CHITWAN: In a bid to construct Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium, Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation has collected Rs 55 million as of today.
Sitaram Kattel ‘Dhurmus’, chairman of the foundation said that it would take around Rs 3 billion for the construction of the Stadium. He informed that foundation has been organizing different programs in foreign countries to collect the amount.
The foundation is going to hold programs in Japan, Australia and the UAE in days ahead to raise fund for the construction of stadium.
KATHMANDU: Cricket Players Association Nepal (CPAN) has announced the names of cricket players securing their places in the nomination list under different categories. CPAN is distributing the prizes under 3 categories on March 5, 2019.
Dipendra Singh Airi, Karan KC, Paras Khadka, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami have been selected under the ‘Cricketer of the Year 2018-19’ men’s category. The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs. 132,000.
Likewise, Indu Bharma, Karuna Bhandari, Rubina Chhetri Belbasi, Sarita Magar, Sita Rana Magar have been nominated under the ‘Cricketer of the Year, 2018-19 women category. The winner of this category will bag a cash prize of Rs. 66,000.
Similarly, Abinash Bohara, Kabita Kunwar, Lalit Narayan Rajbansi, Rohit Kumar Poudel, and Sandeep Jora have been chosen in the nomination under the category of ‘Emerging Cricketer of the Year, 2018-19’. The winner of this category will bag a cash prize of Rs. 66,000.
The Award is sponsored by the National College of Computer Studies (NCCS) whereas Hotel Crown Plaza is the Hospitality Partner for the award ceremony. CPAN will unveil the names of the winner of the CPAN Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018-19 the same day.
KATHMANDU: Nepal has set a 117-run target for Kuwait at its final match under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier being held at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok on Wednesday.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal notched up 116 runs losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Nepal’s Bindu Rawal top-scored with 28 not-out runs including one four off 49 balls, skipper Rubina Chhetri made 22 runs including three fours off 13 balls while Kajal Shrestha contributed 18 runs including two fours off 16 balls.
In reply, Kuwait’s Maryam Omar and Priyada Murali claimed two wickets each of Nepal giving away 24 and 19 runs while Amna Tariq and Madeeha Zuberi grabbed one wicket each.
A total of seven countries – Thailand, Nepal, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Malaysia, and Kuwait – are taking part in the Qualifier.
The team, which is atop the score board in the qualifier, will be selected for the Global Qualifier.
KATHMANDU: Nepal has started batting against Kuwait in its final match under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok on Wednesday.
Kuwait won the toss and elected to field. The match started at 8:45 according to Nepali time.
Earlier, Nepal had defeated Malaysia by 34 runs in its first match. Nepal faced a 57-run defeat at the hand of host Thailand in the second match.
Similarly, in the third match Nepal beat UAE by seven wickets and Hong Kong by four wickets in the fourth match. Likewise, Nepal thrashed China by five wickets in the fifth match.
A total of seven countries – Thailand, Nepal, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Malaysia, and Kuwait – are taking part in the Qualifier. Each team will play six matches.
The team, which is atop the score board in the qualifier, will be selected for the Global Qualifier.
KATHMANDU: Caribbean Premier League (CPL) of West Indies has conferred Nepali youth cricketer, Sandeep Lamichhane with ‘Breakthrough Star’ title. Lamichhane was awarded for his outstanding performance in CPL in the last season.
The Nepali spinner was associated with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots of CPL soon after his selection in IPL last season. He became successful to take seven wickets in five matches in the course of showing his outstanding performance.
Lamichhane is now in UAE for Pakistan Super League. He has played nine foreign leagues so far.
The rising Nepali cricketer who made his debut in Indian Premier League last year, has shown his outstanding performance in CPL, Global T-20 Canada, Afghanistan Premier League, T-10 League and Big Bash League of Australia, this year.
KATHMANDU: Nepal has won China by 5 runs under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier held at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.
In the game played on Monday, Nepal gave a modest target of 78 runs to China. However, Nepali bowlers gave a hard time to Chinese batsmen to meet the target. Playing 20 overs, China could score only 72 runs, losing six wickets.
Earlier, Nepal had set a 78-run target for China at its fifth match. Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal scored 77 runs in the allotted 20 overs, losing nine wickets. Right-hand batsman Kajal Shrestha top-scored with 18 runs including one four off 32 balls, while Sita Rana Magar made 11 runs off 25 balls. Likewise, Bindu Rawal contributed 10 runs off 16 balls.
In reply, China’s Han Lili and Wang Meng took two wickets each of Nepal giving away 14 and 13 runs respectively, while Li Haoye, Liu Jie and Wu Juan grabbed one wicket each, exerting pressure on its opponent team.
A total of seven countries – Thailand, Nepal, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Malaysia, and Kuwait – are taking part in the Qualifier. Each team will play six matches.
The team, which is atop the score board in the qualifier, will be selected for the Global Qualifier.
