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Nepali national cricket team looks to break jinx against the UAE as it takes on the host nation at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Wednesday in the ACC Trophy Elite. Nepal had encountered the UAE six times in the past in the One-Day format of the game and lost all the six matches. The UAE had thrashed Nepal by 94 runs in the group stage of 1998 edition of ACC Trophy held in Kathmandu and beaten by a wicket in the 2000 edition held in the UAE. In the group stage match and the final of 2002 Singapore edition of the tournament, the UAE had defeated Nepal by six wickets on both occasion. Likewise, Nepal had lost to the UAE by… Read More

Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) set up final clash against Armed Police Force (APF) in the Wai Wai Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament. Nepalgunj defeated Region No 6 (Baitadi) by 13 runs in the first semifinal on Tuesday while APF thrashed Region No 3 (Kathmandu) by seven wickets. At the Nagar Bikash Ground in Pokhara, Baitadi elected to field first. Opener Laxmi Chaudhary scored 26 runs off 40 balls to take Nepalgunj to a total of 72/5 in 20 overs. Trishna Singh added 12 runs remaining unbeaten while Mnisha Rawal chipped in with 10 runs. Rekha Rawal took three wickets for Baitadi. Chasing a 73-run target, Baitadi was all out with 59 runs in 18.3 overs. Opener Rekha Rawal (11 runs)… Read More

ACC Trophy Elite scheduled to kick off in the UAE from Wednesday will be a reality check for the Nepali national cricket team overwhelmed by the title win of ICC World Cricket League Division 4 last month in Malaysia. Nepali players and coach have already set a new target of qualifying to the WCL Division 2 and at least earn One-Day status. In this scenario, the ACC Trophy Elite would be an opportunity to prove their claims, as Nepal is to meet higher ranked team like the host UAE, Hong Kong in the group stage and could meet Oman and Afghanistan in the later part of the tournament. “Things are moving well for us and the ACC Trophy would be… Read More

Nepal will take on Sri Lanka in its first match of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup to be held i n Guangzhou, China from October 24 to 31. Nepal will take on Sri Lanka on October 25. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) published the tournament draw on Monday and Nepal is slated on group B of the tournament along with Bangladesh, China and Sri Lanka. Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Thailand are placed in group A. Nepal will face Bangladesh on October 26 and China on October 29.

“Coaching is challenging and I´m here to face it.” Pubudu Dassanayake, the coach of Nepali national cricket team, said this a year ago when he first arrived inKathmanduto take the charge of Nepali team inSeptember 29, 2011. He promised to takeNepalinto the ICC World T20 Qualifiers and to improveNepal’s ICC World Ranking. He has met his goals and still sees more challenges since he is raising his own bar after every success. “I’m happy with the progress we have attained in terms of conditions and resources available. However, I cannot relax until reaching the World Cup Qualifiers or the Division 2,” said Dassanayake, who is busy training national squad for the upcoming ACC Trophy Elite to be held in the… Read More

Region No 3 (Kathmandu) set up semifinal clash against Armed Police Force (APF) while Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) set up another semifinal clash against Region No 6 (Baitadi) in the Wai Wai Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament being held here in Pokahara. APF had already qualified from the group B winning all four matches and Nepalgunj confirmed the runner-up position in the group on Sunday as it defeated Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by 65 runs at the Pokhara Stadium. Nepalgunj put up 114/4 in 20 overs as Geeta Gosai scored 29 runs and Mamta Thapa added 24 runs. Sanju Chaudhary (13 runs) and Nary Thapa (unbeaten 17 runs) were the other major contributors. In reply, Biratnagar was limited to 49/7… Read More

Already qualified for the semifinal, Armed Police Force (APF) maintained its cent percent winning streak and emerged the winning of group B on Saturday with a 64 run thrashing over Region No 7 (Janakpur) in the Wai Wai Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament being held in Pokhara. In course of inflicting second defeat to Janakpur and achieving its fourth straight win, the player of the match declared Sita Rana Magar smashed 49 off 55 for APF that garnered 121\4. Rubina Chhetri was unbeaten for 26 runs and Sarita Magar (16) was the other player to contribute double digit figure for the departmental team which is competing in the women’s national cricket for the first time being organized by Cricket Association… Read More

Armed Police Force (APF) entered into the semifinals of the Wai Wai Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament after pulling consecutive third victory on Friday. APF defeated Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by 45 runs on Friday at the Nagar Bikash Ground, Pokhara. APF elected to bat and put up 90/8 in 20 overs. Though Neera Rajopadhyaya (19 runs off 28 balls) and Sita Rana Magar (15 runs off 25 balls) were the only APF batswomen to score in double-digits, APF reached the modest total of 90 runs as Biratnagar bowled 25 extras. Neha Karki, Rashmi Chaulagain, Sabina Shrestha and Anu Agrawal took two wickets each for Biratnagar. In reply, Biratnagar was bowled out for 45 runs in 15.1 overs. Ambika Buddhathoki… Read More

Armed Police Force (APF) pulled consecutive victory in the Wai Wai Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament as it thrashed Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) by 53 runs at the Pokhara Satadium on Thursday. Meanwhile, Region No 1 (Biratnagar) pulled a thrilling 4-run victory over the host Region No 8 (Pokhara) at the Nagar Bikash Ground, Pokhara. APF elected to bat and put up 91/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Nepalgunj was bowled out at 38 runs in 16.2 overs. Sita Rana Magar (34 runs off 64 balls) and Rubina Chhetri (15 runs off 14 balls) anchored the APF innings. Nepalgunj bowlers gave away 22 runs as extras, including 20 wides. Trishna Singh took two wickets for Nepalgunj. Chasing the modest total,… Read More

