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Hasim Ansari’s century knock guided Central Region for a 98-run victory over Mid-Western Region in the Indian Ambassador’s Cricket Cup T20 Tournament on Monday at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Batting first, Central Region posted huge total of 199 runs off 20 overs with the fall of four wickets and restricted Mid-Western in just 101 runs. With the win, Central Region has boosted its chances to qualify for the final spot. Ansari’s century is the second in the tournament following Subash Khakurel’s century for APF against Central Region. Ansari faced 65 balls to complete his century in the tournament. Ansari banged nine boundaries and four huge sixes for the century knock. Another opener Shiva Tandukar scored 49 runs off 36 balls… Read More

Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) and Western Region started the Indian Ambassador Cricket Cup T20 Tournament in winning notes on Sunday. APF defeated Central Region by 88 runs while Western Region thrashed Eastern Region by 122 runs. A century-knock from Subash Khakurel and a half century from Paresh Lohani guided APF for the total of 199 runs in allotted 20 overs losing only a wicket. Lohani and Khakurel shared a 187-run partnership for the first wicket. Lohani completed his 50 runs in 35 balls while Khakurel was not out on century in just 66 balls. Lohani struck eight boundaries and four huge sixes for his half century while Khakurel hit nine boundaries and four sixes. Mehboob Alam was not out… Read More

Nepal suffered second consecutive defeat in their Mumbai tour on Sunday as Bhiwanadi Taluka Cricket Association pulled a 35-run victory over touring team in a T20 match. The home team won the toss and elected to bat first. Parag Pagedar scored 42 runs off 28 balls to guide Bhiwanadi to a total of 161 runs losing five wickets. Krishna Karki and Sanjam Regmi took two wickets each while Nepali captain Paras Khadka claimed a wicket. Shekhar Darli (36 runs) and Nikhil Shetty (35 runs) were the other major contributors for Bhiwanadi Taluka. In reply, Nepal was all out for 126 runs in 18.4 overs. Prithu Baskota, who took four caches in the match, was the top-scorer in Nepali side. Baskota… Read More

Nepal’s winning run during their Mumbai tour came to a halt on Saturday as they lost their eighth friendly match to Payyade Sports Club by six wickets. Winning the toss, Nepal opted to bat first and scored 137 runs losing nine wickets in allotted 20 overs. Anil Mandal was the highest scorer with 39 runs off 31 balls with three boundaries and two sixes. Paresh Lohani scored 25 runs off 21 balls while Sharad Vesawakar scored 21 runs off 28 balls. Vishal Dabholkar grabbed four wickets while Saurabh Netravalkar took two wickets. Payyade Sports Club successfully chased the target in 17.2 for the loss of four wickets. Pankaj Jaishwal was not out on 60 runs off 47 balls with five… Read More

Nepal registered a three-wicket victory over ELF Dilip Venserkar Academy in a T20 match on Friday on their Mumbai tour. Nepali team is in Mumbai in order to practice for the upcoming ICC World T20 World Cup Qualifiers to be held in the UAE on March. Winning the toss ELF Dilip Venserkar Academy elected to bat first and scored 154 runs for the loss of six wickets. Amrit Bhattarai and Basanta Regmi grabbed two wickets each while Krishna Karki and Mhboob Alam shared a wicket each. Nikhil Khare scored 43 runs while Sarfaraz Khan scored 40 runs for the home team. Nepali team successfully chased the target in 20 overs losing seven wickets. Mehboob Alam was not out on 58 runs… Read More

A century knock from Anil Mandal helped Nepal to register 31 runs victory over Islam Gymkhana in a T20 match, the fifth friendly in Mumbai tour, on Wednesday. Nepali team is in Mumbai as the preparation for the upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers to be held in UAE on March. Losing the toss Nepali team was invited to bat first and scored 206 runs for the loss of four wickets. Nepal did not start well as their opener Subash Khakurel and Pradeep Airee were out on seven and 12 runs respectively. Paras Khadka and Anil Mandal shared a-47 runs partnership for the third wicket. Khadka was back to the pavilion with 19 runs. Mandal was on the crease and shared… Read More

