Nepal national under-19 cricket team
Captain: | Raju Rijal |
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Coach: | Jagat Bahadur Tamata |
City: | Kathmandu |
Colours: | Red and Blue |
Owner: | Cricket Association of Nepal |
Founded: | 1998 |
Home ground: | TU Cricket Ground |
Capacity: | 20,000 |
Notable players: | Dipendra Airee, Sandip lamichhane,Himanshu Dutta, Aarif Sheikh |
Official website: | http://www.nepalcricket.org.np |
The Nepal national under-19 cricket team represents Nepal in under-19 international cricket. It is governed by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), which is an associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC).[1][2]
Contents
Overview
At its height, Nepal Under-19 team became Plate Champions of 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup defeating a Test Nation New Zealand by 1 wicket at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Sri Lanka on 18 Feb 2006.[3] The team is also two-time finalist of Plate Championship, respectively in 2002 and 2008. Out of nine U-19 World Cup Cricket tournament, Nepal has participated in six (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012). They qualified for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup after an impressive second-place finish, behind only Scotland and ahead of hosts Ireland at the 10-team World Cup qualifying tournament. Nepal did not qualify for the tournament in 1998, 2010 & 2014. Whereas in the first U-19 world cup in 1988 Nepal was not the member of ACC.[4]
On Asian level Nepal U-19 team plays on ACC U-19 Elite Cup which is senior level of ACC Under-19 Cup and which is also the first level qualification tournament of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Out of Eight tournaments Nepal is four times winner of tournament as in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and two times finalist as in 1999 and 2011. In 1997 and 2009 Nepal could not make it to final. Unluckily Nepal U-19 cricket team didn't qualify for 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Nepal qualified for the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup after winning the 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[5]
In 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, there were some concerns about the eligibility of Nepal's captain, Raju Rijal, with reports stating he was over 19 years of age. However, the ICC were satisfied that his date of birth was correct.[6]
Tournament history
Under-19 World Cup
Year | Host | Result |
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1988 | Australia | Not eligible |
1998 | South Africa | Not qualified |
2000 | Sri Lanka | 8th |
2002 | New Zealand | Plate Runners-up |
2004 | Bangladesh | 3rd in Plate Group One |
2006 | Sri Lanka | Plate Champion |
2008 | Malaysia | 10th |
2010 | New Zealand | Not qualified |
2012 | Australia | 13th |
2014 | UAE | Not qualified |
2016 | Bangladesh | 8th |
Under-19 World Cup Qualifier
- 2009: Did not qualify
- 2011: Runners-up (Qualified for 2012 U-19 World Cup)
- 2015: Winners (Qualified for 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup)
ACC Under-19 Premier League
- 2014: 2nd place
ACC Under-19 Elite Cup
- 1997: 4th place
- 1999: Runners-up
- 2001: Champions
- 2003: Champions
- 2005: Champions
- 2007: Champions
- 2009: Semi-finalist
- 2011: Runners-up
- 2013: 4th place
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
Records and statistics
Youth One Day International
- Nepal's highest score: 238/8 (50.0 ov) against New Zealand, 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup
- Highest individual score: 98* off 76 balls by Pradeep Airee against Namibia, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup[7][8]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: 6/3 (6.2 ov) by Rahul Vishwakarma against Papua New Guinea, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup[9][10]
Youth ODI records versus other nations [11] | |||||||
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Opposition | M | W | L | T | NR | Win% | First Win |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% | 6, 7 February 2002 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 28 January 2002 |
England | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67% | 9 February 2006 |
Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 16 January 2000 |
Namibia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00% | 30 January 2002 |
New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 18 January 2000 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 22 January 2002 |
Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 25 January 2002 |
Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% | 1 February 2002 |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00% | 18 February 2004 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 19 February 2004 |
West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33% | 24 February 2008 |
Total | 37 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 52.77% |
Current squad
The following list contains the final 15 players in Nepal Under-19's squad for the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup:
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
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Raju Rijal (c & wk) | 26 September 1996 (aged 19) | Right | — |
Dipendra Airee | 24 January 2000 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Kushal Bhurtel | 22 January 1997 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Sunil Dhamala | 11 January 1997 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off break |
Himanshu Dutta | — | – | — |
Amash Khadka | 8 December 200 (aged 1815) | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Yogendra Karki | 3 July 1997 (aged 18) | Right | — |
Sandeep Lamichhane | — | Right | — |
Ishan Pandey | — | – | — |
Shankar Rana | 6 November 1996 (aged 19) | Right | — |
Aarif Sheikh | 5 October 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Sandeep Sunar | 14 September 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm leg break |
Dipesh Shrestha | 8 May 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
Rajbir Singh | 26 September 1997 (aged 18) | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Prem Tamang | 25 December 1996 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off break |
Reserve Players
See also
- Nepal national cricket team
- 2006 U-19 World Cup
- Cricket Association of Nepal
- National League Cricket (Nepal)
References
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