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T20 World Cup Qualifiers: In-form Nepal eye to seize golden opportunity

29Oct

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T20 World Cup Qualifiers: In-form Nepal eye to seize golden opportunity

Sandesh Sigdel, Kathmandu “Past. Gone. We’ll take the learning from it. Only focus is on what’s coming next”, Nepal head coach Monty Desai was clear about where his priorities lie, when asked about the Tri-Series final loss against the UAE on the eve of the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers. The ever-striding Nepali Team will be contesting their biggest assignment yet at home. The ACC Premier Cup triumph back in March that booked Nepal’s place in the Asia Cup was the biggest triumph Nepal have had at home, the Qualifiers surely eclipses that. Nepal’s only participation in the premier tournament brought a drastic change in the cricketing environment of the country. The T20 World Cup in 2014 not only saw celebration across the entire nation but inspired thousands to take up the...

Nepal To Take On India In ASIAD Cricket Quarterfinals

2Oct

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Nepal To Take On India In ASIAD Cricket Quarterfinals

By a Staff Reporter Huanzhou (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal Men's National Cricket Team are set to take on India in the 19th Asian Games Men's Cricket quarterfinal. Nepal's opposition for the quarterfinals were finalized after a draw made on Monday morning. Captain Rohit Paudel drew India in the draw. The format of cricket at the Asian Games had India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan already in the quarterfinals, while teams ranked below them had to go through the group stages. Nepal defeated Maldives by 138 runs and Mongolia by 273 runs in the group stage. The match between Nepal and India will be played on Tuesday. The match against India will be a T20 International. But India have sent a second-fiddle side due to the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. The...

St. Xaviers and KCMIT emerged victorious

28Sep

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St. Xaviers and KCMIT emerged victorious

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - St. Xaviers College and Kantipur College of Management and IT (KCMIT) emerged victorious on the 5th day of the Apex ICC Cup 2023. In the first match of the day St. Xaviers defeated Thames International College by 42 runs. Invited to bat first, St. Xaviers posted a total of 150 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Later, Thames failed to chase the winning target of 151 runs. Thames collected a mere of 108 runs losing 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Likewise, in the second match of the dat KCMIT outplayed Islington College by 34 runs. Winning the toss, and opting to bat first, KCMIT posted 120 runs with a wicket in spare in the allotted 20 overs. Later, KCMIT bowled out Islington for 86 runs in 15.5 overs, ul...

Paras Khadka Elected CAN Secretary, Chatur To Lead Again

23Sep

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Paras Khadka Elected CAN Secretary, Chatur To Lead Again

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Paras Khadka, widely regarded as Nepal National Cricket Team's most successful captain and one of its greatest players, has been elected in the position of Secretary within the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). Khadka, who had retired from active cricket two years ago with the intention of taking on an official role in Nepal's cricket administration, secured his role by defeating Prashant Bikram Malla with a vote tally of 48-37. A total of 85 votes were cast during the elections. In addition to this, Chatur Bahadur Chand was unanimously re-elected as the President for his third consecutive term. Other key positions within CAN were also determined without opposition, with Roshan Singh being elected as Vice President and Pada...

The Misfortune of Nepali Women’s Cricket: Who Is Responsible?

9Sep

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The Misfortune of Nepali Women’s Cricket: Who Is Responsible?

Bhupendra GC, Kathmandu Nepal’s campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifiers ended in heartbreak, falling to Thailand in the semi-finals and once again missing out on a historic berth in the global stage. The dream of Nepali women cricketers to feature in a World Cup remains unfulfilled. Despite reaching the semi-finals and lifting the four-nation Women’s T20I Series title prior to the qualifiers, the overall sentiment was one of disappointment rather than celebration. The primary reason: a persistently fragile batting unit. Nepal’s results in the qualifiers painted a mixed picture. They lost to Malaysia by five runs, defeated Bahrain by 10 wickets, edged Bhutan by three wickets, and outclassed Qatar by nine wickets, while their match against UAE was aban...