Nepali national cricket team continued its winning streak in their Mumbai tour with a five-wicket victory over Nerul Gymkhana on Tuesday for their fourth consecutive friendly win. Nepali national cricket team is in Mumbai as a part of their preparations for the upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers to be held in the UAE in March. Winning the toss, Nerul Gymkhana opted to bat first and scored 117 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Opener Manish Rao scored 35 runs off 35 balls while wicketkeeper Vishal Chitrakar scored 20 off 31 balls. Pace bowlers Chandra Saud and Krishna Karki grabbed two wickets each while spinners Basanta Regmi and Sanjam Regmi shared a wicket each. In chasing the… Read More

Nepal registered 32 runs victory over Nerul Gymkhana on Monday in their third friendly match in India. Nepal’s national cricket squad is in Mumbai tour for training and to play eight practice matches as a preparation for the upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers to be held in the UAE in March. Winning the toss, Nerul Gymkhana invited Nepal to bat first. Nepal scored 185 runs for the loss of nine wickets in allocated 40 overs. Gyanendra Malla scored 40 runs off 73 balls with two boundaries. Basanta Rregmi was unbeaten on 37 off just 30 balls with two boundaries and as many sixes. Skipper Paras Khadka and Prithu Baskota scored 26 runs each. In chasing the total of 186 runs,… Read More

Nepal fixed their semifinal clash with 2010 finalists Bhutan in the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship Cricket Tournament on Monday. Nepal defeated Thailand by four wickets in their last league match to top Group A. Nepal had earlier defeated Thailand by 83 runs during the first edition of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship at Chiang Mai, Thailand. On Monday, Thailand batting first after winning the toss scored 86 runs for the loss of four wickets in 25 overs. Sirintra Saengsakaorat was unbeaten on 34 runs off 60 balls with a boundary. Chanida Sutthiruang scored 26 off 44 balls while Sureeporn Laomi scored 11 runs. Nepal’s skipper Rubina Chhetri, Santoshi Chaudhary and Sangeeta Gauchan grabbed a wicket each. In chasing the moderate… Read More

Nepal entered into the semifinals of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship Cricket Tournament as they pulled off third consecutive victory in the group round on Sunday defeating UAE by 68 runs. Nepallead Group A with six points from three matches whileThailandhave four points from two matches andChinahave two points from three matches.Malaysiaand the UAE have no points in their kitty. Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first at the KOC Unity Ground,Kuwait.Nepalput up 158/8 in 25 overs and later restricted the UAE at 90/9 in 25 overs. The score against the UAE isNepal’s second best score batting first, and it was the second win over the UAE in the all three editions of the championship.Nepalhad scored 159 runs… Read More

Nepal maintained their winning streak and thrashed Malaysia by 97 runs on Saturday in their second match of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship being held in Kuwait. Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first. Opener Shilu Rijal scored 35 runs and Mamta Chaudhary remained unbeaten with 23 runs as Nepal scored 136 runs for five wickets in 25 overs. Indu Verma contributed 17 runs for Nepali team while Sonu Khadka remained unbeaten for 9 runs. Anuradha Chaudhary contributed five runs and Captain Rubina Chhetri scored just three runs. Kabita Gautam, who had scored 25 runs against China on Friday, scored just 2 runs against Malaysia on Saturday. Syazwani and Nadhirah took two wickets each forMalaysia. In reply, Malaysia… Read More

KATHMANDU, Feb 4 Nepalwon the second T20 match in their Mumbai Tour on Saturday as they defeated Nrilon Sports Club by five wickets. According to cricket umpire Raman Siwakoti, who is following Nepali team in Mumbai, Nirlon Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.Nepalrestricted them at 124/9 in 20 overs as Chandra Saud took four wickets. Amrit Bhattarai and Shakti Gauchan claimed two wickets each. Mohit Parwal was the highest scorer for Nirlon as he scored 53 runs. In reply, Nepali Captain Paras Khadka scored 57 runs and Sharad Vesawkar remained unbeaten for 49 runs to guideNepalto 128/5 in 19 overs. Paresh Lohani scored 12 runs. Prithu Baskota remained not out for six runs while Pradeep Airee… Read More

