Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Stream | Asia Cup 2016

Kathmandu : Pakistan and Sri Lanka will square off in a rather inconsequential match at Dhaka for match no.10 of the Asia Cup T20 2016. While the two Asian giants have proved to be powerhouses in the World T20 stage,

With India set to play hosts Bangladesh in the final, there is only pride at stake for the former and defending World T20 champions.The Pakistan batting has failed to show up thus far in the tournament.

Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga did not practice and was seen roaming around in slippers.Dinesh Chandimal has been the lone shining light amid a batting lineup in ruins and in desperate need of a morale boost.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammed Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Umar Akmal,Mohammed Irfan, Mohammed Sami, Mohammed Nawaz, Anwar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Amir, Wahab Riaz, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk).

Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (captain), TM Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Shehan Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews, , Dushmantha Chameera, Milinda Siriwardana, Rangana Herath, Niroshan Dickwella, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sachithra Senanayeke,Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dasun Chanaka.
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Greater Noida set to host Nepal vs Namibia one-dayers

Kathmandu : International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to organise two one-day international (ODI) matches of ICC World Cricket League Championship between Nepal and Namibia in Greater Noida, India on April 16 and 18.

According to Hindustan Times, ICC has agreed to organise a four-day Intercontinental Cup series between Namibia and Afghanistan from April 10-13 and Nepal vs Namibia as well at the grounds of Shaheed Vijay Singh Parthik Sports Stadium.

“The matches have been approved by ICC. We are just waiting for the final clearance,” Rajiv Tyagi, general manager of the Greater Noida authority, said. The Greater Noida stadium has a capacity for 8,000 audience.

Nepal was set to host the two one-dayers in Kathmandu but lack of intent in planning and preparation from Cricket Association of Nepal halted to shift Greater Noida in India. On the other hand, they are yet to recruit a full time Head coach and their internal conflict and ICC threats of suspension looms these the status of Nepal Cricket.

Meanwhile, talking to Bhawana Ghimire, CEO of CAN, she said this may be due to the governance issues of CAN that made ICC think about the alternatives venue. “Regarding the Coach hiring, unless issues resolves, we cannot hire the Coach”, Ghimire further added.

Currently, Nepal is placed at the bottom in the points table after their losses against Scotland(0-2) and Papua New Guinea(0-2). Namibians, on the other hand are also struggling with just one win out of the four matches they have played. (Source : cricnepal)

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Watch the incredible cricketer with NO ARM

Kathmandu : A budding cricketer has defied the odds after mastering the sport despite having NO ARMS.

He was only eight when he met with an accident and paid with both his arms. It was 1997, when a young Amir Hussain Lone visited his father’s sawmill to deliver lunch to his brother. He met an accident and lost both his arms. Ironically dad Bashir made cricket bats at the mill and had to sell the business to pay for his son’s treatment. But the injuries weren’t enough to stop Amir’s love of the game.

Now aged 26 and captain of the state para-cricket team, Amir is able to bat, bowl and even catch out opponents using his feet. His unusual technique for batting involves holding the bat between his neck and shoulder.

Amir bowls with his toes – using a sweeping leg movement to launch the cricket ball. “Cricket is my passion and in the beginning, it was very difficult for me,” said Amir, who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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India Vs UAE Match Prview | Asia Cup 2016

Kathmandu : India take On United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the final league encounter of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Thursday.

Team India has given Pawan Negi his debut, also Harbhajan Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar come in place of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Ashish Nehra. A well-deserved break for the regular players while this is the best chance to impress for the ones included. All eyes would be set on Pawan Negi, once again, as they have been since he got picked by the Delhi Daredevils for INR 8.5 crore.

Rahane did play against Pakistan but got out to a delivery from Mohammed Amir, which would have got any big batsman dismissed.

Squads:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh,Ajinkya Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Parthiv Patel (wk).

United Arab Emirates: Amjad Javed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Saqlain Haider, Shaiman Anwar, Usman Mushtaq, Zaheer Maqsood, Ahmed Raza, Mohammed Naveed, Mohammed Shahzad, Muhammad Kaleem, Muhammad Usman, Swapnil Patil (wk), Qadeer Ahmed.

