The Nepal A cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल ए क्रिकेट टिम) is a national-level men's cricket team of Nepal that plays in the second-tier relative to the Nepal national cricket team. Matches played by Nepal A are not considered Test matches or One Day Internationals; they instead are eligible to receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, domestic players are often expected to first get selected in this team before playing for the senior team.[1]
| नेपाली क क्रिकेट टोली | ||
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| Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Binod Bhandari | |
| Coach | Gyanendra Malla | |
| Team information | ||
| Founded | 2024 | |
| Home ground | Mulpani International Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity | 4,000 | |
| History | ||
| List A debut | v. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 1 April 2024 | |
| Twenty20 debut | v. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 29 March 2024 | |
| Official website | https://cricketnepal.org.np | |
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| As of 14 February 2024 | ||
The team was announced by Cricket Association of Nepal secretary Paras Khadka on 4 January 2024.[2] The first representative game played by Nepal A was against Canada in February 2024.[3] The squad for that series was announced on 14 February 2024.[4][5] Nepal A played their first official List A cricket match against Ireland Wolves during the Nepal tour of Ireland Wolves in late March 2024.[6][7][8]
Current squad
editThe Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on 14 February 2024 revealed the Nepal A side with Binod Bhandari leading the team.[9] Players with international caps are marked as bold.
- As of 18 oct 2024
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Cricket manager |  Binod Das
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| Team manager | |
| Head coach | Gyanendra Malla
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| Assistant coach | |
| Team Analyst | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team Doctor |
Results summary
edit| Nepal A matches | List A matches | T20 matches | OTHERS matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
| 18-22 February 2024 | vs  Canada XI
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 March-07 April 2024 | vs  Ireland Wolves
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- | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कपलगत्तै नेपाली क्रिकेटको 'ए' टिम बनाउने क्यानको घोषणा" [After the Prime Minister's Cup, CAN's announcement to form the 'A' team of Nepali cricket]. Nepal Live (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपाल ए टिम बनाउने आधार प्रधानमन्त्री कप क्रिकेट" [Prime Minister's Cup cricket is the basis for making Nepal A team]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "नेपालले पहिलाेपटक क्रिकेटको ए टिम बनाउने" [Nepal will make an A team of cricket for the first time]. Nepal Views (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2024). "Ireland A Tour of Nepal kicks off on 24th March" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal A squad unveiled, Binod Bhandari to lead the team". Cricnepal. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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