2019–20 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup

The 2020 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cricket Tournament was the second edition of one of the main domestic 50-over competitions in Nepal, alongside the Prime Minister One Day Cup. The tournament featured sides representing the seven provinces of Nepal plus three departments, the host club (MMCC Inaruwa) and a Malaysian XI.[1] This was the second edition of the tournament after the first was held in January 2019.[2] The Malaysian national side played a series of one-day matches against Nepal after the conclusion of the tournament.[3][4]

2020 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup
Dates2 – 18 January 2020
Cricket format50 overs
Tournament format(s)Group stage, playoffs
ChampionsNepal Army (2nd title)
Participants12
Matches15
Player of the seriesSushan Bhari (Nepal Army Club)
Most runsKushal Malla (196) (Nepal Army Club)
Most wicketsSushan Bhari (15) (Nepal Army Club)

The Nepal Army Club won the first semi-final, beating Province Number 3 by 64 runs.[5] The second semi-final saw Nepal Police Club triumph by 99 runs against Province No.7.[6] The Army Club went on to retain the title with an 85-run victory in the final.[7]

Group A

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Points table

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Team[8] Pld W L T NR Pts
Nepal Army Club 2 2 0 0 0 4
Armed Police Force Club 2 1 1 0 0 2
MMCC Inaruwa 2 0 2 0 0 0

Fixtures

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5 January 2020
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal Army Club
281 (46 overs)
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Armed Police Force Club
173 (39.3 overs)
Kushal Malla 111 (63)
Basant Regmi 4/54 (10 overs)
Prithu Baskota 36 (37)
Shahab Alam 4/31 (9 overs)
Nepal Army Club won by 108 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Bhaskar Aryal and Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nepal Army Club)
  • Nepal Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 46 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

6 January 2020
09:00
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Armed Police Force Club
204 (43.4 overs)
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MMCC Inaruwa
121 (36.2 overs)
Sumit Maharjan 83 (107)
Saroj Basnet 4/39 (9 overs)
Ravi Roy 26 (49)
Surya Tamang 4/25 (8.2 overs)
Armed Police Force Club won by 83 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Sumit Maharjan (Armed Police Force Club)
  • Armed Police Force Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

7 January 2020
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal Army Club
56 (19.3 overs)
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MMCC Inaruwa
57/0 (5 overs)
Sushant Timilsina 15 (27)
Sushan Bhari 7/16 (8.3 overs)
Kushal Malla 35* (19)
Nepal Army Club won by 10 wickets
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Mangilal Sharma and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Sushan Bhari (Nepal Army Club)
  • MMCC Inaruwa won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

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Team[8] Pld W L T NR Pts
Nepal Police Club 2 2 0 0 0 4
Province Number 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
Karnali Province 2 0 2 0 0 0

Fixtures

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8 January 2020
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal Police Club
346 (49.3 overs)
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Karnali Province
79 (27.1 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 78 (49)
Rabindra Shahi 3/40 (8 overs)
Raj Shah 23 (14)
Manjeet Shrestha 2/10 (5 overs)
Nepal Police Club won by 267 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal Police Club)
  • Karnali Province won the toss and elected to field.

9 January 2020
09:00
Scorecard
Karnali Province
129 (31.5 overs)
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Province Number 2
130/2 (22.5 overs)
Rabindra Shahi 46 (68)
Mahaboob Alam 3/11 (4.5 overs)
Hasim Ansari 80* (73)
Anuj Chunara 1/19 (3 overs)
Province Number 2 won by 8 wickets
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Bhaskar Aryal and Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Hasim Ansari (Province Number 2)
  • Karnali Province won the toss and elected to bat.

10 January 2020
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal Police Club
183 (48.1 overs)
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Province Number 2
137 (42.2 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 50 (64)
Kumar Thapa 5/32 (10 overs)
Bishal Shusling 80 (112)
Dipendra Singh Airee 3/20 (7 overs)
Nepal Police Club won by 46 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Mangilal Sharma and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal Police Club)
  • Province Number 2 won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

Group C

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Team[8] Pld W L T NR Pts
Province Number 3 2 1 0 0 1 3
Province Number 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
Province Number 5 2 0 1 0 1 1

Fixtures

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2 January 2020
09:00
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Province Number 1
120 (31.2 overs)
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Province Number 5
52 (18 overs)
Firdosh Ansari 23 (49)
Bikram Bhusal 5/24 (8.2 overs)
Birat Bhandari 28 (34)
Dipesh Kandel 6/20 (7 overs)
Province Number 1 won by 68 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Dipesh Kandel (Province Number 1)
  • Province Number 1 won the toss and elected to bat.

