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By a Staff Reporter Following the deplorable batting, Nepal lost to Namibia by 63 runs in the ICC World Cup League-2 Tri Series ODI. With the second consecutive vanquish against Namibia, Nepal has fallen to the sixth position in the competition points table. Chasing a winning target of 200 runs for victory, Nepal was all out for 136 runs in 37.5 overs. Dipendra Singh Aire scored the highest run for Nepal (38) in 55 balls including 3 fours. Opener Kushal Bhurtel was caught for zero by Ruben Trumpelmann on the fourth ball of Jan Frylinck's first over. Likewise, On the third ball of  Frylinck 's fifth over, Dev Khanal was caught by Ben Shikongo for 1 run. Asif Sheikh got caught out for 34 runs by captain Gerhard Erasmus off spinner Bernard Scholtz second ball of the...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal will face Namibia for the second time in the ICC World Cup League-2 Tri-Series ODI today. The match will begin from 3:45 PM NST at Ary. Following the 40 runs defeat against Namibia in the last outing, Nepal will step in the Cambusdoon New Ground to take a revenge. Visitors Nepal created a history lately by defeating the home side Scotland. This evening, Nepal will begin a match to payback the loss against Namibia with high morale. In the last outing Nepal were all out for 180 runs in 46.5 overs while chasing a competitive target of 221 runs for victory. On the other hand, Nepal defeated Scotland by 5 wickets. Nepal settled the winning target of 145 runs in 25.1 overs losing 5 wickets. Young opener Asif Sheikh scored 71 runs off 62 balls with 10 fours...

By a Staff Reporter Home team Scotland beats Namibia by 3 wickets in ongoing ICC World Cup League-2 Tri Series ODI. The home side settled the target of 216 runs with 3 wickets in hand in 48.5 overs. Safyaan Sharif and Chris Greaves shared an excellent partnership of 83 runs to give Scotland a thrilling victory. Previously, Scotland lost to Nepal by 5 wickets. Greaves remained unbeaten on 53 runs off 48 balls with five fours and two sixes. This is his first half century. Sharif remained unbeaten on 40 runs off 43 balls with four fours and one six. Skipper Kyle Coetzer (3), Matthew Cross (29), George Munsey(17) and Mark Watt (11) were forced to leave the crease. Namibian fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann took the three wickets. Namibia, who batted first after losing the toss, pl...

By a Staff Reporter Agency - In the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B happening in Zimbabwe, hosts Zimbabwe along with United States of America (USA), Netherlands and Papua New Guinea have managed to reach the semi-finals.   Zimbabwe and Netherlands have secured their place in semi finals as the winners of Group A and Group B respectively. Likewise, USA and Papua New Guinea qualified to the semi-finals as the runners up of Group A and B. The first semi-final will transpire between Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea whereas USA and Netherlands will face each other in the second semi-final Both the semi-finals will be played today. The two finalists will play the T20 World Cup in Australia that will take place in October-November. USA expects to play in the World Cup for the first ...

By a Staff Reporter With the top notch performance from opener Asif Sheikh, Nepal has achieved a historic victory over Scotland. Visitors Nepal created history by defeating the home side Scotland by 5 wickets in the ICC World Cup League-2 tri series ODI. Nepal creates a history in its cricketing career as it defeats strong side Scotland for the first time. Earlier, Nepal lost both in ODI and T20 through the hands of Scotland. While chasing the winning target of 145 runs for the victory, Nepal lost 5 wickets in 25.1 overs. With this victory, Nepal steps up to the fifth in the tournament league table. Young opener Asif Sheikh hits 71 runs including 10 fours and a sixer. With a sixer in the 48th ball that he faced, he completed the fourth half-century of his ODI career. Vice ...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National Cricket team is playing against home side Scotland in the ICC World Cup League 2 Tri-Series in Titwood Cricket Ground today. The match will begin at 3:15 pm NST in Glasgow. Scotland, who are currently second in the competition points table are aiming for a second consecutive win. Meanwhile Nepal will be targeting its first victory after suffering a 40 run defeat against Namibia. Namibia lost its first match to Scotland by 77 runs. Scotland are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the World Cup League 2. It is the team with least loss with only 5 games lost as of now. With the advantage of the home ground and favorable conditions Scots are expecting easy win over Nepal. Nepal, on the other hand, has to bat well if they wish for t...

By a Staff Reporter Following the substandard batting performance Nepal lost the ICC World Cup League 2 Tri Series match against Namibia by 40 runs. With the defeat on Monday, Nepal went one step down to sixth place in the tournament points table. Chasing a competitive target of 221 runs, Nepal were all out for just 180 runs in 46.5 overs. Nepal's Arif Sheikh remained unbeaten on 50 runs from 84 balls. Arif's fourth half century in ODI went on vain as he ran out of partner despite recovering Nepal from a tough situation. Opener Asif Sheikh was out for 14 while his partner Kushal Bhurtel made 27. Asif was caught by Divan La Cock on fast bowler Jan Frylinck's first ball of the eighth over. Likewise Kushal was stumped out by wicketkeeper Zane Green off Bernard Scholtz. Ku...