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Agencies Rupandehi-XI and Malaysia-XI have reached the final of the Pro Club Championship underway in Bhairahawa. Rupandehi secured a place in the final on Thursday after defeating Tribhuvan Army Club by 6 wickets. It may be noted that the army team has majority of players from the national team. The first semifinal match between Malaysia and Uttar Pradesh was reduced to 5 overs each. Malaysia, which opted to bat first at the Siddhartha Stadium after winning the toss, made 44 runs in 5 overs losing 3 wickets. Malaysia’s opener Said Aziz scored 23 runs off 13 balls including 4 boundaries. Likewise, Birandeep Singh contributed 20 runs off 14 balls. UP’s Raj Yadav took  all three wickets giving away 2 runs in his  one-over spell Chasing a target of 45 runs for vi...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal’s all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has made it to the list of top 10 all-rounders published by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Airee has been ranked 10th in the latest ranking of all-rounders unveiled by the ICC. Airee has become the first Nepali player to achieve the feat with 152 rating points. No other player from Nepal has ranked top ten in any of the categories of ICC so far. In 2019, Nepal’s former captain Paras Khadka had ranked 25th in the all-rounder list. That was the highest ranking achieved by any Nepali player until Airee’s latest achievement. Airee is currently ranked 38th in the batting discipline while Kushal Bhurtel is ranked 36th. Aarif Sheikh is ranked 99th. Similarly, Sandeep Lamichhane is ranked 38t...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Captain Pradeep Airee scored a half-century to help APF crush Talent Hunt Cricket Academy by 7 wickets in the Pro Club Championship on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 126 runs for victory, APF achieved success in 19 overs losing 3 wickets.  Captain Airee scored 54 runs off 58 balls. His innings included 6 boundaries. Opener Deepak Bohora contributed 42 runs off 38 balls including 5 boundaries and a six. Earlier, Talent Hunt Cricket Academy opted to bat first after winning the toss at Siddhartha Stadium in Bhairahawa and posted a total of 125 runs in 20 overs losing 8 wickets. Asdur Jaman Barenayo topscored 30 runs off 34 balls for the cricket academy. APF’s Bhuvan Karki and Pradeep Airee took two wickets each. APF are third in Group B with...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal have climbed one spot in the new T20I World Ranking published by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Nepal are ranked 12 in this month’s T20I ranking published by the  ICC on Sunday. Nepal improved in the T20I ranking after winning the triangular series involving Papua New Guinea and Malaysia last week. Nepal won all five matches in the triangular series held at the home turf. Nepal have won nine out of the last ten T20I matches. Earlier, during the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers held in Oman two months ago, Nepal had won four out of their five matches. Nepal had won all three group-stage matches but lost the semifinal against the UAE before winning the third-place playoff against Oman. According to the ICC, Nepal garnered 48 points...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lalitpur Patriots, one of the franchise clubs of Everest Premier League, is all set to organize the Patriots Cup Inter-College T20 Cricket Championship from April 9 to 16 at Mulpani Cricket Ground. Lalitpur Patriots announced the championship amid a press conference on Thursday. According to the organisers, altogether 8 colleges will participate in the championship. CEO of Lalitpur Patriots Niraj Koirala informed that two best players of this championship will be picked up by the club for the EPL 2022. That means, two out of four players that Lalitpur Patriots select from talent hunt will be finalized after this championship. The two best players of this championship will get a chance to feature in the EPL regardless of the players’ level of ex...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Supreme Court has quashed a writ petition filed by the then Member Secretary of the National Sports Council Ramesh Silwal against the government’s decision to remove him from the post of NSC member secretary. A division bench of justices Anil Kumar Sinha and Kumar Regmi quashed the petition filed by Silwal, informed Supreme Court’s Spokesperson Bimal Poudel. “The Supreme Court has issued a final verdict quashing the petition of Silwal. Therefore, a interim order issued in this case earlier has automatically become void,” said Poudel, adding, “This has opened the door for Tanka Lal Ghishing, who was appointed member secretary by the government, to return back to office.” The Council of Ministers had dismissed Silwal on October 18 and appo...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Zimbabwe’s ‘A’ team is ready to visit Nepal to play ODI and T20 series in the near future. Acting Secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal Prashant Bikram Malla confirmed that the ‘A’ team of Zimbabwe will be visiting Nepal to play three ODI series and three T20 matches. However, the matches will not be recognized as ODI and T20I because the ‘A’ team of Zimbabwe will be visiting Nepal. The matches will be considered as List A matches and T20 status. CAN informed that Zimbabwe will be sending a strong team with first-choice players.   According to Malla, the series will be held in April/May this year. He added that the series will kick off towards the end of April. This series will serve as a preparation for Nepal’s ICC World Cup League...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - An all-round performance by Dipendra Singh Airee helped host Nepal lift the triangular T20I series title on Monday. Unbeaten Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 50 runs in the final to clinch the series which also involved Malaysia. Chasing a target of 169 runs for victory, PNG were all out in 16.2 overs with 118 runs on board. Sese Bau hit six sixes and a four off 38 balls and scored the highest 59 runs for the visitors. Apart from Charles Amini who scored 15 runs, no other player from Papua New Guinea was able to make any significant contribution in the run chase.     Airee and Karan KC took three wickets each while captain Sandeep Lamichhane took two wickets. Earlier, Nepal were invited to bat first at the TU C...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal’s fast bowler Kamal Singh Airee underwent successful surgery after sustaining injury during Nepal’s T20I triangular series match against Malaysia on Saturday. A team of doctors led by Dr Niraj KC and Nirajan Subedi successfully performed the operation of Airee at Kalanki-based Nepal National Hospital on Sunday morning. Airee was injured at the TU Cricket Ground on Saturday in the 18th over as Nepal was chasing a target of 224 runs for victory against Malaysia. He was injured while trying to catch a ball shot by Malaysia’s Anul Hafeez towards Chovar end. Airee’s beauty bone near the neck while diving to catch the ball. According to Team Nepal’s physiotherapist Bikram Neupane, Airee had to undergo surgery as the bone broke into two piece...

Agencies Australia won the Women's Cricket World Cup title for the seventh time after beating England by 71 runs at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand on Sunday. According to the Guardina, Alyssa Healy struck a record-breaking 170 to set Australia up for victory as England fell short of defending their title despite Nat Sciver's unbeaten 148. Healy's belligerent 138-ball innings, the highest total in a World Cup final, helped Australia set a mammoth victory target of 357. Sciver's unbeaten 148 entertained the crowd but she played a lone hand as England were bowled out for 285 with six overs to spare, Reuters reported. Meg Lanning's Australia finished unbeaten in nine matches, erasing their 2017 World Cup disappointment when they were stunned in the semi-finals...