The opening day of the Wai Wai U-19 National League saw some extraordinary performances as Region No 3 (Kathmandu) and Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) registered big victories.
Subash Khakurel scored 140 as Kathmandu amassed 322/9 in 50 overs to beat Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) by 144 runs at the IOE Ground, Pulchowk. At TU Ground, Bibek Chaudhary took 7 wickets to bowl out Region No 2 (Birgunj) for 61 in 19.1 overs as Bhairahawa win by 60 runs. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Roy Dias.
In 2001, when Roy Luke Dias arrived in Nepal as the national cricket coach, nobody knew what exactly the tiny Himalayan nation would achieve under him and for how long he would stay. He was the coach of Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup in England, and that fact alone made us proud to have him.
I always believed Dias chose to be Nepal´s coach due to an ego. He was fired immediately after the 1999 World Cup for Sri Lanka´s bad performance, and also because Dias, who is a strict disciplinarian, criticized star players for not playing well.
He was labeled an incapable coach, and the only way he could prove himself was by shocking them with his abilities. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Nepali women cricket team ended the Asian Games 2010 campaign with dismal performance with just one win in three matches and were unable to reach the semifinals.
They lost to Japan twice – once in league and next in quarterfinals and registered a win against Hong Kong. Continue reading
Just before the Tihar festival, the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship winning team received a round of accolades and cash prizes as the government, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and sponsors Wai Wai provided cash rewards to the players.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal awarded the squad with the highest cash prize in the history of Nepali cricket at his official residence at Baluwatar. PM Nepal awarded the 14 players with a cash prize of Rs 100,000 each, while coach Samson Jung Thapa was given Rs 50,000 along with letter of appreciation. Team manager Amrita Paudel received letter of appreciation. Continue reading
Nepali girls defended the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship title defeating Bhutan by five wickets at the Indian Association Ground, Singapore.
Bhutan were restricted to 53/6 in rain-reduced 20-over-a-side match. Nepal reached the target in 17.2 overs losing five wickets and Sarita Magar standing firm scoring unbeaten 23. Continue reading
Defending champions Nepal inched closer to the defense of their ACC U-19 Women´s Championship title on Monday defeating UAE by 81 runs in the semifinal hed in Yorker in Singapore.
Nary Thapa once again played a captain´s knock, winning her third player-of-the-match award for her record-breaking innings that helped Nepal reach 156/3 in 25 overs. UAE, who were penalized an over due to slow over rate, could only manage 75/7 in 24 overs. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Defending champions Nepal entered the semifinals of the ACC U-19 Women´s Championship cricket defeating Qatar in the last league match by 49 runs in Singapore.
It was Nepal´s fourth straight victory in as many matches in the tournament. Nepal qualify as the winners of Group A and will play the runners-up of Group B in the semifinal on Monday. Continue reading
Nepal registered third victory in the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship cricket tournament defeating Singapore by 70 runs at Yorker on Thursday.
Winning toss, Nepal elected to bat and scored 159/2 in 25 overs. Hosts Singapore were restricted to 89/9. After the win, Nepal is atop Group A with three wins and only a series of results not in favor can deny Nepal a place in semifinal. Continue reading
Nepali women continued its winning streak as they beat Kuwait by 7 wickets in the second day of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship in Singapore.
At the Indian Association ground, Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat first. They managed 49/9 in 25 overs – a target that Nepali woman national team reached in 8.3 overs losing just three wickets. Yesterday, Nepal had beaten Hong Kong by 79 runs. Continue reading
Nepal began defense of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship in style at Ceylon Sports Club (CSC) in Singapore defeating Hong Kong by 79 runs.
Nary Thapa with player of the match trophy. Photo courtesy: Singapore Cricket
Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field first. Nepal scored 123/6 in 25 overs and bowled out Hong Kong for 44 runs in 16.3 overs. Captain Nary Thapa was named player of the match. Continue reading
If you’ve followed this week’s sports pages and talk shows on TV closely, it would appear as if Nepali cricket is about to change. The scenes are changing and changing fast.
We are about to see the departmental teams (Police Club and Armed Police Force) in cricket. There are now 8 cricketing regions, up from existing 6. Not much needs to be said about the departmental teams and their contribution to Nepali sport. And to everybody’s excitement, APF have announced their intentions for the domestic league by signing the top names in Nepali cricket already. Continue reading
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) dropped vastly experienced Shakti Gauchan and Sanjam Regmi from the 14-member squad to represent Nepal in the 16th Asian Games from November 12-27 in Guangzhou, China.
Shakti, Sanjam and Manjeet Shrestha, who traveled with the team to Italy for the ICC World Cricket League Division IV in August, left space for youngster Prithu Baskota, Binod Bhandari and Naresh Budhayer. Continue reading
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Wednesday decided not to extend the contract of long-term coach Roy Luke Dias when it ends in December.
A CAN board meeting also decided to expand the domestic cricket structure by adding two cricket development regions and departmental teams. Continue reading
Armed Police Force (APF) has formed a cricket team with national cricketers to compete in domestic cricket tournaments.
Those who joined the job at APF are national captain Paras Khadka, former national captain Paresh Lohani, Raju Basnet, Rom Shrestha, Sanjay Kumar Shrestha, Dipendra Chaudhari, Gyanendra Malla, Sharad Vesawkar, Subas Khakurel, Sunam Gautam, Prithu Baskota, Amrit Bhattarai, Ritesh Singh, Basanta Regmi, Sanjam Regmi, Shakti Gauchan and Mehboob Alam. Continue reading
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.
Paras Khadka won Player of the Year Male Award in Pulsar Sports Award.
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Nepal beat Tanzania by 10 wickets to claim third position in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 at Medicina, Italy on Saturday.
Nepal bowled out Tanzania for 73 in 39.3 overs and the openers – Anil Mandal (47 not out) and Mahesh Chhetri (24 not out) raced the team to target in 12.3 overs. Continue reading
Nepal confirmed its place in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 with a thumping victory over Cayman Islands in Medicina, Italy.
Photo by International Cricket Council
In a crucial match important for relegation, Nepal bowled out Cayman Islands for 69 in 39.5 overs — with left-arm spinner Basant Regmi taking four wickets. Nepal”s batting was not on par with bowling but the victory was completed in 17.2 overs at the loss of three wickets. Continue reading
Nepal is playing USA is a rematch of the opening day when no play was possible due to rainfall.
USA won the toss and elected to bat first. Nepal made a change in the team that played Argentina bringing in Binod Das to replace Mehboob Alam. The live score is here.
Mehboob Alam is already a golden record book of Nepali cricket; and the 29-year-old allrounder from Rajbiraj put yet another feather on his cap Wednesday by becoming the first Nepali bowler to claim 100 international one-day wickets.
Mehboob Alam bowls against Argentina. Photo by International Cricket Council
On Wednesday at Navile, Italy, when Argentine batsman Grant Dugmore edged Alam to Mahesh Chhetri, little did he know that he was a milestone wicket for the left-arm bowler. Mehboob went on to pick another wicket in his 63rd international match to take his total wicket tally to 101. Continue reading
