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By a Staff Reporter Opener Sunil Dhamala's aggressive batting and top-notch bowling from Lalit Narayan Rajanshi helped Nepal Police Club (NPC) to find a comfortable victory of 9 wickets over Karnali Province. NPC chased down the modest target of 86 runs for victory, losing 1 wicket in 10.4 overs. Opener Sunil Dhamala collected the highest 44 runs off 24 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Another opener Kushal Bhurtel remained unbeaten on 39 runs off 40 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. Dhamala and Bhurtel made 81 runs partnership in 10 overs for the first wicket. Dhamala was caught out by wicketkeeper Bipin Rawal off fast bowler Prakash Jaisi's ball. Karnali, who lost the toss and elected to bat first got all out in 19.3 overs. Karnali's skipper Rabindra Jung Shahi added 27 runs ...

By a Staff Reporter Far Western Province registered an easy 13-run victory over Province 1 in an ongoing 34th National Men's Cricket Tournament under the 9th National Games. This is the first victory of Far Western in the tournament. Far Western, who were elected to bat first after losing the toss at TU Cricket Ground scored 144 runs sacrificing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Basanta Khatri of Far Western contributed the highest run of 53 in 41 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes. Milan Bohora added 44 runs off 30 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Far Western failed to start well. Opener Raju Rizal and Dil Bohra were dismissed for zero runs. Khadak Bohora was sent off for 5 runs and Basant Karki for 4 runs. Lokendra Chand got out for 24 runs off 11 balls with 2 fours and 1 ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Teams to vie in Nepal T20 league picked up their Marquee players worth 1.5 million amidst a first-round draft program on Saturday. Pokhara Avengers booked Aasif Sheikh as their marquee player. All-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee is snatched by America-based Lumibini All-Stars. Former skipper of the National Cricket team Gyanendra Malla will feature Kathmandu Capital as a marquee player. Far Western United took all-rounder Karan KC, Biratnagar King took National team vice-captain Rohit Paudel and Janakpur Royal selected fast bowler Sompal Kami as the marquee player. While Pokhara bought Sarad Veshwakar from category A with a fee of 1.5 million, Avinash Bohora, Aarif Sheikh, Binod Bhandari, Kushal Bhurtel, and Subash Khakurel of A category remain...

By a Staff Reporter The two remaining teams to vie in the Nepal T20 League which is going to be organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) have been disclosed. Pokhara Avengers and Far Western United will compete against Kantipur Capital, Lumbini All Stars, Biratnagar Super Kings, and Janakpur Royals for the title of first-ever Nepal T20.   Postraj Gyanwali is the President of Pokhara Avengers. Subodh Tripathi is the Director whereas Atish Gyanwali is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the team. Similarly, Far Western United is owned by SR Sports & Media Ventures located in the United Kingdom (UK). Ms. Rupindar Bagga is the owner of the team Nepal T20 League will begin from September 24 to October 22, 2022. The competition will be played on a double round...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Non-Resident Nepali (NRNA) defeated Far Western in the opening match of the 34th National Men's Cricket Tournament under the 9th National Games by 12 runs.   The match was reduced to 6 overs due to rainfall. NRNA who won the toss and batted first collected 74 runs in 6 overs losing 4 wickets. Sagar Pun, who marked his comeback in TU groud after 4 years remained unbeaten and bagged 46 runs off 19 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes. Sagar played his last domestic cricket in 2018. He was named the player of the match as well. Skipper Sunam Gautam was dismissed for 24 runs off 11 balls. Hemant Dhami and Sher Malla of Far Western took two wickets each.   On the other hand, Far Western earned 62 runs in 6 overs losing 6 wickets. Opener Kh...

By A Staff Reporter A complaint has been lodged with the Nepal Police against Sandeep Lamichhane, the captain of the Nepali cricket team. Police source confirmed to HamroKhelkud that a complaint was lodged to the Kathmandu Police with allegations of rape on Tuesday. The alleged incident is said to have taken place before Nepali team went to Kenya for a bilateral series. Lamichhane is currently in St. Lucia to play Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with Jamaica Tallawahs. He left National Team after playing five match T20I series which Nepal won 3-2. Lamichhane was absent in Nepal's 3-0 win in One Day series as he chose to play CPL during the period.

By a Staff Reporter Bagmati Province has announced a team under the captaincy of Gyanendra Malla for the 9th National Game Cricket to be held from September 8 in Kathmandu. In an announced team, Wicketkeeper Subash Khakurel has been given the responsibility of the vice-captain. Youth batsman Rit Gautam rejoined Bagmati departing from Armed Police Force (APF). After failing to get a limited opportunity in APF, Gautam stepped back to rejoin Bagmati. Young batter Shubha Kansakar has been given an opportunity by Bagmati for the first time. The 9th National Games will officially kick off from October 14 to 20 in Gandaki province. As it collides with Nepal T20, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has requested Nepal Sports Council (NSC) to prepone the cricket tournament under...

By a Staff Reporter Three Nepal National Crickets are sure to miss the first match of the Kenya tour starting on Thursday due to visa issues. All-rounder Adil Ansari, spinner Basir Ahamed, and Sahab Alam will miss the first T20I match. As only 11 players, technical analyst Raman Sivakoti, physio Bikram Neupane and coach Manoj Prabhakar got their visas at the first attempt, they flew to Kenya on Monday. Sompal Kami, Bibek Yadav, Adil Ansari, Basir Ahamed, and Sahab Alam could not travel with the team as they didn't get visas. Similarly, the Nepali team's cricket manager Sunil Mahaseth and trainer Abdul Satar also could not travel with the team following the visa issue. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) re-applied the visas of seven members on Tuesday. However, Bibek a...