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The Netherlands registered a comfortable five-wicket victory over Nepal at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Wednesday dealing a big blow to Nepali hopes of topping Group B in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers. On Wednesday, Nepali players performed below par in both batting and bowling as the Netherlands achieved a modest target of 108 runs in 16.2 overs losing five wickets. Opener Stephen Myburgh topscored for the Netherlands with 31 runs off 20 balls, while Eric Szwarczynski remained unbeaten on 21.Though the Netherlands kept losing wickets at regular intervals, all the batsmen were able to reach double figures, the only exception being Michael Swart (3). Opener Myburgh smashed five fours and a six, while Szwarczynski hit a… Read More

All knew Binod Bhandari is a big hitter – the flashes of his capacity was scattered in his knocks – but for the first time, he proved his worth as a middle-order big-hitting batsman with a brilliant half-century loaded with sixes to beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 7 wickets. Nepal beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) by seven wickets in the 30th match of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on November 19.

Nepal slumped to its first defeat in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on Monday as Scotland finally got off the mark with an eight-wicket victory at the Global Cricket Academy Ground 2 in Dubai, UAE. Opener Calum McLeod starred for the ODI team smashing an unbeaten 82 runs as Scotland achieved the target of 138 runs with four balls to spare for its first win in three matches. Kyle Coetzer remained unbeaten on 20 runs and Matt Machan contributed 28 runs. It was the first meeting between the national teams of the two countries. McLeod hammered three sixes and five fours during his 64-ball knock. Similarly, Machan struck a six and three fours facing 19 deliveries. Nepal´s skipper Paras Khadka… Read More

Nepal pulled off a miraculous six-wicket victory over Kenya with two balls to spare on Saturday in a thrilling encounter of the ICC World T20 Qualifiers held in Dubai, UAE. It was the second victory in a row for Nepal from as many matches played. Chasing a mammoth target of 183 runs, Sharad Vesawkar smashed 23 runs off six deliveries including three sixes and a double in the last over. Nepal required 17 runs for victory in the last over and Vesawkar — who was guilty of giving away 30 runs in a single over during Nepal’s bowling — earned 20 off four deliveries. [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”500″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/Ibkalk” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/fptWvx0CxpE?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=fptWvx0CxpE&width=500&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep8735″ /] The final over! Video by ICC. Besides Vesawakar,… Read More

In what may look like the rematch of Thursday, Region No 2 (Birgunj) and Region No 3 (Kathmandu) on Friday set up title clash of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket. Birgunj defeated Region No 9 (Kanchanpur) by six wickets in the semifinal to set up final against Kathmandu, which thumped Region No 7 (Janakpur) by 99 runs on Friday. Kathmandu had defeated Birgunj by two wickets in the group stage on Thursday. At the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kanchanpur was bowled out for 232 runs in the penultimate ball of the innings after it won the toss and opted to bat first. Birgunj reached the target in 47 overs losing four wickets. Player-of-the-match Ram Naresh Giri produced an… Read More

Nepal began its World T20 Qualifiers campaign in style, thrashing Denmark by 5 wickets in the first match at the ICC Academy Oval 2, in Dubai on Friday. After restricting Denmark to a paltry total of 79, Nepal overhauled the target of 80 with more than 6 overs to spare, thanks to swashbuckling innings by Paras Khadka. Khadka made 48 runs including 5 sixes and a four. However, Nepali chase was not without hiccups, as it lost 2 wickets without any score on the board. Opener Pradeep Airee and vice-captain Gyanendra Malla were back in the pavilion before the second over concluded. Then, captain Khadka and Subash Khakurel (17) steadied the ship for Nepal, with a 67-run partnership. As soon… Read More

Team Nepal begins its World T20 campaign on Friday, taking on Denmark in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers at the GCA 2, Dubai. The European opponent may not be a big threat to Nepal, if you consider their performance for past couple of years. However, the road to the World Cup is still a big challenge to Nepal. Unlike Nepal, which is considered as a strong contender, Denmark is rated as one of the weakest sides of the group. In the same tournament held last year, Denmark had finished at the bottom of table in the 16-team contest. Then, Nepal had defeated Denmark by nine wickets with a sensational hat-trick from spinner Shakti Gauchan. It was the first ever international… Read More

Nepal has again been drawn alongside with India and Pakistan in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup in the fixture released by Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday. Along with India, Pakistan and Nepal, group A consist of UAE, in the event scheduled from December 28 to January 4 in UAE. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia make up group B. In the first edition held on June 2012 in Malaysia, Nepal was drawn along with Asian powerhouse India and Pakistan in group round and lost both matches. Nepal will meet Pakistan in its opening match at the ICC GCA 1 in its opening match on December 28 and India on the following day at the same venue and host UAE… Read More

