International

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Ireland Wolves, the Irish A side, suffered a loss in their first outing in Nepal against Nepal’s Senior side. The Irish side were handed a six-wicket loss by Nepal in the first of two T20 matches to be played before the travelling contingent turns their focus towards the Nepal ‘A’ side. Chasing 122 runs in 20 overs, Nepal got over the line in 16.1 overs at the loss of just four wickets. Kushal Bhurtel remained unbeaten for Nepal with his 32-ball 37 while Sundeep Jora got to a steady 35-ball 36. Dipendra Singh Airee’s 12-ball 20 run-innings remained unbeaten. Gareth Delaney and Ben White, the two leggies combined for three wickets with the former getting two and the latter one. Thomas Mayes took the one remaining wicket. Earlie...

By a Staff Reporter  Kathmandu (Hamro Khelkud) - Nepali batting lineup faltered as Papua New Guinea (PNG) registered an 86-run defeat to take home the Hong Kong T20I tri-series title. Nepal, chasing 172 runs in 20 overs were packed up on just 85 runs in 16.3 overs. Sundeep Jora scored 17 runs for Nepal and was the highest scorer on the day. Aarif Sheikh added 15 to the total while Rohit Paudel made 12 runs. The rest of the batters failed to reach double figures. Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea, Chad Soper and Sese Bau took two wickets each for PNG while Alei Nao took one wicket. Earlier, losing the toss and being invited to bat first in Mong Kok, PNG racked up 171 runs at the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Opener Tony Ura played a 37-ball innings of 61 runs with five four...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (Hamro Khelkud) - Kushal Bhurtel’s brilliant all-round performance has guided Nepal to the final of the ongoing T20I tri-series in Hong Kong. Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea by a big margin of 85 runs to qualify for the final. Losing the toss and being invited to bat first, Nepal posted a total of 198 runs in 20 overs at the loss of six wickets. Opener Kushal Bhurtel top-scored for Nepal with his 39-ball 59 with four fours and four sixes. Sundeep Jora also reached a half-century and was dismissed for 56 off just 26 deliveries with three fours and four sixes. Similarly, opener Binod Bhandari made 27 off 22 while Bibek Yadav finished off the innings with a flurry, smashing three sixes in four balls he faced. Assad Vala took two wickets for PNG whil...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has smashed the fastest century in T20 internationals against Nepal in the first match of the T20I Tri-Series in Kathmandu. Loftie-Eaton broke Kushal Malla's 34-ball record made against Mongolia at the Asian Games in 2023 to get to the century in 33 deliveries and now has the record to his name. He got out for 101 runs in 36 deliveries at the TU International Cricket Ground with 11 fours and eight sixes in his innings. Namibia have posted a mammoth total of 206 runs at the loss of just four wickets in 20 overs in the first T20I of the series.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has unveiled the central contracts for the year 2024 with an increase in salaries for graded players. CAN revealed the contracts on Monday following a board meeting of the central working committee held on February 24 and 26. Notably, six players in the A grade, including captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, will receive a monthly salary of one lakh rupees each. As per the new arrangement, Grade A male players will receive one lakh per month, while Grade B players will receive Rs 70,000, Grade C players Rs 55,000, Grade D players Rs 35,000, and emerging category players Rs 25,000. Similarly, female players in Grade A will receive Rs 50,000 per month, with Grade B players receiving Rs 35,000, Grad...