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Singapore registered a surprise 1-wicket victory over Delhi Wanderers on Wednesday in the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, organized to help Nepal’s preparation for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers to be held in New Zealand. Singapore elected to field at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Batting first, Delhi Wanderers put up 293/5 in allotted 45 overs. Delhi was at 73/4 in 15.1 overs but Arjun Gupta and Kshitiz Sharma put up a 217-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Gupta scored 133 runs off 129 balls and Sharma remained unbeaten with 92 off 91. Gupta blasted 12 boundaries and 7 sixes while Sharma hit nine boundaries and 2 sixes. Amjad Mehboob claimed three wickets for Singapore… Read More

Nepal is drawn in Group A alongside UAE, Scotland, Canada and Hong Kong for the the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2014, to be held in New Zealand from 13 January to 1 February 2014. Ten sides will battle out across the North and South Islands of New Zealand for the remaining two places in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, due to be played in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Nepal’s Warm-up and First Round Fixture [table id=18 /] Over three weeks, 150 players from ICC’s top Associate and Affiliate Members will take part in 34 matches – all with free admission for fans. Seeking to join Ireland and Afghanistan, who have already… Read More

Despite brilliant bowling performance of Som Pal Kami and half centuries from Mahesh Chhetri and Gyanendra Malla, Nepal cricket team suffered a 24-run defeat against visiting side Delhi Wanderers on Tuesday in the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, organized to help the preparation of Nepal team for the upcoming ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake made some changes in the team that defeated Air India in the opening match of the tournament and included Naresh Budhayer, Ram Naresh Giri and Amrit Bhattarai in the team giving rest to captain Paras Khadka, Shakti Gauchan and Avinash Karn. Stand-in Captain Gyanendra Malla won the toss and Nepal elected to field. Delhi Wanderers was all out for 235… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced a 15-member Nepali U-19 squad under the captaincy of Bhuwan Karki on Monday for the upcoming ACC U-19 Asia Cup. Nepali U-19 team had finished third in the ACC U-19 Cup Elite held in Malaysia in May 2013 and booked its place for the age group Asia Cup. The ACC U-19 Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from December 28, 2013 to January 4, 2014. Ram Naresh Giri is appointed as the vice-captain of the Nepali U-19 team. Karki and Giri were also the part of Nepali team that played in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2012 held in Australia. Bivatsu Thapa, Yagyaman Kumal and Amit Shrestha also retained their place in… Read More

The government has decided to provide Rs 1 million each to 15 players of the Nepali cricket team that qualified for the ICC World T20. The cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision and congratulated the players and the team for making the country proud. Meanwhile, the government has decided to award Rs 500,000 to coach Pubudu Dassanayake and Rs 350,000 to other four officials of the team. Nepal has qualified to the ICC World T20 to be held in Bangladesh in March 2014 as it defeated Hong Kong by five wickets last Wednesday in the Qualifiers held in UAE. National Sports Council (NSC) had forwarded a proposal to the government on Thursday to provide cash reward to the team… Read More

Former Indian Test cricketer VVS Laxman congratulated Nepal cricket team for qualifying to the ICC World T20 and suggested Nepali sports authorities to provide as much exposure as possible to the players for more success. Laxman, who arrived in Kathmandu Monday afternoon as a special guest of the Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament, handed over man-of-the-match award to Nepali pacer Avinash Karn after the inaugural match and shared opinions with Nepali cricket team and fans. “I congratulate Nepali team for qualifying to the World T20. I have been following your recent matches,” said Laxman during the presentation ceremony. “The way Paras (Khadka) got reception during the presentation, I remember India in 1983, when India had won the World Cup,”… Read More

Nepal cricket team started the Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup Cricket Tournament in winning note as it registered comfortable five-wicket win over Indian club, Air India on Monday at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Nepal team, which returned home only on Sunday from the UAE securing berth in the ICC World T20 2014 and finishing third in the Qualifiers, rested Gyanendra Malla, Basanta Regmi, Jitendra Mukhiya, Sharad Vesawkar, Subash Khakurel and Amrit Bhattarai for the inaugural match of the tournament. Wicket-keeper batsman Mahesh Chhetri and spinner Rahul Viswakarma didn’t play single match during the ICC World T20 Qualifiers though they were in the team and coach Pubudu Dassanayake gave them opportunity in the practice tournament. Meanwhile, injury-return Prithu Baskota… Read More

The ESPN Cricinfo, cricket most prestigious website, named Nepal’s captain Paras Khadka amongst the Best XI of the World T20 Cup Qualifiers that concluded on Saturday in the UAE. In the list prepared by Peter Della Penna, Kadka is the one of the only two players to retain place in the list from the last year’s tournament best XI while Paul Stirling of Ireland to be the next. Khadka and spinner Shakti Gauchan were in Della Penna’s list after the 2012 edition of the World T20 Qualifiers. In the recent list prepared by Della Penna, three Netherlands players Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari and Ahsan Malik are included along with Tony Ura (PNG), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Max Sorensen (Ireland), Matt Machan… Read More

The arrival lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport reverberated with chants of “We will hit sixes and fours, we will play the World Cup” as the national cricket team landed in Kathmandu on Sunday evening. The cricket team that qualified for the World T20, the World Cup of short-format cricket, and finished third in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers held in the UAE, received a heroes´ welcome and huge applauds from the hundreds of supporters upon its arrival at 6:05 pm. The fans had reached the airport with national flags in their hands and waited patiently for more than three hours at the airport premises braving the chill to welcome the team home. They held placards and banners with words… Read More

Sharad Vesawkar once again managed his composure and attacking streak to enable Nepal take the third position at the ICC World T20 Qualifiers, beating UAE by five wickets at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Vesawkar hammered two consecutive sixes in last over – something that he has become accustomed to now – as Nepal needed 11 runs in the last over, to overhaul the 132 run target set by UAE. The sixes came off Shadeep Silva, who had bowled 3 overs earlier for mere 10 runs. Nepal reached the target with 4 balls to spare. Vesawkar managed 43 off 29 deliveries that included three hits to the fence and three over the fence. Such is Vesawkar’s… Read More

Afghanistan managed its complete dominance over Nepal in T20 format of cricket, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the semifinal of ICC World T20 Qualifiers on Friday played at the Sheikd Jayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It was Nepal’s fifth defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in the shortest format of cricket. Earlier, Nepal was defeated at the hands of Afghanistan during the group stage of the same tournament a week ago.

