Skip to main content

Nepal enters into semifinals of ACC T20 Cup

KATHMANDU . Nepal entered into the semifinal of the ACC Twenty20 Cup defeating Singapore by a huge margin of 121runs at TU cricket ground in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Nepali batsmen displayed a superb batting performance as they posted a massive score of 210 runs in 20 overs losing its five wickets.

While making the massive total, Nepali batsman Binod Bhandari hammered a solid half century top-scoring with 54 of just 33 balls. Skipper Paras Khadka notched up a brisk 44 runs off 25 balls while opener Pradeep Airee made 30 runs off 32 balls.

Likewise, Nepal´s lower -order batsmen also joined in the run-feast with Vice-captain Gyanendra Malla blasting a brisk 11-ball 30 and Sarad Veswakar smashing 26 off 11 balls.

This is the highest total made by any teams so far in the tournament. Earlier in the tournament, Hong Kong had scored 198 runs against Maldives.

AE Param was the best of the Singapore bowler, who bagged two Nepali wickets.

Chasing the massive total of 211 runs, Singapore, however, could not reach anywhere near to the Nepali total and was bundled out for just 89 runs in 15.1 overs.
For the visiting team, Saad Janjua scored 20 runs while, Aamjad Mahboob and KB Shinde contributed 15 and 12 respectively.

Nepali bowlers Bashanta Regmi took three opposition wickets whereas Shakti Gaunchan grabbed 2 wickets. Chandra Saud, Sagar Pun, Paras Khadka and Prithu Banskota bagged a wicket each.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Nepal the world’s best value destination for 2017 : Lonely Planet

KATHMANDU:  Nepal has been ranked as one of the best countries in the world to visit in 2017, according to Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel list. Publishing the travel list for 2017 on Tuesday, the world’s renowned travel guide has said that Nepal is the hottest destination for all budget travellers while the country came out on the fifth place among top 10 countries of the list “Nepal is the world’s number one destination in terms of service and value,” the Best in Travel 2017 list which showcases the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations for next year, added. The ‘travel bible’ notes that natural disasters can’t even keep Nepal down for long. “The 2015 earthquakes caused devastation, but what is most striking from a traveller’s perspective is not how much was lost but how much remains.” Landmark temples crumbled, but others came through with just the odd tile out of place, and whole swathes of the country escaped serious damage, includin...

Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai

KATHMANDU, NOV 22 - The crusaders of federalism based on single identity on Monday announced the formation of a new party under the leadership of former CPN-UML Vice Chairman Ashok Rai. The new party Sanghiya Samajbadi Party was announced at a programme organised at a function organised at New Baneshwor in the Capital. Most of the leaders and cadres of the new party are from the UML and some are also from the Nepali Congress. The 98-member central ad hoc working committee includes eight vice chairmen, one general secretary, three deputy general secretaries and five secretaries. Bijaya Subba, Durga Mani Dewan, Prem Krishna Pathak, Bir Bahadur Lama, Rakanm Chemjong, Hemraj Rai, Mohammad Rijwan Ansari and Gopal Thakur have been appointed as the vice chairmen for the party whereas Rajendra Shrestha is the general secretary. Likewise, Ajambar Rai Kangmang, Radha Timilsina and Norsang Lama are the deputy general secretaries while Mina Gurung, Horilal Ch...

Kaliprasad Rijal, Senior Lyricist

 It's interview time : Moment of interview with Kaliprasd Rijal.His famous songs are, BIHANA UTHNE BITTIKAI, JHAREKO PAT JHAI BHAYO, CHARI LE TA CHHADERA GAIHALI, etc. Most of his songs were sang by Narayan Gopal, famous singer of nepal.  Remembering his old days  Young kaliprasad, with his wife  Searching his old photos  Photo pose with legend lyricist  Kaliprasad in his office IT'S ME