Nepal registered a thumping victory of eight wickets over Argentina in the ongoing Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 at Navile, Italy on Wednesday.
Photo by International Cricket Council.
With Anil Mandal (60), Paras Khadka (53 not out), Pradeep Airee (38 not out) and Mahesh Chhetri (36) all contributed for Nepal´s victory that was registered with 104 balls remaining. Continue reading
Nepal´s experiments with new opening pair ended in a nine-run defeat against Tanzania in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 at Centro Sportivo Ca´Nova, Medicina, Italy on Tuesday.
After a long gap, Mehboob Alam was asked to open with Anil Mandal and the pair were out without scoring as Nepal were bundled out for 108 in 44.1 overs chasing 117 for victory. Continue reading
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has published the fixtures for cricket competition in the 16th Asian Games 2010.
Nepal will compete against Hong Kong and Maldives in Group D for qualification to play against seeded teams in men’s competition. Malaysia, Singapore and China are in Group C and the top two teams from each group will join Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the knock-out competition. Continue reading
Nepal registered a five-wicket victory over hosts Italy in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 cricket, but the win brought more concerns than celebrations.
After asking Italy to bat first, Nepal bowled it out for lowly 71 in 33.1 overs. Nepal’s chase was however not on the par with the bowling as it lost five wickets while reaching the target in 25 overs. Continue reading
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). Continue reading
Rain played spoilsport as the inaugural match between Nepal and USA in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 in Italy was called off after 14 overs on Saturday.
Paras Khadka pulls against USA in the World Cricket League Division 4 match. Photo by International Cricket Council.
Nepal was 51/2 with in-form Anil Mandal on 30 and captain Paras Khadka on 10 when the match was halted by rainfall and finally called off for the day without a result. The teams will play a fresh rematch on Monday. Continue reading
Nepal warmed up for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 in Italy by winning both of its practice matches convincingly.
Nepal defeated Cayman Islands, a participating nation in the event, by seven wickets in a warm up matches on August 12. Two days ago, Nepal had defeated overpowered local Bologna Cricket Club by 288 runs. Continue reading
Nepali cricket team, which often faced fitness problems during previous tournaments, is in fine fettle with the Pepsi World Cricket League Division 4 just round the corner.
Earlier, players had to undertake month-long closed-camp training and they were unable to remain fit, but the long spell of training this time around has kept them at top form. Continue reading
Manjit Shrestha has made a comeback in the final 14-member national squad announced for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division-4 to be held in Italy.
All-rounder Shrestha has been included in the national squad for the first time since 2005. He had participated in the ACC Three-day League Cricket in Hong Kong in 2005. Despite being named in the ACC Trophy in Malaysia in 2006, he was ruled out from the tour owing to injuries in his finger. Continue reading
Teams from five continents prepare to meet in Italy next month as the truly global nature of international cricket is illustrated once again with the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 (WCL Div. 4).
Teams from Nepal, USA, Italy, Cayman Islands, Argentina and Tanzania will converge on Bologna to compete in the fourth step of the World Cricket League as they push ultimately towards inclusion in the next ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (CWCQ) which is scheduled for 2013. Continue reading
Pawan Ghimire, a major in the Nepalese army, only became aware of the difficulties faced by blind people after he lost his own sight in an ambush by Maoist rebels during the country’s civil war.
Ten years later, he is waging a campaign to revolutionise perceptions of disability in this deeply traditional Hindu country and has organised a series of cricket tournaments for blind players — including women. Continue reading
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted the conditional ban on the TU Ground to host international matches after an inspection.
ICC chief Executive, in his letter to Binaya Raj Pandey, the president of Cricket Association of Nepal, said: “I am pleased to confirm that international matches can continue to be staged at the ground with immediate effect.” Continue reading
Region No 3 Kathmandu, riding on the all round performance of skipper Paras Khadka, won the title of Pepsi One Day National Cricket Tournament. The victory completed a hat-trick of Kathmandu on winning the title of the national tournament.
Kathmandu team after victory. Photo: Republica
Defending champions Kathmandu defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by six wickets in the final match played at the TU Cricket Ground. Continue reading
Region No 1 Biratnagar set up a final clash with Region No 3 Kathmandu in the Pepsi One Day National Cricket Tournament.
