Nepal national under-19 cricket team

Nepal national Under-19 cricket team
	नेपाली यु-१९ क्रिकेट टोली
Personnel
Captain	Rit Gautam
Coach	Binod Das
Batting coach	Monty Desai
Owner	Cricket Association of Nepal
Team information
City	Kathmandu
Colours	Red and Blue
Founded	1998
Home ground	Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Capacity	20,000
History
Notable players	Dipendra Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Aarif Sheikh, Rohit Kumar Paudel
Official website	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. 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

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	Plate Runners-up
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 U-19 World Cup)
2020: Did not qualify

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
2017:3rd place

ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

2012: Group Stage
2013/2014: Group Stage
2016: Group Stage
2017: Semi Final
2019: Group Stage

Records and statistics

Youth One Day International

Nepal's highest score: 285/9 (50.0 ov) against United Arab Emirates, 2019 ACC Under-19 Asia 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	2	1	1	0	0	50.00%	6, 7 February 2002
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	100.00%	28 January 2002
England	5	0	5	0	0	0.00%
India	3	1	2	0	0	33.33%	12 November 2017
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	2	1	1	0	0	50.00%	9 February 2016
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	4	0	4	0	0	0.00%
United Arab Emirates	4	2	2	0	0	50.00%	10 September 2019
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	49	24	24	0	1	50.00%

Current squad

The following list contains the 15 players in the final squad for the 2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[12]

Player	Date of Birth	Batting	Bowling style
Captain and Opening batsman
Rit Gautam	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001	Right
Wicketkeeper
Khadak Bohora		Right
Lokesh Bahadur Bam		Right
Batsmen
Rohit Kumar Paudel	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002	Right	Right-arm medium
Hari Bahadur Chauhan	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001	Right	Right-arm off break
Bhim Sharki	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001	Right	Right-arm off break
Sundeep Jora	(2001-10-20) 20 October 2001	Right
Aasif Sheikh	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001	Right
All Rounder
Kushal Malla	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004	Left	Left-arm orthodox spin
Pawan Sarraf	(2000-12-17) 17 December 2000	Right	Right-arm off break
Pratish GC	(2004-05-22) 22 May 2004	Right	Left-arm medium
Bowlers
Kamal Singh Airee	(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000	Right	Right-arm medium
Rashid Khan	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001	Right	Right-arm medium
Sagar Dhakal	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001	Right	Left-arm orthodox spin
Surya Tamang	(2001-09-30) 30 September 2001	Left	Left-arm orthodox spin

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References

"ICC official site, member state: Nepal". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
"Home page, Cricket Association of Nepal". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20.
"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.
"Nepal announce 15-member squad for ACC U19 Asia Cup". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

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[1] "ICC official site, member state: Nepal". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.

[2] "Home page, Cricket Association of Nepal". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20.

[3] "GOLD-PLATED NEPAL CLINCH A THRILLER". ACC Official website.

[4] "Brief History about under 19 cricket world cup". Cricket pundit.

[5] "Nepal qualify for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

[Rijal-6] "ICC responds to Nepal age controversy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[Nepal_Youth_ODI_Highest_individual_score-7] "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_2012-8] "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-9] "Nepal Youth ODI Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[Nepal_Under-19s_v_Papua_New_Guinea_Under-19s-10] "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-11] "Nepal Youth ODI Result Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[12] "Nepal announce 15-member squad for ACC U19 Asia Cup". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

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