Category Archives: Women Cricket

Nepal and Thailand have been pitted in Group A along with Singapore, Qatar, Bhutan and Iran for the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship 2009. The event which serves as qualifying event for the Guangzhou Asian Games 2010 is scheduled for July 3 to 11 in Malaysia.

Nepal is drawn in Group B for the inaugural edition of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship 2008 along with Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, Bhutan and big neighbour China.

The men from Nepalgunj might have proved nothing in the national level, but the women are certainly dominating as they lifted the champion’s trophy of the Wai Wai Women’s National Cricket Tournament remaining undefeated throughout. Region No. 5 Nepalgunj won the women’s national trophy for the second time defeating neighbors Region No. 6 Baitadi by 18 runs in the final at the TU Cricket Ground.

When Nepali girls reached the final of the ACC Women’s Cup last year in Malaysia, the girls of Eastern Nepal thought they missed an opportunity – there were no girls from the region having good grassroots level cricket. Two eastern cricketing centers, Biratnagar and Birgunj, didn’t send teams in the national championship – the selection event for the first ever national women’s team. Not to waste another opportunity, the girls of Biratnagar are learning cricket.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) signed a five-year sponsorship contract for women’s cricket with Wai Wai on Thursday. As the sponsor, CG Foods, the producer of Wai Wai, provides CAN with Rs. 500,000 cash annually for regional and national level tournaments apart from trophies and dresses.

ACC Women’s Cricket Tournament runners-up Nepali women team returned on Thursday to heroes’ welcome at Kathmandu.

Bangladesh proved their superiority over the associates by outplaying Nepal to lift the inaugural ACC Women’s Tournament at the Johar Cricket Academy, Malaysia.

Nepali girls have done the nation proud defeating neighbor China Tuesday to enter the final of the ACC Women’s Cricket Tournament at Johar Bahru, Malaysia.

Nepali girls pulled out an unexpected result beating favorites Hong Kong by seven wickets to reach the semifinal of the ACC Women’s Tournament at Johar Bahru, Malaysia on Sunday.

In one of the most interesting match of the ACC Women’s Tournament at Johar Bahru, Malaysia, Nepal was forced a tie against hosts Malaysia at the PTI Ground. The match, however, will not only be remembered for the gripping climax but also for the poor umpiring.

Nepali girls showed they are not far behind from the male cricketers by beginning the ACC Women’s Tournament with a 55-run victory over Thailand at the IPTI, Johar Bahru, Malaysia on July 12.

On the eve of Nepali women’s first ever international match, Nepal Philatelic Society has issued a special commemorative cover to celebrate the historic participation.

Young Nepali women are heading for Malaysia on Sunday night to participate in the inaugural ACC Women’s Cricket Tournament.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the 18-member women squad for the closed-camp training to prepare for the ACC Women’s Cup.

Women’s cricket has not flourished in Nepal or globally so it hardly draws any attention. But Tuesday is going to be a big day for women’s cricket in Nepal as teams from Baitadi, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa and Kathmandu will play a first-ever national championship. And the girls are up to it. After breaking national records in high-jump and triple-jump, Keshari Chaudhary, a school girl from Nepalgunj, is trying her tryst with cricket.