Biratnagar defeated Region No 6 Baitadi by 29 runs on Friday at the Pulchowk Cricket Grounds. Kathmandu defeated Region No 4 Bhairahawa by five wickets at the TU Ground. Continue reading
Region No 6 Baitadi defeated Region No 3 Kathmandu by five wickets during the Pepsi One Day National Cricket Tournament to book their first semifinal berth in any national level tournament.
After Baitadi beat Kathmandu in the group A match, Region No 2 Birgunj got out of the tournament as they remained at the bottom of the group because of net run rate. Continue reading
Region No 1 Biratnagar and Region No 2 Birgunj won their respective matches in the ongoing Pepsi One Day National Cricket Tournament. Both had lost their matches on Tuesday and their hopes of reaching the semifinals are alive after Wednesday´s victories.
Birgunj defeated Region No 6 Baitadi at the IOE Ground in a Group A match. Biratnagar defeated Region No 5 Nepalgunj by four wickets at the TU Ground in a Group B match. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 3 Kathmandu won their respective matches on the opening day of the Pepsi One Day National League Cricket Tournament at the TU Ground.
In Group A match, Kathmandu defeated Region No 2 Birgunj by 66 runs while Bhairahawa outplayed Region No 1 Biratnagar by 8 wickets in Group B. Continue reading
Region No 1 Biratnagar celebrates winning the Pepsi Twenty20 National League. Photo: Republica
Region No 1 Biratnagar won the title of the Pepsi T20 Men´s National League Cricket Tournament. Biratnagar defeated Region No 4 Bhairahawa by eight runs in the final match played at the Pulchowk Cricket Grounds on Monday. Continue reading
Region No 3 Kathmandu stunned Region No 5 Nepalgunj by becoming the Wai Wai Woman’s Twenty20 National League champions at the TU Ground.
Region No 3 Kathmandu win Wai Wai Women's T20 National League. Photo: Republica
In a low-total match, Kathmandu bowled out Nepalgunj for 46 in 16.4 overs to register a eight-run win after scoring 54 in 16 overs. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa entered into the final of the Pepsi T20 Men´s National League defeating Region No 2 Birgunj by 89 runs at the Pulchowk Cricket Ground.
Electing to bat first, Bhairahawa compiled 132 runs in the limited 20 overs losing nine wickets. Bhairahawa had a disastrous start as they were at 8 runs losing two wickets. Continue reading
Region No 3 Kathmandu set up the final clash with Region No 5 Nepalgunj in the Wai Wai Women´s Twenty20 National League as it defeated Region No 6 Baitadi by 14 runs at the TU Cricket Grounds.
Winning the toss, Kathmandu elected to bat first and piled up 104 runs in the allotted 20 overs losing three wickets. Captain Neera Rajopadhyay struck 38 runs off 34 balls while Nima Tamang scored 26 off 51 balls. Geeta Chudal contributed 14 runs off 30 balls while Baitadi gave away 20 extra runs. Continue reading
Defending champions Region No 3 Kathmandu kept up the hope of qualifying to the final of the Pepsi Men’s Twenty20 National League defeating Region No 5 Nepalgunj by 7 wickets at the IOE Ground.
Gyanendra Malla scored unbeaten 65 as Kathmandu chased Nepalgunj’s 103/7 with 19 balls remaining losing only three wickets. Continue reading
Region No 1 Biratnagar defeated Region No 6 Baitadi by a run in a nail-biting finish in the Wai Wai Women’s Twenty20 National League at the TU Ground.
After the result, both teams are tied at third place with two wins from four matches while Kathmandu is at second place with three wins from four. Continue reading
Binod Das bowled a dream spell taking six wickets in three overs to keep Region No 2 Birgunj in hunt of the spot in the final of the Pepsi Men’s Twenty20 National League at IOE Ground.
With Binod’s record-breaking 6/6, Birgunj defeated Region No 6 Baitadi by 3 wickets as Region No 4 Bhairahawa continued unbeaten run with a 25-run win over Region No 5 Nepalgunj. Continue reading
Nary Thapa bowled a splendid spell of four overs taking 4/4 as Region No 5 Nepalgunj remained undefeated in the Wai Wai Women’s Twenty20 National League beating Region No 3 Kathmandu by 7 wickets at the TU Ground. Continue reading