3 January 2020
09:00
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Province Number 3
189 (45.2 overs)
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Province Number 5
9/1 (2.1 overs)
Subash Khakurel 42 (65)
Bishal Bikram KC 5/34 (10 overs)
Birat Bhandari 6 (5)
Pratis GC 1/7 (1 over)
No result
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Mangilal Sharma and Zaidan Taha
  • Province Number 3 won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

4 January 2020
09:00
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Province Number 1
144 (28 overs)
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Province Number 3
147/3 (26 overs)
Puspa Thapa 50 (41)
Nandan Yadav 4/22 (6 overs)
Subash Khakurel 85* (73)
Shuvankar Urao 2/25 (6 overs)
Province Number 3 won by 7 wickets
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Subash Khakurel (Province Number 3)
  • Province Number 3 won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain.

Group D

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Team[8] Pld W L T NR Pts
Sudurpashchim Province 2 2 0 0 0 4
Malaysia Selection XI 2 1 1 0 0 2
Gandaki Province 2 0 2 0 0 0

Fixtures

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11 January 2020
09:00
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Sudur Paschim Province
50/2 (7.2 overs)
Virandeep Singh 22 (69)
Sher Malla 5/11 (10 overs)
Lokesh Bam 15* (17)
Anwar Rahman 1/7 (1 over)
Sudur Paschim Province won by 8 wickets
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Sher Malla (Sudur Paschim Province)
  • Malaysia Selection XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to fog.

12 January 2020
09:00
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Gandaki Province
64 (23.3 overs)
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Sudur Paschim Province
67/1 (10.2 overs)
Kishore Mahato 17 (19)
Binod Lama 7/14 (9.3 overs)
Gajendra Bohora 34 (31)
Deepesh Khatri 1/22 (3.2 overs)
Sudur Paschim Province won by 9 wickets
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Bhaskar Aryal and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Binod Lama (Sudur Paschim Province)
  • Gandaki Province won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to fog.

13 January 2020
09:00
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Malaysia Selection XI
298/8 (47 overs)
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Gandaki Province
106 (27.2 overs)
Ainool Haqqiem 89 (111)
Bipin Khatri 3/51 (10 overs)
Bipin Khatri 42 (37)
Suharril Fetri 4/29 (7.2 overs)
Malaysia Selection XI won by 192 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Mangilal Sharma
Player of the match: Ainool Haqqiem (Malaysia Selection XI)
  • Malaysia Selection XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to fog.

Semi-finals

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15 January 2020
09:00
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Nepal Army Club
216 (46.3 overs)
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Province Number 3
152 (38.1 overs)
Anil Mandal 43 (73)
Gautam KC 4/22 (7.3 overs)
Sonu Tamang 74 (75)
Sushan Bhari 3/23 (8.1 overs)
Nepal Army Club won by 64 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Mangilal Sharma and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nepal Army Club)
  • Nepal Army Club won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to fog.

16 January 2020
09:00
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Nepal Police Club
229 (49 overs)
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Sudur Paschim Province
130 (33.4 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 68 (76)
Sher Malla 3/45 (10 overs)
Kiran Thagunna 39 (46)
Sagar Dhakal 5/9 (6.4 overs)
Nepal Police Club won by 99 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Rabindra Gupta and Sanjay Gurung
Player of the match: Sagar Dhakal (Nepal Police Club)
  • Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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18 January 2020
09:00
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Nepal Army Club
184 (48.5 overs)
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Nepal Police Club
99 (24.4 overs)
Binod Bhandari 40 (66)
Dipendra Singh Airee 3/27 (9.5 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 31 (27)
Sushan Bhari 4/24 (6 overs)
Nepal Army Club won by 85 runs
Inawura, Biratnagar
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung and Zaidan Taha
Player of the match: Sushan Bhari (Nepal Army Club)
  • Nepal Police Club won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cricket Tournament 2020 - Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ "MM One Day national cricket starts on Jan 5". The Kathmandu Post. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ @MalaysiaCricket (5 January 2020). "Our senior men's team will be travelling to Nepal on 9th January 2020 to participate in the MM Cup in Inaruwa, Sunsari followed by 3 One Day matches against Nepal at Pokhara" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Malaysia will play the MM Cup as well as Nepal One Day and T20I series". Cricket Himalaya (in Nepali). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Tribhuvan Army Club edge Province 3 to storm into Manmohan Memorial final". The Kathmandu Post. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Nepal Police Club edge Sudurpaschim Province to storm into Manmohan Memorial final". The Himalayan Times. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Army see off Police to win Manmohan Memorial Cup". The Kathmandu Post. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cricket Tournament Table - 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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