Kathmandu: Kathmandu Kings XI has made a winning start in the Everest Premier League (EPL) Cricket. In today's inaugural match, Kathmandu defeated Lalitpur by seven wickets.



Former champions Lalitpur Patriots met the target of 158 runs by losing three wickets in 14 overs. Ryan Burl and Rahman Ullah Gurbaz scored half-centuries for Kathmandu. Burl added an unbeaten 73 and Gurbaj added 59 runs.



Subash Khakurel of Kathmandu was out for zero and Amit Shrestha for four. Pawan Sarraf of Lalitpur took one wicket. After losing the toss at the Kritipur ground, Lalitpur lost eight wickets in 20 overs and scored 157 runs.



Captain Sandeep Lamichhane scored 44 runs in 4 overs while Shahid Afridi scored 32 runs in 4 overs. The fourth edition of Everest Premier League has started from today. The winner of the six-team tournament will get Rs five million and the runner-up will get Rs 1.5 million.

Everest Premier league begins from today

Kathmandu: Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket.



Beating Rajasthan, Delhi has reach to the top of the table. Chasing the target of 155 runs for the victory, Rajasthan lost six wickets in 20 overs and scored only 121 runs.



Second-placed Chennai Super Kings have 14 points from nine games.

Delhi beat Rajasthan by 33 runs in IPL

Kathmandu: Nepal national football team will play a friendly match against Oman.



Nepal, which is preparing for the SAAF Championship, is going to play friendly football with Oman in preparation for the same.



The match between Nepal and Oman will be played on September 26, according to ANFA.



The game will be played at Qatar University Football Ground at 7 pm Nepali time. The Nepali team is currently in closed training in Qatar to prepare for the cleanup.



Nepali team will go to Maldives from Qatar to play a SAAF championship. The 13th edition of the SAAF Championship will be held in Maldives from October 1 to 15.

Nepal to play friendly football match with Oman

Kathmandu: Twenty four foreign players have been confirmed so far to play Everest Premier League (EPL). The fourth edition of the EPL, which brings together Nepali players and foreign star players, is being held at the Tribhuvan Cricket Ground in Kirtipur from September 25 to October 9. The EPL was postponed due to the corona epidemic, even though it was said that the fourth edition would be held in March, 2020.



According to the organizers, all the six franchise clubs of the EPL are including three foreign players in the team. The names of foreign players who come to play in the EPL have received a lot of attention. This time from former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi to successful Bangladesh batsman Tamil Iqbal are coming to play in the EPL.



But three Afghan players in the World Cup squad have signed contracts in the EPL and are coming to Nepal.



On which Mohammad Sahajad and Karim Jannat will play for Chitwan Tigers while Rahmanullah Gurbaz has signed for Kathmandu Kings XI. Similarly, players from Malaysia, Singapore and Bhutan are also coming to play EPL this time.



So far, a total of 24 foreign players have been contracted by 6 teams. All the six franchises competing in the EPL are betting on star players as much as possible.

24 foreign players to play EPL

Kathmandu: Batting along with bowling, Nepal easily defeated Oman by seven wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two.



Nepal reached the target by losing three wickets in 18.2 overs with the help of captain Gyanendra Malla's half-century.



Gyanendra and Ashif Sheikh shared 95 runs for the second wicket. Sheikh was dismissed for 40 runs.



After the Nepali bowlers bowled hard, the Oman batsmen could not make a big partnership. Jason Maqsood, the captain of the home team who came to bat in 37/4, managed to take one innings but the other batsmen could not survive.



However, Maqsood shared 22 runs with Nasim Khushi for the eighth wicket and 20 runs with Malimullah for the ninth wicket. When he was dismissed for 41 runs, the team's score was 106 runs.



Sandeep Lamichhane and Karan KC took 4/4 wickets for Nepal. Sandeep scored 18 runs in 8.1 overs with 2 maidens while Karan scored 25 runs with 1 maiden in 8 overs. Sharad Bheshavkar took 2 wickets.

Nepal won by 7 wickets over Oman

Kathmandu: Nepal has remained on 168th rank in the latest rankings released by FIFA, the apex body of world football. Nepal remains in the new rankings made public by FIFA on Thursday.



Last month, Nepal was ranked 168th in the public rankings. Nepal had played two friendly matches against India at home this month. The first match ended in a 1-1 draw while Nepal lost to India 2-1 in the second match.



Nepal ranks third among South Asian nations. India is 107th ahead of Nepal and Maldives is 158th. India has dropped by two places.



Similarly, Bhutan is ranked 187th, Bangladesh 189th, Pakistan 198th and Sri Lanka 205th.



Belgium remains at the top of the world rankings, while Brazil remains at number two. England climbed to third place while France dropped to fourth place.



Italy is fifth, Argentina is sixth and Portugal is seventh, while Spain is eighth. Mexico is still in ninth place. Similarly, Denmark has risen to the tenth position while the United States has dropped out of the top ten.

Nepal remains on 168th rank on FIFA ranking

Kathmandu: Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga has decided to hang up his boots in T20I cricket, bringing an end to one of the great careers in the sport.