Himali Khadka Vesawkar is not a well known name among Nepali sports fans, but her son is. Sharad Vesawkar is a household name among cricket fanatics, and his heroics against Hong Kong at the ICC World T20 Qualifiers in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday, has shot him to stardom. Over the years, there have been many critics who doubted Sharad´s caliber. But, his mother always had faith that her son had it in him to do his country proud. “I woke up early on Wednesday as I had to go a nearby temple and pray for the Nepali cricket team,” said Himali, the proud mother of the cricketer. “I made laddoos (sweetmeats) to offer to the Lord Ganesh… Read More

Nepal witnessed its biggest success in sports history, when the Nepal cricket team made it to the World T20, the shortest format of Cricket World Cup, defeating Hong Kong in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers. The match was witnessed by thousands of Nepali fans on television in Nepal. The achievement is laudable as it has come merely 17 years after Nepal started playing international tournaments. Nepal overcame a big hurdle, entering the World Cup, to the excitement of all who follow the game. But the road ahead is likely to be challenging. The team will now be facing bigger teams, which are better equipped, both technically and skill-wise. Nepal must prepare hard to take on the stronger sides like Bangladesh… Read More

Nepal will look to avenge group stage defeat against Afghanistan when they lock horns in the semifinal of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on Friday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Nepal had suffered a nine-wicket defeat against the well known foes on 22nd of November in the penultimate group match reduced to seven overs due to rainfall and wet outfield. During their group stage encounter both the teams were under must win situation to confirm berth in the World T20. But now both teams of group B have qualified. Looking at the past records, Afghanistan holds an edge over Nepal. The two sides have met five times in the short format event and Afghanistan has won all of… Read More

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has decided to reward all the members of the team that qualified for World T20. The team members are to get Rs 100,000 each in cash. CAN issued a statement to make the declaration. The “The emergency meeting of CAN has decided to reward the players with 100,000 each and hike their monthly salary from Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000,” the statement said. Similarly, the meeting has also decided to increase the player revolving fund worth Rs 1 million to Rs 2 million.

Nepal qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh with a thrilling, five-wicket win over Hong Kong off the last ball in the quarterfinal of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Sent in to bat, Hong Kong lost its first wicket in the second over, with Irfan Ahmed falling to Jitendra Mukhiya, the medium-pacer, for 8. Avinash Karn then struck after three overs to remove Jamie Atkinson, the Hong Kong captain, to leave the side struggling at 25 for 2 in 4.1 overs. Waqas Barkat and Nizakat Khan scored 25 runs each as Mukhia and Karn continued troubling the batsmen with disciplined bowling. Late cameos from Munir Dar (20)… Read More

Nepali cricket team is on the brink of its maiden T20 World Cup, with only Hong Kong standing between it and glory. Wednesday’s clash against Hong Kong in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE is the biggest match of the national squad in its 17-year history. If Nepal wins the match, it will qualify for the T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh next year. The losing side will get another playoff opportunity to secure berth in the sporting extravaganza. Nepal’s skipper Paras Khadka says his men will have to play to the best of their abilities if they are to defeat Hong Kong, which finished as Group A runner-up in… Read More

Entire country seems to be gripped by cricket fever, thanks to Team Nepal playing in the World T20 qualifiers and just one victory away from playing its maiden World T20. Nepal faces Hong Kong on Wednesday in the second round of the ICC World T20 Qualifiers in the UAE, and a win in this match will secure Nepal’s place in the finals to be held next year in Bangladesh. Not only cricket fans but those with little or no knowledge of cricket are eagerly waiting for Nepal’s upcoming match. However, three well-known Nepali cricketers — former captain Binod Das, Prithu Baskota and Sanjam Regmi — have missed the qualifiers due to injuries. Das and Regmi have been regular members of… Read More

Nepal finished third in Group B of the ICC World T20 Cup Qualifiers in UAE – thanks to results of two matches coming in Nepal’s favors. Nepal will now meet Hong Kong on November 27 with the victorious team ensuring a place for World T20 Cup 2014 Bangladesh.

Nepal secured a playoff spot in the World T20 Cup Qualifiers to remain in contention for the qualification to the world stage by beating Bermuda. Nepal beat Bermuda by 21 runs in its last group match in Dubai to advance into the second round of the ICC World T20 Qualifiers.

In an all important match, Afghanistan registered a 9-wicket victory ending Nepal’s chances to finish top of the group. The rainfall threatened a no-play but a 7-over-a-side match was played and Nepal proved no match to Afghanistan despite posting 73/3.

Nepal plays Afghanistan on Friday in an important fixture of the ICC World T20 Qualifiers at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. A victory to either of the team will strengthen their dreams of makings into the World T20 directly as group B winner while the defeat is likely to take a lengthy route. Nepal lies in fourth position with six points, the same points as Kenya, but lower position due to low run rate. Similarly, Afghanistan is in second position of the table, having equal eight points along group leader Netherlands. All the teams in the group have played five matches each and are yet to play two matches in the eight-team group. Afghanistan will take on comparatively stronger… Read More