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By a Staff Reporter Agency - In the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier B happening in Zimbabwe, hosts Zimbabwe along with United States of America (USA), Netherlands and Papua New Guinea have managed to reach the semi-finals.   Zimbabwe and Netherlands have secured their place in semi finals as the winners of Group A and Group B respectively. Likewise, USA and Papua New Guinea qualified to the semi-finals as the runners up of Group A and B. The first semi-final will transpire between Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea whereas USA and Netherlands will face each other in the second semi-final Both the semi-finals will be played today. The two finalists will play the T20 World Cup in Australia that will take place in October-November. USA expects to play in the World Cup for the first ...

By a Staff Reporter With the top notch performance from opener Asif Sheikh, Nepal has achieved a historic victory over Scotland. Visitors Nepal created history by defeating the home side Scotland by 5 wickets in the ICC World Cup League-2 tri series ODI. Nepal creates a history in its cricketing career as it defeats strong side Scotland for the first time. Earlier, Nepal lost both in ODI and T20 through the hands of Scotland. While chasing the winning target of 145 runs for the victory, Nepal lost 5 wickets in 25.1 overs. With this victory, Nepal steps up to the fifth in the tournament league table. Young opener Asif Sheikh hits 71 runs including 10 fours and a sixer. With a sixer in the 48th ball that he faced, he completed the fourth half-century of his ODI career. Vice ...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National Cricket team is playing against home side Scotland in the ICC World Cup League 2 Tri-Series in Titwood Cricket Ground today. The match will begin at 3:15 pm NST in Glasgow. Scotland, who are currently second in the competition points table are aiming for a second consecutive win. Meanwhile Nepal will be targeting its first victory after suffering a 40 run defeat against Namibia. Namibia lost its first match to Scotland by 77 runs. Scotland are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the World Cup League 2. It is the team with least loss with only 5 games lost as of now. With the advantage of the home ground and favorable conditions Scots are expecting easy win over Nepal. Nepal, on the other hand, has to bat well if they wish for t...

By a Staff Reporter Following the substandard batting performance Nepal lost the ICC World Cup League 2 Tri Series match against Namibia by 40 runs. With the defeat on Monday, Nepal went one step down to sixth place in the tournament points table. Chasing a competitive target of 221 runs, Nepal were all out for just 180 runs in 46.5 overs. Nepal's Arif Sheikh remained unbeaten on 50 runs from 84 balls. Arif's fourth half century in ODI went on vain as he ran out of partner despite recovering Nepal from a tough situation. Opener Asif Sheikh was out for 14 while his partner Kushal Bhurtel made 27. Asif was caught by Divan La Cock on fast bowler Jan Frylinck's first ball of the eighth over. Likewise Kushal was stumped out by wicketkeeper Zane Green off Bernard Scholtz. Ku...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National Cricket team will face Namibia in the ICC World Cup League-2 Tri-Series in Scotland today. The game will begin at 3:15 PM NST in Cambusdoon New Ground in Ayr. Nepal, facing Namibia for the first time in an ODI and aims to mark a winning start in Scotland. Nepali batters have to take their share of responsibility to the fullest if the team is to get anything against a strong Namibia side. Nepal's performance in the practice match could not meet expectations. In the second practice match against Canada, Nepal was all out for just 105 runs chasing a modest target of 189. Lack of responsibility in batting was the main reason in the defeat. Asif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel will open the innings with Dev Khanal, struggling Dipendra Singh Airee an...

Former Skipper of Nepal National Cricket Team, Paras Khadka has announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket. Former Skipper of Nepal National Cricket Team, Paras Khadka has announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket. Khadka on Tuesday announced retirement through his social media accounts. Having debuted for Nepal in 2004 against Malaysia, Khadka led Nepal to its maiden World Cup in 2014. He also captained Nepal from Division 5 to ODI status during his tenure. Khadka was considered one of the best players in associate cricket. An allrounder in the pitch, Khadka usually batted in top order for Nepal with medium pace bowling. Khadka has said he'll continue his domestic cricket to develop Nepali cricket even after international retirement. K...