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Nepal defeats West Indies to claim historic first T20I Victory

Posted on September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu – Nepal registered a historic win against the West Indies in their first-ever T20 International match, securing a 19-run victory.

Chasing Nepal’s target of 149, the West Indies managed only 129 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Navin Vidaisy top-scored for the visitors with 22 runs, while Ameer Jango and Keacy Carty contributed 19 runs each.

For Nepal, Kushal Bhurtel was the standout bowler, taking 2 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. Rohit Paudel, Karan KC, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Nandan Yadav claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, Nepal, put in to bat after losing the toss, posted 148 for 8 in 20 overs. Captain Rohit Paudel led from the front with 38 runs off 35 balls, hitting 3 fours and a six. Kushal Malla added a quick 30 off 21 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes, while Gulsan Jha scored 22 and Airee made 17. Paudel and Malla shared a crucial 58-run stand for the third wicket after Nepal had slipped to 12 for 2.

Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies, finishing with 4 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Debutant Navin Vidaisy impressed with 3 wickets for 29 runs, while captain Akeal Hosein took one wicket.

This win is especially significant for Nepal as they had never before defeated a Full Member nation in T20Is, despite playing against sides like India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in major tournaments. Today’s triumph over the West Indies marked a historic breakthrough for Nepali cricket.

26 players signed in first round of auction of NPL 2nd edition

Posted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu — 26 players have been signed through the first round of auction of the second edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL). The 8 teams participating in the auction held on Saturday have selected their preferred players.

Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Adil Alam and Pawan Saraf are among the players who will receive the highest prices. They will receive Rs 1.5 million each. Dev and Arjun will play for Chitwan Rhinos, Adil for Kathmandu Gorkhas and Pawan for Karnali Yaks.

Similarly, Dilip Nath and Sher Malla (Lumbini Lions), Hemant Dhami (Sudurpaschim Royals), Surya Tamang (Biratnagar Kings), Santosh Yadav (Kathmandu Gorkhas) and Yubaraj Khatri (Karnali Yaks) have been signed for Rs 1 million each.

Mayan Yadav has been signed by Janakpur Bolts for Rs 750,000 and Akash Tripathi by Kathmandu Gorkhas for Rs 700,000. Narayan Joshi and Sahil Patel (Biratnagar Kings), Arjun Kumal (Pokhara Avengers), Vishal Patel (Lumbini Lions) and Aditya Mahat (Janakpur Bolts) have been signed for Rs 500,000 each. Kathmandu Gorkhas has brought in Uttam Thapa Magar for Rs 300,000.

Similarly, Tek Bahadur Rawat and Dipendra Thapa (Sudur Paschim Royals), Abhishek Tiwari and Krishna Poudel (Pokhara Avengers), Sachin Bhatt (Janakpur Bolts), Tul Bahadur Thapa (Kathmandu Gorkhas) and Imran Sheikh and Deepak Dumre (Karnali Yaks) have been signed for Rs 200,000 each.

Kathmandu Gorkhas has signed 5 players as per its quota, while other teams will be able to sign the remaining players at the lowest price in the second phase. This time, 150 players selected out of 458 registered players participated in the mini auction.

Nepal advances to finals after defeating Malaysia by 9 wickets

Posted on July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

The Nepali youth cricket team has won today’s match against home team Malaysia.

Nepal has reached the final for the fourth time after defeating Malaysia by 9 wickets in the first semi-final of the ACC Men’s U-16 East Zone Cup held on Thursday.

Nepal achieved the target of 91 runs set by Malaysia for the loss of 1 wicket in 11.4 overs. Nepal will now play the winner of the second semi-final for the title. Hong Kong and Singapore are currently facing each other in the second semi-final.

Singapore, chasing the target of 169 runs set by Hong Kong, is batting in reply.

Nepal suffers third consecutive defeat in Women’s T20I series

Posted on February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu- Nepal has suffered its third consecutive defeat in the ongoing women’s T20I series at the Tribhuvan University Kirtipur Cricket Ground.

Nepal, who lost in the first match against the Netherlands, has also lost in today’s second match.

Nepal, who played against the Netherlands after being given a target of 141 runs, managed to score only 125 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Nepal has lost three consecutive matches in the tri-nation series including Thailand and the Netherlands along with today’s match.

Nepali team on the ground chasing down a target of 158 runs against Netherlands

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu- Nepali team has taken a ground to chase down a target of 158 runs against the Netherlands in the first match of the ongoing women’s T20 International series involving Thailand, Nepal and the Netherlands at the Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur.

Batting first after losing the toss, the Netherlands managed to score 157 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. For the Netherlands, Robin Rizki scored 59 runs in 48 balls with 8 fours, Sterie Kallis scored 29 runs in 35 balls with 4 fours, Iris Zwilling scored 31 and Heather Scissors scored 23 runs. For Nepal, Kavita Kunwar, Pooja Mahato, Ishwori Bista and Sita Rana Magar took 1 wicket each in the match.

All the teams will play 3-3 matches with each team in the series. Nepal will play the second match against Thailand on Saturday. They will play against the Netherlands on Magh 20, Thailand on Magh 22, Netherlands on Magh 23 and Thailand on Magh 25.

Since there will be no finals in the match, the team that wins the most matches and gets the highest points by the end of all match will be the winner of the series.

APF becomes women’s national cricket champion for the seventh time

Posted on January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

25 Jan, Kathmandu – Departmental team APF has won the title by defeating Sudurpaschim in the final of the Prime Minister’s Cup women’s national cricket on Saturday. With this, APF has been able to win the women’s PM Cup for the seventh time.

APF defeated Sudurpaschim by 9 wickets in the final. Batting first after winning the toss, Sudurpaschim was all out for 67 runs in 18.1 overs. APF managed to achieve the target of 68 runs set by Sudurpaschim in the 13th over with the loss of 1 wicket.

For APF, Mamta Chaudhary and Indu Verma remained unbeaten and scored 43 and 18 runs respectively, while Kavita Joshi took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs. Sabnam Rai took 2 wickets for 8 runs in 3 overs. Indu Verma took 2 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. Karuna Bhandari took 1 wicket. .

Previously, APF won the title consecutively from 2016 to 2019 and then in 2021 and 2023/24.

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