nepal victorious again - U-19 squad for Cricket World Cup

[Love Nepal]

This is what Asian Criket Council says:

http://www.asiancricket.org/h_iccu19_0106.cfm

[peace]

When Japan was in tatters after losing world war II it was the mounteneering expedition to Nepal that lifted their spirits.World cup victory in srilanka could be the one that lifts Nepalese spirits.
HAMRA THITA HARU LAI DHERAI DHERAI SUBHAKAMANAA.

Hope the best

[peace]

Although Nepal loose the first game but Nepali Players are in form....
Now ZIM has to watch NEP .....
Best Of Luck To guys..


NEP vs ENG .... report


England were made to work hard in their opening match of the World Cup, as a talented Nepal team gave them more than the occasional moment of uncertainty. Moeen Ali was the lone batsman to pass fifty, as Nepal's spinners tied down the middle order. However, that was nothing compared to the stranglehold the England slow bowlers subsequently created and, despite a promising start, Nepal's run chase subsided meekly.

When Nepal reached 41 without loss in pursuit of 210, the possibility of the first upset in the tournament flickered into view. Kanishka Chaugai, Nepal's captain and playing in his third U-19 World Cup, had laid into Mark Nelson and Andrew Miller operating with the new ball. However, playing a ball through the off side, Chaugai grabbed his leg and it soon became clear he was suffering a repeat of the cramp that affected him during the warm-up matches.

Ali, who has already impressed as England's captain in Sri Lanka, pulled his team together for a mid-over huddle. He later told Cricinfo that it is something they have been doing for a while: "When things are not going our way we just want to get everyone together. It's something that works at the moment so we will continue doing it."

As in the warm-up match against India, Ali was not afraid to throw the ball to his spinners early in the innings. Graeme White was in action by the seventh over and, in tandem with fellow left-armer Nick James, produced an extraordinary example of containment. The first 27 balls from the pair leaked just one run, and the pressure was telling on the anxious batsmen. The inevitable then occurred when Sarad Vesawkar smacked the ball to mid-off, only to watch his partner fail to get within two meters of making his ground.

Between overs seven and 21, White, James and Ali conceded a miserly 17 runs as Nepal couldn't decide whether to stick or twist and threatened to fold. Prem Chaudhary finally decided to chance his arm, taking two fours off Ali before creaming a four and six off White - who had previously gone for only six runs in 8.4 overs.

Run outs, though, were always on the cards as skittish batsmen continued to flirt with danger. They lived on the edge while there were two of them out there - the introduction of a runner when Chaugai returned to the middle was always going to be a recipe for calamity. So it proved, and Nepal's last real chance of pressuring England's total vanished when Chaudhary was removed by a smart piece of fielding from James.

England's fine display in the field was capped by a stunning catch from White, who ran backwards from midwicket, flung out his right hand while diving athletically and grabbed the ball inches off the turf. The whole team were ecstatic, but Ali was quick to admit it was a far from ideal performance.

"We didn't play anywhere near our best cricket," he said. "We were lucky to get 209 in the end, then we had a bad start with the bowling but fortunately we finished strongly. But after hearing that the Aussies got 300 plus yesterday we wanted something similar but couldn't manage it so that is something to work on for the next game."

Ali added that he had "really struggled" during his 54, but without it England would really have been in a pickle. From the comfort of 87 for 1 the innings stalled dramatically as Nepal's spinners probed away. England weren't exempt from running issues either. They managed three, including Rory Hamilton-Brown's passable impression of Mike Atherton at Lord's in 1993, scrambling on his hands and knees to fall well short of his crease.

In the end, England stood up and dusted themselves off from their batting disappointments, ensuring their World Cup run was off to a winning start. Nepal, though, have shown that they are not simply here to make up the numbers. They have plenty of heart and skill; the other teams in this group could well be in for a surprise.

[peace]

Its a real Bad luck
I cannot Imagine that Nepal lost to ZIM by 2 runs

Zimbabwe 201 (49.5 overs, R.Higgins 74, P.Khadra 4-28); Nepal 199-9 (50 overs, K.Chaugai 78). Zimbabwe won by two runs.

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-u19wc...ry/236051.html

I cannot believe that ZImbabwe came back that strongly to defeat Nepal from the stage when Nepal were 150 for just 2...
what a bad luck....
2 runs needed in last ball.. but ...
its really a bad news to Nepali Cricket lovers...
I am too disappointed...
well
hope they win the Played Champain..

[peace]

score card
http://newicc.cricket.org/perl/icc-s...DI12_07FEB2006

[risj_shr]

New updates..
Nepal beat South Africa by 2 runs in Plate Semifinals... Nepal into the finals and will meet New Zealand...

Score Details..
Nepal : 214/8 (50 overs)
SA : 212/5 (50 overs)

[Merina]

nothing to loose now.

well done boys in defeating the proteas.

all the best for the plate finals

[medic]

Nepal has entered into the finals of the ongoing ICC U-19 world cup cricket plate championship defeating South Africa by two runs on Thursday.

Nepal opted to bat first after winning the toss in the match held at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo and accumulated 214 runs losing 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.

Captain Kaniska Chaugain made the highest 59 runs for Nepal while Gyanendra Malla made 46 runs.

Chaugain's contribution, his second fifty of the tournament, was crucial in ensuring Nepal more than held their own against their more illustrious opponents.

The opener, playing in his third and final ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup, faced 81 balls in a stay of 106 minutes, hitting six fours and a six during his innings.

Malla made an responsible, unbeaten 46 in 71 balls with six fours, but South Africa's Malusi Siboto ensured Nepal were unable to break free in the latter stages of their innings.

He picked up 4-47 while the other wicket-taker for South Africa was Brett Thompson with 1-38 and their contributions were vital because opening bowler Craig Alexander was able to bowl just 3.1 overs before leaving the field with a hamstring injury.

Nepal's fall of wickets was as follows:

1-67 (Chhetri, 13.4 ov), 2-105 (Vesawkar, 23.4 ov), 3-106 (Chaugain, 25.4 ov), 4-116 (Khadka, 29.4 ov), 5-172 (Chaudhary, 43.3 ov), 6-195 (Regmi, 47.2 ov), 7-212 (Subedi, 49.3 ov), 8-214 (Shrestha, 49.6 ov).

In reply South Africa could only muster 212 runs losing 5 wickets in the 50 overs.

Basanta Regmi took three wickets while Amrit Bhattrai took one wicket to ensure Nepal's victory. P Daneel was run out. D Elgar scored the highest not out 66 runs for the South Africa.

South Africa's fall of wickets was as follows:

1-39 (Symes, 10.6 ov), 2-92 (Daneel, 23.2 ov), 3-95 (Thompson, 26.2 ov), 4-99 (Levi, 28.3 ov), 5-205 (Ramoo, 48.3 ov).

Nepali team captain Kaniska Chaugain was declared man of the match.

Nepal will clash with New Zealand in the final match on Saturday.

The Plate Championship is the competition for the eight sides that failed to qualify for the Super League and the winners will be able to call themselves the ninth-ranked team in the tournament.

Nepal did not get entry into Super League after England defeated Nepal by 77 runs in the first match and Zimbabwe defeated Nepal by 2 runs in the second match. The top two teams from each group qualify for the Super League series while the bottom two go to the Plate Championship

[Merina]

Well done

You have made all of us proud

[drhash]

you mean cricket or what? well if so then ur right.