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Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Match Preview | Asia Cup 2016

Kathmandu | Bangladesh vs Pakistan Asia Cup match today will be started from 7:30 PM according to local time or 13:30 in GMT.

The match has been scheduled to be held in Mirpur Shere Bangla Cricket Stadium. This match will be the match number 8 of ongoing Asia Cup 2016.

Having registered resounding back-to-back victories, hosts Bangladesh are expected to put up a tough fight against Pakistan despite the absence of their main strike bowler Mustafizur Rahaman.

Pakistan

Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), , Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Imad Wasim, Khalid Latif, Iftikhar Ahmed, Anwar Ali , Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Khurram Manzoor, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir

Bangladesh

Nurul Hasan (wk), Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Al-Amin Hossain, Abu Hider, Mohammad Mithun, Arafat Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Imrul KayesTamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed,

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Nepali Cricket Skipper Paras Khadka Discharged From Norvic Hospital

Kathmandu : Nepali National Cricket Skipper Paras Khadka who had been admitted to Norvic hospital on Friday after having pain in his abdomen. He had suffered from intestinal infection and got medical attention at Norvic International Hospital.

After four days in Hospital, Doctors have discharged him and has reached his home. He thanked all supporter, wishers and prayers after his recovery from intestinal pain and also told that he will soon be in the field.

Finally back home from the hospital.Thanking everyone for their Best wishes, Prayers and Blessings.Will be back on the field soon.God Bless!

— Paras Khadka (@paras77) March 1, 2016

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Latest Interview Of Archana Paneru

Kathmandu : Archana Paneru now has been familiar name for all the people in Nepal, who wanted to become like Sunny Leone in professional life. Her desire to become p**n star like Sunny Leone at the age of 17 year old has sent clear message to all the people around the world that there is one of the future porn star in Nepal.

After announcing her desire, she may have got offers from people from western nation but only she and her family knows about it. But what she is doing at this age can not be justified that she has good character. Of course, she is characterless for me because her activities speaks itself. This is the outcome of her activities in social medias which shows she is characterless. Watch Full interview

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South Africa v England 2nd T20 Live Stream

Host South Africa take on England in the second and final Twenty 20 International at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Now. The hosts africa currently lead the two-match series 1-0. Ten sports Broadcast This match Live on YouTube . Watch Live source : Ten sports

South Africa

Possible Playing XI: Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (c), Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, David Wiese, Kyle Abbot, Imran Tahir AB de Villiers, Rillee Rossouw, David Miler, JP Duminy,

England

Possible Playing XI: Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk)Jason Roy, , Liam Plunkett, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Steven Finn

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Top 10 Interesting facts about Paras khadka that you need to know

 Kathmandu : Paras Khadka is known as one of the best players Nepal has ever produced and is current captain of the national side. Paras Khadka is a right-handed batsman, a right-arm medium-fast bowler, and an occasional off break bowler. The 28-year-old is currently the 75th ranked T20I batsman in the world. He was groomed for captaincy through positions of leadership in age-group teams and he took over the national captaincy in 2009. Here is Top 10 Interesting facts about Paras khadka

1. Born: Paras Khadka born In 24 October 1987 In Kathmandu. He is Right hand batsman and Right arm medium fast Bowler. His hight 6 ft 1 inch.

2. Beginning of his cricketing journey: Paras Khadka first represented Nepal at the U 15 level when he played in the Under-15 Asia Cup in the UAE in December 2002. He played for the Nepal Under-19s the following year, playing once against India Under-19s, and also in the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in Karachi. He made his debut for Nepal in April 2004 against Malaysia. The home side beat Malaysia in the final thus qualifying for the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka.

3. 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka:

Nepal won the plate tournament in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, beating Test-playing nations New Zealand and South Africa along the way. Khadka was one of the 7 players from this winning side who went on to play international cricket for Nepal.

