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By a Staff Reporter Kathamndu - Madesh Province stuns Lumbini Province by 92 runs to move closer to the semifinals of the ongoing Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament. With 3 half centuries from Santosh Karki, Harishankar Shah, and Anil Sah, Madesh Province scored a total of 259 runs at Mulpani Cricket Ground. Opener duo Santosh Karki and Harishankar Shah shared a partnership of 130 runs before the fall of the first wicket. Santosh collected 50 runs with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Harishankar added 76 off 90 deliveries with 13 fours and 1 six. Anil scored 50 off 49 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixers. Rohan BK (7), Bibek Yadav (21), Mohammad Aadil Alam (12), Rupesh Singh (1), Bishal Shusling (0), Imran Sheikh (10), Rajesh Yadav (7), and Pradip Paswan added 1 run to...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - A century inning from wicketkeeper-batsman Aasif Sheikh helped Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club book its spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing Prime Minister One Day National Cricket Tournament. APF, who won the toss and decided to bat first at TU Cricket Ground defeated Karnali Province by 44 runs. Aasif contributed 130 runs to the total of 234. No other APF batsmen were able to play as per the expectation. Before packing up at 47.2 overs, Pradeep Airee (20), Aayushman Bam (3), Lokesh Bam (10), Sundeep Jora (5), Puran BK (4), Sharad Vesawkar (6), Dipak Bohara (10), Bhuvan Karki (23), Kamal Airee (4), and Mousom Dhakal scored 0 runs. Prakash Jaisi and Dipendra Rawat of Karnali took 3 wickets each. Diwan Pun sent two APF batsmen back to ...

By a Staff Reporter Madesh Province began its Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament campaign defeating Province 1 by 72 runs. In a match played at Mulpani Cricket Ground, Province 1 won the toss and invited Madesh Province to start with batting. Madesh collected 214 runs before getting all dismissed in 48.1 overs. Anil Sha played the highest innings of 61 runs off 89 deliveries. Bibek Yadav added 32 runs to the total, Rupesh Singh (30), Rohan BK (28), Harishankar Shah (15), Imran Sheikh (6), Mohammad Adil Alam (7), Bishal Shusling (3), Pradip Paswan (1), and Rajesh Yadav collected 3 runs. Firdosh Ansari of Province 1 ended up with a five wickets haul. While Siddhant Lohani took 3 wickets, Sarwan Yadav and Luv Kamat took one each. Province 1 failed to gr...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Skipper Dipendra Singh Airee's all-round performance guides Nepal Police Club (NPC) towards a victory against Lumbini Province by 6 wickets in an ongoing Prime Minister One Day National Cricket Tournament. With a win, NPC moves closer to the semifinal. Lumbini, who chose to bat first after winning the toss packed up for 188 runs in 44.2 overs at TU Cricket Ground. Dev Khanal played an innings of 74 runs which turned out to be useless as Lumbini failed to achieve a victory. Lumbini's opener batsman Aakash Tripathi and Anil Kharel failed to earn any runs. Prajjwol Thapa and Bishal Bikram KC scored 23 and 30 runs respectively. Sandeep Rajali found his way back to the dugout for 7. Durgesh Gupta and Mohammad Husen collected 11 runs each off 21 b...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Gandaki Province beat Karnali Province to register a second consecutive win in an ongoing Prime Minister's One Day National Cricket Tournament. In contrast, Bagmati Province ruled out following the third consecutive defeat against Lumbini Province. Spinner Anil Kharel and Skipper Dev Khanal performed as Lumbini Province defeated Bagmati Province by 8 wickets to mark a winning start in the tournament. It took Lumbini 35.4 overs to chase the winning target of 155 runs at the cost of 2 wickets at Mulpani Cricket Ground. Opener Aakash Tripathi found his way back to the dugout with 3 runs in the pocket off 12 deliveries. Prajjwol Thapa added 29 runs to the tally off 42 balls. With 8 fours and 2 sixes, Skipper Dev remained unbeaten for 77 runs of...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Police Club (NPC) recorded a second consecutive victory and Gandaki Province began with a win in an ongoing Prime Minister's Cup One Day Men's Cricket Tournament. Gandaki Province beat Far Western Province by 69 runs to start the PM Cup journey with a win. Gandaki, who won the toss and elected to bat first collected 208 runs in the prescribed 50 overs losing 8 wickets at TU Cricket Ground. Opener batsman Arjun Kumal added the utmost runs of 63 for Gandaki off 105 deliveries. Sameer Kandel collected 26 runs off 71 deliveries. Bidhan Shrestha and Avishek Basnet both scored the same 25 runs off 34 balls. Sandeep Chhetri and Sachinraj Adhikari got bowled for 19 and 2 runs off Narayan Joshi and Sher Malla's delivery. Captain Bipin Khatri go...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Club and Nepal Police Club (NPC) mark the winning start to the fifth edition of the Prime Minister's Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament. Nepal APF Club beat Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) by 56 runs in an opening match of the tournament at TU Cricket Ground. APF, who lost the toss and got to bat first, got all out in 47.4 runs collecting 219 runs. Opener Pradeep Singh Airee collected the highest of 71 runs off 80 balls including 4 fours and 6 sixers. Sudeep Jora scored a half-century off 62 balls with 6 fours. While Lokesh Bam got dismissed for 0, Aasif Sheikh (9), Bhuvan Karki (26), Sumit Maharjan (7), Sharad Vesawkar (16), Kamal Airee (3), Kishore Mahato (1), and Mousom Dhakal added 12 runs to the tally. Amar Routela remained...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is all set to kick off the Prime Minister's Cup Men's One Day National Cricket Tournament on October 30. A total of 10 teams are fixed to compete in a couple of week-long tournament to be held at TU Cricket Ground and Mulpani Cricket Ground in Kathmandu. Reigning champion Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) is drawn alongside Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club, Karnali Province, Gandaki Province, and Far Western Province in Group A. Moreover, Nepal Police Club (NPC), Bagmati Province, Lumbini Province, Madesh Province, and Province Number 1 are pitted in Group B. The teams competing in the fifth edition of the PM Cup have finalized their squad. Tribhuvan Army Club Titlist Tribhuvan Army Club announced their s...

By a Staff Reporter Skipper Rubina Chhetri took 4 wickets in a row as CAN Mixed-XI consisting of Nepali Women's Cricket team players beat Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by 19 runs at Pokhara Rangasala. CAN Mixed-XI, who won the toss and elected to bat first scored 99 runs losing 9 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. Neri Thapa added the highest of 18 runs off 31 deliveries with 2 fours for Nepal. Suman Khatiwada collected 16 runs off 17 deliveries with 4 fours whereas Kabita Kunwar added 17 runs off 11 balls with 2 fours. Opener Kajol Shrestha got out for 2 runs. While Sita Rana Magar and Samjhana Khadka collected 10 and 17 runs, Skipper Rubina went back to the pavilion with a single run. Rachael Potter of MCC took 3 wickets spending 14 runs with 1 maiden in 4 overs. Ria Ra...