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The Nepal national football team will take on Vietnam today in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. The match will be held at Go Dau Stadium, Vietnam, starting at 6:15 PM Nepal time. Vietnam is considered a stronger team compared to Nepal. According to FIFA rankings, Vietnam is currently 114th, while Nepal is 176th. This match marks the first encounter between Nepal and Vietnam since 2003, when Nepal lost both matches—5-0 in the first game and 2-0 in the second. Today’s match will be an away game for Nepal. Similarly, the match scheduled for October 14, which was supposed to be…

Nepal’s popular brand Arna has announced a major financial reward for the Nepal national cricket team if it qualifies for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. According to a press release issued by the company, Arna will provide a cash prize of Rs 5.1 million to the Nepali cricket team upon qualification for the T20 World Cup. In addition to this, Arna’s parent company, Yeti Brewery, will contribute an additional Rs 5.1 million from its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) fund to the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) to support the development of cricket infrastructure in Nepal. Arna described this initiative…

Nepal made a winning start in the ICC T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier being held in Oman. On Wednesday night, Nepal defeated Kuwait by a convincing margin of 58 runs in their opening match. Chasing a target of 142 runs, Kuwait was bowled out for just 83 runs in 18.1 overs. For Kuwait, Clinto Anto top-scored with 26 runs, while Yasin Patel contributed 19 runs. Nepal’s bowlers delivered an excellent performance, dismantling Kuwait’s batting lineup with precision. Lalit Rajbanshi took 2 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs, while Sandeep Lamichhane claimed 2 wickets for 22 runs.…

The Nepal Women’s Cricket Team has won the T20 International Series against Malaysia, claiming the title 3–2 after a thrilling comeback in the decisive final match. In the fifth and final game of the five-match series held today, Nepal stunned Malaysia with a five-wicket victory to seal the series win. After both teams were tied 2–2, the series-deciding match took place at the Bayumas Oval. Earlier, Nepal had lost the first match by three runs, won the second by six wickets, lost the third by 13 runs, and bounced back with another six-wicket victory in the fourth match. Chasing a…

Nepal will take on Kuwait today (Wednesday) in the ICC T20 World Cup Asia–East Asia Pacific Qualifier. The match is scheduled to start at 8:45 PM (Nepal time). A total of nine teams are participating in this regional qualifier. Nepal is placed in Group B, alongside Kuwait and Japan. After today’s match, Nepal will play its second group-stage game against Japan on Friday, which will mark the first-ever T20I encounter between Nepal and Japan. In Group A, the teams are UAE, Malaysia, and Qatar, while Group C consists of Oman, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa. Nepal enters the tournament with…

The Nepal women’s national cricket team is playing the fifth and final T20 International match of the series against Malaysia today. Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat first, meaning Nepal will bowl first. The ongoing five-match series is currently tied 2–2, making today’s encounter the decisive final that will determine the winner of the series. Nepal’s playing XI for the match includes:Indu Barma (Captain), Puja Mahato (Vice-Captain), Rubina Chhetri, Rajmati Airee, Samjhana Khadka, Kavita Joshi, Riya Sharma, Rachana Chaudhary, Ruby Poddar, Kavita Kunwar, and Suman Bishta.

Nepal claimed victory in the fourth match of the Women’s T20 International series against Malaysia, winning by six wickets in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. With this win, the five-match series is now tied 2–2, setting up a decisive final match. Earlier in the series, Nepal lost the first match by 3 runs, won the second by 6 wickets, and lost the third by 13 runs. Chasing Malaysia’s target of 112 runs, Nepal reached the goal in 17.3 overs, losing four wickets.Captain Indu Barma remained unbeaten on 48 runs off 39 balls, while Rubina Chhetri contributed 23 runs off 23 balls.…

Nepal’s national women’s cricket team captain, Indu Barma, has become the first Nepali woman cricketer to score 1,000 runs in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. On Tuesday, Barma achieved the milestone while remaining unbeaten on 48 runs against Malaysia in the fourth match of the ongoing series. Indu reached the 1,000-run mark in 77 matches, making her the highest run-scorer in Nepal’s women’s T20I cricket history.

Nepal, currently preparing for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers, registered a convincing 6-wicket victory over Oman in their first warm-up match. In Saturday’s game, Oman set a target of 111 runs, which Nepal comfortably chased down in 17 overs, losing only 4 wickets. Opener Aasif Sheikh led the chase with a brilliant half-century, scoring 61 runs. Skipper Rohit Paudel contributed 25 runs, while Kushal Bhurtel and Kushal Malla added 11 and 10 runs respectively. Earlier, batting first, Oman managed to score 110 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Nepal’s bowlers were impressive, with…

The Nepal women’s cricket team secured a victory against Malaysia in the second match of the ongoing series on Saturday. Chasing a target of 92 runs set by Malaysia, Nepal reached the target in 16.2 overs while losing 4 wickets. Puja Mahato scored 39 runs, and captain Indu Barma remained unbeaten with 27 runs, guiding Nepal to victory. Earlier, Malaysia, batting first, managed 91 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. With this win, Nepal leveled the 5-match series 1–1. The third match of the series is scheduled for Sunday.