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APF continues to dominate, Koshi off to a winning start

24Mar

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APF continues to dominate, Koshi off to a winning start

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Club maintained their dominance in the Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship, while Koshi Province began the championship with a victory at TU Cricket Ground on Friday. APF VS Sudurpaschim In the first match of the day, recorded a 15 runs victory over Sudurpaschim Province. Having been invited to bat, APF scored 121/2 in the prescribed 20 overs. APF's captain, Sita Rana Magar, played a half-century innings, scoring an unbeaten 52 off 59 deliveries, including 7 fours. Jyoti Pandey scored 13 runs before leaving the crease, while Indu Barma missed out on a half-century by just 5 runs. Additionally, Mamta Chaudhary contributed 3 runs to the team's total. Sudurpachim's pacer, Kabita Kunwar, took the only wicket for her team. ...

23Mar

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Sudurpaschim and APF start triumphantly

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sudurpaschim Province and Nepal APF Club started triumphantly in the Lalitpur Mayors Women's Championship at TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. Sudurpaschim Province VS Lalitpur Mayors' XI Sudurpaschim Province defeated the hosts Lalitpur Mayors' XI by a margin of 51 runs in an inaugural match. Opening with the bat, Sudurpaschim Province posted 137 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the allocated 20 overs. While openers Bindu Rawal and Rubi Poddar departed for 18 and 28 runs, respectively, number three batter Samjhana Khadka played a vital half-century innings, contributing 51 runs off 45 deliveries with 6 fours. After Rewati Dhami departed for a golden duck, Kabita Joshi played a not-out inning, adding 27 runs off 28 deliveries with 2 fo...

Nepal earns direct spot in World Cup Qualifiers defeating UAE

16Mar

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Nepal earns direct spot in World Cup Qualifiers defeating UAE

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has earned a direct spot in the World Cup Qualifiers defeating UAE by 9 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis method in the ICC World Cup League-2 tri-series at TU Cricket Ground. Chasing a huge winning target of 311 runs for victory, Nepal lost 6 wickets scoring 269 runs in 44 overs. Due to bad lighting conditions, Nepal won the match through the Duckworth-Lewis method. The umpire stopped the game and dropped the bails. UAE expressed their displeasure while the Nepali players started celebrating their historic win. Nepal's Inning Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sharki, Aarif Sheikh, and Gulsan Jha each contributed a half-century innings in Nepal's victory. While Aasif, who partnered with Kushal Bhurtel in opening the inning departed for a duck out...

Nepal retains ODI Status with an impressive victory over UAE

12Mar

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Nepal retains ODI Status with an impressive victory over UAE

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal retained their ODI (One Day International) status for the next four years with a convincing victory of 117 runs over UAE at TU Cricket Ground. UAE's Inning UAE, chasing a winning target of 248 runs, were bowled out for a mere 71 runs in 22.5 overs, which is their lowest total in ODI history. Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi picked up 5 wicket haul, Sandeep Lamichhane claimed 2, while Sompal Kami, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Gulsan Jha each chipped in one wicket to dismiss UAE cheaply. Lalit sent off UAE's opening batsman Vriitya Aravind and lower-order batsman Zahoor Khan for a duck each. In contrast, he dismissed Muhammad Waseem, Aayan Afzal Khan, and Junaid Siddique, for 1, 29, and 1 run, respectively. Aayan scored the highest for the...

Nepal claims victory in opening match of final tri-series of CWC League 2

9Mar

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Nepal claims victory in opening match of final tri-series of CWC League 2

Kathmandu - Nepal kicked off the final tri-series of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 with a 52-run victory over Papua New Guinea. Nepal's Inning Invited to bat first, Nepal put up an impressive total of 297 runs before losing all of their wickets in 49.1 overs. Nepal's opener, Aasif Sheikh, scored his first International ODI century, contributing 110 runs off 110 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes. With this, he became the fifth player from Nepal to score an ODI century after Paras Khadka, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Kushal Bhurtel. Opener duo Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif shared a 110-run partnership before Kushal departed for 45 off 53 balls in 18.4 overs. Kushal Malla, who came in as the number 3 batsman, collected only 2 runs off 8 deliveries, while Gyane...

