Category Archives: 2019

Nepal is best-ranked Associate in global T20I ranking

Nepal is the ranked 11th in the world in the Twenty20 International cricket – the best ranking outside the Test world. Nepal moved three spots from the last ranking when it was ranked 14th place. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today unveiled an expanded MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings table with 80 teams. TThe first men’s T20I ranking table features all Members meeting the criteria of having played six matches against other ICC members since May 2016. The move to expand the table follows ICC’s decision last year that all men’s T20 matches between Members from 1 January 2019 will be classified as internationals. As with the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, which were launched in October 2018,… Read More

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Nepal hopes to claim U19 World Cup Spot

Following Nigeria’s success in claiming an ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 spot, the battle for the four remaining places heads to the Asia Qualifier in Malaysia, with six teams vying for the top spot.  Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Singapore and the UAE will compete in the tournament taking place between 12 and 18 April, where the winners will become the 13th team to confirm their place in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2020. This is the second stage for teams in Asia, who due to the depth of strength in the region, competed in a Division 2 in 2018, where Kuwait and Oman qualified to continue their U19 journey. The direct 2019 regional qualifiers provide… Read More

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Nepal announces team for U19 World Cup Qualifiers

Nepal has announced the 14-member squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia 2019, to be held in Malaysia from April 10 to 18. Rohit Kumar Paudel is named the captain. Sundeep Jora, Bhim Sarki and Pawan Sarraf, who were part of the senior team that beat UAE 2-1 in both ODIs and T20Is, are also named in the team. Other members of the team are: Avishek Basnet, Hari Bahadur Chauhan, Kamal Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Asif Sheikh, Pratis GC, Rashid Khan, Rit Gautam, Sagar Dhakal and Surya Tamang. Four players named reserved are Akash Chand, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Ravi Kumar Sah and Sher Malla. Support  Staff1. Raman Shiwakoti (Manager/Analyst)2. Binod Kumar Das (Coach)3. Vikram Nyaupane (Physio) The… Read More

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