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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sudurpaschim Province stunned Madesh Province by 7 wickets to confirm their spot in the final of ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. Madesh's Inning Sudurpaschim's 15-year-old debutant Yuvraj Khatri became the limelight of the day. Bowling 9 overs including a maiden, the young spinner hit the stump twice and gave away only 15 runs. With Naren Saud claiming a 5-wicket haul and Hemant Dhami booking 3 wickets, Madesh packed up their innings in 38.1 overs for 122 runs. Madesh's middle order batsman Ali Ansari collected the highest of 32 runs for his team off 56 deliveries with 5 fours. A duck out forced opener Shailendra Sah and captain Abhisekh Tiwari back to the pavilion. Mayan Yadav, who began the inning scored 23 off 28 d...

By a Staff Reporter Kathamandu - Province 1 lodged a 10-wicket victory over Madesh Province in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. In a match played at Mulpani Cricket Ground, Province 1 trashed Madesh Province for 70 runs in 31.3 overs. Mayan Yadav and Shailendra Sah, who opened the innings contributed 19 and 4 runs to the tally. With Dablu Malik collecting 12 runs, no other batsmen scored in double figures. Imran Sheikh (7), Sarfraj Mansuri (1), Megh Raj Ram (4), Abhishek Tiwari (0), Ranjit Kumar (5), Rajesh Yadav (4), Symon Roy (2), and Abjit Mandel added 1 run to the total. Dipesh Kandel and Bipin Mahato of Province 1 claimed 3 wickets each. Sandesh Bhattarai took 2 wickets whereas Ashish Magar and Aswin Mahato booked apiece. It took Province 1 ju...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Bagmati Province beat Karnali Province by 7 wickets to register the fourth consecutive win in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. With a win, Bagmati becomes the favorite to qualify for the finals. Karnali's Inning Bagmati's fast bowler Sakriya Karki claimed a 5-wicket haul to stop Karnali for 130 runs in 36.2 overs at TU Cricket Ground. A half-century innings from Karnali's skipper Bipin Rawal was not enough to break Bagmati's winning streak. While Karnali's middle-order batsman Suwash Ayer and lower-order batsmen Mohan BK and Anuj Chanara left the crease following a duck out, Opener Manish Thapa returned to the pavilion with 25 runs in a pocket. Bipin collected the highest of 68 runs off 92 deliveries including 9 fou...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - 5-wicket haul from Hemant Dhami and a half-century innings each from Anurag Singh and Milan Bohara guides Sudurpaschim Province to a fourth consecutive win in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. Sudurpaschim's Inning Sudurpaschim, who won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 264/9 against Province 1 in the prescribed 50 overs. Opening with a bat, Deepak Bohara and Bishal Ayer flopped as they returned to the dugout for 1 and 13 runs respectively. Captain Anurag Singh and Milan Bohara then stepped in to share a century partnership of 103 runs for the fall of the third wicket. Facing 112 balls, Anurag collected 83 runs including 8 fours and a sixer. Before getting bowled by Dipesh Kandel in the 29.6 overs, Milan scor...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Bagmati Province records an empathic victory of 152 runs over Madesh Province in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. With the third consecutive victory, Bagmati atops the competition points table and becomes the favorite to play in the finals. Bagmati's Inning Bagmati Province, who won the toss and elected to bat first scored 217 runs including a half-century innings from Uttam Magar and Yogesh Bhat before getting all out in 47.3 overs at Mulpani Cricket Ground. Opening with the bat, Sakshyam Bastakoti left the crease following a duck out whereas his opening partner contributed 71 runs off 98 deliveries including 12 fours and 1 six. With 4 fours and 4 sixers, Yogesh Bhat collected 59 runs in 40 deliveries. Pratik Shrestha ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini Province skipper Bishal Bikram KC's 4-wicket haul helped his team register first victory in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. The defending champions beat Karnali Province by 6 wickets with 175 balls remaining. Karnali's Inning Karnali Province, who won the toss and elected to bat first, packed up for 100 runs in 22.2 overs following a pitful batting at TU Cricket Ground. Manish Thapa and Bipin Rawal gave a start to the innings. While Manish returned to the dugout with 6 runs in the pocket, Skipper Bipin collected the maximum of 36 runs with 5 fours and 1 six in 39 deliveries. A horrific performance continued from Karnali's middle-order batsmen which then resulted in 3 duck outs. Lumbini's Bishal Bikram KC bowle...

By a Saff Reporter Kathmandu - Sudurpaschim Province and Province 1 recorded their first victory in an ongoing Wai Wai U19 National Cricket Tournament. Milan Bohara guides Sudurpaschim to a victory Milan Bohara's all-round performance guided his team to a 5-wicket victory against Karnali Province at TU Cricket Ground. Opening to bat, Karnali collected 127 runs before getting collapsed in 32.3 overs. While openers duo Bipin Rawal and Suwash Ayer left the crease for 19 and 30 runs following lbw out, Abhishek Bam, Mohan BK, Anuj Chanara, and Yunish Singh returned to the pavilion with a duck out. Furthermore, Roshan Shahi (2), Aawash Shah (15), Sandip Shahi (10), and Binit Khatri contributed 1 run to the total. Dinesh Adhikari remained unbeaten for 35 runs. Sudurpaschim'...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Bagmati Province beat Gandaki Province by 74 runs at TU Cricket Ground to start Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament with a win. Opening to bat, Bagmati collected 293 runs before getting all out in 48.1 overs. With a half-century innings each, Uttam Magar (87) and Yogesh Bhat (52) shared a partnership of 77 runs for the 5th wicket. Gandaki's spinner Nirtesh Giri bowled Openers duo Sakshyam Bastakoti and Lucky Kathayat for 18 and 12 runs respectively. Dipan Baniya and Skipper Ashok Paudel returned back to the dugout for 6 and 9 runs. Pratik Shrestha (37), Omkar Yadav (37), Atharva Poudyal (21), Abishek Koirala (32), and Sakriya Karki* added 1 run to the tally. Sudip Aryal and Nirtesh Giri of Gandaki claimed 3 wickets each whereas S...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Nepal National Cricket Team flew towards India this evening to play two practice matches prior to Namibia Tour belonging to ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) bade farewell to a traveling team amidst a program on Tuesday. The team flew to Delhi at 5 PM today. According to CAN, Nepal will play practice matches against Delhi Cricket's second-tier team. Final Squad: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sompal Kami, Sagar Dhakal, Arjun Saud, Gyanendra Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Harishankar Sah, Nandan Yadav

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Sunday announced the 14 membered squad for Namibia tour belonging to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. The Namibia-Nepal-Scotland Tri Series will be held in Windhoek, Namibia from December 2 to 8. With Nandan Yadav making the final cut for the first time, Head Coach Manoj Prabhakar has dropped Bhim Sharki, Kamal Singh Airee, and Adil Alam, who featured the national side in the recently concluded bilateral series against UAE. Final Squad: Rohit Paudel (Captain), Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sompal Kami, Sagar Dhakal, Arjun Saud, Gyanendra Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Harishankar Sah, Nandan Yadav