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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The U-19 cricket team of Nepal has crashed out of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup after facing a one-wicket defeat against Kuwait during their group stage match held in the UAE on Tuesday. A century from Kuwait’s wicketkeeper captain Meet Bhavsar condemned Nepal to another defeat in the tournament. Nepal bowed out of the tournament without winning any match. Chasing a target of 240 runs, Kuwait accomplished the feat in 48.5 overs losing 9 wickets. Kuwait’s skipper Bhavsar contributed 175 runs for the team. His century innings included 24 boundaries and a six off 149 balls. Bhavsar has already played 13 T20s representing the national team of Kuwait. Kuwait were in need of 11 runs from the last 12 balls. Bhavsar scored three boundaries in the second, fo...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Wicketkeeper Arjun Saud’s half century went in vain as Nepal were defeated by Sri Lanka in their ACC U-19 Asia Cup match in the UAE on Sunday. Nepal’s hopes of making it to the semifinal have come to an abrupt end after losing the group-stage match against Sri Lanka by 60 runs. Nepal, who were chasing a mammoth target of 323 runs, were all out in 47.5 overs with 262 runs on board. It was one of the best performances of Nepal against a Test-playing nation. Arjun Saud had scored 64 runs off 80 balls that included three boundaries and two sixes. Bivek Yadav played an offensive batting scoring 46 runs off 29 balls that included 3 boundaries and 3 sixes before he was sent packing. Arjun Saud became the first Nepali player to score a half century ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - National women’s cricket team skipper Rubina Chhetri Belbase has been adjudged the best player (player-of-the-tournament) during the PM Cup Women’s National T20 Championship held in Dhangadhi. Although defending champions Province 1 lost the final against  APF on Sunday, the players of the losing side made a clean sweep of awards in the individual categories. Photo Courtesy: Dilli Raj Ojha Rubina Chhetri had displayed an all-round performance to help her team reach  the final.  Province 1 lost the final against APF by 7 wickets. Rubina had scored 157 runs in five matches and also taken 8 wickets. She had played a 76-run innings against Karnali Province in their first match. In the final, she had scored 34 runs against APF and als...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Bangladesh defeated Nepal by a big margin of 154 runs in their opening match of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup on Friday. Chasing a mammoth target of 298 for victory at the Sarjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE, Nepal were all out in 42.3 overs with 143 runs on board. Nepal’s tailender Gulshan Jha top-scored for the team with 35 runs off 28 balls which included four boundaries. Bivek Rana Magar contributed 33 runs off 60 balls for Nepal. No other batsman performed well during the match. Mohammad T. Hasan bowled out Nepal’s opener Arjun Kumal in the fourth ball of the second over to give an early setback to Nepal. He also bowled out Nepal’s captain and the main batsman Dev Khanal in the eight over for 12 runs to pile pressure on the team. Nepal were struggli...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sudur Paschim Province have reached the semifinals of the PM Cup Women’s National T20 Tournament on Thursday from Group B after defeating Province 2 by 87 runs. They have secured a place in the semifinals ahead of APF’s match against Gandaki Province. Whatever will be the result of the match, Sudur Paschim will finish among the top two teams to qualify for the semifinals. During Thursday’s match, Sudur Paschin, who were invited to bat first after losing the toss, posted a total of 143 runs in allotted 20 overs losing 5 wickets. Bindu Rawal was unbeaten on 50 runs off 45 balls that included four boundaries.Likewise, Ruby Poddar scored 21 runs, Kabita Joshi (13), Shova Rokaya (13), Sangeeta Mouni (13) an Dolly Bhat (15). Bimala Magar of Province 2 t...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Six board members of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) have expressed dissatisfaction regarding the working style of the cricket governing body of Nepal. Organizing a press conference in the capital on Wednesday, the six board members accused that the CAN is not running as per the rules and system. The disgruntled board members who protested against the working style and decisions of CAN include central member Chumbi Lama, Amit Bir Pandey, Rishi Ram Gautam, Mohammad Daud Ansari, Karan Mahatara and Sanjay Raj Singh. They accused the CAN leadership of taking decisions without presenting the agenda in executing committee meetings. They said that the board members themselves had to get updated about CAN decisions through press statements. C...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Defending champions Province 1 have topped Group A in the PM Cup Women’s National T20 Championship underway in Dhangadhi. Province 1 achieved the feat after defeating Lumbini Province by 67 runs in their group-stage match on Tuesday. Province 1, who opted to bat first after winning the toss, posted 114 runs in the allocated 20 overs losing three wickets. Apsari Begum of Province 1 topscored for the team with 44 runs off 37 balls that included one boundary and a six. Opener Kajal Shrestha scored 40 runs off 44 balls including four boundaries while Rubina Chhetri was run out on 15 runs. Saraswati Pun, Madhu DC and Nery Thapa of Lumbini Province took one wicket each. Chasing a target of 115 runs, Lumbini managed to score 47 runs in 20 overs. Saras...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Club and Sudur Paschim Province have made winning starts to the Prime Minister Cup Women’s National T20 Championship underway in Dhangadhi. APF defeated Province 2 by 48 runs in the first match of Group B while Sudur Paschim beat Gandaki Province by nine wickets on Monday. In the first match, Province 2 were chasing a target of 99 runs but they lost 9 wickets in the allotted 15 overs with just 50 runs on board. The game was reduced to 15 overs due to bad weather caused by fog. Melina Rayamajhi of Province 2 topscored 20 runs from 23 balls that included three fours. No other batswoman was able to score in double digits. Sushma Shrestha of APF took two wickets giving away 12 runs in three overs. Sonu Khadka, Rekha Rawal, Karuna Bhand...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed spinner Sandeep Lamichhane as the captain of the national cricket team of Nepal. The cricket governing body decided to appoint a new captain after taking disciplinary action against regular Captain Gyanendra Malla and Vice Captain Dipendra Singh Aire. A board meeting of CAN on Wednesday took the decision to this effect. Following a confrontation with the players, the board meeting also decided not to include four players – Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Aire, Sompal Kami and Kamal Singh Aire – in grading in the first six months of 2022. Gyanendra Malla was appointed the captain of the national cricket team in 2019 after Paras Khadka stepped down voluntarily. Nepal’s performance has been average und...

Bhupendra GC, Kathmandu Kathmandu - Nepal will be able to feature in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in 2022 only if they are able to finish among the top two teams in the T20 Global Qualifiers. Nepal are placed in Group A of the qualifiers. Nepal should be focusing on the global qualifiers to be held in Oman in upcoming February. However, Nepal’s preparation for the grand event is just the opposite. Forget about organizing a national-level T20 tournament as a tune-up for the qualifiers that take place three months later, the Cricket Association of Nepal doesn’t even have time to think about closed camp training, regular series with stronger teams, foreign tours among others issues. The reason for this is the tussle between the cricketers and CAN. The cricket governing...