Nepal will Face Qatar in the semifinal match of ACC Under-19 Elite cup!!!

After completion of Group stage game Nepal got Qatar as it Opponent for the Semifinal match. Nepal as the winner of Group B will face the Qatar which is runner up of group A. Qatar who beat the defending champion hongkong and lost with baharain in leage matches has equal point as Hong Kong but on the basis of net run rate Qatar satisfied as runner up. Nepal will be taking the match seriously as Qatar is dark horse of the tournament and in the AIT ground the pitch will support the team bowling first, so toss will be one of the important factor in the match.If Nepal will win the semifinal match Nepal will qualify for the qualifying match for under-19 worlcup cricket that’s going to be held in argentina. Even if Nepal will lose the match Nepal will play under-19 asian cup with test playing nation of asia. See the live update of match  beetween Nepal and Qatar on tuesday in the site http://www.cricket.com.np/

Nepal beat host thailand in ACC under-19 elite cup to top group B

Nepal elected to bat first in AIT thailand which supports the bowler early morning made 245 though it lose its opener soon. Thailand bowled well to resisit nepal in 245. Nepal which is already in semifinal showed fighting sprit as middle order and last batsman showed some good innning. Here is nepali's batting card.....
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Subash Khakurel c Werachaimaneerat b Ishan Kalra 7 (10)
Faizlur Khan c Ishan Kalra b Aman Kumar 7 (10)
Sagar Pun out 22 (48)
Prithu Baskota run out 64 (62) 6x4, 2x6
Rajesh Pulami c Weerachai b Jai Bhagwat 17 (32)
Pradeep Airee out 27 (14) 3x4, 2x6
Shiv Tandukar c Pranav Parakh b Jai Bhagwat 1 (3)
Rahul BK lbw Vichanath Singh 19 (39) 3x4
Krishna Karki run out 4 (6) 
Bhuwan Karki not out 36 (49)
Avinash Karn not out 5 (29). 

Nepal take Revenge with Afghanistan to reach seminfinal of ACC Under-19 Elite cup 2011

Nepal beat strong Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the ACC U-19 Elite Cup cricket tournament at AIT Ground, Bangkok on Friday. Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first in pitch that helped bowler in the early moring.The match that had started lliitle late than scheduled time. Nepal bowled out Afghanistan for 125 runs in 42.3 overs and scored 127 for 4 in 26.4 overs for the comprehensive victory. First wicket was taken by the Avinash karna in the first bowl of the inning sending Afsar Khan, already with a 100 this tournament, taking a return catch. Hashmatullah (3) holed out to mid-on to prithu off Krishna Karki ball in the fifth over

Prithu baskota during toss

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Avinash, having changed his bowling end, got Younas Khan and Najibullah out to restrict Afghanistan at 24/4 in 10 overs. From then on, it was Afghani effort to score while Nepali bowlers bowled with disciplined to keep them restricted. Avinash to adjudged man of the match.

Pradeep Airee and Rahul BK claimed two wickets each while Krishna Karki and Bhuwan Karki took a wicket each for Nepal to end Afghanistan innings early enough for six overs batting before lunch. For Afghanistan Mohibullah Paak topscored with 30 and Rahmatullah Sahaq got 29.Some Nepali fans have gathered now too, with a traditional 'madal’ to cheer up their team.

Nepal Beat Oman by big margin in ACC under-19 elite cup!!! Congrat to nepali team!!!!

Nepal defeated Oman in its second match by huge margin of 304 runs in ACC under-19 elite cup at TGC, Bangkok, Thailand. Nepal score 391/4 electing to bat first after winning the toss and bowled out Oman for just 87 in 31.5 overs for the second victory in the tournament.

Century boy Faizul Rehaman

 Nepalese batasman today started well as faizul Rehaman and  Subash Khakurel gave a brilliant opening scoring 81 before the latter fell to M Wickremaratne for 27 off 55 balls. Faizrul then partnered Sagar Pun for a century partnership. The duo who had partnered unbeaten 80 a day earlier against UAE, scored freely to add 110. Faizrul was given leg-before at 101 . The Nepal batting sprit didn’t stop only at that as Pradeep Airee joined Sagar and they accelerated the scoring rate. Their partnership counted for 127 runs, the second best partnership after 137 by Yashwant Subedi and Kaniskha in 2003 against Maldives, and came in no time. Sagar was bowled out for 83 off 80 balls by Umair Naeem and Pradeep soon followed after scoring 86 off just 40 balls with six fours and five sixes. Naresh Budayer (37 off 17 balls) and captain Prithu Baskota (22 off 9 balls) finished the overs with a huge total. The total score made by Nepal was same as it was scored against maldieves in the same tournament held in 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan.

In reply, Oman lost wickets frequently. Rahul BK took three for 14 and Avinash Karn grabbed two. They lost three wickets as run-outs – thanks to Krishna Karki. Prithu Baskota and Bhuwan Karki claimed a wicket each and get all out at 87. Nepali team will now rest on Thursday and keep physically and mentally ready for the upcoming match against one of the strongest team of the tournament Afghanistan. Lets wait and see whether Nepal will keep its sprit against Afganistan or not. Best wishes to prithu and his team.

 On other matches played today UAE won against host Thailand  by four wickets. Thailand batting first mande 88 in 45.4 over and hong chase the total in 23.2 over.

Nepal easy win against UAE in opening match of ACC U-19 Elite Cup 2011

nepali captain prithu before toss

Nepal outplayed UAE in its opening match of ACC U-19 Elite Cup at AIT Ground, Bangkok.Nepal one of the strong team in tournament restricted UAE just for 86 with the help of desipined bowling and  good fielding by nepali players. Earlier, Avinash Karn and Krishna Karki picked up a wicket each early to nail down the UAE batsmen who struggled to score.