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National 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 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] 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
Second Round
4/8
6
2
4
0
0
Runners-up
2/8
5
2
1
0
2
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
Champions
1/10
6
5
0
0
1
Semi-final
3/10
6
4
2
0
0
Runners-up
2/10
6
5
1
0
0
Semi-final
4/10
6
4
2
0
0
ACC U-19 Premier
Runners-up
2/6
5
4
1
0
0
Runners-up
2/6
5
4
1
0
0
ACC U-19 Eastern Region
Champions
1/8
5
5
0
0
0
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
Group Stage
5/8
3
1
2
0
0
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] 238/7 (50 overs), v. New Zealand , at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium , Fatullah , 28 January 2016
238/9 (50 overs), v. New Zealand , at Buffalo Park , South Africa , 21 January 2024
234/8 (50 overs), v. Ireland , at Nondescripts Cricket Club , Colombo , 9 February 2006
219/7 (50 overs), v. Namibia , at Peter Burge Oval , Brisbane , 21 August 2012
214/8 (50 overs), v. South Africa , at Nondescripts Cricket Club , Colombo , 16 February 2006
211/9 (50 overs), v. Bangladesh , at Shere Bangla National Stadium , Mirpur , 5 February 2016 Lowest totals[8] 74 (25.3 overs), v. West Indies , at Bayuemas Oval , Kuala Lumpur , 1 March 2008
79 (27.3 overs), v. Sri Lanka , at Peter Burge Oval , Brisbane , 20 August 2012
82 (23.5 overs), v. Australia , at Tony Ireland Stadium , Townsville , 13 August 2012
89 (34.2 overs), v. Sri Lanka , at Tyronne Fernando Stadium , Moratuwa , 20 January 2000
107 (44.3 overs), v. Kenya , at Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy , 16 January 2000 Individual records [ edit ] Most career runs[9] Highest individual scores[10] 98* (76 balls) – Pradeep Airee , v. Namibia , at Peter Burge Oval , Brisbane , 21 August 2012
90* (124 balls) – Kanishka Chaugai , v. Papua New Guinea , at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , 22 February 2004
82* (116 balls) – Sharad Vesawkar , v. Ireland , at Nondescripts Cricket Club , Colombo , 9 February 2006
82 (121 balls) – Sharad Vesawkar , v. England , at MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong , 15 February 2004
80* (126 balls) – Shakti Gauchan , v. Uganda , at MA Aziz Stadium , Chittagong , 19 February 2004 Most career wickets[11] Best bowling performances[12] 6/3 (6.2 overs) – Rahul Vishwakarma , v. Papua New Guinea , at Peter Burge Oval , Brisbane , 23 August 2012
5/21 (7.3 overs) – Bhuvan Karki , v. Namibia , at Peter Burge Oval , Brisbane , 21August 2012
5/27 (10 overs) – Sandeep Lamichhane , v. Ireland , at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium , Fatullah , 30 January 2016
4/14 (10 overs) – Lakpa Lama , v. Papua New Guinea , at Hagley Park No 2 , Christchurch , 25 January 2002
4/15 (10 overs) – Manjeet Shrestha , v. South Africa , at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , 18 February 2004 Statistics [ edit ] 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 ]
National teams Domestic teams EPL teamsDPL teamsTournaments
Grounds Players Records
1988
1998
2000
2002
2004
2008
2014
2022
2009
2011
2017
1997
2001
2003
2009
2011
New Zealand, at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, 28 January 2016
Ireland, at Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo, 9 February 2006
Namibia, at Peter Burge Oval, Brisbane, 21 August 2012
South Africa, at Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo, 16 February 2006
Bangladesh, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, 5 February 2016
West Indies, at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, 1 March 2008
Sri Lanka, at Peter Burge Oval, Brisbane, 20 August 2012
Australia, at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville, 13 August 2012
Kenya, at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, 16 January 2000
Papua New Guinea, at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, 22 February 2004
England, at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, 15 February 2004
Uganda, at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, 19 February 2004
Afghanistan
England
India
Kenya
Namibia
Papua New Guinea
Scotland
Uganda
Zimbabwe