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Nepal national under-19 cricket team

The Nepal national under-19 cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल अन्डर-१९ राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली) 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]

Nepal national Under-19 cricket team
नेपाली यु-१९ क्रिकेट टोली
Personnel
CaptainDev Khanal
CoachJagat Tamatta
OwnerCricket Association of Nepal
Team information
CityKathmandu
ColoursRed and Blue
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Home groundTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Mulpani Cricket Stadium
Official websitecricketnepal.org.np

Nepal has historically been one of the strongest associate members at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, qualifying on seven occasions and twice advancing to the second round (in 2000 and 2016). The team has recorded World Cup victories against many full member teams.

Overview edit

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. As a result, Nepal finished in 8th position, Which is their best result in U-19 World cup along with the result in 2000 U-19 world cup.[6]

Tournament history edit

Under-19 World Cup edit

Nepal's U19 World Cup record
Year Result Position P W L D NR
  1988 Did not enter (no team)
  1998 Did not participate
  2000 Second Round 8/16 6 1 3 0 2
  2002 First Round 10/16 8 6 2 0 0
  2004 First Round 13/16 6 3 3 0 0
  2006 First Round 9/16 6 4 2 0 0
  2008 First Round 10/16 6 3 3 0 0
  2010 Did not qualify
  2012 First Round 13/16 6 2 4 0 0
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Quarter-finals 8/16 6 2 4 0 0
  2018 Did not qualify
  2020
  2022
  2024 Super Six 11/16 5 1 4 0 0
Total Quarter-finals 8/15 49 22 25 0 2

Under-19 World Cup Qualifier edit

Year Result Position P W L D NR Remarks
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011 Round Robin 2/10 9 7 2 0 0 Qualified for 2012 Under-19 World Cup
  2015 Winners 1/5 5 5 0 0 0 Qualified for 2016 Under-19 World Cup
Asia Division 1
  2017 Round Robin 2/4 6 4 2 0 0 Did not qualify
  2019 Round Robin 2/6 5 4 1 0 0 Did not qualify
  2021 Qualification cancelled due to Covid-19 Did not qualify
  2024 Winners 1/5 5 5 0 0 0 Qualified for 2024 Under-19 World Cup
Total 2 Titles 5/6 30 25 5 0 0 Qualified on Multiple Occasions

ACC Under-19 Championship edit

Year Result Position P W L D NR
Youth Asia Cup
  1997 Second Round 4/8 6 2 4 0 0
  1999 Runners-up 2/8 5 2 1 0 2
  2001 Champions
  2003 Champions 1/10 6 4 0 0 2
ACC U-19 Cup
  2005 Champions 1/15 5 5 0 0 0
ACC U-19 Elite
  2007 Champions 1/10 6 5 0 0 1
  2009 Semi-final 3/10 6 4 2 0 0
  2011 Runners-up 2/10 6 5 1 0 0
  2013 Semi-final 4/10 6 4 2 0 0
ACC U-19 Premier
  2014 Runners-up 2/6 5 4 1 0 0
  2015 Runners-up 2/6 5 4 1 0 0
ACC U-19 Eastern Region
  2017 Champions 1/8 5 5 0 0 0
  2019 Champions 1/7 4 4 0 0 0

ACC Under-19 Asia Cup edit

Year Result Position P W L D NR
  1989 Did not enter (no team)
  2003 Did not participate
  2012 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
  2013-14 Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
  2016 Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
  2017 Semi-Final 4/8 4 2 2 0 0
  2018 Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
  2019 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
  2021 Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
  2023 Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
  2024
Total Semi-Final 6/8 25 7 18 0 0

Records edit

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records edit

Highest totals[7]
Lowest totals[8]

Individual records edit

Most career runs[9]
Highest individual scores[10]
Most career wickets[11]
Best bowling performances[12]

Statistics edit

Youth ODI records versus other nations[13]
Opposition M W L T NR Win% First Win
  Afghanistan 2 1 1 0 0 50.0%
  Australia 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
  Bangladesh 2 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 4 1 3 0 0 25.00%
  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 3 2 1 0 0 66.67% 18 January 2000
  Pakistan 2 1 1 0 0 50.00% 9 February 2016
  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 4 0 4 0 0 0.00%
  Uganda 2 2 0 0 0 100.00% 19 February 2004
  United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 0 50.00% 10 September 2019
  West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0.00%
  Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 0 33.33% 24 February 2008
Total 52 24 27 0 1 50.00%

Current squad edit

The following list contains the 15 players in the final squad for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Domestic Team NEPAL T20 Remarks
Captain
Dev Khanal (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team Far West United
Batsmen
Deepak Bohara (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm Off break Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Arjun Kumal (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm Leg break Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Aakash Tripathi (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team —
Bishal Bikram KC (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team Pokhara Avengers
Wicket-keepers
Uttam Rangu Thapa Magar (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 18) Right-handed — Bagmati Province U19 Team —
Dipak prasad Dumre (2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 (age 19) Right-handed — Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Dipak Bohora (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed — Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Bipin Rawal (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 19) Left-handed — Karnali Province U19 Team —
Prajjwol Bahadur Thapa (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) Right-handed — Lumbini Province U19 Team —
All-rounders
Gulsan Jha (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Nepal Police Club Lumbini All Stars
Dipesh Kandel (2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 (age 18) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Koshi Province U19 Team —
Nirmal Gurung (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Lumbini Province U19 Team —
Rajesh Yadav (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Madesh Province U19 Team —
pace bowlers
Durgesh Gupta (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) Left-handed Left-arm medium Lumbini Province U19 Team Far West United
Hemanta Dhami (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Aakash Chand (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpashim Province U19 Team Lumbini All Stars
Spin bowlers
Subhash Bhandari (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm Off break Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Tilak raj Bhandari (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Lumbini Province U19 Team Lumbini All Stars —
Milan Bohora (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
As of 04 December 2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ICC official site, member state: Nepal". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  2. ^ "Home page, Cricket Association of Nepal". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20.
  3. ^ "GOLD-PLATED NEPAL CLINCH A THRILLER". ACC Official website.
  4. ^ "Brief History about under 19 cricket world cup". Cricket pundit.
  5. ^ "Nepal qualify for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ^ "ICC responds to Nepal age controversy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ^ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Nepal Youth ODI Result Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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