Category Archives: Youth World Cup

International Cricket Council (ICC) has prohibited selection of two Nepali under-19 players in any national teams as a bowler for the suspect bowling action, a senior cricket official confirmed on Monday. “ICC sent us a correspondence reporting the suspect action of Sagar Khadka and Rahul Biswokarma,” Tanka Paneru, the general secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) informed.

West Indies bowlers dished out hostile bowling reminiscent of their glorious predecessors to hammer Nepal by seven wickets in the Plate Championship final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Bayuemas Oval on Saturday. The pace attack led by man-of-the-match Jason Dawes, who took four wickets, utilized the early freshness of the pitch to bowl Nepal out for mere 74 runs in 25.3 overs in the rain shortened 27-overs match. The Caribbean batsmen then reached the modest target in just 14.2 overs losing three wickets to take the Plate title away from defending champion.

Nepal must beat West Indies, a Test nation it has never played against, to defend the Plate Championship title at the Bayemas Oval on Saturday. West Indies qualified for the Plate final with an easy six-wicket win over Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. PNG were bowled out for 89 runs 36.5 overs and WI reached the target in just 15.3 overs losing four wickets.

Captain Paras Khadka inspired Nepal to a thrilling four-run win over Namibia in the Plate Championship semifinal of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Johor Cricket Academy ground on Tuesday. The lanky all-rounder topscored with 44 after winning the toss to take Nepal to a challenging score of 143/8 in the rain curtailed 34-overs match and then took two wickets apart from affecting a run out with a direct hit to condemn Namibia to a narrow loss.

Nepal takes on Namibia in the semifinal of the Plate Championship of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Johor Cricket Academy Ground on Tuesday in what will be a rematch of their last group game in Penang. Nepal registered a narrow three-run victory while defending 164. It was the first victory for defending Plate champion team. The team carried the winning momentum into the quarterfinal crushing Zimbabwe – a Test playing nation by 99 runs on Sunday.

Nepal put up a clinical bowling performance to thrash Zimbabwe by 99 runs in the plate quarterfinal of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the MPTI ground on Sunday.

After disheartening failure to reach the Super League despite creating opportunities, Nepal now meets Zimbabwe on Sunday in the Plate Quarterfinal. After the conclusion of the first round, all associates and two Test nations – Zimbabwe and West Indies – have failed to reach the Super League and now vie for the Plate Championship to which Nepal is a defending champion.

Finally, Nepal salvaged some pride registering a nervous three-run victory over African qualifier Namibia in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2008 at the Malaysia Sains University Ground on Thursday.

Buddhi Bahadur Pradhan, a Nepali cricket umpire, will stand in the upcoming ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia.

Bangladesh U-19 defeated Nepal U-19 by three wickets in the third and final one-day match for a 2-0 series win at the BKSP Ground in Savor, Bangladesh on Monday.

Nepal Under-19 cricket team suffered a 111-run loss against host Bangladesh U-19 at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, Fatullah on Thursday.

Paras Khadka has retained captaincy of the U-19 national squad as Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2008.

Three Nepali cricketers from the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Plate Championship winning team would receive a 150cc Pulsar Motorcycle for their performance in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Rotary Club of Nagarjun announced here today in a press conference.

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Plate Champion Nepal team returned home today to receive the heroes’ welcome. “It was a fantastic and great tour,” coach Roy Dias said at the Tribhuvan International Airport where his team were received by Sports Minister Radha Krishna Mainali and Cricket Association of Nepal officials. “I am proud of the way we win the plate championship, by beating two Test countries in good matches. I am proud of the boys,” he added.

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Basanta Regmi and Ratan Rauniyar led Nepal to an unbelievable one-wicket victory over Test nation New Zealand in one of the finest run-chases in the U-19 Cricket World Cup to win the Plate Championship at the P Sara Stadium.

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Nepal continued to be a thorn in South African flesh as vice-captain Paras Khadka and left-arm spinner Basanta Regmi bowled Nepal to a sensational two-run victory in the Plate semifinal of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup.

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Heroes are those who perform when required; and young Gyanendra Malla surely was one as he played a match-winning knock of 64 runs after the dependable top order failed against Uganda today in the Plate Championship quarterfinal of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup.

Scorecard of the match between Nepal and Uganda that Nepal won by 60 runs to enter the semifinal of the Plate Championship of the U-19 Cricket World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

By Devendra Subedi, Colombo Nepal finally tasted victory in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Colombo today with a comprehensive 60-run win over Ireland at the Nondescript Cricket Club (NCC) Ground.

Nepal defeated Ireland by 60 runs in the last match of the group match. Sharad Vesawkar was declared man of the match for his unbeaten 82 runs.

BY DEVENDRA SUBEDI, COLOMBO Yashwant Subedi could have become a hero by hitting four runs in the last two balls for a remarkable victory against Zimbabwe today at the Colombo Cricket Club . But that wasn’t to be as Gary Balance coolly bowled a dot ball and then bowled him off the last ball for Zimbabwe’s two-run victory.

In a nail-biting finish, Nepal lost to Zimbabwe by 2 runs ending the chance to proceed to the super-eight round.