The Nepal A cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल ए क्रिकेट टिम) is a national-level men's cricket team of Nepal that plays in the second-tier relative to the Nepal national cricket team. Matches played by Nepal A are not considered Test matches or One Day Internationals; they instead are eligible to receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, domestic players are often expected to first get selected in this team before playing for the senior team.[1]
नेपाली क क्रिकेट टोली | ||
Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |
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Personnel | ||
One Day captain | Binod Bhandari | |
T20I captain | Binod Bhandari | |
Coach | Gyanendra Malla | |
Team information | ||
Founded | 2024 | |
Home ground | Mulpani International Cricket Ground | |
Capacity | 4,000 | |
Secondary home ground(s) | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | |
Secondary ground capacity | 25,000 | |
History | ||
List A debut | v. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 1 April 2024 | |
Twenty20 debut | v. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 29 March 2024 | |
Official website | https://cricketnepal.org.np | |
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As of 14 February 2024 |
The team was announced by Cricket Association of Nepal secretary Paras Khadka on 4 January 2024.[2] The first representative game played by Nepal A was against Canada in February 2024.[3] The squad for that series was announced on 14 February 2024.[4][5] Nepal A played their first official List A cricket match against Ireland Wolves during the Nepal tour of Ireland Wolves in late March 2024.[6][7][8]
Current squad
editThe Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on 14 February 2024 revealed the Nepal A side with Binod Bhandari leading the team.[9] Players with international caps are marked as bold.
Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | forms | Domestic team | NPL | |
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Batters | |||||||
Dev Khanal | 29 June 2005 | Right-handed | — | List A , T20 | Lumbini Province | Karnali Yaks | |
Arjun Kumal | 11 December 2005 | Right-handed | — | List A | Gandaki Province | Sudurpaschim Royals | |
Ashutosh Ghiraiya | 29 February 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | List A | Bagmati Province | Lumbini Lions | |
Naren Bhatta | — | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Kings | |||
All-rounders | |||||||
Basir Ahamad | 11 September 2003 | Left-handed | Left-arm leg spin | List A , T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Kings | |
Bibek Yadav | 7 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Lumbini Lions | |
Pawan Sarraf | 17 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Madhesh Province | — | |
Bipin Khatri | 25 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Gandaki Province | Pokhara Avengers | |
Sher Malla | 1 December 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Janakpur Bolts | |
Kiran Thagunna | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers | ||||
Narayan Joshi | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers | ||||
Wicket-keeper | |||||||
Binod Bhandari | 25 January 1990 | Right-handed | — | List A , T20 | Nepal Army Club | Sudurpaschim Royals | |
Arjun Saud | 29 June 2003 | Right-handed | — | List A | Nepal Army Club | Lumbini Lions | |
Lokesh Bam | 14 August 2003 | Right-handed | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Kings | |
Arjun Gharti | 29 June 2003 | Right-handed | — | T20 | Karnali Province | Karnali Yaks | |
Spin Bowlers | |||||||
Sagar Dhakal | 14 December 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A, T20 | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | |
Surya Tamang | 30 September 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Bagmati Province | Lumbini Lions | |
Mousom Dhakal | 27 January 2001 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Nepal Police Club | Karnali Yaks | |
Shahab Alam | 11 January 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Tribhuwan Army Club | Kathmandu Gurkhas | |
Dipesh Kandel | 4 July 2005 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Koshi Province | Kathmandu Gurkhas | |
Ranjit Kumar | 14 December 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Madhesh Province | Chitwan Rhinos | |
Pace Bowlers | |||||||
Pratis GC | 22 May 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | List A, T20 | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Kings | |
Rijan Dhakal | 31 December 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | List A, T20 | Bagmati Province | Chitwan Rhinos | |
Kamal Singh Airee | 19 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A, T20 | Nepal Police Club | Chitwan Rhinos | |
Aakash Chand | 18 December 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A, T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers | |
Rashid Khan | 21 February 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu Gurkhas | |
Hemant Dhami | 14 May 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Janakpur Bolts | |
Rupesh Singh | 14 July 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | List A | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Bolts | |
Bikash Aagri | List A ,T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Lumbini Lions |
- As of 18 oct 2024
Coaching staff
editPosition | Name |
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Cricket manager | Binod Das |
Team manager | |
Head coach | Gyanendra Malla |
Assistant coach | |
Team Analyst | |
Fitness coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Team Doctor |
Results summary
editNepal A [10] matches | List A matches | T20 matches | OTHERS matches | |||||||
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Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
18-22 February 2024 | vs Canada XI | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
29 March-07 April 2024 | vs Ireland Wolves | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कपलगत्तै नेपाली क्रिकेटको 'ए' टिम बनाउने क्यानको घोषणा" [After the Prime Minister's Cup, CAN's announcement to form the 'A' team of Nepali cricket]. Nepal Live (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपाल ए टिम बनाउने आधार प्रधानमन्त्री कप क्रिकेट" [Prime Minister's Cup cricket is the basis for making Nepal A team]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपालले पहिलाेपटक क्रिकेटको ए टिम बनाउने" [Nepal will make an A team of cricket for the first time]. Nepal Views (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2024). "Ireland A Tour of Nepal kicks off on 24th March" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A squad unveiled, Binod Bhandari to lead the team". Cricnepal. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/nepal-a-1386984