Nepal - USA match called off

Rain played spoilsport as the inaugural match between Nepal and USA in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 in Italy was called off after 14 overs on Saturday.

Nepal was 51/2 with in-form Anil Mandal on 30 and captain Paras Khadka on 10 when the match was halted by rainfall and finally called off for the day without a result. The teams will play a fresh rematch on Monday.

Nepal beats Cayman to stay in Div 4

Nepal confirmed its place in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 with a thumping victory over Cayman Islands in Medicina, Italy.

In a crucial match important for relegation, Nepal bowled out Cayman Islands for 69 in 39.5 overs — with left-arm spinner Basant Regmi taking four wickets. Nepal”s batting was not on par with bowling but the victory was completed in 17.2 overs at the loss of three wickets.

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Nary Thapa is the icon of woman cricket and she once again proved it leading her Region No 5 Nepalgunj to the title off the wai Wai Women’s National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground.

Inspired by Nary’s unbeaten 37 and two wickets, Nepalgunj beat Region No 6 Baitadi by 37 in the final. Nary lifted the champions’ trophy along awards for best bowler and player of the tournament.

Winning toss, Baitadi invited Nepalgunj to bat first. The decision looked a good one as Nepalgunj batswomen struggled to score runs and lost wickets frequently.

Rekha Rawal led the wrecking taking three wickets that brought down Nepalgunj to 38/5. It was Nary who fought lone-handed scoring 37 in 46 balls with six boundaries. Other contributions came from Sita Ran and Trishna Singh who each scored nine runs.

Nary made it difficult for Baitadi batswomen to score runs. She bowled Roshani Bohara in fourth over, saw Maya Rawat run out in sixth and bowled Baitadi’s most successful player Janaki Bhatt in the eighth finishing her four over spell at 2/7.

From there on, Baitadi never really picked up. Sita Rana and Samana Pun took two wickets each to bowl out Baitadi for 48 in 19.2 overs. The topscorer was Rekha Rawal who got 16. None of other batswomen scored more than five runs.

Nary took the best bowler and player of the tournament for her 11 wickets in 20 overs and 111 runs in five matches averaging 111. She received Rs. 10,000, a cricket bat and half-a-dozen cricket balls for her awards.

Bhairahawa’s Madhu Thapa was declared best batswoman for her 157 runs in four innings at an average of 39.25. Madhu received Rs. 5,000 cash and a cricket bat.

Nepalgunj was awarded Rs. 25,000 while runners-up Baitadi received Rs. 15,000 as prize.

U-19 defeat Nepal APF in practice

Nepal Under-19 national cricket team defeated Nepal APF Club by four wickets in a practice match at the TU Cricket Ground on Tuesday. APF were bowled out for 154 in 40 overs and Nepal U-19 achieved the target in 36.1 overs losing six wickets.

It’s the second victory for the U-19 team, preparing for the ACC Elite Cup, against the A

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After being invited to bat first, APF made a very good start with openers Sanjay Shrestha and Paresh Lohani (23) adding 74 runs in 13 overs. They faced no difficulties against the pacers and scored runs freely.

Rahul Viswokarma broke the partnership as Sanjay was stumped a run short of half-century and two balls later Dipendra Chaudhary departed without scoring.

The APF middle-order failed as Rahul and captain Prithu Baskota shared nine wickets between them. Rahul took 5/17 in 6 overs and Prithu 4/25 in 10 overs as APF closed down early. Only notable contribution at the later part of the innings came from Sharad Vesawkar (28) and Rom Shrestha (23).