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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has emerged victorious in the bilateral series hosted by Malaysia, defeating the hosts by 3 wickets in the final match of the series. Out of the 5 T20I matches played, Nepal won 3, securing them the title of the Bilateral series. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JUNE 04: during match five of the 2023 MCA Bilateral Series between Nepal Women vs Malaysia Women at YSD-UKM Oval on June 04, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo by Peter Lim/PhotoDesk.com.my for Malaysia Cricket Association) After losing to Malaysia in the inaugural match, Nepal made a strong comeback, winning two consecutive matches. However, they faced a defeat against Malaysia in the fourth match, leaving the final match to decide the ultimate winner. In the fifth T20I match of the ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has secured a spot in the Asia Cup after winning the title of the ACC Premier Cup defeating UAE by 7 wickets at the TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The final, which was originally scheduled for Monday, was halted midway due to heavy rain in the capital. UAE was at 106/9 in 27.3 overs before the match got halted. On Tuesday, the match resumed from the same situation, and UAE lost their final wicket in 33.1 overs, accumulating 117 runs. Lalit Rajbanshi, who led Nepal's bowling attack yesterday, claiming 3-5, sent Junaid Siddique off. Later, Nepal had a sluggish start with the bat on a gloomy day. Nepal lost both their openers early for 1 and 8 runs, respectively. Skipper Rohit departed early too, collecting just a single ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - A Downpour in Kathmandu has forced the ACC Premier Cup final between Nepal and UAE to be halted midway. The match will resume tomorrow at TU Cricket Ground, with the same situation as it was left off at the end of the 27.3 over, where UAE had collected 106 runs losing 9 wickets. However, there are concerns that rain might disrupt the game again on Tuesday. If the result could not be determined on Tuesday, a Super Over will be played to decide a winner. However, if the Super Over is also affected by rain, Nepal will advance to the Asia Cup due to its higher ODI ranking. Nepal ranks 14th in ODI while UAE ranks 19th. Earlier, Nepal's skipper Rohit Paudel won the toss and elected to field first. Spinner Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi led the bowling attac...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to face off in the finals of the ACC Men's Premier Cup on Monday at TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu. The first semi-final match was cancelled due to heavy rain and went scoreless, which automatically qualified Nepal for the final. Nepal had previously confirmed its spot in the semi-finals as the winner of Group A, while Kuwait became the runner-up of Group B. As the semi-final match was aborted due to the rain, Nepal reached the finals as it is a group winner. According to the tournament rule, if there is no result, the team that finished higher in the group stage will be declared the winner. The match was reduced to 42 overs as rain interrupted the game twice at TU Cricket Ground. After being inv...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sandeep Lamichhane's all-around performance helped Nepal outplay Qatar by 68 runs in a low-scoring match of the ACC Men's Premier Cup at TU Cricket Ground on Thursday. With this, Nepal remained unbeaten throughout the group stage and advanced as the ground winners. Invited to bat first, Nepal struggled to score runs until Sandeep Lamichhane, the no. 10 batsman, joined the crease in the 27th over after the fall of Dipendra Singh Airee's wicket. Sandeep played a crucial role in boosting Nepal's score with his unbeaten knock of 42 runs off 58 deliveries, including 6 fours. However, Nepal was eventually bowled out for 157 runs in 40.3 overs. Skipper Rohit Paudel contributed 27 runs off 36 deliveries, while openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sh...