World Cup practice: Nepal won the second game in a row, MCA lost by 48 runs
-
Media Baaji
- Sat, 31 January 2026
Kathmandu. Nepal, which is in the final preparations for the ICC T-20 World Cup, won the second practice match in a row. India won by 48 runs against MCA President-11 on Saturday. Earlier, Nepal won by seven wickets in the first match on Thursday.
After winning the toss on Saturday, Nepal batted first and scored 183 runs for the loss of five wickets. Arif Shaikh scored a half century for Nepal. Sheikh scored 66 runs not out facing 42 balls. Sandeep Zora scored 31 runs off 26 balls, Ashif Sheikh scored 25 runs, Gulsan Jha got out on 23 runs, Lokesh Bam added 15 runs and Bashir Ahmed added 9 runs. Playing the entire 20 overs, Nepal scored 183 runs for the loss of five wickets.
Now before the World Cup, Nepal will play 'warm up' matches against United Arab Emirates UAE on February 3 and Canada on February 5 in Chennai. Nepal will start the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka by playing against England on February 8. In the World Cup, Nepal is in Group C. In this group, which is considered difficult, there are two-time winners West Indies, one-time winners England, Scotland and Italy along with Nepal.
Express
Related News
CAN has released a busy calendar for the year
Kathmandu. Nepal Cricket Association CAN has released a detailed annual calendar for 2026 full of cricket activities. At the recently held press conference, CAN has announced the schedule of national, regional and international competitions for me...
Sharad Veswakar retired from the Nepali cricket team
Kathmandu. Sharad Bheswakar has retired from the Nepali cricket team. After playing Hong Kong Sixes, Sharad retired from the team today. Sharad was an important player in the team when Nepal played ICC T-20 World Cup i...
NPL: Sudurpaschim and Lumbini clash for the title
Kathmandu. The final match of the second edition of the Nepal Premier League NPL will be held in the capital today. Former runners-up Sudurpaschim Royals and Lumbini Lions will face each other in the final match which...
ICC rejected Bangladesh's request to postpone the T20 World Cup match
Kathmandu. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the request of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to shift the T20 World Cup matches from India. Despite the demand to move the match to Sri Lanka citing security reasons, the ICC has...
7-year-old boy Tegbir's record: Crossing the 5,416-meter Thorangla pass, became one of the world's youngest trekkers.
Kathmandu. 7-year-old Tegbir Singh from India has set a record as one of the world's youngest trekkers by crossing the Thorangla Pass at a height of 5,416 meters. Starting on April 11, he completed the journey on the 18th, successfully completing...
Sports Minister Bablu Gupta in a mood to resign after visiting America
Kathmandu. Sports Minister Balu Gupta is going to resign after visiting America. Minister Gupta, who has dabbled in politics, is in the mood to resign after returning from the US, according to sources close to him.
It is understood that he i...