4. Captaincy: He played in the 2007 ACC Under-19 Cup in Kuala Lumpur which Nepal again won after beating Afghanistan in the final. He then played in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait and captained Nepal in the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia, leading Nepal to the tenth-place finish.

He led his country in the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in February 2010 in Nepal and was a massive success for the home side. Nepal defeated the United States by 5 wickets in the final and Khadka’s captaincy was hailed.

5. Memorable Performances: In 2012, Nepal won the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite title in the UAE, where he scored a total of 291 runs at an average of 72.75 and picked up 9 wickets. He also scored his maiden century against Kuwait in the tournament. He was named the Player of the Tournament. Then he led Nepal to win the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia. He was also named the Player of the Tournament in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup where he scored a total of 207 runs with an average of 41.40.

In 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, he scored 41 runs in both matches against Hong Kong and Bangladesh. He became the eighth player in T20I history to a take wicket with the first ball of his career. He scored an unbeaten 123 off 114 balls in a practice match against Eastern Invitational XI, a cricket team of South Africa, when Nepal toured South Africa as a preparation for a tournament in January 2015.

He was selected in Marylebone Cricket Club squad for the Emirates T20 tournament which was held in March 2015. He scored 137 runs in the Twenty20 International series against the Netherlands at an average of 45.66.

6. Boycott: In May 2010, 18 members of the national cricket team, led by Khadka, held a press conference and said they will not play the national league because of the behavior of Cricket Association of Nepal. They demanded restructuring of Cricket Association of Nepal and better facilities for players. This resulted in the Board being drawn into controversy of financial mismanagement.

7. Man of the Match And Awards: paras Khadka has won 24 Man of the Match awards while representing Nepal in international tournaments. He won 4 Player of the Series Awards; the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup, 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and 2015 Netherlands Tour. He has been honored with the Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) Pulsar Player of the Year award thrice.

9. Personal Life: He married his longtime girlfriend Prapti Rajyalaxmi Rana on 26 February 2015, and he enjoying his married life now.

10 .Record & Interesting fact:

* Paras khadka currently the no 74 ranked T20I batsman in the world, achieving the 278 rating benchmark on 17 July 2015.

* Paras Khadka is the 7th player in T20I history to take wicket on the first ball of career. He set this record against Hong Kong when he bowled out Irfan Ahmed on the very first ball of the innings.

* In the World Cricket League Till Now he has scored 1157 runs in 46 innings at an average of 31.27, with seven fifties.

* He win Three times NSFJ Pulsar Player of the Year in 2066, 2069 and 2070. (Source:- wikipedia)

(Information source: Wikipedia and crictracker.com)

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Top 10 Highest Paid Indian Cricketers

Kathmandu : India is a country where cricket is crazily and religiously followed by a multitude of fans and cricket players worshipped as Gods. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is one of the richest cricket governing bodies in the world. Unlike other national sports federations in India, the BCCI does not rely on the government for finances. The board shows a very big heart when it comes to awarding remuneration and rewards to their players. Indian cricketers are one of the highly paid sports persons when it comes to the monetary terms.

According to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) policies, there are three categories for the players that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sign, namely – Grades A, B and C. These gradations are done by the recent performances and experience level. Also, if a player, who is not in the list of contracted players, plays a minimum of three Test/ODI/T20I matches, gets added in Grade ‘C’ or Grade ‘B’ category, respectively. The players in the playing eleven also get paid additional match fees.

There are also bonuses and incentives for winning certain series against certain teams plus bonus for individual performances (e.g scoring hundred or taking 5 wicket hauls). Apart from the central contracts, Indian players also earn hefty sums from endorsement deals and IPL contracts.

Here is The List of Top 10 Highest Paid Indian Cricketers

1.MS Dhoni : 1 Crore

2.Virat Kohli : 1 Crore

3. R. Ashwin : 1 Crore

4. Ajinkya Rahane : 1 Crore

5. Rohit Sharma – 50 lakhs

6. Suresh Raina : 50 lakhs

7. Shikhar Dhawan : 50 lakhs

8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar : 50 lakhs

9. Ishant Sharma : 50 lakhs

10. Mohammed Shami : 50 lakhs

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Kevin Pieterson play for Proteas ?