KATHMANDU: Nepal has set a 78-run target for China at its fifth match under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier held at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok on Monday.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal scored 77 runs in the allotted 20 overs, losing nine wickets. Right-hand batsman Kajal Shrestha top-scored with 18 runs including one four off 32 balls, Sita Rana Magar made 11 runs off 25 balls while Bindu Rawal contributed 10 runs off 16 balls.
In reply, China’s Han Lili and Wang Meng took two wickets each of Nepal giving away 14 and 14 and 13 runs respectively, while Li Haoye, Liu Jie and Wu Juan grabbed one wicket each, exerting pressure on its opponent team.
A total of seven countries – Thailand, Nepal, China, Hong Kong, UAE, Malaysia, and Kuwait – are taking part in the Qualifier. Each team will play six matches.
The team which is atop the score table after playing with each other in the qualifier will be selected for the Global Qualifier.
This qualifier would determine the raking of participating countries. Nepal will take on Kuwait on February 27 in the final match.
DEHRADUN: Afghanistan has made the highest record in T20 International. The team has won a game against Ireland by 84 runs in second T20I. Earlier, Ireland set a target of 194 runs, losing 6 wickets. Here is the list of records:
278/3 : Afghanistan’s total was the highest in all T20 cricket. The previous record was Australia’s 263/6 scored against Sri Lanka in 2016.
236 : The partnership between Afghanistan’s opening pair Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani was the highest for any wicket in all T20 cricket.
162* : Zazai’s innings was the second-highest T20I score, after Aaron Finch’s 172 for Australia against Zimbabwe last year.
16 : The number of sixes hit by Zazai – the most in a T20I innings. Hazratullah Zazai was hitting 27 boundaries.
42 : The number of balls it took Zazai to reach his century – the third-fastest in men’s T20Is.
126 : The opening partnership between Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien was Ireland’s highest for any wickets in T20Is.
91 : Paul Stirling’s score was the highest by an Ireland batsman in T20I cricket.
472 : The total number of runs scored in the match – the third-highest in a T20I
Source: ICC
KATHMANDU: CYC Attariya won the third edition of the Dhangadi Premier League (DPL) defeating Mahendranagar United by three wickets.
Winning the toss, Mahendranagar United decided to bat first and scored 123 runs with the loss of seven wickets in allotted 20 overs game played at the Fapla International Cricket Ground in Dhangadi.
Receiving the target of 123 runs, CYC Attariya hit 127 with one run remaining. Sunny Patel of CYC scored the highest 47 run (not out) in 26 bowls with three fours and three sixes.
Deependra Rawat and Dipendra Sing Airee took two wickets, and Sunny Patel took a single wicket for Attariya.
Likewise, Mohammad Naveed and Sagar Dhakal took two wickets whereas Abhinash Bohara and Shahab Alam took a single wicket each for their team.
Sunny Patel was declared as the player of the match and man of the series.
Attariya has bagged Rs three million cash prize and a trophy and while Mahendranagar received Rs 1.2 million along with a trophy.
KATHMANDU: Nepal has defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 7 wickets at its third match under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier being held at Bangkok on Friday.
Chasing the 41-run target set by UAE, Nepal achieved it in 10.2 overs losing three wickets. Captain Rubina Chhetry top-scored with 18 not-out runs including two fours and one six off 17 balls, Kajal Shrestha collected 15 runs including two fours off 25 balls while Sita Rana Magar contributed six runs off 16 balls, securing win against the opponent.
UAE’s Esha Rohit and Kavisha Egodage grabbed 2 and 1 wickets respectively.
Earlier, electing to bat first after winning the toss, UAE set a 142-run target for Nepal. Chamani Seneviratna secured 13 runs including one four off 29 runs while the other batsmen could not achieve double-digit runs. UAE was all out for 41 runs in 17.3 overs.
In reply, Nepal’s Nary Thapa took highest 4 wickets of UAE, Sonu Khadka, Kabita Kunwar and Sita Rana Magar grabbed two wickets each, exerting pressure on UAE.
Nepal will take on Hong Kong on February 24 in its fourth match, against China on February 25 and against Kuwait on February 27. The winner of the qualifiers will be selected for the ICC Women T-20 World Cup Qualifier 2019.
A total of seven countries from Asia are participating in the qualifier. Nepal, the UAE, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Kuwait along with the host team Thailand are playing under the Round Robin League. Each team will play six games.
This qualifier would determine the raking of participating countries. Thailand is in the 12th position, UAE in the 14th while Nepal in the 16th in T-20 Ranking. A total of 27 countries including seven from Asia, nine from Africa, six from Oceania, three from Europe and two from America would compete in the first-phase selection.
A 14-member Nepali cricket team led by Captain Rubina Chhetri left here for Thailand on Saturday (February 16) for the same. Sita Rana Magar (Vice-Captain), Sarita Magar, Neri Thapa, Indu Barma, Sonu Khadka, Arati Bidari, Kajal Shrestha, Roma Thapa, Kabita Kunwar, Apsara Begam, Mamata Kumari Chaudhari and Bindu Rawal are in the team.
Similarly, Binod Das and Nira Rajopadhaya are the chief coach and assistant-coach of the team, respectively.