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Despite a five-wicket defeat against the USA amidst bad behavior of the spectators, Nepal qualified for the final and earned promotion to Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 being a whisker ahead on net run rate. After scoring a lowly 162/9 in 50 overs in a jam-packed TU Cricket Ground, Nepal neither succeeded in defeating the USA nor making them win taking more than 38 overs — a point initially calculated safe for Nepal to reach the finals.

Matthew Kennedy, the ICC Global Development Program Manager, is in Kathmandu for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 5. He joined International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000 and has been serving in the current position since January, 2004. On Thursday, in between his meetings, Kennedy talked with Cricket Nepal about the Program and the tournament. Excerpts:

Nepali cricket umpire Buddhi Pradhan and four others from the ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires’ Panel have been appointed for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers 2010 scheduled for February 9 to 13 in UAE. Aleem Dar, the Umpire of the Year 2009, is the lone appointee from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires who will also be performing mentor’s role to the associate umpires.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided to honor Binaya Raj Pandey, the president of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), with the ACC Lifetime Service Award under the Pepsi ICC Development Programme Awards 2010. With the regional award, ACC has nominated Pandey for the ICC Lifetime Achievement Award which will be announced on February 28 in Dubai from among the regional winners of five ICC Development Regions.

Captain Avinash Karn displayed a sensational bowling performance to help Region No 2 Birgunj lift the Boost U-16 National League Cricket Tournament defeating Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 36 runs at the TU Cricket Ground. Avinash took seven wickets as Birgunj bowled out Bhairahawa for 74 runs in 22.4 overs after scoring 110 in 35.3 overs in the final.

Region No 2 Birgunj practiced for the final with a 35-run win over hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu and remained unbeaten in the robin-league round with five victories. At BSAM, they scored 187/7 and bowled out Kathmandu for 152. Meanwhile, Region No 5 Nepalgunj emerged the winner of the far-west honor battle with a huge 147-run victory over Region No 6 Baitadi at IOE Ground.

Region No 4 Bhairahawa entered the final of the Boost U-16 National League Cricket Tournament defeating hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu in a crucial league match by eight wickets. Nischal Pandey emereged hero of the victory with an all-round performance while in the other dead-match, Region No 5 Nepalgunj defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by three wickets.

Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 3 Kathmandu continued their hopes of qualifying to the final of the Boost U-16 National League Cricket Tournament winning their respective matches. Bhairahawa defeated Region No 5 Nepalgunj by 37 runs at the BSAM Ground and Kathmandu beat Region No 1 Biratnagar by four wickets at the IOE Ground.

The U-21 cricket team sent an alarming bell to the national squad defeating them in a Twenty20 practice match by a wicket at the TU Cricket Ground on Saturday. The U-21 team is training for the 11th South Asian Games while the national team is preparing for the ICC World Cricket League Division 5.

Region No 2 Birgunj continued its unbeaten streak thrashing Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 10 wickets at the BSAM Ground to reach the final of the Boost U-16 National League Cricket Tournament. After bowling out Bhairahawa for 59 runs in 20.2 overs, Birgunj openers needed 13 overs to register their fourth victory in as many matches. In the other match of the day, Region No 6 Baitadi defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by four wickets.

Avinash Karn led Region No 2 Birgunj atop the points table of the Boost U1-6 National League Cricket Tournament helping them to win third matches in a row. Birgunj beat Region No 5 Nepalgunj by four wickets as Avinash rescued his team scoring 50 not out while chasing 195/6 at IOE Ground. In another match of the day at BSAM Ground, Region No 3 Kathmandu defeated Region No 6 Baitadi by six wickets.

Washim Halwai scored a half-century as Region No 5 Nepalgunj stunned hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu by four wickets in the Boost U-16 National League Cricket Tournament at the IOE Ground. Kathmandu won the toss and elected to bat first. They got a good start as Dilman Rokka and Sharad Khadka scored 41 in 8.4 overs. But they suffered due to the lack of big scores from batsmen and a collapse of the tail-end.