Nepal Under-19 cricket team
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The Nepal Under-19 cricket team, represents the country of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 in U-19 international cricket, governed by Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket Association of Nepal
Cricket Association of Nepal is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Nepal. Its current headquarters is in Kathmandu, Nepal. Cricket Association of Nepal is Nepal's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body...

 (CAN) which is an associate member of International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...

 (ICC).

On its height, the team became Plate Champion on 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup winning New Zealand by 1 wicket at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 on 18 Feb 2006. The team is also two time finalist of Plate Championship as in 2002 and 2008. Out of Eight U-19 World Cup Cricket tournament, Nepal participated in Five as in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. Nepal did not qualify for the tournament in 1998 and 2010. Whereas in the first U-19 world cup in 1988 Nepal was not the member of ACC.

On Asian level Nepal U-19 Team plays on ACC U-19 Elite Cup which is senior level of ACC Under-19 Cup
ACC Under-19 Cup
The ACC Under-19 Cup, formerly Youth Asia Cup, is a regular cricket tournament organised by the ACC for Under-19 teams from its member nations. The first event was held in Hong Kong in 1997 and every second year since then...

 and which is also the first level qualification tournament of ICC U-19 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 2009 Nepal could not make it to final.
Nepal U-19 ICC World Cup status:

1988: Not eligible

1998: Not qualified

2000: Qualified, won 1 group game against Kenya by 14 runs; lost all 3 games in championship plate super league

2002: Qualified, won against Pakistan; plate runner-up, lost with Zimbabwe

2004: Qualified, won 2 games against South Africa by 1 wkt and Uganda by 5 wkts, lost 1 game against England by 8 wkts; lost 2 games against Scotland by 3 wkts and Australia by 6 wkts, won 1 game against Papua New Guinea by 7 wkts in plate championship

2006: Qualified, won against Ireland by 60 runs, lost against Zimbabwe by 2 runs and England by 77 runs; won against Uganda by 60 runs and South Africa by 2 runs; won Plate Championship final against New Zealand by 1 wkt.

2008: Qualified, lost 3 games, won 1 game against Namibia; plate runner-up, lost with West Indies by 7 wkts

2010: Not qualified

2012: Qualified
Plate Championship:

2002: Runner-up

2006: Winner

2008: Runner-up

Current Squad

The squad played in 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an event organised by the International Cricket Council held in Ireland in July, 2011. Ten participants competed competed for the six remaining places in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.-Teams:...

 in July/Aug 2011 in Ireland.


SP Khakurel

Sagar Pun

Naresh B Budayair

Prithu Baskota (Captain)

R Pulami Magar

Pradeep Airee

Krishna Karki

Rahul K Vishvakarma

A Karn

B Karki

S Pandey

Fajlur Rahman

Nischal Pandey

RK Shrivastavav

See also

  • 2006 U-19 World Cup
  • Cricket Association of Nepal
    Cricket Association of Nepal
    Cricket Association of Nepal is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Nepal. Its current headquarters is in Kathmandu, Nepal. Cricket Association of Nepal is Nepal's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body...

  • Nepal national cricket team
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