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Papua New Guinea shocked the hopes of Nepali cricket defeating the national team by 70 runs in the first league match of the World Cup Qualifying Series Division II tournament at the Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur today.

The scorecard of the match between Nepal and Papua New Guinea played at Kelab Aman today. Nepal lost by 70 runs.

The organizing committee of the World Cup Qualifying Series II has slightly changed the schedule of the tournament.

Nepal suffered yet another defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka Sports Academy as the local team demolished the touring party by eight wickets in today’s last practice match held in Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

Despite a five-wicket haul by allrounder Dhirendra Chand, Nepal suffered its first defeat in the warm-up matches in Sri Lanka as Sri Lankan Board Academy registered an emphatic 85-run win in the practice match held today in Colombo.

Cricket has been dropped from the schedule of next year’s Asian Games in Qatar because none of the region’s leading players would be available.

Shakti Gauchan emerged the hero as Nepali national cricket team defeated Sri Lanka’s Colombo Colts Cricket Club by three wickets in the first of three practice matches today.

Nepali national cricket team embarked ‘a very very important’ tour today with the hopes of securing the last remaining place in the World Cup 2007 qualifiers, the ICC Trophy 2005.

The teams of the nations in the Group A of the World Cup Qualiyfing Series II starting Feb 21 in Malaysia.

Cricket Association of Nepal is organizing an international charity match at the TU Cricket Stadium for the relief fund of Tsunami victims, according to Daily Kantipur.

Region No 1 Biratnagar won the Birendra Memorial National League cricket tournament for the fourth time in four years. Biratnagar achieved that impressive record under captaincy of Dipendra Chaudhary – one of most reliable batsmen of the country.

Binod Das has been appointed captain of the national team for the February’s World Cup Qualifying Series Division II in Malaysia as former captain Raju Khadka failed to make a comeback to the team.

That one defeat against Qatar in the ACC Trophy in June not only overshadowed many other good things about Nepali cricket but also turned down the hopes of all Nepalis into ashes as 2004 became the worst year, both on and off the grounds, since Nepal’s entrance into the international arena.

Not many know his role during the match, but almost invisible Babe Dai was always the man we, the sports journalists, always look for.

What is expected to be the biggest Asian Games ever has just got bigger with the news that cricket will be a medal sport for the first time in the 2006 Asian Games to be held in Doha, Qatar.

National Sports Council (NSC) has handed over the 246-ropanies of land at Mulpani, Kathmandu to the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) for the construction of the Asian Cricket Council’s Central Cricket Academy amidst a ceremony today.

Indian Embassy won the Soaltee Super Sixes corporate cricket tournament for the third time in a row with a four wicket win over Standard Chartered Bank in the TU Cricket Ground.

Paresh Lohani, the opening batsman, will become the fifth player to captain the Nepali senior cricket team when Nepal will play against Hong Kong at the end of this month.

Three Non-Residential-Nepalese, residing in the United States, have extended helping hand for the development of the cricket ground in Kalaiya of Bara district.

There faces were grim because they were axed from the national cricket team after serving it a long time. They were sad because it was unpredicted as they were jewels of the team.

In an expected but unprecedented move, the cricket selection committee has axed two star players – captain Raju Khadka and Mehboob Alam from the team that will travel to Hong Kong for the three-day match later this month.

Soaltee Crown Plaza announced the organization of the sixth Soaltee Crown Plaza Super Sixes 2004 corporate cricket tournament in Kathmandu today.

Sri Lanka, host of next year’s 10th South Asian Federation Games, has proposed cricket and netball be included in the biennial event, an official was quoted as saying by the Associated Press Friday.

India’s BD Mahajan & Sons Pvt Ltd, manufacturer of popular BDM brand of cricket accessories, has signed a one-year contract with Nepali Under-19 cricketer Ratan Rauniyar.

The schedule of World Cup Qualifying Series Division II. Nepal had to win the tournament to keep alive hopes of reaching the 2007 World Cup.