Posts

Nepal women’s cricket team shine in Rwanda

Image
The women’s national cricket team of Nepal’s  participation in international cricket continues unabated. As I write, currently  Team Nepal is in  Malaysia  gearing up for the   Twenty20 International two -match series  against the home team. The first match is  on May 18th  taking place in Bayuemas, Kuala  Lumpur, followed by the second on May 20th. Let me remind  everyone that this is the third  T20 series  between the  two teams with Malaysia as the hosts for the straight third time. Prior to the upcoming series,the two teams had  clashed in 12  T20 matches with  Nepal and Malaysia winning 8 and 4 matches respectively. The 1st  five -match series held  in 2023 was competitive and a close affair with Nepal  winning  3-2. The 2025  second  five-match series outcome  was a repeat of  2023 in terms of both performance and outcome. Nepal won by an identical ...

Nepal hoping to turn the tide against US and Scotland

Image
  The men’s national cricket team of Nepal lived up to expectations in the recently concluded   ICC  Men’s World  Cup League 2 tri-series against Oman and the United Arab Emirates in Kirtipur. The hosts went into the series desperately needing maximum points from four matches to  keep their qualifying hopes to the final alive by making a dramatic  climb up the table standings.  At the end of the day, they narrowly missed their  targeted goal of winning all four matches.Nonetheless, they performed well and  ended up winning 3  and losing one. By and large,Team Nepal looked a  very determined, confident, positive and consistent outfit throughout the series much to the delight of home supporters. They were  fully aware of the  importance of the  series and the fact  that they could not afford to lose further grounds in order to keep themselves in the  fray. The only option they had was to  come...

Nepal must surpass expectations to bounce back in World Cup League 2

Image
Having drawn the  two match Twenty20 international series against the United  Arab Emirates  at home recently,the men’s  national cricket team of  Nepal is all set to play in the ICC Men’s World Cup League 2 One Day International cricket tournament taking place at  Tribhuvan University International  cricket ground in Kirtipur. Cricket Association  of Nepal (CAN) is hosting two  rounds of League 2 series featuring different opponents.  The first series pits Nepal against the  United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Each team plays a total of  four matches with each side playing against the same opponent twice.  Following the conclusion of the  first series,Nepal takes on  the United States of America and Scotland  in the second tri-series. The One Day International (50 overs) series is a big challenge to Team Nepal in terms of improving their standings and putting themselves back in contention for the...