Nepali National Cricket team defeated Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) by seven wickets on Friday in its first T20 practice match in its Mumbai-tour. Nepali team led by Coach Pubudu Dassanayake and captain Paras Khadka is touring Mumbai for practice matches asNepalis preparing for the ICC World T20 Qualifiers to be held in the UAE on March. According to Nepali umpire Raman Siwakoti, who is also in the tour, Nepali team won the toss and elected to field first and the decision proved to be a right one. JNPT was all out for 53 runs in 16 overs. Basant Regmi and Sanjam Regmi took three wickets each while Amrit Bhattarai took two wickets. Chandra Saud and Mehboob Alam took a… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) board has appointed Keshav Ghimire and Binod Kumar Mainali as vice presidents. Mainali was elected as board member by CAN’s electoral general assembly in Chitwan on 18th of December, 2011. CAN President Tanka Aangbuhang had appointed Ghimire as board member on 6th January. Likewise, Thakur Prasad Pahadi and former national team captain Uttam Kumar Karmacharya are the new secretaries of CAN, following the board meeting. Karmacharya is an elected member of the CAN executive committee. Pahadi is nominated member. Meanwhile, the board meeting also appointed other eight people as member of the CAN executive committee. The nominated are Sanjeeb Pandey (Eastern Region), Ram Chandra Sharma (Central), Deepak Koirala (Western), Purna Lama (Mid-Western) and Bipat Ram… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) scheduled a tour to India for the national squad later this month as a preparation for the ICC World T20 Global Qualifiers. CAN, instead of four two-day cricket matches as proposed by coach Pubudu Dassanayake, opted for a trip to India during which the national squad will undergo training and play practice matches.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Sunday announced 18-member preliminary squad for the closed-camp training to prepare for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament. The players were selected by the selection committee headed by Bijaya Kumar Sharma analyzing their performance during the National U-19 Woman Cricket Tournament held in Kathmandu.

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the fixture for inaugural Women’s Under-19 National Cricket Tournament beginning December 28. All eight cricket development regions will participate in the league-cum-knockout tournament to be hosted by Kathmandu. The top two teams from two groups will meet in the semifinals and the final will be played on January 1, 2012 at the TU Cricket Ground.

Not much is expected from Nepali team after ACC T20 Cup. Team’s batting was always a weak link, now bad bowling and fielding have put a question mark over Nepal’s T20 playing style. Many have started saying selection for T20 World Cup is daydream for Nepal. Coach Pubudu Dassanayake has confidence that Nepal could qualify for the T20 World Cup, if everything goes according to the plan. “Despite criticism of our performance at ACC T20, I don’t think we played all that bad,” he said. “If you look at the average score at the TU Ground, we were not far behind.” After reaching the semi-finals of ACC T20 Cup, Nepal qualified for the T20 World Cup qualifiers, that will be… Read More

Nepal’s cricket teams will compete in at least 8 cricket tournaments in 2012. No Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments will be hosted by Nepal.

Newly elected president of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Tanka Aangbuhang, said that a committee will be formed for amending the CAN statute soon after the executive committee gets its full size. The general assembly of CAN that concluded in Chitwan on Sunday elected a 17-member executive committee and 14 others are set to be nominated either by the president or by the executive committee.

Maoist leader Tanka Angbuhang is elected as the president of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) unopposed in the first ever election in CAN’s 64-year long history. All other members of the 17-member committee were also elected unopposed in the first-ever election of CAN in its six-decade history.

With a couple of days remaining to the first-ever election in the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the cricketing community gets busy and divided. National Sports Council (NSC) had dissolved the CAN led by Binay Raj Pandey on October 26 and installed UCPN (Maoist) central committee member Tanka Aangbuhang as new chief with a mandate to formulate its statute and hold election within the 60 days.