Nepal national blind cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Nepal women's national blind cricket team.
Nepal Blind Cricket Team
NicknameCAB-Nepal
AssociationCricket Association for the Blind in Nepal
Personnel
CaptainRamesh Bahadur Bania
CoachArun Kumar Aryal
Managervacant
Team information
Home groundMulpani International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
Capacity40,000
History
Notable playersSunil Chhetri, Badri Chaulagain, Naresh Chaudhary
Official websitehttps://cabnepal.org.np/
Nepal national cricket teams

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Blind Men's

Nepal national blind cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्रिय नेत्रहीन क्रिकेट टोली) represents Nepal at blind cricket. The team has been run and governed by the Cricket Association for the Blind in Nepal (CAB NEP).[1] Nepal blind cricket team made its first appearance in a Blind T20 World Cup tournament during the 2012 Blind T20 World Cup, becoming the first Nepalese team to participate in a blind cricket world cup, also featuring two female players. In the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup, Nepal cricket team managed to beat South Africa[2] and New Zealand.[3]

The blind cricket team qualified to play in the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup, which was also its first ever appearance in a Blind Cricket World Cup tournament.[4][5] However, the team was knocked out of the tournament with its only victory against Australia in the group stage match.[6]

In the 2024 Blind T20 World Cup held in Pakistan, Nepal registered a second back-to-back win, defeating Afghanistan by 108 runs[7][8] and South Africa by 11 runs.[9] Naresh Chaudhary starred with an 80-run knock, and Nepal went to play semifinal.[10] In the semi-final, