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By a Staff Reporter Nepal is playing its third T20i match against home side Kenya at 3:45 PM NST today in Gymkhana Club Ground at Nairobi. The series of five T20Is is even at 1-1. Nepal who defeated the home side by 5 wickets in the first match, lost by 18 runs in the second. Head coach Manoj Prabhakar may drop opener batsman Pawan Sharaf and start Gyanendra Malla or Dev Khanal along with Aasif Sheikh. Furthermore, Wicketkeeper-batsman Arjun Saud is likely to mark his debut this evening.       Squad: Sandeep Lamichhane (Captain), Rohit Paudel (Vice Captain), Aasif Sheikh (Wicker Keeper), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Dev Khanal, Aadil Alam, Karan KC, Gyanendra Malla, Sompal Kami, Basir Ahamad, Arjun Saud (Wicket Keeper), Pawan Sarraf, Shahab Alam, Kishor Mahato, Bibe...

By a Staff Reporter Hosts Kenya defeated visitors Nepal by 18 runs in the second match of the T20I series at Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi. With this, the 5 T20I series has reached a tie of 1-1. Earlier in the first match, Nepal thrashed Kenya by 5 wickets. Nepal, who won the toss and bowled first, failed to chase the winning target of 133 runs. Nepal got all out in 19 overs bagging 114 runs. Aarif Sheikh earned the highest runs for Nepal. Sheikh obtained 25 runs in 21 balls with 2 fours and a sixer. Moreover, Aadil Ansari and Vice-Captian Rohit Paudel collected 20 runs each. Opener duo Pawan Sarraf and Aasif Shaikh were dismissed for 19 and 5 runs respectively. Gyanendra Malla returned to the pavilion for 1 run off 4 balls. Dipendra Singh Airee was sent off for 3 runs i...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National Cricket team registers the first under newly appointed Head Coach Manoj Prabhakar. Nepal defeated home side Kenya by 5 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series of five T20I matches. Nepal accomplished the winning target of 131 runs in 19.2 overs losing 5 wickets. Former captain Gyanendra Malla who marked his comeback into the national team scored 23 runs off 30 balls including 3 fours. Opener Pawan Sharaf was forced to leave the crease with a single run. Aasif Sheikh and Vice Captain Rohit Paudel were caught out in 19 and 13 runs respectively.   Kenya earned 130 runs losing 8 wickets from 20 overs. Kenyan wicketkeeper Ifran Karim scored 34 runs off 44 balls with 3 fours. Lucas Aluoch remained unbeaten on 31 runs off 13 balls with 5 f...

By a Staff Reporter Agency - India beats Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the second ODI match to win the series with one game in hand. India has taken a 2-0 lead in the tri-series ODI. India accomplished a target of 162 runs losing 5 wickets in 25.4 overs. India's wicketkeeper Sanju Samson remained unbeaten on 43 runs off 39 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes and was named the player of the match. While India's opener Shikhar Dhawan was out 33 runs facing 21 balls, captain Lokesh Rahul was sent off for 1, Ishan Kishan for 6, and Deepak Hooda for 25 runs. Shubhaman Gill was dismissed for 33 runs off 34 balls. Zimbabwe lost the toss at the Harare Sports Club and was offered to bat first. Sean Williams of Zimbabwe scored 42 runs off 42 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. Ryan Burl remained un...

By a Staff Reporter Agency - Former Nepal National Cricket team skipper Paras Khadka is set to play in the Legends League Cricket (LLC) T20 tournament. LLC has announced that Khadka will be playing the tournament to be held in September and October 2022. LLC is played by former famous cricketers from all around the world. World Giants, Asia Lions and India's Maharaj Cricket Team competed in the competition that concluded last January where World Giants clinched the title. Before that in 2020/21, this competition was held under the name of the Road Safety World Series. Legends from India, West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh and England competed in the series. Khadka along with former Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda Vaas and 8 players have been welcomed by...