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Nary takes five as Nepal enters semifinal

Nepal booked a semifinal spot in the ongoing ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship defeating Bhutan by 8 wickets at the Bayemas Oval, Malaysia. Nepal bowled out Bhutan for 31 in 15.5 overs – thanks to former captain Nary Thapa’s five wicket haul. Rest of the work was made easy that was completed in 8.4 overs losing just two wickets.

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Sonu, Rekha set up Nepal’s victory over Qatar

Recovering from the Singaporean shock, Nepal bounced back to form to defeat Qatar by 8 wickets at the Kinrara Oval, Malaysia for the third straight win in the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship. Sonu Khadka bowled a splendid spell of 3/5 to help Nepal bowl out Qatar for 43 runs in 17.2 overs. The target was chased down in 9.1 overs for a eight-wicket win.

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Five-for-Rubina sets Nepal’s victory

Rubina Chhetri bowled a sensational last over setting up Nepal’s 2-1 victory in a bowl-out over Singapore after the scores tied in the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship at the Selangor Turf Club, Malayasia. When the right-arm medium pacer from Biratnagar was asked to bowl the last over, in which Singapore needed two runs for victory with five wickets remaining, hardly anyone had expected a miracle. But Rubina pulled out miracle giving away a run and grabbing five wickets including a hat-trick – the first for Nepal.

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Nepal defeats Iran by 62 runs

Nepali women proved experienced and strong for debutant Iran in the opening match of the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship with a 62-run victory at the Bayemas Oval. Neera Rajopadhyay was on top of her form scoring 39 off 58 balls with four boundaries to help Nepal score 109/3 in allotted 20 overs. Needing 110 for victory, Iran was bowled out for 47 in 15.4 overs.

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Mission Malaysia: Girls get ready

It was pleasant to witness national cricket coach Roy Dias shouting at Nary Thapa to hit the ball over his head for a six and women”s coach Pradip Pandey telling Sonu Khadka to bowl on the line of off stump at the Tribhuwan University Cricket ground, where the women”s cricket team in undergoing closed camp training for the upcoming ACC Women”s Twenty20 Championship. Eighteen girls are in training, fighting for a place in the final 14 for the national team for the event scheduled to be held in Malaysia from July 3 to 11.

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Squad named for ACC Women T20

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the 18-member preliminary squad from among the 25 players in the closed-camp training for the ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship. For the first time since Nepal began international participation, Nary Thapa will not be captaining the side as Ritu Kanaujiya has been named the captain for the side.

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Kathmandu wins national T20

The final of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament exemplified the best of Twenty20 – the nail-biting finish and it was Region No 3 Kathmandu who held its nerves to defeat Region No 4 Bhairahawa by three runs in a splendid finish at the TU Ground.

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Sagar lifts Bhairahawa to final

Region No 4 Bhairahawa set up title clash with Region No 3 Kathmandu in the ongoing Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament defeating Region No 1 Biratnagar by three wickets on day of league match at the TU Cricket Ground.

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Kathmandu continues unbeaten run

Region No 1 Kathmandu maintained a perfect record winning the last league match against Region No 5 Nepalgunj to remain unbeaten while Region No 2 Birgunj finished a forgettable event with the fourth defeat – this time against Region No 6 Baitadi by six wickets at the TU Cricket Ground.

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Biratnagar, Bhairahawa en route to final

The contest of the ongoing Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament now remains in two matches – one is obviously the final and the other is the match between Region No 1 Biratnagar and Region No 4 Bhairahawa – who both with victories on Sunday play the last league match on Tuesday as the semifinal. On Sunday, Biratnagar defeated Nepalgunj by eight wickets and Bhairahawa defeated Baitadi by three wickets to finish two three wins from four matches. It was third loss in as many matches for the far western teams.

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Kathmandu reaches final unbeaten

Region No 3 Kathmandu entered the final of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament with the fourth win in as many matches – this time over Region No 1 Biratnagar by 8 wickets. In the match that looked like a rehearsal for final, Kathmandu restricted Biratnagar for 109/9 with Abhaya Rana leading from front with 4/28 and scoring the required run in 17.3 overs losing just two wickets – thanks to Paresh Lohani’s 57. In the other match of the day, Region No 4 Bhairahawa beat Region No 2 Birgunj by a wicket to remain in contention for the remaining berth in the final.