Kathmandu : If reports are to be believed Then 35-year-old Kevin Pieterson-the legend who is being ignored by the England Cricket Board ECB, hints that he is interested to play for his birth nation, South Africa. Pietersen’s former international teammate, Darren Gough suggested that the aggressive batsman could play for the south Africa if he continued to be ignored by ECB.

“I think he will be tempted, given the way he has been treated, or the way he thinks he has been treated over the past few years. He is not going to play county cricket this year unless somebody comes out of the blue and offers him a ridiculous fee. He definitely won’t play county cricket but he might play T20.”

Me playing for SA at the start of 2018. Ummmm, can I, @piersmorgan? 🇿🇦🏏

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) February 18, 2016

However, under ICC rules, once a player has represented a Test-playing country, he must wait for four years to re-qualify for another country. So Pieterson can play for South Africa, alongside ABD after January 2018 as his last match for England was in January 2014.

Pieterson replied to some of the fan tweets. He then sarcastically asked his good friend and television host Piers Morgan if he could play for the Proteas, to which Piers Morgan was supportive of since England seem to have no plans of selecting him in any format in the future.

However, his recent Playing in PSL and his Nest focus will be on playing in the Indian Premier League where he would represent Rising Pune Supergiants.

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National Football players Answers To Match Fixing Allegations

Kathmandu : Nepal blew away a two-goal lead before making a superb comeback to beat Maldives 4-3 in extra time making it to the men’s football final of the 12th SA Games on Saturday. Nawayug Shrestha struck a hat-trick in Nepal’s comeback victory after Anjan Bista put Nepal ahead early in the game. Md Hamza, Ahmed Nashid and Hasan Naiz struck for Maldives.

This is the first time Nepali football team won SAG after 1993. Nepal has made to the final of SAG final after 1999 SAG in Kathmandu. The victory put Nepal in the SA Games football final after 17 years. Rejina Karki missed a gold for Nepal in taekwondo which also brought one bronze. Roza KC won country’s first bronze medal in triathlon events.

The women’s football team wrapped up their league with a 4-0 defeat of Sri Lanka. They will play India for a gold in the final. Nepal so far have one gold, 13 silver and 22 bronze medals.

Recently Suraj giri of Namaste tv show anchor asks each member of the current national football team to put forth their views. Do you think the matchfixing allegations are true? Current National Football Team answers.

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Nepal All set to Play With India

Kathmandu: Nepali Football team All set to play with India for Gold medal of Ongoing South Asian Games Today at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, India, 7:15 pm NST.

Nepali team sailed into the finals defeating Maldives 4-3 in sensational semifinal match two days ago . Nepal star player Nawayug Shrestha scored hat-trick, his second in the tournament, to rescue 10-man Nepal that were lagging 2-3 in the extra-time. Shrestha scored two goals in the dying moments of the crucial fixture to complete his hat-trick.

Nepali U-23 football team's head coach Raju Kaji Shakya is eying gold medal for the country in the South Asian Games. Nepal’s previous South Asian Games football gold medals came at home in 1984 with a 4-2 victory over Bangladesh and against India on penalties after a 2-2 stalemate in Dhaka in 1993. Nepal’s current coach Raju Kaji Shakya was the skipper of the side that won the gold in 1993. Having been a part of the national team in 1984, Shakya is now keen to rewrite history in a different role. “We had always wanted to defeat India in their backyard and that opportunity has knocked on our doors,” he said on the eve of the match.

