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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Confederation of Sports (NECOS) affiliated to the CPN UML has announced to organize men’s and women’s cricket tournaments this year. Organising a press conference in the capital on Sunday, NECOS said it will organize two-day cricket in the men’s category as well as women’s cricket in coordination with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The cricket tournaments will feature teams from  all seven provinces and a team of NECOS. “We will unveil the date of the tournament after consulting with CAN,” said Biplav Ghosh, chairman of NECOS, adding, “Our objective is to organize cricket across the country. We want to contribute to the Nepali cricket by collaborating with CAN.” Meanwhile, the women’s cricket tournament will feature fo...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Karuna Bhandari, an experienced spinner of the Nepali national women’s cricket team, has been sidelined for nine months due to injury layoff. Bhandari had undergone operation of her right knee ligament (ACL) on Thursday and will miss action for at least nine months. Her surgery was done at Old Baneshwar-based Frontline Hospital in the capital. She was discharged from the hospital on Sunday afternoon. She sustained knee injury during a training session with the national team in April. Bhandari said she opted for a surgery upon doctors’ advice. According to her, Cricket Association of Nepal will be bearing all her medical expenses. Bhandari is an experienced player of the national team. She has been performing exceptionally well in domestic to...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has crashed out of the ACC Women’s T20 Championship after its semifinal match against the UAE was disrupted by rainfall on Friday. After the rainfall prevented the match from being completed, the UAE was announced the winners by the virtue of being the champions of Group A. Nepal had made it to the semifinal as the runners-up of Group B. Nepal had made a good start to the semifinal by restricting the UAE to 81 runs in 19.5 overs at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Malaysia. Ashmina Karmacharya’s five-wicket haul helped Nepal restrict the UAE to a meagre total. Nepal had a modest target of 82 runs for victory but the second  innings could not be held due to rainfall. As a result, Nepal crashed out of the championship, denying it an opportunity ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal will face the UAE in the semifinal of the ACC T20 Championship 2022 on Friday. If Nepal defeats the UAE in the semifinal, they will qualify for the Women’s Asia Cup. Nepal reached the semifinal as the runner-up of Group B while the UAE made it to the semis as winners of Group A. UAE topped the group after defeating Qatar in the final match of the group stage by 153 runs. In another semifinal, Group A runner-up Malaysia will take on Group B winner Hong Kong. The two teams that make it to the final will get an opportunity to play the Women’s Asia Cup. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand have already qualified for the Asia Cup. Nepal reached the semifinal of the ACC T20 Championship after winning 3 matches and losin...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Hong Kong in the last match of the group stage of the 2022 ACC Women’s T20 Championship underway in Malaysia. The defeat has ended Nepal’s hope of reaching the semifinal as group leaders. Nepal, nevertheless, will play the semifinal as runners-up of Group B. Chasing a 110-run target posted by Nepal, Hong Kong achieved victory in 15.5 overs losing three wickets at the Kinrara Oval on Tuesday. Mariko Hill scored the highest 45 runs for Hong Kong while Captain Kary Chan contributed 17 runs. Similarly, Natasha Miles remained unbeaten on 28 runs. Sangita Rai took two wickets for Nepal while Sita Magar grabbed one. Earlier, Nepal opted to bat first after winning the toss, and made 109 runs in allotted 20 ove...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal registered their third straight win in the ACC Women’s T20 Championship in Malaysia on Monday to secure a semifinal berth. Nepal defeated Bahrain by eight wickets in their match held at the Kinrara Oval Ground.      Chasing a 15-run target posted by Bahrain in the match reduced to 7 overs due to rainfall, Nepal achieved victory in 3.4 overs losing two wickets. Sita Rana Magar hit four runs and Kabita Kunwar remained unbeaten on 3. Nepal’s opener Indu Berma was out for a golden duck. Rubina Chhetri couldn’t score any runs in 8 balls. Nepal received eight runs as extras. Pavithra Shetty and Vilcita Barboza took one wicket each for Bahrain     Earlier, Bahrain were invited into bat first after losing the toss, an...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal registered their second straight victory in the ACC T20 Women’s Championship. Nepal on Sunday defeated Kuwait by 25 runs in the championship being held in Malaysia to strengthen their chances of making it to the semifinals. Chasing a target of 108 runs for victory, Kuwait made just 82 runs in allotted 20 overs losing 7 wickets. Kuwait’s opener Priyada Murli scored the highest 31 runs off 40 balls for her team. Her innings included 2 boundaries and a six. Nepal’s Sita Rana Magar grabbed two wickets while Asmina Karmacharya, Sangeeta Rai and Indu Berma bagged a wicket each. Earlier, Nepal were invited to bat first after losing the toss at the Kinrara Oval in Malaysia and posted a total of 107 runs in 20 overs losing 4 wickets. Nepal’s...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Spinner Sangita Rai and fast-bowler Kabita Kunwar helped Nepal register a winning start to the ACC Women’s T20 Championship 2022 on Friday. The duo helped Nepal defeat Bhutan by 50 runs in the championship that kicked off in Malaysia today (June 17). Chasing a target of 95 runs for victory, Bhutan were all out for 44 runs in 17.5 overs thanks to exceptional bowling by Rai and Kunwar. Bhutan’s Chiring Zangmo scored 16 runs off 28 balls. No other batswoman of Bhutan put up a noteworthy performance. Spinner Rai took 4 wickets in the match while fast bowler Kunwar and Sita Rana Magar took two wickets each. Likewise, Indu Berma and Ashmina Karmacharya bagged a wicket each. Earlier, Nepal opted to bat first at the UKM SD Cricket Oval in Malaysi...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Hosts USA defeated Nepal by 39 runs in their ICC World Cup League-2 triangular series match in Texas on Wednesday. The USA had posted a challenging target of 246 runs for Nepal in the match played at Moosa Cricket Stadium in Houston, Texas. IN response, Nepal could manage 206 runs losing all wickets in 47.4 overs.    Aarif Sheikh scored the highest 63 runs including three boundaries off 73 balls for Nepal while Sompal Kami scored 47 runs, including a four off 72 balls.    Sheikh and Kami had made a 106-run partnership for the sixth wicket to help Nepal post a respectable score. Opener Kushal Bhurtel was out for 10 runs while Aasif Sheikh (18 runs), Dev Khanal (34 runs) and Rohit Kumar Poudel (16 runs) couldn’t shine with the bat. USA’s Saurav Netr...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali cricket team’s all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has ranked ninth in the new T20I ranking in all-rounder category published by the ICC on Wednesday. This is the highest ranking ever achieved by a Nepali player in its cricket history. Airee is ranked ninth in the all-rounder category with rating points of 152. Prior to this, he was ranked tenth. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi is currently the top ranked all-rounder I n T20I ranking followed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh, Moin Ali of England, and Glen Maxwell of Australia. In the T20I batting section, Nepal’s Kushal Bhurtel is ranked 39th while Airee is ranked 43rd and Asif Sheikh 97th. Bhurtel improved one spot while Airee remained in the same position. Pakistan’s Babar Azam leads the rank...