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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Hosts USA defeated Scotland by 104 runs in their ICC World Cup League 2 match, thanks to a superb bowling by fast bowler Saurabh Netravalkar. Chasing a mammoth total of 311 runs for victory, Scotland were all out for 206 runs in 46.1 overs. Scotland’s Geroge Munsey topscored 54 runs off 53 balls that included 7 boundaries and a six. Likewise, Calum MacLeod contributed 40 runs followed by 28 runs by captain Kyle Coetzer and 24 by Richie Berrington. USA’s Saurabh Netravalkar took 5 wickets in 10 overs giving away 45 runs. He also became the first cricketer of the USA to register a five-wicket haul. Nisarga Patel took two wickets for the hosts. Earlier, the USA opted to bat first in Pearland and amassed a massive total of 310 runs in 50 overs l...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has increased the remuneration of male and female cricketers who have signed central contracts with the cricket governing body of Nepal. A board meeting of CAN on Tuesday took a decision to this effect. CAN has increased the remuneration of male players by Rs 10,000 in each grade. Prior to this, Grade A players used to earn Rs 50,000, while Grade B and C players used to receive monthly remuneration of Rs 40,000 and Rs 30,000. Now, the remunerations of Grade A, B and C players have been fixed at Rs 60,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively. In the women’s section, CAN has increased the remuneration of Grade C players by Rs 5,000 and that of Grade A and B players by Rs 6,000 each. Earlier, Grade C players use...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has unveiled the names of six teams that will play in the Nepal T-20 League.  According to CAN’s Acting Secretary Prashant Malla,  the six teams were selected by the CAN's board meeting on Tuesday.     The League will be held from September 24 to October 22 this year. The league will have teams from Biratnagar, Janakpur, Katahmandu,  Pokhara, Lumbini and Far West. Since CAN will be organizing its own league, other leagues will not get national recognition from now onwards. Other franchise-based leagues such as Everest Premier League, Pokhara Premier League and Dhangadhi Premier League will not get recognition anymore. The double round-robin league will be held in home and away format. Indian company Seven T...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - It has been 75 years since Nepal established diplomatic ties with the United States. A formal porgramme between the two countries related to sports was held this week after seven and a half decades of diplomatic relations. That too in the initiative of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). Nepal’s national cricket team is heading to the USA this week to participate in the World Cup League-2. Besides Nepal, Oman will also compete in the series to be held in the USA. CAN had organsied a programme on Sunday to bid farewell to the Nepali team heading to the USA for the league. During the programme, CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand said that it will be the first time Nepal will play an official tournament in the USA. Nepali players and teams have pl...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed Kritika Marasini as the captain of the U-19 national women's cricket team of Nepal. Seventeen-year-old Marasini plays domestic cricket representing Lumbini Province.  She was adjudged the best bowler during the B and R Cup held in China in 2019. Her performance has been exemplary in domestic cricket. CAN informed that Marasini has been appointed as the captain of Nepal’s u-19 women’s cricket team for the ICC U-19 Women's World Cup Asia Qualifiers to be held in Malaysia.     Nepal, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand, China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Qatar will participate in the qualifiers which will start on June 4.  The top team will qualify for the U-1...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Five young cricketers of Nepal including Jyotsnika Marasini have been denied opportunity to compete in the U-19 Women’s World Cup Asia Regional Qualifiers due to age bar. The five players are ineligible to compete in the event because players below 15 years are not allowed to play in that particular age-group tournament. Other players who have been deprived the opportunity include Tika Shah, Sabitri Dhami, Pratima Shah and Manisha Chaudhary. All of them are ineligible to feature in the tournament due to their underage. Marasini, who is considered at a star player in the making, was declared the best player during the U-19 Women’s National Cricket Championship held in Dhangadhi a few months ago. Marasini helped Gandaki Province lift the U-19 tit...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Superb bowling of leg spinner Hiranmayee Roy on Friday helped Nepali women’s national cricket team registered their first victory over Uganda in their fourth T20I match being held at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. The hosts defeated the visitors by 15 runs to trail the five match series 3-1. Nepal had lost the first three matches at the home turf. Chasing a modest target of 98 runs for victory, Uganda managed 82 runs in 18 overs losing 8 wickets. The match was reduced by 2 overs each due to wet outfield. Uganda’s Janet Mbabazi topscored 21 runs off 32 balls that included 1 boundary. Hiranmayee Roy bowled Mbabazi in the 13th over for her debut wicket. Uganda’s opener Kevin Awino and Rita Nyangendo were run out for 11 runs and 16 runs respective...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali women’s national cricket team suffered a 6-wicket defeat against Uganda in the third match of their T20I series at the TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. With the third straight defeat, the hosts have lost the five-match series 3-0 with two games to play. Chasing a modest target of 100 runs for victory, Uganda reached the target in 18.2 overs losing 4 wickets. Uganda’s opener Kevin Abino topscored 42 runs off 51 balls. Nepal’s Kabita Kunwar took 2 wickets while Indu Berma and Rubina Chhetri bagged a wicket each. Earlier, opting to bat first after winning the toss at the TU Cricket Ground, Nepal made 99 runs in the allotted 20 overs losing 8 wickets. Nepal’s opener Jyoti Pandey contributed 47 runs off 54 balls that included 5 boundaries. S...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Visiting team Uganda defeated hosts Nepal by one wicket in the second match of their women’s T20 series at TU Cricket Ground on Tuesday. With this thrilling victory, Uganda lead the five-match series 2-0. Uganda, who were chasing a target of 102 runs for victory, met the target in 19.5 overs losing 9 wickets. Rita Musalmani contributed 30 runs off 34 balls for Uganda. Franklin Nazumba also added crucial 19 runs off 28 balls and Uganda disappointed the home crowd. Uganda needed 10 runs from the last 12 balls. Sabnam Rai gave away 4 runs and took 2 wickets in the last two balls of the 19 overs to give Nepal a faint hope of upsetting the visitors. Bindu Rawal caught Nazumba in the first ball of the last over to delight the hosts. Sara Abe was r...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Hosts Nepal were beaten by visitors Uganda by 12 runs in their first match of the women’s T20 series at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground on Monday. With this victory, Uganda have taken a 1-0 lead  in the five-match series. Nepal, chasing a target of 103 runs for victory, managed to score only 90 runs in the allotted 20 overs losing 9 wickets. Nepal needed 26 runs from the last 12 balls. The hosts hopes of victory was effectively ended after it lost its vice captain Indu Berma in the first ball of the 19th over. Berma was the top contributor for Nepal with 16 runs off 28 balls. Her innings included a boundary. None other Nepali batswoman performed well with the bat. All three major batswomen of Nepal were run out in the game. ...