Nepal squad: Anjan Bista, Bimal Gharti Magar, Nawayug Shrestha, Ranjan Bista, Sunil Bal, Suman Lamaa Man Bahadur Tamang, Kamal Shrestha, Bikram Lama, Bishal Rai, Heman Gurung, Jagajeet Shrestha, Bikesh Kuthu, Alan Neupane, Amrit Chaudhary, Aditya Chaudhary, Ananta Tamang, Biraj Maharjan (C), Dinesh Rajbansi, Prakash Budhathoki,

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Nepal U19 to face Pakistan U19 for 5th place Of ICC U-19 World Cup

Kathmandu : Nepal Under-19 cricket team will play against Pakistan for the fifth place in the Super League play-off of the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah on Tuesday. The match will be Live telecasted by Star Sports Network.

Nepal got Pakistan as opponent after West Indies defeated Pakistan by five wickets on Monday to book its place for semifinals. Nepal U19 has a good record against Pakistan U19 in histry of u 19 world cup. They have meet each other in this level twice, that is in 2000 and 2002 edition. In the first meeting in 2000 the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled while Nepal won the match by 30 runs in the second meeting that was in 2002.

The winners will compete for the title of the U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled for coming Sunday on February 14.

Pakistan Squad : Gohar Hafeez (capt.), Muhammad Asad, Saif Ali,  Saif Badar, Sameen Gul,  Salman Fayyaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Khan, Irfan Liaqat, Hasan Mohsin,  Umair Masood, Zeeshan Malik, Arsal Sheikh, Ahmad Shafiq. Mohammad Umar, Coach – Muhammad Masroor

Nepal Squad : Raju Rijal (capt.), Dipendra Airee,  MD Sunil Dhamala, Himanshu Dutta, Kushal Bhurtel, Sushil Kandel, Yogendra Karki, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishan Pandey, Shankar Rana,  Prem Tamang,  Arif Sheikh, Sandeep Sunar, Dipesh Shrestha, Rajbir Singh,
Coach – Jagat Tamatta

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Nepal Take on Bhutan Today

Kathmandu : Nepal National U-23 Team will open its campaign of 12th South Asian games against Bhutan National U-23 Team Today at Nehru Stadium, Ulubari, Guwahati tomorrow at 2:15 PM NST.

Bikash Thapa and Devi Chaudhary earned medals for Nepal in weightlifting in 12th South Asian Games on Saturday. Thapa got a silver medal, while Chaudhary received a bronze for Nepal.

Thapa won the medal in male 62 kg category by lifting a total of 242 kg including 112 kg in snatch and 130 kg in clean and jerk. It is the first medal for him in south Asian games. 

The men’s football team, which took part in a training session in the morning, did not turn up for the opening ceremony after the officials failed to deliver their accreditation cards and dress on time. Head coach Raju Kaji Shakya, goalkeeping coach Mrigendra Mishra and team manager Birat Krishna Shrestha desperately waited for the accreditation cards but the officials failed to meet the deadline. “The team was ready and waited for the accreditation cards and dress to attend the opening ceremony, but we were not provided with the necessary documents and dress,” said a member of

Nepal squad: Bikesh Kuthu, Alan Neupane,Anjan Bista, Bimal Gharti Magar, Nawayug Shrestha, Ranjan Bista, Sunil Bal, Suman Lama Amrit Chaudhary, Aditya Chaudhary, Ananta Tamang, Biraj Maharjan (C), Dinesh Rajbansi, Man Bahadur Tamang, Kamal Shrestha, Bikram Lama, Bishal Rai, Heman Gurung, Jagajeet Shrestha, Prakash Budhathoki,

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Nepal Vs Bangladesh Match Preview

Kathmandu : Nepal will take on Bangladesh in the quarter-finals of the ICC U-19 World Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.

After being defeated by India in Monday’s match, Nepal is first runner-up of Group ‘D’.

Likewise, with the win over Namibia by eight wickets in group match, Bangladesh is winner of Group ‘A’, while Namibia is first runner up. Nepal will however take into consideration the fact that it had defeated Bangladesh during the U-19 world cup held in New Zealand in 2002 by 23 runs in the plate semi-finals.

Similarly, India, which has also qualified to quarter-finals, topping the charts with six points, will play against Namibia. Nepal beat New Zealand and Ireland but faced defeat against India that finished top of the group winning all three matches. Nepal and Bangladesh have faced once in the youth world cup with Nepal beating Bangladesh by 23 runs in 2002.

