Kathmandu: West Indies and Scotland are playing in Super Six as part of ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers. The game will start at 1.50 pm according to Nepali time in Harare, Zimbabwe.
West Indies are two-time ODI and T20 World Cup champions. But there is a high possibility that West Indies will not reach the World Cup for the first time in their cricket history.
The World Cup journey became very difficult after West Indies lost to the Netherlands in the last match of the group stage in the Super Over.
West Indies defeated Nepal and America in the group stage and lost to Zimbabwe and Netherlands. West Indies also found it difficult to reach the World Cup as both the teams defeated by West Indies, Nepal and America, failed to reach the Super Six.
West Indies won the first two editions of the World Cup, which began in 1975. West Indies won the T20 World Cup title in 2012 and 2016.
Sri Lanka moved closer to the World Cup after defeating the Netherlands in yesterday's match. In the Super Six, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are at the top and second position with 6 points from 3 matches.
Zimbabwe is in second position due to net run rate. There is a high possibility that Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will qualify for the World Cup to be held in India in October-November.
Kathmandu - Sri Lanka defeated Oman by 10 wickets in ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers.
Sri Lanka chased down the modest target of 99 runs given by Oman in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in the 15th over without losing any wicket.
For him, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 61 runs and Pathun Nisanka scored 37 runs. Oman, who lost the toss and were invited to bat first, were bowled out for 98 runs in 2 balls from 30 overs.
Apart from Ayaan Khan scoring 41 runs, Jitender Singh scoring 21 runs and Fayaz Butt scoring 13 runs, no one else could score runs in double figures.
Sri Lanka's Vinindu Hasaranga took five wickets, Lahiru Kumara three and Kasun Rajitha one. With the second win in a row, Sri Lanka has reached the top position of Group 'B' with 4 points.
Oman is in second place with 4 points from three games.
Kathmandu - West Indies has given a hug 340 runs target after lost their 7 wickets in 50 overs for Nepal in the ICC Cricket world cup Qualifier at Harare cricket ground today.
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran of West Indies have scored centuries in the ICC World Cup cricket selection match against Nepal.
Now Shai Hope is at the crease having scored 114 runs and Nicholas Puran has scored 108 runs. Hope and Pooran are having a great partnership in the situation of losing 3 wickets for 55 runs.
Until this news was prepared, West Indies scored 263 runs after losing 3 wickets after 43 overs.
Kathmandu - Nepal is playing against America today in ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers. The match between Nepal and America will be held at Takasinga Sports Club in Harare at 1 pm according to Nepali time.
In today's game, both teams will be looking for their first win. Both Nepal and America have lost their first match. In the first match, Nepal lost to Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, while America lost to West Indies by 39 runs.
There have been 6 one-day international matches between Nepal and USA so far. In which Nepal has won three matches, lost two matches and tied one match.
Zimbabwe and Netherlands are playing in another match. The match between these two will also be held at Harare Sports Club at 1 pm.
In the World Cup qualifiers, Nepal is in Group 'A', along with Zimbabwe, West Indies, America and the Netherlands. Being a much stronger country than Nepal, the main challenge for Nepal is to maintain the best rhythm of recent times.
Group 'B' has Ireland, Sri Lanka, UAE, Scotland and Oman. The top three teams from both groups will advance to the 'Super Six'. In the 'Super Six', there will be a competition with three teams from the other group. The top two teams will then qualify for the World Cup next October.
Kathmandu: Nepal suffered its third consecutive defeat in the practice match before the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers. This is Nepal's third consecutive loss in the practice match after losing to UAE by 3 wickets.
The target of 277 runs given by Nepal was found by UAE by losing 7 wickets in 5 balls in 49 overs. After winning the toss and batting first, Nepal scored 276 runs in 5 balls after winning the toss in yesterday's match in Harare, Zimbabwe. Now Nepal will play against Oman tomorrow in the last practice match.
Earlier in the practice match in South Africa, Nepal lost against Scotland and Netherlands. Group 'A' of the World Cup Qualifying Tournament consists of Nepal, West Indies, Zimbabwe, USA and Netherlands.
Similarly, in group 'B' there are Ireland, Sri Lanka, UAE, Scotland and Oman. The tournament will be held in Zimbabwe from June 3rd to 24th. The top three teams from both groups will advance to the Super Six.
