cricket Archives - Page 14 of 47

Nepal advances to semis undefeated after outplaying Qatar

27Apr

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket, cricket, International

Nepal advances to semis undefeated after outplaying Qatar

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sandeep Lamichhane's all-around performance helped Nepal outplay Qatar by 68 runs in a low-scoring match of the ACC Men's Premier Cup at TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. With this, Nepal remained unbeaten throughout the group stage and advanced as the ground winners. Invited to bat first, Nepal struggled to score runs until Sandeep Lamichhane, the no. 10 batsman, joined the crease in the 27th over after the fall of Dipendra Singh Airee's wicket. Sandeep played a crucial role in boosting Nepal's score with his unbeaten knock of 42 runs off 58 deliveries, including 6 fours. However, Nepal was eventually bowled out for 157 runs in 40.3 overs. Skipper Rohit Paudel contributed 27 runs off 36 deliveries, while openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sh...

Nepal Clinches Resounding Victory over Oman with Kushal Malla’s Heroic Century Innings

21Apr

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket, cricket, International

Nepal Clinches Resounding Victory over Oman with Kushal Malla’s Heroic Century Innings

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal secured a resounding 84-run victory over Oman in an ongoing ACC Premier Cup at TU Cricket Ground on Friday, thanks to young allrounder Kushal Malla's heroic maiden century innings. Nepal's Inning Nepal's 50th ODI match saw them posting their highest total in ODI so far, with 310 runs losing 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Invited to bat first, Nepal had a shaky start to the inning, losing both openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh for 0. However, skipper Rohit Poudel and Bhim Sharki steadied the ship with a 54-run partnership for the third wicket. Later, Rohit got caught by Kashyap Prajapati off Fayyaz Butt's delivery in 17.1 over. Bhim collected 33 runs off 56 deliveries, while Rohit scored 23 off 34 before Aarif Sheikh added...

Bhim and Kushal deliver exceptional performance as Nepal Marks off a winning start

18Apr

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket, cricket, International

Bhim and Kushal deliver exceptional performance as Nepal Marks off a winning start

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal kicked off their ACC Premier Cup campaign in style with a six-wicket win over Malaysia at the TU Cricket Ground on Tuesday, thanks to an impressive performance from Bhim Sharki and Kushal Malla. Malaysia's Inning Opening with the bat, Malaysia posted 235 runs in the allotted 50 overs losing 9 wickets, with skipper Ahmad Faiz top-scoring with 76 runs off 95 deliveries, including eight fours and one six. Virandeep Singh contributed the second-highest of 46 runs off 94 deliveries, while opener Muhammad Amir departed for 17. Other contributors to Malaysia included Vijay Unni (12), Syed Aziz (13), Muhamad Syahadat (15), Khizar Hayat (22), and Syazrul Idrus (21). With Fitri Sham departing for a golden duck, Muhammad Wafiq remaining undefe...

APF seals Lalitpur Mayors Championship hat-trick

30Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

APF seals Lalitpur Mayors Championship hat-trick

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club has won the Lalitpur Mayors Women's Championship title for the third consecutive year. The departmental team secured a 54-run victory against Koshi Province in a final match played at TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. Invited to bat first, APF scored 154 runs with the loss of only one wicket. Jyoti Pandey was the only player to get dismissed, contributing just 2 runs off 12 deliveries. Sita Rana Magar and Indu Barma then put on a partnership of 136 runs for the unbroken second wicket, with Sita contributing 79 runs off 68 deliveries and Indu adding 51 runs with 5 fours and 1 six. Alisha Khadiya claimed the only wicket for Koshi. Later, Koshi Province could only score 100 runs in the prescribed 20 overs...

CAN announces preliminary squad for ACC Premier Cup

29Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

CAN announces preliminary squad for ACC Premier Cup

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced a preliminary squad for the ACC Premier Cup starting from April 8 to May 1 at Kathmandu. 10 teams are participating in a tournament that will be played at Mulpani Cricket Ground and TU Cricket Ground. The participating teams are pitted into two groups. The host Nepal is drawn alongside Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia in Group A. Similarly, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Bahrain are placed in Group B. The winners of the ACC Premier Cup will qualify for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan later in September. Likewise, the top three teams will advance to ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in July. Nepal will take on Malaysia in an inaugural match of the tournament on ...