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Anil stars in Birgunj’s first win

Region No 3 Kathmandu won third match in row defeating Region No 6 Baitadi by 13 runs as Region No 2 won their first match of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground. Kathmandu scored 137/6 and restricted spirited Baitadi for 124/7 – thanks to Dipendra Chaudhary’s all-round performance. In Birgunj’s victory, Anil Mandal did the same to restrict Region No 5 Nepalgunj for 85/8 to register a 15-run win after his team scored 100/9.

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Biratnagar, Bhairahawa wins in T20

Two far-western teams began their campaign with defeat at the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament on June 4 as Region No 5 Nepalgunj lost to Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 6 Baitadi was beaten by Region No 1 Biratnagar at the TU Ground. Basant Regmi helped Bhairahawa register a 33-run victory while all-round performance by Ajay Rajbanshi gave Biratnagar a six-wicket victory and sent the eastern team at the top of the table tied with Region No 3 Kathmandu.

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Kathmandu go atop T20 table

Region No 3 Kathmandu registered second victory to go atop the points table of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament as Region No 2 Birgunj suffered second successive loss at the TU Ground on June 3. Kathmandu beat Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 4 wickets chasing 99 while Birgunj lost to Region No 1 Biratnagar by 39 runs.

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Dipendra lifts Kathmandu to victory

Dipendra Chaudhary hit a half-century as hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu raced to an easy 43-run victory over Region No 3 Birgunj in the inaugural match of the Springwood T20 National Cricket Tournament on Tuesday at TU Cricket Ground. Man of the match Dipendra scored 67 off 50 balls and partnered 100 runs with captain Paras Khadka to help Kathmandu reach 157/7 in 20 overs. Birgunj in reply could only manage 114/7.

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Inaugural nat’l T20 from June 2

The inaugural Twenty20 national cricket tournament will begin on June 2, Tuesday, according to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The six-team inter-region Springwood Twenty20 National Cricket Tournament will also serve for the selection of players for the ACC Twenty20 Cup.

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CAN XI Defeats Sebastianite Lanka

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) XI thrashed Sebastianite Lankans by nine wickets on the first day of the Telegraph Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (CC&FC) Ground.

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ACC T20: Nepal Out With Consolation Win

Nepali national team finally saved the face edging Oman by a run in the last group match of the ACC Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament Wednesday. But despite the win, Nepal is out of the tournament failing to qualify for the semifinals as Afghanistan beat Malaysia to qualify ahead of Nepal.

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ACC T20: Nepal Beats Malaysia

Nepal put behind a scary batting performance to notch a 21-run victory against Malaysia in the opening match of the ACC Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament at the Kuwait Oil Company Ground.

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ACC T20: Team Leaves With High Hopes

Nepali national cricket team left for Kuwait on Wednesday to participate in the inaugural ACC Twenty20 Cup with a hope of returning with the title.

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Twenty20 Set to Ablaze Nepal

ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait is all set to begin on October 27 with Nepal being one of 10 teams competing for the title; but before that Nepali cricket arena will be served with the taste of newest form of cricket as two Twenty20 events are scheduled to begin this week.

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ACC Publishes Twenty20 Schedule

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced the fixture for the upcoming ACC Twenty20 Cup with Nepal facing Malaysia in the opening match.

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Records rain as Nepal humilates Bhutan

Records, records and records! Its what Nepal saw breaking when it played the newest cricket nation Bhutan in Emerging Nations’ Cup in Tribhuvan University ground on Saturday.

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Mehboob’s record haul humble Maldives

A record breaking eight-wicket haul by Mehaboob Alam guided Nepal to a comfortable 116-run win over Maldives in the Emerging Nation’s Cricket tournament played at the Tribhuvan University cricket ground on Friday. The Biratnagar allrounder broke the bowling record set by his teammate Dipendra Chaudhary, who picked up 6-46 in the second ACC Trophy 1998 against United Arab Emirates. Alam took eight wickets in his full quota of 10 overs conceding 23 runs.

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Maldives thrash Bhutan in opener

Maldives recorded an emphatic win against Bhutan in the Emerging Nations Cup triangular tournament that started Thursday at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground. Bhutan managed mere 62 runs in its first-ever-international cricket match and batted for 28.5 overs after being asked to. Maldives surpassed the score in 11.2 overs losing only one wicket of Abdulla Shafeell.

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