In the Super Six, there will be a competition with three teams from the other group. The top two teams will then qualify for the World Cup.
Kathmandu - Nepali national cricket team players Sandeep Lamichhane and Dipendra Singh Airi are going to play the Global T20 in Canada.
In last night's player draft, Sandeep was signed by Sure Jacquard and Dipendra was signed by Montreal Tigers. Alex Hales, Linton Kumar Das and other players are there along with Sandeep in Surrey. Dipendra is affiliated with Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell and others in Montreal.
Sandeep has played in the previous two seasons of the Global T20 League. Dipendra is the third Nepali player to play Global T20.
Earlier, Sandeep and Sompal Kami have played in this league. This league will start from the 20th of July. The Global T-20 League has started since 2018. Since the second edition in 2019, this competition could not be conducted.
Kathmandu: Nepal is competing with Oman in the triangular series of ICC Cricket World Cup League Two in Oman today. This is the last game of Nepal in this series. Nepal, which had played three games earlier, had won one game and lost two games. Nepal defeated USA in the first match and then lost to Oman and USA.
In the League Two series held in Nepal in February 2020, Nepal lost to Oman in both the games. In the ongoing series, Nepal easily lost to Oman. Nepal is aiming for its first victory against Oman, which is at the top of the league table.
Similarly, the head coach of the Nepali team Dave Whatmore is also leaving Nepal after this game. He resigned from the Nepal Cricket Association CAN before the series and said that the Oman series would be the last for him.
Whatmore, who was appointed coach for a year last December, resigned citing family reasons. Under Whatmore's tutelage, Nepal won the T20 triangular series at home last April, involving the Netherlands and Malaysia.
Similarly, in Whatmore's training, Nepal played ODI cricket for the first time in Oman tour. So far, Nepal has won three out of five matches in Oman and lost two.
Nepal's captain Gyanendra Malle also said that he would end the tour by winning the last game of the series and give a good farewell to the coach. He said he had no choice but to win the game against Oman. "We have to win the game against Oman. There is no alternative to winning. That's why Oman is here, "Gyanendra said after the loss to the United States on Friday." Oman is at the top of the table. If we can win, it will be easier for us in the days to come. '
Gyanendra said that he would play to win the last game. "The last game has to be won anyway. It is also the last game of our coach. I want to play well and say goodbye. '
The match between Nepal and Oman will start at 4:15 pm Nepali time at Al Amaret Cricket Ground in Muscat.
In the previous match played on Tuesday, Nepal had lost to Oman by five wickets. Oman has won both the previous games in the series. The final of the series will be between Oman and the United States on Monday.
In League Two, Oman is at the top with 20 points from 12 games. The United States, which has played 15 games, is in second place with 14 points. Nepal, which has played seven games, is in the sixth position with six points after winning three games. Seven teams are competing in League Two in which Papua New Guinea is scoreless after losing 8 games.
In League Two, all the seven teams will play 36 games including 9 series. Nepal still has to play 7 series in League Two after the Oman tour.
The top three teams from League Two, the roadmap for the 2023 ODI World Cup, will advance to the global qualifiers in Zimbabwe in July 2020. The remaining four nations will also get a chance to play in the playoffs to reach the global qualifiers. Six teams, including the top two teams from the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, will compete and the top two teams will advance to the global qualifiers.
A total of 10 teams will compete in the global qualifiers, including the top five teams from the Super League, the top three teams from League Two and two from the playoffs. The top two teams will play in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Kathmandu: The number of countries playing ODI and T20 World Cup cricket is set to increase.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ruled that 14 nations will play in the ODI World Cup and 20 in the T20 World Cup. The ODI cricket rules will come into force from 2027 and the T20 rules from 2024.
With the new ICC rules, the possibility of associate countries like Nepal playing in both formats of the World Cup has increased. At present, only 10 countries are allowed to play ODIs and only 16 countries are allowed to play T20 World Cup.
The ICC has also announced that it will resume the Champions Trophy, which has been suspended since 2017. Similarly, the schedule of Test Championship every two years has also been passed. The old rules will apply to the one-day and T20 competitions until 2024.
