Category Archives: T20I

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’s return to T20I dampened by rain at Lord’s

Nepal’s returned to T20 international after three years was dampened by the rain as the match against the Netherlands was abandoned at the Lord’s Cricket Ground after 16.4 overs. The Netherlands scored 174/4 in 16.4 overs in the damp conditions utilizing a short boundary and inability of Nepali spinners to grip the ball. The match was called off as the rain continued. Nepal won the toss and invited the Netherlands to bat first – probably in view of the revised total if the match was to be disrupted. Basanta Regmi, bowling the second over, bowled Tobias Visee for 11. It was a good start given that Visee has scored 58 not out in 6-over-a-side match against MCC earlier on the… Read More

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