Region no 3 (Kathmandu) maintained its winning streak, defeating Region no 2 (Birgunj) to fix semifinal date against ´comparatively easy´ opponent – an emerging winner of group A – on Thursday in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament being held in the capital. In the clash of already qualified teams for the semifinals, Kathmandu overcame Birgunj by two wickets to get Region no 7 (Janakpur), the group B runner-up, as the opponent for entry into the final. Birgunj will meet Region no 9 (Kanchanpur), the winner of group A, in the last four. Both the semifinal matches will be held on Friday. Put to bat first at the Bhaktapur ground, Birgunj was bundled out for a paltry total of… Read More

The semifinal line-up in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament was completed on Wednesday with Region No 2 (Birgunj) and Region No 3 (Kathmandu) joining Region No 9 (Kanchanpur) and Region No 7 (Janakpur) in the last-four of the competition. Birgunj and Kathmandu secured berths in the last-four from Group A with a match in hand after Birgunj defeated Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by four wickets at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Wednesday for its second straight win. The result puts undefeated Birgunj and Kathmandu on top of the standings with four points each in the four-team group. Region No 1 (Biratnagar) and Region No 6 (Baitadi) — both pointless — crashed out with a match in… Read More

Nepal has lost out to USA in the second warm-up match, in the run up to the World T20 qualifiers that begins on Friday in UAE. USA defeated Nepal by 5 wickets, chasing down the target of 130 runs, with two balls to spare. USA began the chase of 130-run target well, putting up 30 runs, before Steven Taylor was out caught by Sharad Vesawkar off Amrit Bhattarai’s bowling, in the third over. Elmore Hutchinson scored the highest 33 runs for USA, as Timroy Ellen scored 31 off 24 deliveries towards the end. For Nepal, Sagar Pun took two wickets for 25 runs, as Shakti Gauchan took one, giving away 16 runs in his 4-over spell. But that could not… Read More

In some ways ICC World T20 Qualifiers is a ‘Turning Point’ for Nepal. Two years ago, at the same tournament, Team Nepal was able to gauge what challenges it was to face in future. At the same time, it was able to get a pulse of its competitors. Many think, the experience of two years ago would help Nepal turn its fortunes and qualify for World T20 this time. When Nepal was stopped in ICC World Cricket League Division 4, in 2010, then coach of Afghanistan, Taj Malik, had said, “Nepali standard is very high. But Nepali players are in awe of big names in other teams. Once Nepal crosses a level and beats a big team, it will start… Read More

Region No 9 (Kanchanpur) and Region No 7 (Janakpur) have advanced into the semifinals of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament, from Group B. Kanchanpur crushed Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) by 182 runs at the Pulchowk Engineering College ground for its third victory in a row. Kanchanpur’s win also helped Janakpur secure its place in the last-four of the tournament. Kanchanpur and Janakpur have six points each from three matches and the last group match between them on Wednesday will decide the group winner. The other three teams in the group — Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj and Pokhara — crashed out with at least one match in hand. Tail-enders Bhuwan Karki and Deependra Airee shone with the bat and Lalit Bhandari… Read More

Spurred by captain Paras Khadka’s 85 off 62 balls, Team Nepal has defeated UAE in the first warm-up match, ahead of World T20 qualifiers in Dubai on Tuesday. Needing 139 to beat UAE, Nepal lost two or its wickets (Pradeep Airee-0 and Subhash Khakurel-14), with score at 18 in three overs. As Paras belted 9 fours and 4 sixes in his innings Nepal achieved the target with 3 balls to spare. Nasir Aziz was the most successful UAE bowler with 3 wickets off 4 overs, but he gave away 44 runs in his spell. The other notable contribution for Nepal came from vice-captain Gyanendra Malla, as he scored 25 off 30 deliveries with 3 hits to the boundary. Earlier, Nepali… Read More

With the aim of playing the World T20, Nepali team has reached the United Arab Emirates to compete in the qualifiers that begins on Friday. The top six teams will qualify for the final to be held next year in Bangladesh. Here is what former captains had to say about the Nepali team, role of coach Pubudu Dassanayake and its qualification chances. Uttam Karmacharya Considering the team, its performance and investment of CAN, I am optimistic that Nepal will reach the World Cup. The match exposure in later stages will be helpful in realizing our dream of finishing in the top-six. The training was also quite satisfactory but there might be weaknesses in fielding. Skipper Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla… Read More

