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The APF Club of the Armed Police Force unveiled their newly formed women’s cricket team and a club sponsor that’s likely to change the sponsorship scenario of Nepali cricket. The country’s first private mobile company Ncell signed a sponsorship deal worth Rs 1.4 million per year which will mainly go to the cricket teams.

Lal Bahadur Adhikari produced a memorable batting performance as Region No 4 Bhairahawa defeated hosts Region No 2 Birgunj by 11 runs in the final of the MG Trophy National Twenty20 Tournament at Narayani Cricket Ground. After 10 overs, Bhairahawa were 20 for 7 but batting at No 9, Lal salvaged Bhairahawa’s innings scoring a half-century and took the total to 111 for 8. Birgunj only managed 97 in 19.2 overs.

Region No 5 (Bhairahawa) outplayed defending champions Region No 2 (Birgunj) to lift the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament title at the TU Cricket Ground. Bhairahawa scored 263/8 in allotted 48 overs and bowled out Birgunj for mere 142 in 37.5 overs for a 121-run victory.

Avinash Karn, who achieved the unique feat of taking all the 10 wickets in an innings during a group round match against Region No 6 Baitadi on Monday, bowled another magical spell on Thursday to steer Region No 2 Birgunj to the final of Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament. Karn took six wickets against Region No 3 Kathmandu as Birgunj registered a 37-run victory in the semifinal played at the Pulchowk Cricket Ground and set up a title clash against Region No 4 Bhairahawa. Bhairahawa secured a final berth defeating Region No 7 Janakpur by 89 runs at the TU Cricket Ground.

Region No 7 (Janakpur) stunned heavyweight Region No 1 (Biratnagar) to qualify for the semifinals of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at TU Cricket Ground. Janakpur, playing the first national tournament after being separated as a new development region recently, reached the final four at expense of Biratnagar and Region No 5 (Nepalgunj). Janakpur now meets Region No 4 (Bhairahawa).

Left-arm pacer Avinash Karn became the second Nepali bowler to take all the 10 wickets in an innings as he bowled a magical spell for Region No 2 Birgunj on Monday at the TU Cricket Ground in the league round of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament. Karn claimed all the 10 wickets of Region No 6 Baitadi as Birgunj registered a 135-run victory, which took them into the semifinals of the tournament.

Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) and Region No 3 (Kathmandu) confirmed berths in the semifinals of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament after victories on Sunday. Bhairahawa thrashed Region No 8 (Pokhara) by a huge margin of 174 runs at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur while Kathmandu defeated Region No 7 (Janakpur) by 68 runs at the Pulchowk Ground.

An unbeaten half century from Chandan Jha helped debutants Region No 7 (Janakpur) register a three-wicket victory over Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket League at the TU Cricket Ground. Janakpur met the 237-run target with seven balls to spare as Jha hit 74 runs. Abhishek Sah (12) sealed the win with a four off Sunil Sunar.

Region No 3 (Kathmandu) and Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) registered consecutive wins on the second day of the Wai Wai U-19 National League on Friday. Kathmandu defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by nine wickets at the TU Cricket Ground while Bhairahawa eased past Region No 6 Baitadi by five wickets at the Pulchowk Cricket Ground.

Nepal is ranked the top team in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Non-Test Playing Nations Tournament Ranking published on December 15. Binaya Raj Pandey, the president of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and ACC vice-president, said that a meeting of the ACC Executive Committee in Dhaka on December 12 endorsed the ranking.

Nepal nearly pulled out a shocking result in Asian Games 2010 cricket against Sri Lanka before losing the quarterfinal match by two wickets on Wednesday. Nepal ripped through Sri Lanka’s top and middle order batting making it 42/7 before tailenders saved the gold-medal favorite team from the embarrassment. Nepal had scored 72 in its 20 overs.

Nepal defeated Maldives by 75 runs in the Asian Games cricket on Monday to confirm a berth in quarterfinals. Although Nepal lost to Hong Kong by 30 runs on Sunday, heavy win against Maldives improved the run-rate and regardless of the result of the match between Hong Kong and Maldives, Nepal will finish among top two of the group. If Hong Kong defeat Maldives, Nepal as group runners-up will play Sri Lanka in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The group winner will play Afghanistan. If Maldives defeats Hong Kong, then run-rate will come into play.

Hong Kong defeated Nepal by 30 runs in the Asian Games 2010. Both Nepal and Hong Kong have a game against Maldives and if Hong Kong beats Maldives it will proceed for the quartefinals against Afghanistan. Hong Kong won the toss and scored 115/7 in 20 overs. Nepal was restricted to 85/9 in 20 overs.

The Dashain could not have started better for the cricket lovers. For the eve of it has been good. For the first day of the festival has come after three consecutive victories for Nepali women. That’s a good omen, even if we’re talking about the age group players. It was a delight to keep eyes to the websites that showed scores for the event (No the cricket sites are not too keen on covering women’s cricket live!), as you could see the matches heavily tilted towards our girls.

Paras Khadka won the Player of the Year (Male) award of the nation’s biggest Pulsar Sports Award 2066 for his performance during the World Cricket League Division 5 and ACC Trophy. Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) honored the national cricket captain with the award in a gala function held at Nepal Academy. During the program, woman cricketer Rubina Chhetri was award with the Magical Performance of the Year award and retired curator Komal Pandey with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Cricket has dominated the nominations in the main four categories of the Nepal Sports Journalists Forum’s (NSJF) Pulsar Sports Award 2066. National captain Paras Khadka has been nominated for the Best Player of the Year (Male); Nary Thapa for the Best Player of the Year (Female); spinners Rahul Kumar BK and Nischal Pandey for the Youth Player of the Year and coach Roy Dias for the Coach of the Year Award.

Nepal will participate in both, men and women, Twenty20 cricket event in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, the XVI Asiad, as the teams have been confirmed for the event. There are ten countries participating in the men’s competition and eight in the women’s, according to Asian Cricket Council (ACC).