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The Nepal National Women’s Football Team has departed for India today to participate in an international women’s football tournament. The tournament will be held in Shillong, India, where Nepal will compete against the host nation India and Iran. After the tournament concludes, Nepal is also scheduled to play a friendly match against India. In the tri-nation tournament, Nepal will play its first match against Iran on Kartik 7. Similarly, Nepal will play the second match against India on Kartik 10. After both matches, the Nepali team will play a friendly match against India on Kartik 13. Players Preeti Rai, Sabitra…

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced a 15-member squad for the CWC League-2 series. CAN announced the squad on Saturday under the captaincy of Rohit Paudel. The team includes Anil Sah and Bhim Sharki. However, Sandeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, and Aadil Alam, who were recently in the T20 World Cup Qualifier squad, have not been included in this series. Nepal will play against UAE and the USA in the League-2 series being held in the UAE. Nepal’s matches will begin on October 28. Under League-2, each of the three teams will play four matches.

Nepal has announced the women’s national football team for the upcoming friendly matches against Iran and India in Shillong. Nepal will play Iran on November 7 and India on November 10. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has named a 23-member squad led by captain Sabitra Bhandari ‘Samba’. The squad also includes Purnima Rai and Mina Deuwa from the U-20 national team. The final team was announced by head coach Nabin Neupane from the players currently in training. Nepal Women’s National Football Team Squad: Sabitra Bhandari (Captain), Anita Basnet, Anjana Rana Magar, Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Bimala Bik, Dipa Shahi, Hira…

Muscat (Oman) — Nepal has won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia–East Asia Pacific Qualifier title after defeating Samoa by 124 runs in the final match held in Oman. Chasing a massive target of 212 runs, Samoa managed to score only 87 runs for 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sean Solia top-scored for Samoa with 40 runs. For Nepal, Lalit Rajbanshi took three wickets, while Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, and captain Rohit Paudel grabbed one wicket each. Earlier, after losing the toss and being invited to bat first, Nepal posted 211 runs for 4 wickets in 20…

Muscat (Oman) — Nepal has set a challenging target of 212 runs for Samoa in the final Super Six match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia-East Asia Pacific Qualifier. After losing the toss and being invited to bat first at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Al Amerat, Nepal posted 211 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs. For Nepal, opener Aasif Sheikh and Dipendra Singh Airee both scored half-centuries. Aasif smashed 69 runs off 41 balls, hitting seven fours and four sixes. Dipendra contributed 53 runs off 33 deliveries, including two fours…

Muscat (Oman) — Samoa has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nepal in the final Super Six match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia-East Asia Pacific Qualifier. With this, Nepal will bat first in the crucial encounter. Nepal currently sits at the top of the points table and has already secured qualification for the T20 World Cup. The team aims to defeat Samoa today and lift the qualifying tournament trophy before returning home. On the other hand, Samoa has already been eliminated from the World Cup race and has yet to register a win in…

Nepal faces a must-win situation to claim the title and qualify as champions for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, as it takes on Samoa in its final Super Six match of the Asia–East Asia Pacific Qualifier being held in Muscat, Oman. The crucial match will begin at 4:15 PM (Nepal time). A victory will see Nepal lift the title and advance to the World Cup as group winners, while a defeat would make Nepal runners-up, though it would still qualify for the World Cup. Earlier today, Oman defeated Japan by 9 wickets, chasing a modest target of 104 runs…

Nepal will play its final Super Six match against Samoa today in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia–Pacific Qualifier, currently being held in Oman. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:15 PM (Nepal Time). Earlier today, Japan and Oman will meet in another Super Six match starting at 11:45 AM. Nepal currently leads the points table and has already secured qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The Nepali team aims to defeat Samoa and return home with the tournament trophy. On the other hand, Samoa has already been eliminated from the World Cup…

Nepal registered an impressive victory over Oman in the ICC T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier Super Six match held on Wednesday night, winning by 38 runs. Chasing a target of 152 runs, Oman managed to score only 113 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. For Oman, Mohammad Nadeem scored 25 runs and Vinayak Shukla added 32, while other batsmen failed to make significant contributions. For Nepal, Gulshan Jha was the standout performer with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 31 runs in his 4 overs. Sompal Kami and Nandan Yadav took…

Oman and Nepal have secured their places in next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka, with two matches still remaining. In Wednesday’s ICC T20 World Cup Asia–East Asia Pacific Qualifier Super Six match, Qatar — which had lost all its previous games — defeated Japan by three wickets. Despite Qatar’s win, Oman and Nepal remain at the top of the points table and have confirmed their qualification. Both teams, who had carried two points each from the group stage, remain unbeaten so far with six points each. Based on net run rate, Oman…