland at the Nondescript Cricket Club (NCC) Ground.

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Heartbreak in Colombo

BY DEVENDRA SUBEDI, COLOMBO Yashwant Subedi could have become a hero by hitting four runs in the last two balls for a remarkable victory against Zimbabwe today at the Colombo Cricket Club . But that wasn’t to be as Gary Balance coolly bowled a dot ball and then bowled him off the last ball for Zimbabwe’s two-run victory.

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U-19 WC: Nepal v Zimbabwe Scorecard

In a nail-biting finish, Nepal lost to Zimbabwe by 2 runs ending the chance to proceed to the super-eight round.

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Nepal Goes Down to England

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Slow bowlers reigned as England defeated spirited Nepal by 77 runs in the U-19 Cricket World Cup today at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

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Binod Das Hopes for the Best

By Prem Dhakal “Looking at the quality of the team (Nepali U-19 cricket team), their recent performance and the way they have gelled together, the boys can make it to the super eight.”

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Sharad Guides Nepal to Victory

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Sharad Vesawkar made his second successive half-century against Scotland as Nepal comfortably chased the target of 190 to secure a convincing six-wicket win today in its last official practice match for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup here in Colombo.

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Nepal Defeats Namibia in Practice

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Nepal’s suspicious batting order put up a dazzling show to crush the African qualifier to the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, Namibia, by seven wickets in the first of the two official practice matches today at the BRC Club Ground.

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Nepal v Namibia in IntCon Playoff

Nepal will travel to Namibia for a play-off match that will decide the eighth country to play in the revamped InterContinental Cup 2006, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. The date of the match is yet to be confirmed.

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ICC Supremos Praise Nepal’s Success

Ehsan Mani, the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and CEO Malcolm Speed praised Nepal’s performance in the age-group level and hoped that the country would translate the success in the senior level as well.

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ICC Dev Comm Members in Kathmandu

President of International Cricket Council (ICC) arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday while CEO Malcolm Speed and other members of the ICC Development Committee arrived on Wednesday for the committee’s meeting to be held on Nov 24 and Nov 15.

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Youth World Cup Groups/Schedule

Nepal filled the last remaining spot in the Youth World Cup 2006 by winning the ACC U-19 Cup. Nepal join England, Zimbabwe and Ireland in Group D and will play the first match agaisnt England, who coincidently, has played against Nepal in every of last four Youth World Cup, on February 6. Here is the groups, provisional schedule, Nepal’s record in Youth World Cups and more.

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Celebrating the Victory!

Kaniska receives winners’ trophy from ACC CEO Ashraful Haq. More photos from the final.

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Semifinal: Nepal v Kuwait Scorecard

Nepal entered the final of the ACC U-19 Cup to set date, for the third time in row, against Malaysia by defeating Kuwait by 9 wickets. The scorecard:

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Nepal Into Semi With 100-run Win

Nepal entered the semifinals of the ACC U-19 Cup cricket tournament with an impressive 100-run victory over Singapore at the TU Cricket Ground today.

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Nepal v Singapore Scorecard

Nepal entered the semifinal defeating Singapore by 100 runs at the TU Cricket Ground. The scorecard:

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Malaysia, Qatar & Kuwait Enter Semi

Nepal, Malaysia, Qatar and Kuwait, all the seeded nations and the group winners in the league round entered the semifinal of the ACC U-19 Cup. The four were also the semifinalists in the last ACC U-19 Cup in Karachi, Pakistan. In semifinal, Nepal will play Kuwait at TU Ground while Qatar and Malaysia lock horns at Tundikhel.

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UAE, Singapore & Hong Kong into QF

UAE made an easy work upon Afghanistan; Singapore defeated Oman and Hong Kong thrashed Saudi Arabia in the do-or-die matches to enter the quarterfinals of the ACC U-19 Cup.

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Bahrain into QF; Thai Stun Qatar

Bahrain confirmed a place in last eight while Malaysia and Kuwait topped the groups with third wins. Qatar was stunned by Thailand on the fifth day of the ACC U-19 Cup.

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Deaf Team Leaves for Lucknow

The national cricket team of deafs today left for Lucknow, India to participate in the Second Cricket World Cup for Deaf scheduled to begin on Nov 17.

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Happy Officials Debate Nationality

By Purushottam Kattel As we are midway through the ACC U-19 Cup cricket tournament, coaches and officials from different participating countries are delighted with the way the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has been organizing the tournament till date and are spellbound by the ‘wonderful’ cricketing weather as well as grounds and pitches.

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Malaysia, Kuwait join Nepal, Qatar in QF

Kuwait and Malaysia confirmed their places in the quarterfinals from Saturday’s results despite not playing any match on the day. With them, four teams have already qualified for the last eight- the other two teams being Nepal and Qatar.

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Second Win for Qatar, Kuwait; S Arabia win

Qatar & Kuwait recorded their second win in the tournament almost ensuring their entry to the knock-out stage of the ACC U-19 Cup. Qatar thrashed Oman while Kuwait proved win against Afghanistan wasn’t a fluke with win over UAE. Saudi Arabia overcame Maldives challenge.

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Nepal, Malaysia, UAE & Oman Win

Nepal, UAE and Malaysia registered easy victory while Thailand fell four runs short against Oman’s total on the second day of the ACC U-19 Cup.

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Nepal vs Brunei: Scorecard

Nepal defeated Brunei by 10 wickets today to enter quarterfinal of the ACC U-19 Cup. Amrit Bhattarai and Ratan Rauniyar receives man of the match.

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Nepal, Qatar, Malaysia & Kuwait Win

Nepal, Qatar, Malaysia and Kuwait each registered a huge win on the first day of the ACC U-19 Cup.

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