Sarita Magar’s magical bowling performance, including a hat-trick, sealed emphatic victory for Armed Police Force (APF) on the opening day of the Wai Wai Women’s T20 National Cricket Tournament on Wednesday in Pokhara while Region No 7 (Janakpur) also registered a win. APF thrashed host Region No 8 (Pokhara) by 10 wickets at the Pokhara Stadium while Janakpur defeated Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by 34 runs at the Nagar Bikash Ground. At the Pokhara Stadium, Region 8 Pokhara elected to bat first but Magar’s magical spell restricted it at 31/9 in 20 overs. Magar took four wickets including a hat-trick. She bowled only two overs, including a maiden over, and giving away only one run. Magar bowled out Priya Gurung… Read More

Bandula Warnapura is Asian Cricket Council’s Development Manager. He assumed the post in July 2008, taking care of development plans in 18 ACC member nations. The first ever captain for Sri Lanka in Tests and ODIs, Bandula has held various administrative jobs in Sri Lankan cricket. He was on a visit to Kathmandu recently. Binod Pandey and Somesh Verma, from NepalCricket caught up with him. Excerpts of the interview: NepalCricket: Last time we interviewed you, almost 3 years ago, you talked about CAN needing to have structural changes. Things are not happening that way, are they? Bandula: I agree. They haven’t developed the way they should have. I want the ground in Mulpani to be ready in six months. We’ve… Read More

Nepali national cricket team has set a new target of earning One-Day status after clinching ICC World Cricket League Division 4 trophy held in Malaysia. Nepal put up an all-round performance and won all the six matches of Division 4 to ensure promotion to Division 3. Cricketers and coach PubuduDassanayake not only applauded each other for the brilliant performances but also revealed their new target on their arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport on Tuesday. “Our World Cup hope is back on track now after the victory in Malaysia. We equally have chance of playing T20 World Cup,” said Captain ParasKhadka. “We have to aim for World Cup Qualifiers now. We should at least earn One-Day status reaching there,” he… Read More

Nepal became the champion of the World Cricket League Division 4, it’s biggest success so far, beating USA in the final by 8 wickets at Kinrara Academy, Malaysia. Nepal displayed a most convincing batting performance to back up the brilliant bowling performance to chase USA’s 145 within 28 overs with 8 wickets intact.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and Wai-Wai, the instant noodle product of CG Foods, inked on the contract paper of sponsoring Nepali U-19 cricket for next five years. CG Foods announced a sponsorship of Rs 21 million for the period amidst a signing ceremony in the capital on Monday. Cricket Association of Nepal President Tanka Aangbuhang and Chaudhary Group’s Managing Director Nirvan Chaudhary signed the MoU on Monday. As per the contract, CAN will invest Rs 1.8 million every year for organizing National U-19 Tournament for boys’ and Rs 900,000 for the girls’ tournament. Likewise, Rs 1.5 million will be spent every year on the regional tournaments, cash prizes as well as on the international participation of U-19 teams. CG… Read More

Anil Mandal scored a century as Nepal continued its dream run with fifth victory in a row in the World Cricket League Division 4 to reach the final and qualify for the Division 3. On rain-affected day, helped by Anil’s 113 Nepal scored 240 in 50 overs and restricted Denmark to 130 for 9 in 31 overs for a 25-run victory on D/L methods.

As Nepali cricket team is to start its Division 4 campaign inMalaysiafrom Monday, Binod Pandey made an email interview with Nepali captain Paras Khadka, who is leading the team inMalaysia. Excerpts: How difficult is it to play world cricket league abroad? World Cricket League is the best opportunity for any team to qualify into the 50-over World Cup. It provides equal opportunity to all. More than difficulty, it becomes pretty hard for teams to maintain that consistency and move up the ladder as only two teams can make it through to the higher level. According to stats, most of the hosts have achieved promotion in World Cricket League. What would you say? Being a host team has its advantages in… Read More

The captains of the 16 Under-19 teams pose with the World Cup trophy, Brisbane, August 6, 2012. Nepal’s Prithu Baskota on front row!

Nepal U-19 cricket team registered three wickets victory over Northern Territory (NT) Academy in the third practice match ahead of the U-19 World Cup inAustraliaon Friday. Winning the toss, NT opted to bat first and scored 195 runs in 50 overs losing nine wickets. Rahul BK grabbed four wickets to restrict NT to the small total. Nepal’s middle order batsman Naresh Budaayer scored unbeaten 93 runs to script the victory for Nepal. Skipper Prithu Baskota scored 23 runs while Hasim Ansari scored 16 runs. In two friendly matches played earlier in Darwin, Nepal U-19 had faced 98 runs defeat at the hands of NT Strike Seniors while it had registered 255 runs victory over Darwin U-17 team. Nepal will play… Read More

Three members of the U19 cricket team scheduled to participate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup received equipment sponsorship from two Indian sports goods and equipment manufacturers — Talwar Sports and Ranger Sports. Talwar Sports sponsored wicketkeeper-batsman Subash Khakurel and batsman Rajesh Pulami Magar, while bowler Ram Naresh Giri got sponsorship from Ranger Sports for two years.

Nepali cricket is always surrounded by problems before participating in International tournaments. Nepal had lots of plans even before participating in ICC U-19 World Cup and World Cricket League Division 4 tournaments, but  lack of training due to rainy field in the mid monsoon season, and national cricket championship not being organized are the main problems this time around. The U-19 players in the close camp were unable to practice due to continuous rain. Pitch at the TU Cricket Ground is under covers, while the rest part of the ground is completely water logged. Nepali team spent most of its time inside the gym. The time ran out fast for the players for the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be… Read More

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Malaysia will host Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 4 from 3 to 10 September 2012. Six teams will compete for the opportunity to finish in the top two of the event and ultimately gain promotion to the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 3 which will be held next year.