The pacer made this announcement on his social media channels. Malinga played 30 Test matches, 226 ODIs, and 84 T20Is for Sri Lanka, picking up 546 wickets.



Malinga last played a T20I match for Sri Lanka in March 2020 against West Indies in Pallekele.



In a glorious international career, Malinga experienced some incredible highs representing the Sri Lankan national team. Malinga led his side to glory in the 2014 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.



A fearsome pacer known for his menacing yorkers, Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket with 107 scalps. Malinga also has two T20I hat-tricks to his name.



Malinga also picked up three hat-tricks in ODI cricket, with his performance against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup in West Indies etched in history. Malinga retired from Test cricket in 2011, to work on his fitness and concentrate on the shorter formats of the game.



His statement on Twitter read: "Hanging up my T20shoes and retiring from all forms of cricket! Thankful to all those who supported me in my journey, and looking forward to sharing my experience with young cricketers in the years to come."



In a video, he further added, "Today is a very special day for me. Because I want to thank each and everyone, who has supported me and blessed me throughout my T20 career. Today I decided that I want to give a 100 percent rest for my T20 bowling shoes.



"That's why I want to thank Sri Lankan Cricket Board and my team members. While my shoes will rest, my love for the game will never ask for rest. Looking forward to seeing our youngsters make history."



News credit: <a href="http://icc-cricket.com/news/2254920">ICC</a>

Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Kathmandu: The Nepali national women's football team has drawn its tenth friendly match with Bangladesh. Today's match at Dasharath Stadium ended in a draw.



Although both teams created some opportunities for goals, none of the team could score.



Earlier, Nepal had defeated Bangladesh 2-1 in a friendly match.



Nepal played two friendly matches against Bangladesh in preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup-2022 qualifiers. The AFC Women's Asian Cup-2022 qualifiers are being held in Uzbekistan.



Nepal is in Group F in the selection game. The group that includes Nepal includes the Philippines and Hong Kong. The top team of the group will be selected for the competition to be held in India.

Friendly match between Nepal and Bangladesh ended in a 0-0.

Kathmandu: Nepal won the second ODI against Papua New Guinea (PNG) by a wide margin of 151 runs. Nepal, who had earlier won the first match by two wickets, has won the series 2-0.



Following the target of 234 runs set by Nepal in the match in Oman, PNG was all out for 82 runs in 19.1 overs.



Opener Tony Ura was the top scorer for PNG with 19 runs. Other batsmen were dismissed badly.



Earlier, Nepal had won the first ODI against PNG by 2 wickets.



Nepal played a one-day series against PNG in preparation for the triangular series of ICC World Cup League-2.



Nepal is playing a triangular series against USA and home team Oman. The series will start on September 13 and end on September 19.



In the series, Nepal will play two games each against Oman and USA.



Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Oman, USA, Scotland, Namibia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the World Cup League-2. Nepal has so far played two games each with Oman and USA under League-2.

Nepal win over PNG

Kathmandu: Nepal has won the first ODI against Papua New Guinea (PNG) by two wickets. Nepal achieved the target of 135 runs set by PNG by losing eight wickets in 39 overs.



Rohit Paudel scored 41 runs for Nepal. Similarly, Ashif Sheikh scored 30, Kushal Bhurtel 15 and Sompal Kami 22 unbeaten runs. After losing seven wickets for 82 runs, Rohit Paudel and Sompal Kami shared 52 runs.



PNG, who had earlier won the toss to start batting, scored 134 runs in 33 overs.



On the bowling side, Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane took four wickets and Sandeep, who bowled 10 overs, took four wickets for 35 runs.



Nepal and PNG are going to play a two-match ODI series.

Nepal defeat Papua New Guinea by 2 wickets

Kathmandu: Nepal lost to India 2-1 in the second friendly match.



Despite the fact that the first half of the encounter at Dasharath Stadium finished in a goalless tie, India scored two goals and Nepal scored one in the second half. In the 62nd minute, Farooq Haji Chaudhary scored goal, and captain Sunil Chhetri scored in the 80th minute. In the 86th minute, Nepal's Tej Tamang scored a goal, but it was not enough to equalize or win.



Nepal failed to score in the game despite having several opportunities. The first friendly encounter, which took place last Thursday, resulted in a 1-1 tie. Nepal and India played a friendly match to prepare for the SAAF Championship, which will take place in the Maldives from September 15 to 30.

Nepal lost to India 2-1

Kathmandu: Friendly match between Nepal and India has ended with 1-1 score today.



Anjan Bista scored in the first half at Dasharath Stadium to give Nepal the lead. Anirudh Thapa equalized for India in the second half. Anjan Bista scored in the 36th minute to give Nepal the lead. In the 50th minute, Anirudh Thapa's free kick was saved by captain Sunil Chhetri from near the post by Nepal's goalkeeper Kiran.



In the 60th minute, India's substitute Anirudh Thapa equalized with a goal. Captain Sunil Chhetri's powerful shot from about 20 yards away was saved by Nepal's goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong by diving but Anirud kissed the net from the goal line.



The next match between Nepal and India will be played on Sunday.

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