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By a Staff Reporter The highly anticipated Asia Cup, featuring Nepal among the participating nations, has been officially confirmed to take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) made the announcement on Thursday, revealing that the One Day ACC Cup 2023 will be held from August 31 to September 17, with matches scheduled in both Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament will consist of four matches hosted in Pakistan, while the remaining matches will be held in Sri Lanka. Due to India's decision not to play in Pakistan, the ACC devised a new model that entails conducting nine matches in Sri Lanka to accommodate the participating teams. Nepal has been grouped alongside cricket powerhouses India and Pakistan in Group A'. Meanwhile, Group 'B' consists of...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has emerged victorious in the bilateral series hosted by Malaysia, defeating the hosts by 3 wickets in the final match of the series. Out of the 5 T20I matches played, Nepal won 3, securing them the title of the Bilateral series. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 04: during match five of the 2023 MCA Bilateral Series between Nepal Women vs Malaysia Women at YSD-UKM Oval on June 04, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo by Peter Lim/PhotoDesk.com.my for Malaysia Cricket Association) After losing to Malaysia in the inaugural match, Nepal made a strong comeback, winning two consecutive matches. However, they faced a defeat against Malaysia in the fourth match, leaving the final match to decide the ultimate winner. In the fifth T20I match of the ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has secured a spot in the Asia Cup after winning the title of the ACC Premier Cup defeating UAE by 7 wickets at the TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The final, which was originally scheduled for Monday, was halted midway due to heavy rain in the capital. UAE was at 106/9 in 27.3 overs before the match got halted. On Tuesday, the match resumed from the same situation, and UAE lost their final wicket in 33.1 overs, accumulating 117 runs. Lalit Rajbanshi, who led Nepal's bowling attack yesterday, claiming 3-5, sent Junaid Siddique off. Later, Nepal had a sluggish start with the bat on a gloomy day. Nepal lost both their openers early for 1 and 8 runs, respectively. Skipper Rohit departed early too, collecting just a single ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - A Downpour in Kathmandu has forced the ACC Premier Cup final between Nepal and UAE to be halted midway. The match will resume tomorrow at TU Cricket Ground, with the same situation as it was left off at the end of the 27.3 over, where UAE had collected 106 runs losing 9 wickets. However, there are concerns that rain might disrupt the game again on Tuesday. If the result could not be determined on Tuesday, a Super Over will be played to decide a winner. However, if the Super Over is also affected by rain, Nepal will advance to the Asia Cup due to its higher ODI ranking. Nepal ranks 14th in ODI while UAE ranks 19th. Earlier, Nepal's skipper Rohit Paudel won the toss and elected to field first. Spinner Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi led the bowling attac...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to face off in the finals of the ACC Men's Premier Cup on Monday at TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu. The first semi-final match was cancelled due to heavy rain and went scoreless, which automatically qualified Nepal for the final. Nepal had previously confirmed its spot in the semi-finals as the winner of Group A, while Kuwait became the runner-up of Group B. As the semi-final match was aborted due to the rain, Nepal reached the finals as it is a group winner. According to the tournament rule, if there is no result, the team that finished higher in the group stage will be declared the winner. The match was reduced to 42 overs as rain interrupted the game twice at TU Cricket Ground. After being inv...