India will face Namibia in the quarter-finals at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium at 9 am local time on Saturday.

Team squad

Bangladesh : Mehidy Hassan Miraz (capt.), Jaker Ali Anik,Mohammad Abdul Halim, Joyraj Sheik Imon, Ariful Islam Jony, Sanjit Saha, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Saeed Sarker, Saleh Ahmed Shawon Gazi, Mohammed Saif Hassan, Zakir Hasan, Shafiul Hayet, Mehede Hasan, , Shaif Uddin,Coach – Mohammad Mizanur Rahman

Nepal : Raju Rijal (capt.), Dipendra Airee, MD Sunil Dhamala, Himanshu Dutta, Kushal Bhurtel, Sushil Kandel, Yogendra Karki, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishan Pandey, Shankar Rana, Prem Tamang, Arif Sheikh, Sandeep Sunar, Dipesh Shrestha, Rajbir Singh,Coach – Jagat Tamatta

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Nepal Take on India Today at U 19 World cup

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Nepali youth cricket team which booked its berth in the quarterfinals of ICC U-19 World Cricket Cup after around 16 years is facing India in the final match of the league group stage.

Nepal will play India at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium based in Faltullah, Bangladesh tomorrow. Both teams have secured their place in the quarters-finals of the tournament unbeaten and will now compete for the group title. In 'Group D' of the tournament Nepal is currently in second position following India who lead the group based on a better run rate. The final match will decide the group winner.

In the first match, Nepal beat test-playing New Zealand by 32 runs and improved it further with a victory over Ireland by eight wickets in the second match. India too defeated Ireland by 79 runs in the first mach and New Zealand by 120 runs in the second match. New Zealand and Ireland both in 'Group D' are already out of the tournament with two loses each. RSS

India : Ishan Kishan (capt.), , Rishabh Pant (vice-capt), Khaleel Ahmed, Zeeshan Ansari, Rahul Batham, Ricky Bhui, Mayank Dagar, Armaan Jaffer, Sarfaraz Khan, Amandeep Khare, Avesh Khan, Mahipal Lomror, Shubham Mavi, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar,Coach – Rahul Dravid

Nepal : Raju Rijal (capt.), Dipendra Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishan Pandey, Shankar Rana, Prem Tamang, Arif Sheikh, MD Sunil Dhamala, Himanshu Dutta, Kushal Bhurtel, Sushil Kandel, Yogendra Karki, Sandeep Sunar, Dipesh Shrestha, Rajbir Singh, Coach – Jagat Tamatta

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Nepal has defeated New Zealand by 32 runs

Photo : ICC

Kathmandu : Nepal defeated New Zealand by 32 runs in their opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah of Bangladesh. Nepal produced a valiant bowling display to upset the test-playing giant in a thriller.

Sent in to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal had set a target of 239 runs against New Zealand losing seven wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Nepal's skipper Raju Rijal top-scored 48 runs studded with six fours off 65 balls, Sandeep Sunar and Aarif Sheikh made 39 runs each while Kushal Bhurtel contributed 35 runs including five fours off 23 balls.

In reply New Zealand made a total of 206 runs at the end of 47.1 overs. New Zealand’s Nathan Smith and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee took three wickets each. Dipendra Singh Airee grabbed highest three wickets giving away 24 runs in five overs. Prem Tamang took two wickets at the cost of 38 runs in 10 overs while Sunil Dhamala and Sandeep Lamichhane snatched one wicket each to secure win for Nepal.