Nepali Bowlers Helpless Against Indian Openers

4Sep

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Nepali Bowlers Helpless Against Indian Openers

Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal have suffered a convincing 10-wicket loss against India in the second match of Asia Cup 2023. Nepal couldn’t dislodge the Indian opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill who were chasing a target of 145 runs in 23 covers courtesy of a rain delay and D/L method. India got to the target in just 20.1 overs. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 75 off 59 deliveries with six fours and five sixes while his partner Shubman Gill remained at the other end on 67 off 62 deliveries with eight fours and a six. Karan KC gave away 26 runs in four overs for Nepal while Lalit Rajbanshi gave away 24 in as many overs. Sandeep Lamichhane was expensive of the lot giving away 39 in four overs of his spell. Sompal Kami gave 23 runs in just two overs while Dipendra Sing...

Nepal Put Up A Fighting Total For The Indian Chase

4Sep

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Nepal Put Up A Fighting Total For The Indian Chase

By a staff reporter Kathmandu - Nepal have set a target of 231 runs for India in the second match of the Asia Cup 2023. Nepal were bundled over on 230 runs in 48.2 overs. Aasif Sheikh, Sompal Kami and Kushal Bhurtel were the pick of the batters in the Nepali innings. Aasif made 58 runs in 97 deliveries with eight boundaries in his innings. Sompal was two runs short of a brilliant half-century as he got out on 48 runs off 56 deliveries with one four and two sixes. Bhurtel made 38 off 25 deliveries with three fours and two sixes. Invited to bat after losing the toss, Nepali openers gave Nepal a brilliant start with a partnership of 65 runs before Kushal was dismissed by Shardul Thakur in the tenth over. Bhim Sharki, who came back into the side today could only manage seven runs...

Nepal Secures Hard-Fought Victory Over Bhutan

3Sep

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Nepal Secures Hard-Fought Victory Over Bhutan

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal managed to secure a 3-wicket victory over Bhutan in an ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier. Invited to bat first at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bhutan struggled to set a competitive target, posting a modest 39/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Nepal kept Bhutan under pressure since the beginning as pacer Kabita Kunwar sent back opener Ngawang Choden for a royal duck. Karma Dema, who opened the inning with Ngawang faced 27 deliveries just to contribute 1 run. The standout performer for Bhutan was their skipper, Dechen Wangmo, who managed to score the highest of 21 runs. Unfortunately for Bhutan, the rest of the batting order faced a collapse, with Yeshey Choden, Anju Gurung, and Tshering Choden all departing for ducks. Sonam and ...

Five Nepali Players in Big Bash 2023/24 Draft

28Aug

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Five Nepali Players in Big Bash 2023/24 Draft

By a staff reporter Kathmandu - Five Nepali players have been included in the Big Bash League 2023/24 draft list. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, batter Dev Khanal, wicketkeeper Arjun Saud, opener Aasif Sheikh and batter Aarif SHeikh are the five names on the list from Nepal. Big Bash League is the franchise T20 cricket league organized by Cricket Australia and is regarded as one of the best tournaments in the world. Sandeep is the only name in the list to have previously played in the league. He played for Hobart Hurricanes in the previous season who can also retain him. Sandeep has also represented Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League after being signed in 2018. The other four names will have to go through the draft process. Aarif, Aasif and Dev have ...

Paras Khadka Announces His Candidacy For CAN Bagmati Province Presidency

25Aug

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Paras Khadka Announces His Candidacy For CAN Bagmati Province Presidency

By a staff reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Cricket Team legend and former skipper Paras Khadka has officially announced his candidacy for the position of president of the Bagmati Province Cricket Association. There were many speculations about his administrative future after he announced a shock retirement two years ago. And on Friday, Paras formally announced that he will run for the president of Bagmati province at a press conference in Kathmandu. Paras had already informed informally about his candidacy before. He has already been elected as a member of the Kathmandu District Cricket Association. Amid the press conference, the majority of the members have promised to support Paras Khadka in the Bagmati Provincial Cricket Association elections to be held next week. Kathmandu, ...