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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal’s national cricket team’s all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month. Airee has been nominated for the best player of February alongside India’s Shreyas Iyer and UAE’s Bitya Arbind. Airee and Arbind had performed exceptionally well in the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers recently. Similarly, Iyre had performed well against Sri Lanka and West Indies in India’s series against the two countries. Airee had scored 159 runs in the World Cup qualifiers and had also taken three wickets. Prior to the qualifiers, Airee had scored 142 runs in a four-nation series. He also took four wickets of Ireland in a single match of the series. Sandeep Lamichhane was earlier nominated for the ICC Player of the Month in Se...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal registered a second consecutive win against Sri Lankan Navy Sports Club during a tour to the island nation for practice matches. Despite an inspired performance by Nepali bowlers, the national team was able to defeat the Sri Lankan Navy by 81 runs. Sri Lankan Navy, who were chasing a modest target of 197 runs for victory, were all out in 30.5 overs with just 115 runs on board. Spinner Pawan Sharaff took three wickets for Nepal while Dipendra Singh Airee took two wickets. Captain Sandeep Lamichhane, Bikram Sob and Kushal Bhurtel took a wicket each. Earlier, opting to bat first after winning the toss, Nepal posted 196 runs in 43.4 overs losing all wickets. Nepal’s middle-order batsman Dipendra Singh Airee topscored 63 runs. Due to poor b...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal defeated Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club in a practice match by 111 runs thanks to an inspired performance by Nepali bowlers. Chasing a target of 215 runs set by Nepal, the home side were all out in 28.5 overs with 103 runs on board during Monday's match. Sri Lanka Navy’s Madhushanka topscored 39 runs off 68 balls for the team. No other batsman was able to put up a good show. Nepal’s skipper Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets in 7.5 overs including a maiden and giving away 18 runs. Likewise, Gyanendra Malla took two wickets in his one-over spell giving away 8 runs. Bikram Sob took two wickets while Karan KC, Kamal Singh Airee, and Sagar Dhaal bagged a wicket each. Earlier, Nepal won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors were all out ...

Agencies Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings and two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The 15th edition of the money-spinning cricket franchise will kick off at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 26 and will concluded on May 29. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the schedule for the IPL 2022 which will be held in Mumbai and Pune. According to the BCCI, a total of 70 league matches and 4 playoff games will be played in a duration of 65 days. “The 15th season will start on 26th March at the Wankhede stadium with a blockbuster clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. On 27th March, the league w...

Agencies Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 52, according to the BBC. Al Jazeera also confirmed his death on Friday citing his management company. According to the BBC, Warne took 708 Test wickets, the second most of all time, in 145 matches across a stellar 15-year international career. He had been found unresponsive in his villa on the Thai island of Koh Samui on Friday, BBC said referring to a statement issued by his management company. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement said. Warne’s associates staying in the same villa tried unsuccessfully to revive him, Thai police said. ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has bade farewell to the national cricket team of Nepal for its practice match in Sri Lanka followed by the ICC World Cup League-2 ODI tri-series in the UAE. The cricket governing body of Nepal bade farewell to the team amid a programme on Friday. The national cricket team of Nepal is all set to leave for Sri Lanka on Saturday to play four practice matches. After a one-week stay in Sri Lanka, the team will fly to the UAE on March 14. CAN’s acting secretary Prashant Bikram Malla, treasurer Roshan Singh and Sports Minister Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj extended best wishes to the team during the farewell function. Nepal will play the first practice match against Sri Lanka Sasasta Force on March 7 followed by another m...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the final squad of Nepal headed by Sandeep Lamichhane for the ODI tri-series under the ICC World Cup League-2 to be held in  the UAE after two weeks. Nepal will play against the UAE and Papua New Guinea during the tri-series. The final squad includes fast bowler Sompal Kami, Bikram Sob, Bhim Sarki and Binod Bhandari. Fast bowler Gulshan Jha and spinner Sushan Bhari have been left out of the final squad. The Nepali national cricket team is heading towards Sri Lanka on Saturday to play four practice matches against the local teams of the island nation ahead of the tri-series. Nepal will reach the UAE on March 14 to compete against the UAE and Papua New Guinea under the World Cup League-2 from March...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali national cricket team’s captain Sandeep Lamichhane and opener Kushal Bhurtel have made significant improvement in their ICC T20I world rankings. Kushal has climbed to 31st position in the batting category from 39th position. England’s Jonny Bairstow is ranked 37th and Pakistan’s Farakh Jaman is ranked 39th and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is 44th, all of them behind Bhurtel. India’s wicketkeeper Rishav Pant is ranked 60, as per the new rankings released by ICC. Dipendra Singh Airee is ranked 50th in the new rankings. In the bowling section, Skipper Lamichhane has leapfrogged from the 43rd position to the 36th spot. Nepal’s fast bowler Avinash Bohra is ranked 82nd. He was ranked 86th before. The rankings of Nepali players have impr...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sandeep Lamichhane is almost certain to be named as the men’s ODI cricket team captain of Nepal. Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) had announced Lamichhane as the captain of the national cricket team three months ago after taking disciplinary action against the then skipper Gyanendra Malla. Under his captaincy, Nepal had played four-nations T20I Series and the ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman last month. Nepal is all set to participate in a tri-series against the UAE and Papua New Guinea under the ICC World Cup League-2 after two weeks. Prior to that, Nepal will play four practice matches in Sri Lanka beginning from Thursday. CAN’s acting secretary Prashant Bikram Malla informed that Lamichhane will lead the ODI team of Nepal as wel...

By a Staff Reporter Muscat - Nepal defeated Oman on Thursday to secure the third position in the  ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers. Nepal wrapped up their qualifiers with a 9 wicket victory over the hosts. Nepal, who were given a modest target of 88 runs for victory, met the target in  16.2 overs losing 1 wicket. Nepal’s opener Kushal Bhurtel remained unbeaten on 55 runs off 53 balls. His innings included 3 boundaries and 2 sixes. He completed five half centuries  of his T20 career off the 42nd ball. He has become the most successful Nepali player to score the most half centuries in T20I. Likewise, Aarif Sheikh, who hit the winning boundary, remained unbeaten on 21 runs off 27 balls. Opener Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel had given a good start for Nepal with a 50-r...