Women’s cricket has not flourished in Nepal or globally so it hardly draws any attention. But Tuesday is going to be a big day for women’s cricket in Nepal as teams from Baitadi, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa and Kathmandu will play a first-ever national championship.
And the girls are up to it. After breaking national records in high-jump and triple-jump, Keshari Chaudhary, a school girl from Nepalgunj, is trying her tryst with cricket. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa edged host Region No 3 Kathmandu by 16 runs at the TU Cricket Ground on Monday to top the Group B of the Shikhar Senior One-Day National Cricket Tournament. Continue reading
Mehboob Alam produced the first five-wicket haul for Region No 1 Biratnagar in the Shikhar Senior One-Day National Cricket Tournament leaving Region No 5 Nepalgunj high and dry in a Group A match Sunday.
With the mammoth 172-run win, Biratnagar has booked a place in the semifinals from the group. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa outplayed Region No 6 Baitadi to register a 158-run victory in the Shikhar Senior One-Day National Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground on Saturday. Continue reading
Despite unconvincing batting performance, Region No 3 Kathmandu pulled off a 20-run victory against Region No 6 Baitadi in the inaugural match of the Shikhar Senior One-Day National Cricket Tournament on Thursday at the TU Cricket Ground. Continue reading
Rain played spoil sport on the second day of the Shikhar Senior Two-day National Cricket match between Region No 4 Bhairahwa and region No 5 Nepalgunj at the Siddartha Stadium as the game was washed out on the second day. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa was left ruing a run-out as Sharad Vesawkar helped Region No 3 Kathmandu win the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground on Saturday. Continue reading
The U-19 National Champion Region No 3 Kathmandu. Continue reading
Acting Finance Secretary Rameshwor Khanal awards Sharad Vesawkar man of the match as CAN vice-president Upendra Prasad Bhattarai looks on.
Kathmandu set up the final with defending champions Bhairahawa as the repeat of last year’s final with a 72-run victory over Nepalgunj at the TU Cricket Ground. Continue reading
Region No 4 Bhairahawa made the semifinal match against Region No 1 Biratnagar look like a mismatch registering a 73-run victory to enter the final of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. Continue reading
The complete scorecard of the match between Biratnagar and Kathmandu in the Shikhar Senior Two-Day National League that ended in a draw. Mehboob Alam was man of the match. Continue reading
When Rahul BK was bowling during Bhairahawa’s first match against Nepalgunj, national vice-captain Shakti Gauchan was praising the little-boy saying: ‘he bowls better than me.’ The left-arm spinner proved it with an all-round performance against Birgunj that took Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj to the semifinals. Continue reading
At 138/9, the team that scored tournament highest 326 looked like heading for a defeat; but Rom Shrestha, the fat-boy, had other ideas. With the last man, Raman Shrestha, he added 45 valuable runs with three sixes and three fours to set a platform for a 77-run victory for Region No 3 Kathmandu against Region No 1 Biratnagar at the TU Cricket Ground. Continue reading
Region No 6 Baitadi outplayed Region No 5 Nepalgunj for a thumping 171-run victory in the inaugural match of the Shikhar Senior Two-Day National League. Continue reading
In a nail-biting finish of a low scoring match, Region No 2 Birgunj defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by two wickets scoring the winning run in the last ball of the match at the Birgunj Cricket Ground. Continue reading
Seven Nepali cricketers will train in MRF Academy in Chhenai, India for 10 days under ACC High Performance Course, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) said. Continue reading
Region No 5 Nepalgunj survived late pressure to register a four-wicket victory over Region No 2 Birgunj in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at TU Cricket Ground on Monday. Continue reading
It was the match that produced just 168 runs apart from two splendid bowling figures. It also confirmed the semifinal berth for Biratnagar and Kathmandu and ended Baitadi’s campaign in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament with the second defeat.
In a low scoring match, Region No 1 Biratnagar beat Region No 6 Baitadi by 14 runs at the TU Cricket Ground. Continue reading
The Shikhar Senior Two-Day National League is all set to begin on Sunday at Nepalgunj and Birgunj. Here are some points from the playing conditions imporant for the cricket followers. Continue reading
Hadn’t Region No 5 Nepalgunj inexperienced in match practice, they would have registered an amazing win over two-time defending champions Region No 4 Bhairahawa in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament at TU Cricket Ground. But they weren’t and Bhairahawa registered a 29-run victory. Continue reading
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced dates for the Shikhar Senior Two-Day National League Cricket Tournament to be held in Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa and Birgunj. Continue reading
Sharad Vesawkar has established himself as a mainstay in the national team and it should not be a wonder for many that he scored 153 runs against Baitadi in the Under-19 National League. Continue reading
The simplicity of Binaya Raj Pandey matches cricket – the game of gentlemen. If compared, the relations between Pandey and cricket make a long list. Pandey is such a leader of cricket who drafted the first blueprint of Nepali cricket jokingly five decades ago. After traveling long road, he now plans the future of cricket seriously. Continue reading
Even before the rays of sun touches the green grass of the Annapurna Stadium of Prithivi Narayan Campus, a group of visually impaired people gather for the cricket training. Continue reading
As cricket continues to grow as sports and craze of people increases craze, the training centers in Kathmandu have started being filled with enthusiastic trainees dreaming of stardom. Continue reading