Nepal’s fall of wickets:
1-39 (Dhamala, 8.4 ov), 2-50 (Karki, 11.4 ov), 3-68 (Sunar, 18.3 ov), 4-129 (Rijal, 31.5 ov), 5-176 (Aarif Sheikh, 41.6 ov), 180 (Rajbir Singh, 43.2 ov), 7-220 (Airee, 47.6 ov)

New Zealand’s fall of wickets:
1-16 (Ravindra, 3.5 ov), 2-31 (Allen, 8.2 ov), 3-103 (GD Phillips, 25.5 ov), 4-108 (Finnie, 27.3 ov), 5-110 (Leopard, 30.2 ov), 6-144 (Clarkson, 39.4 ov), 7-168 (Parikh, 42.6 ov), 8-202 (Smith, 46.2 ov), 9-204 (Scott, 46.5 ov), 10-206 (DN Phillips, 47.1 ov)

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Nepal Vs New Zealand Match Preview

Kathmandu: Nepal are all set to start their U-19 ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh . Nepal will play their first game against New Zealand tomorrow at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.

Nepal have a proud history for an Associate team in the U-19 World Cup having stunned Test giants Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand in the past. But they head into the tournament as team without star performers capable of replicating the past successes.

It is a good opportunity for Nepal to prove its worth for making it to the finals for the seventh occasion. Nepal has already played the youth world cup six times in the past. Nepal missed out on 2010 and 2014 edition after failing to deliver their best in the regional tournaments.

Nepal are set to play Ireland at the same venue on January 30 before heading to Mirpur where they will meet the cricketing giant India at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on February 1.

One of the reasons behind the claim that Nepal will produce better results is that the pitch condition of Nepal and Bangladesh are somehow similar and favorable for the Nepali team. According to Coach Tamata, the wicket is slow (with turning track) in Bangladesh. This is the seventh time that Nepal are contesting the U-19 Cricket World Cup, which is held every two years.

Final squad of both Team

New Zealand : Josh Finnie (capt.), Finnley Allen, Daniel Stanley, Ross ter Braak Zak Gibson, Josh Clarkson,Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Talor Scott, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Christian Leopard, Felix Murray, Aniket Parikh, Dale Phillips,Coach – Bob Carter

Nepal : Raju Rijal (capt.), Dipendra Airee, Ishan Pandey, Shankar Rana, Prem Tamang, Arif Sheikh, Sandeep Sunar, Himanshu Dutta, Kushal Bhurtel, Sushil Kandel, Yogendra Karki, Sandeep Lamichhane, Dipesh Shrestha, Rajbir Singh, MD Sunil Dhamala,Coach – Jagat Tamatta

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India Vs Australia 1st T20 Match preview

Adelaide : After winning the One day international series 4-1 Australia and India played first Twenty20 International (T20I) of the three-match series at Adelaide Today. The Indian team was comprehensively beaten in the One day international, losing the series 1-4 and the Twenty 20 would be an opportunity for the side to pick some positivity from the so far disappointing tour of Australia.

The Indian team brings in stylish left hander Yuvraj Singh in the team who hasn’t played much after the World Cup 2011. Manish Pandey won’t be a part of the T20 Squad while Ashush Nehra, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina will form the team combination in the series. Aussie allrounder Glenn Maxwell will miss the Adelaide T20 due to an injury. He will return to the squad for second T20, which will be played on Jan. 29. while Shane Watson comes to replace as an all rounder.

Australia will be without couple of their key players giving India slight advantage in the Twenty20 series. Shaun Tait, Andrew Tye , Travis Head as well as Cameroon Boyce also make it to the Australian T20 squad. Shaun Tait returns to the international cricket after five years.

India Vs Australia head to head record? 

Australia and India have met nine times in Twenty 20 international, with India winning five to Australia's four. The last time they met was in Bangladesh, Dhaka during the World T20 2014, a match India won by 73 runs.

First T20 schedule: India vs Australia 2016

Date: January 26, 2016
Time: 13:08 IST 13:23 NST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia

TV listings: 

India: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 3, Star Sports HD 1 and Star Sports HD 3HD3.
Australia: Channel 9. UK: Sky Sports1. USA: Willow TV. Middle East and North Africa: OSN Cricket. South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa: SuperSport.

T 20 Squads

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Aaron Finch, Cameron Boyce, John Hastings, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Andrew Tye, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Shane Watson Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Matthew Wade (wk), Scott Boland, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson,

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Harbhajan Singh,

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