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Nepal beat Thailand in ACC Women T20

Despite lackluster batting performance, Nepal began ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship with a 21-run win over Thailand at KEC, Kuwait. Nepal chose to bat first but was bowled out for 75 in 18.4 overs with only a couple of players reaching double-digit runs. Nepal however bowled brilliantly to end Thai innings at 54 in 18.1 runs.

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Nary awarded Creative National Award

The woman cricket icon Nary Thapa has been awarded the Creative Special National Award. The U-19 captain received an appreciation letter and a Bajaj Kristal scooter as the prize amidst a function in Kathmandu. Creative Hands along with Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF), Nepalgunj awarded Nary and her teammates Binu Budha, Sita Rana, Trishna Singh, Mamata Thapa and Manisha Rawal.

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Nepalgunj wins Wai Wai Women’s National

Nary Thapa is the icon of woman cricket and she once again proved it leading her Region No 5 Nepalgunj to the title off the wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground. Inspired by Nary’s unbeaten 37 and two wickets, Nepalgunj beat Region No 6 Baitadi by 37 in the final. Nary lifted the champions’ trophy along awards for best bowler and player of the tournament.

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Nepalgunj to take Baitadi in final

Region No 5 Nepalgunj fixed the final date with Region No 6 Baitadi in the Wai Wai Women’s National Cricket Tournament. Sita Shahi’s all-round performance pulled off a 28-run victory for Nepalgunj against hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu while Baitadi thrashed Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 8 wickets in the semifinals played at the TU Cricket Ground.

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Baitadi into semi with Janaki’s half-century

Region No 6 Baitadi thrashed Region No 1 Biratnagar by six wickets on Sunday in a crucial match to book semifinal berth in the Wai Wai Women’s National Cricket Tournament. Either team had the chance of qualifying for the semifinal with the win but Baitadi proved to be superior in the crucial match of group ‘B’ at the IOE Ground.

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Nepalgunj qualify for semifinals

Region No 5 Nepalgunj booked a place in the semifinal of the Wai Wai Women´s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament beating Region No 1 Biratnagar by eight wickets at the IOE Ground. Captain Nary Thapa took four wickets to bowl out Biratnagar for 43 in 14.3 overs and scored unbeaten 16 runs as Nepalgunj surpassed the total in 8 overs losing just two wickets.

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Sarita takes Kathmandu to semifinal

Region No 3 Kathmandu entered the semifinal of the Wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament beating Region No 7 Janakpur by 3 wickets in a nail-biting finish at IOE Ground while Region No 4 Bhairahawa topped the Group A table with third win in a row. Sarita Magar of Kathmandu was the hero of the victory who single-handedly took Kathmandu past Janakpur’s 72 in the last ball of the match.

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Biratnagar, Nepalgunj register win

Region No 1 Biratnagar and Region No 5 Nepalgunj won their respective match in the Wai Wai Women´s National Cricket Tournament. Biratnagar defeated Region No 8 Pokhara by 25 runs while Nepalgunj upset Region No 6 Baitadi by 35 runs at the IOE Ground.

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Bhairahawa confirms semifinal, Janakpur wins

Region No 4 Bhairahawa confirmed a place in semifinal of the Wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 after beating Region No 3 Kathmandu by 22 runs at the IOE Ground, Pulchowk as Region No 7 Janakpur kept hopes alive beating Region No 2 Birgunj by 78 runs in Group A matches. Janakpur and Kathmandu will play on January 7 with the winners taking another semifinal spot from the group.

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Kathmandu, Bhairahawa win in Women’s T20

The Wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament began with emphatic victories to Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 3 Kathmandu at the IOE Ground. Kathmandu needed just 6.4 overs to knock of Region No 2 Birgunj’s 33/8 to win by 9 wickets while Bhairahawa surpassed Region No 7 Janakpur’s 102/6 with four balls to spare for a 7-wicket victory.

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Wai Wai Women’s national from Jan 4

The Wai Wai Women’s National Cricket Tournament begins on January 4 at the IOE Ground with all eight regional development committees participating. Eight teams are divided in two groups with top two teams after a round-robin league competing in the semifinals. The finals of the Twenty20 format event will be held on January 12.

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Dismal performance ends Nepali women’s Asiad

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.

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Asian Games 2010 fixtures published

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.

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Kathmandu lifts Woman’s T20 title

Region No 3 Kathmandu stunned Region No 5 Nepalgunj by becoming the Wai Wai Woman’s Twenty20 National League champions at the TU Ground. 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.

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Bhairahawa enters men’s T20 final

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.

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Kathmandu sets up final with Nepalgunj

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.

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Biratnagar beats Baitadi to keep hopes

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.

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Nary keeps Nepalgunj unbeaten

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.

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Nepalgunj enters women’s final

Region No 5 Nepalgunj entered the final of the Wai Wai Women´s National League Cricket Tournament on Wednesday while Region No 2 Birgunj and Region No 4 Bhairahawa were eliminated from the group stage. Nepalgunj defeated Bhairahawa by 27 runs on Wednesday at the TU Cricket Grounds, Kirtipur.

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Kathmandu, Nepalgunj continue winning

Region No 3 Kathmandu and Region No 5 continued their unbeaten run in the Wai Wai Women’s Twenty20 National League Cricket Tournament. Kathmandu defeated Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 2 wickets as Nepalgunj outplayed Region No 6 Baitadi by 7 wickets at the TU Ground.

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Birgunj loses third, Baitadi victorious

Region No 2 Birgunj almost lost any chance of progress in the ongoing Wai Wai Women´s T20 National Cricket Tournament as Region No 1 Biratnagar handed them a third straight defeat on Monday at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Biratnagar thrashed Birgunj by a huge margin of 59 runs. Batting first, Biratnagar compiled 102 runs in the allotted 20 overs, losing seven wickets and bowled out Birgunj for 43 runs in 14.1 overs.

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Second victory for Kathmandu, Nepalgunj

Region No 3 Kathmandu and Region No 5 Nepalgunj registered their second victories in the Wai Wai Women’s Twenty20 National Cricket Tournament at the TU Ground. Kathmandu beat Region No 1 Biratnagar by 5 runs while Nepalgunj outplayed Region No 2 Birgunj by 10 wickets. It was second loss for both losing sides.

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Kathmandu, Nepalgunj win

Region No 3 Kathmandu and Region No 5 Nepalgunj registered victories on the first day of the Wai Wai Women’s Twenty20 National League at TU Ground. Kathmandu beat Region No 2 Birgunj and Nepalgunj defeated Region No 1 Biratnagar by identical margin of seven wickets scoring identical 57 runs for victory.

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National leagues announced as monsoon begins

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced three national leagues within a month in yet another haste decision as the seasons of monsoon begins in Kathmandu. On May 29, two national leagues – the Pepsi Men’s Twenty20 National League and the Wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 National League – are scheduled to begin. On June 8, a day after the finals of both events, the Pepsi Men’s One-day National League begins.

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Lankan women cancels Nepal tour

The Colombo District Women’s Cricket Association team cancled its tour to Nepal, according to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The visiting team was scheduled to play two matches on April 21 and one on April 24 at the TU Cricket Ground against Nepal’s women team.

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