Nepal national under-19 cricket team

Nepal Under-19s

Captain:	Raju Rijal
Coach:	Jagat Bahadur Tamata
City:	Kathmandu
Colours:	Red and Blue
Owner:	Cricket Association of Nepal
Founded:	1998
Home ground:	TU Cricket Ground
Capacity:	20,000
Notable players:	Dipendra Airee, Sandip lamichhane,Himanshu Dutta, Aarif Sheikh
Official website:	http://www.nepalcricket.org.np

The Nepal national under-19 cricket team 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]

Overview

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.^[6]

Tournament history

Under-19 World Cup

Year	Host	Result
1988	Australia	Not eligible
1998	South Africa	Not qualified
2000	Sri Lanka	8th
2002	New Zealand	Plate Runners-up
2004	Bangladesh	3rd in Plate Group One
2006	Sri Lanka	Plate Champion
2008	Malaysia	10th
2010	New Zealand	Not qualified
2012	Australia	13th
2014	UAE	Not qualified
2016	Bangladesh	8th

Under-19 World Cup Qualifier

2009: Did not qualify
2011: Runners-up (Qualified for 2012 U-19 World Cup)
2015: Winners (Qualified for 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup)

ACC Under-19 Premier League

2014: 2nd place

ACC Under-19 Elite Cup

1997: 4th place
1999: Runners-up
2001: Champions
2003: Champions
2005: Champions
2007: Champions
2009: Semi-finalist
2011: Runners-up
2013: 4th place

ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

2012: Group Stage
2014: Group Stage

Records and Statistics

Youth One Day International

Nepal's highest score: 238/8 (50.0 ov) against New Zealand, 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup
Highest individual score: 98* off 76 balls by Pradeep Airee against Namibia, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup^[7]^[8]
Best bowling figures in an innings: 6/3 (6.2 ov) by Rahul Vishwakarma against Papua New Guinea, 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup^[9]^[10]

Youth ODI records versus other nations ^[11]
Opposition	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%	First Win
Australia	3	0	3	0	0	0.00%
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	0	100.00%	6, 7 February 2002
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	100.00%	28 January 2002
England	5	0	5	0	0	0.00%
India	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%
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	2	2	0	0	0	100.00%	18 January 2000
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00%	22 January 2002
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	3	0	3	0	0	0.00%
Uganda	2	2	0	0	0	100.00%	19 February 2004
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	0	33.33%	24 February 2008
Total	37	19	17	0	1	52.77%

Current Squad

The following list contains the final 15 players in Nepal Under-19's squad for the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup:

Player	Date of Birth	Batting	Bowling style
Raju Rijal (c & wk)	(1996-09-26)26 September 1996 (aged 19)	Right	—
Dipendra Airee	(2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 16)	Right	Right-arm medium
Kushal Bhurtel	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm medium
Sunil Dhamala	(1997-01-11)11 January 1997 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm off break
Himanshu Dutta	—	–	—
Sushil Kandel	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 18)	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
Yogendra Karki	(1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 18)	Right	—
Sandeep Lamichhane	—	Right	—
Ishan Pandey	—	–	—
Shankar Rana	(1996-11-06)6 November 1996 (aged 19)	Right	—
Aarif Sheikh	(1997-10-05)5 October 1997 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm medium
Sandeep Sunar	(1998-09-14)14 September 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm leg break
Dipesh Shrestha	(1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 17)	Right	Right-arm medium
Rajbir Singh	(1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 18)	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
Prem Tamang	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm off break

Reserve Players

Irshad Ahmed
Kushal Bhurtel
Lalit Narayan Rajbansi
Nandan Yadav

References

↑ "ICC official site, member state: Nepal".
↑ "Home page, Cricket Association of Nepal".
↑ "GOLD-PLATED NEPAL CLINCH A THRILLER". ACC Official website.
↑ "Brief History about under 19 cricket world cup". Cricket pundit.
↑ "Nepal qualify for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
↑ "ICC responds to Nepal age controversy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ "Nepal Youth ODI Highest individual score". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
↑ "Scorecard of Namibia Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
↑ "Nepal Youth ODI Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
↑ "Nepal Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
↑ "Nepal Youth ODI Result Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

National sports teams of Nepal

Association Football F M FU-23 MU-23 FU-20 MU-20 FU-17 MU-17 Badminton Baseball F M Basketball F M MU-19 MU-17 Boxing Cricket F M FU19 MU19 FU16 MU16 Futsal F M Gymnastics Handball M F Kabaddi Olympics Paralympics Rugby Union F M F7 M7 Rugby league Tennis F M Volleyball F M

Asian under-19 cricket teams

Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Hong Kong India Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates

Cricket in Nepal

Governing body	Cricket Association of Nepal

National Teams	Nepal Women Under-19s

NPL Teams	Colors X-Factors Jagdamba Giants Kantipur Gurkhas Panchakanya Tej Sagarmatha Legends Vishal Warriors

Regional Teams	Biratnagar (Region no. 1) Birgunj (Region no. 2) Kathmandu (Region no. 3) Bhairawa (Region no. 4) Nepalgunj (Region no. 5) Baitadi (Region no. 6) Janakpur (Region no. 7) Pokhara (Region no. 8) Dhangadhi (Region no. 9) APF Club Nepal Army Club Nepal Police Club

Competitions	Nepal Premier League National League SPA Cup

Grounds	TU Cricket Ground Pulchowk Engineering Cricket Ground SAMV Cricket Ground Tundikhel Ground Mulpani Cricket Stadium Fapla Cricket Ground

Players	Twenty20 International cricketers First-class cricketers List A cricketers Twenty20 cricketers

Matches	Twenty20 International matches First-class matches List A matches Twenty20 matches

Records	Twenty20 International records

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