Nepal hold off Oman for 10-run victory in League 2
Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Dev Khanal hit half-centuries as Nepal defend a target of 281 to claim their third win of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series.
Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Dev Khanal hit half-centuries as Nepal defend a target of 281 to claim their third win of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series.
Their record 139-run fourth-wicket stand helped Nepal recover from an early collapse in a must-win Cricket World Cup League 2 match.
The former captain of Nepal’s national cricket team recalls how Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane’s last-wicket heroics against Canada in 2018 kept the team’s ODI dream alive.
The two-time T20 World Cup winner has scored 9,933 runs and taken 539 wickets in 611 T20 matches, making him one of the most experienced players in the format.
Yuvraj Samra’s maiden ODI century helped Canada secure a 24-run victory, leaving Nepal with one match remaining in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2.
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The International Cricket Council sanctions the third edition of the tournament, which is scheduled to run from October 26 to November 21.
Sherpa, a bronze medallist in the 20th Asian Games, voices deep disappointment over state reward rules while urging authorities to value the sweat and sacrifice of the athletes.
Karan KC’s late fireworks lifted Nepal to 263/8 before Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took three wickets each to rout the hosts.
KC smashed a quickfire 40 off 16 before getting run out in the last ball of the first innings.
Out of top-four contention for a direct World Cup Qualifier berth, the Rhinos target momentum in Oman before entering the Qualifier’s Playoff stage.
Rohit Paudel’s 101 set up the win, but Nepal must still beat Canada again and win at least one game against Oman.
Gurung, ranked ninth in the world, carried Nepal’s golden dream to Japan and returned empty-handed. In a candid reflection, she breaks down her darkest defeat and the quiet resolve driving her comeback.
Oman beat Canada by 41 runs in Muscat, easing Nepal’s battle for a top-six finish in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
The national team skipper lifted the Canada Super 60 title with Toronto Sixers last week, hitting the winning runs.
Nepal face Canada and Oman in four matches as they seek wins and a stronger finish to their League-2 campaign.
Devastated by Messi’s post-World Cup retirement announcement, Mugu-born Himgyap Tashi Lama made sure he was in the stands when the Argentine icon wore the blue-and-white jersey one last time.
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The 23-year-old karateka ended Nepal’s medal drought in Nagoya. Behind his bronze, however, lies a story of meagre state support, deep family sacrifice and an ambition to win gold at the next edition.