Koshi sets final face-off against regaining champions

29Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

Koshi sets final face-off against regaining champions

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Koshi Province set the final face-off against the regaining champions Nepal APF Club crushing Madhesh Province by 62 runs in an ongoing Lalitpur Mayor's Women's Cricket Championship at TU Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Invited to bat first, Koshi scored 105 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. Kajal Shrestha and Rubina Chhetry, who opened the innings, shared a partnership of 40 runs for the fall of the first wicket. The top-order batters all made valuable contributions to the total fulfilling their responsibility, with skipper Rubina scoring the highest of 39 runs off 38 deliveries with 6 fours. Likewise, Kajal Shrestha contributed 22 runs, while Apsari Begam and Smirit Katuwal added 19 and 10 runs to the total. Furthermore...

Hosts Lalitpur Mayors XI finishes winless

29Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

Hosts Lalitpur Mayors XI finishes winless

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The hosts Lalitpur Mayors XI concluded their Lalitpur Mayor Women's Cricket Championship journey without registering a single win throughout the tournament. In their final round-robin match on Tuesday at TU Cricket Ground, the hosts lost to Nepal APF Club by 37 runs. Likewise, the departmental side advanced to the final of the championship remaining unbeaten. None of the participating teams found a victory over APF in the round-robin match. Rajmati Airee's all-around performance helped APF defeat the hosts. Rajmati scored an unbeaten 41 runs and also claimed two wickets in APF's victory. Despite having a poor start to the inning, Rajmati's innings propelled APF to a total of 110/6 in 20 overs. APF's top order batters Jyoti Pandey, Sita ...

Koshi Province remains in the race for the final

27Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

Koshi Province remains in the race for the final

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Koshi Province remains in the race for the final of the Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship after comfortably defeating Sudurpaschim Province by nine wickets with 27 balls to spare at TU Cricket Ground on Monday. Invited to bat first, Sudurpaschim were bowled out in 18.5 overs with 82 runs on the scoreboard. Sudurpaschim, who had been in a good position until the 16th over, collapsed afterward and were all out for just 82 in 18.5 overs, losing seven wickets for just two runs in the final 17 balls. At 16.2 overs, Sudurpaschim had a score of 79-3, but their fortunes changed when Koshi's Skipper Rubina Chhetry stumped Ritu Kanaujia for 13 runs in the second ball of the 17th over. This was followed by Kabita Joshi's dismissal for zero in the next b...

Madhesh Province registers first victory by narrowly defeating hosts

27Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

Madhesh Province registers first victory by narrowly defeating hosts

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Madhesh Province claimed their first victory in the Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship defeating the hosts Lalitpur Mayor's XI by one wicket with four balls to spare at TU Cricket Ground on Monday. Starting with the bat, Lalitpur posted 96/5 in the prescribed 20 overs. Young prospect Sony Pakhrin top-scored for Lalitpur with 34 runs off 43 deliveries, including three fours. Laxmi Chaudhary (23) and Shristi Jaisi (15) were the other batters to contribute in double digits. However, Helisha Gurung (3) and Kanchan Shrestha (5) departed early, and skipper Asmina Karmacharya and Saraswati Pun remained unbeaten on 6 and 1 runs, respectively. Saraswati Kumari led Madhesh's bowling attack claiming 9-2 with one maiden over. Additionally, Kabita Gautam, ...

25Mar

By hamrokhelkudNo Comments

cricket

APF confirms spot in the finale

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Club confirmed their place in the final of the Lalitpur Mayors' Women's Championship for the third time in a row beating Koshi Province by 7 wickets on Saturday at TU Cricket Ground. Koshi Province Inning Koshi Province, who won the toss and opted to bat first collected 87 runs in the allocated 20 overs losing 5 wickets. Kajal Shrestha (29) and Rubina Chhetry (24), who opened the innings were the two highest scorers for the losing side. While Sabnam Rai departed for a duck out, Apsari Begam left the crease contributing 22 runs off 36 deliveries. Moreover, Smriti Katuwal added 8 runs to the tally and Namita Shrestha remained unbeaten for 0. Player of the Match Sita Rana Magar was the pick of APF bowler picking 3-11 in 4 overs...