6Mar

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Nepal stuns UAE in their home soil

By a Staff Reporter Dubai - Nepal pulled off a stunning victory against hosts UAE by 42 runs in a tri-series under the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, climbing up to a fifth place with 32 points and pushing UAE down to 6th in the points table. Nepal's Inning Nepal, who won the toss and elected to bat first posted 229/8 in the allocated 50 overs. Gyanendra Malla paired with Aasif Sheikh to open the innings for Nepal as the regular opener Kushal Bhurtel was ruled out following an injury. Despite a poor start to their innings with the loss of the opening pair Gyanendra Malla and Aasif Sheikh for 11 and 6 runs respectively, Bhim Sharki's score of 70 runs off 99 deliveries helped Nepal recover. The third batsman Kushal Malla got bowled off Rohan Musafa's delivery ...

Aasif and Sandeep rescues Nepal from defeat

3Mar

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Aasif and Sandeep rescues Nepal from defeat

By a Staff Reporter Dubai - Nepal secured a 3-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea in a tri-series match under the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Opener Aasif Sheikh and eighth batsman Sandeep Lamichhane formed an unbeaten 77-run partnership, helping Nepal chase the winning target of 179 runs, posting a total of 182/7 in 48 overs. Despite Kushal Bhurtel being dismissed for a royal duck out, the duo of Aasif and Sandeep rescued Nepal from defeat. Opener Aasif played a not-out inning contributing the highest of 86 runs off 130 deliveries with 2 fours and a six. In addition, Sandeep Lamichhane, batting in the eighth position, was the star of the show as he scored 35 runs off 50 deliveries and hit the match-winning shot in th...

Nepal falls short of victory against UAE

2Mar

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Nepal falls short of victory against UAE

By a Staff Reporter Nepal failed to chase a winning target of 208 runs, falling behind hosts UAE by 68 runs in a tri-series under ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Nepal, who won the toss and opted to field first, restricted UAE to 207/8 in the allotted 50 overs. Sandeep Lamichhane, who got permission from the Supreme Court to fly to UAE and replaced the injured Mausam Dhakal, once again led Nepal's bowling attack, taking three wickets while conceding 27 runs in 10 overs. Additionally, Karan KC, Aarif Sheikh, and Kushal Malla claimed a wicket each. A half-century innings from Asif Khan, and Rohan Mustafa helped UAE secure victory after suffering a 131-run defeat against PNG in the first outing of the series. Asif Khan top-scored for ...

2Mar

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Nepal qualifies for the World Cup

By a Staff Reporter Ajman - Nepal National U19 Cricket team had qualified for U19 Cricket World Cup defeating hosts UAE by 7 runs in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Eden Garden Oval in Ajman. Invited to bat first, Nepal lost all its wickets at 48.5 overs with 191 runs on the scoreboard. Nepal, who had a poor start with the bat, regained momentum with Skipper Dev Khanal's knock of 51 runs off 84 deliveries. Earlier, the top order batters Deepak Bohara (0), Arjun Kumal (3), and Akash Tripathi (9) were dismissed early, collectively adding only 12 runs. Other contributions came from Uttam Thapa Magar (36), Bishal Bikram KC (38), Milan Bobara (10), Dipesh Kandel (15), Subash Kandel (2), Hemant Dhami (13), and Aakash Chand (4). In return, Nepal's spinner Dip...

28Feb

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Nepal trounces Malaysia by 10 wickets

By a Staff Reporter Dubai - Nepal secured a convincing victory against Malaysia in an ongoing ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers at Malek Cricket Ground in Ajman. Nepal won the match by 10 wickets, with 246 balls remaining, and is now one step away to qualify for the U19 World Cup. Malaysia, who won the toss and elected to bat first was bowled out for a total of 72 runs in 35.3 overs. Nepal's bowler Dipesh Kandel was the star performer, taking 4 wickets in 10 overs with 4 maidens, conceding only 11 runs. In Addition, Aakash Chand took 3 wickets, while Milan Bohara 2 and Subash Bhandari claimed 1 wicket to restrict Malaysia to 72. Malaysia's Muhammad Akram Abd Malek was the highest scorer with 26 runs off 51 deliveries, including 3 boundaries. Other batsmen to contribute...