Region No 8 (Pokhara) has crashed out of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament while Region No 3 (Kathmandu) and Region No 2 (Birgunj) made winning starts to their campaigns. Pokhara crashed out at the group stage with a match in hand after suffering its third successive defeat. This time, at the hands of Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) in Group B match. Bhairahawa recorded a convincing 118-run victory over Pokhara at the Army ground in Bhaktapur for its first win in two matches. In Group A, Kathmandu overcame Region No 1 (Biratnagar) by three wickets at the Pulchowk Engineering College ground and Birgunj defeated Region No 6 (Baitadi) by eight wickets to collect two points each from their opening… Read More

Nepal captain Paras Khadka says that his young side has been working hard on its fitness and skills ahead of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q), which begins on 15 November. Nepal features in Group B alongside strong competition in the form of Afghanistan, The Netherlands, Scotland, Kenya, Bermuda, Denmark and Papua New Guinea.

Janakpur edged closer to the semifinals of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament after registering its third successive win in the tournament, on Sunday. However, the day belonged to Sunil Dhimal, whose century propelled Kanchanpur to an emphatic 122-run victory over Pokhara in another match. At the Pulchowk Engineering College ground, Janakpur defeated Nepalgunj by 58 runs as Hari Shankar Sah ran riot with the ball, taking six wickets to foil Nepalgunj´s run-chase. Nepalgunj captain Akash Bista´s five-wicket haul in the first innings went in vain as Janakpur won the toss and scored 206 runs in 44.5 overs. Captain Rahul Pratap Singh topscored for Janakpur with 38 runs off 41 balls. He hit six boundaries during his stay at… Read More

Just as the ICC World T20 qualifiers is around the corner, eight corporate houses have declared to provide a monthly allowances of Rs 15,000 to each member of the Team Nepal for two years, just before its departure to UAE, if it makes it to the World T20. Nepali Team left for UAE for the tournament that begins this Friday. Seven corporate houses – Ace Travels, HH Bajaj and Company, Mega Bank, F1 Soft Privated Limited, VOITH Group, Goldstar Shoes and Unilever Nepal Limited — have declared to provide monthly allowance to two members each of the national team while King College have agreed to sponosor one player. The deal will be effective from the very first month after the… Read More

Nepal cricket team sponsors Standard Chartered Bank and Varun Beverage felicitated the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 winning team with cash prizes and bade farewell to the team, which leaves for UAE to compete in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers. The qualifiers begins in UAE from Friday. Nepal won Division 3 in Bermuda on 7th of May, defeating Uganda by five wickets. The team is leaving for UAE on Sunday for the World T20 Cup Qualifiers. Team Nepal will also be participating in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers (for the World Cup of 50-over format), that will be played in New Zealand in January. Standard Chartered and Varun Beverage, the producer of Pepsi in Nepal, gave away Rs 20,000… Read More

Abhishek Jha produced an all-round performance to help Region No 7 (Janakpur) defeat Region No 4 (Bhairahawa) by 13 runs at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Saturday for its second victory in the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament. Player-of-the-match Jha scored the highest 42 runs for Janakpur and later claimed six wickets in the team’s second match of Group B. Jha struck six fours and a six in his 75-ball knock after Janakpur elected to bat first. Opener Hari Shankar Sah (20), Ansaj Upadhyaya (13), Rahul Pratap Singh (16), Chandan Jha (15) and Sameer Nepal (12) were the other batsmen to reach double figures as Janakpur was bowled out for 141 runs in 47.2 overs. Rupesh Bastola… Read More

As Nepali national cricket team is all set to leave Kathmandu on Sunday for the ICC World T20 Qualifiers to be held in the UAE from next week, skipper Paras Khadka defines the tournament as an opportunity rather than a challenge for his team. It is only the way for Nepal to reach World T20 to be held in Bangladesh in 2014.  The participating 16 teams are slated in two groups for the qualifiers. The winners of both the groups will directly qualify for the World T20 while teams within top five in each group get into the second round of the qualifiers. Top six teams of the qualifiers will get tickets to Bangladesh. In this circumstances coach Pubudu Dassanayake… Read More

Region No 7 (Janakpur) registered a thrilling one-wicket victory over Region No 8 (Pokhara) in the opening match of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament on Friday. Pokhara elected to bat and was all out for 141 runs in 36.4 overs. In reply, Janakpur reached the target in 37.4 overs losing nine wickets. At the Pulchowk Engineering Cricket Ground, Pokhareli openers Sanjosh Bhattarai (16 runs) and Manoj Koirala (21 runs) put up a 44-run partnership. Even though other batsmen failed against the bowling attack of Janakpur, Dhurba Karki scored 47 runs off 60 balls to guide Pokhara to a respectable total. Abhishek Jha took four wickets while Gopal Singh, Rahul Pratap Singh and Hari Shankar Sah claimed two wickets… Read More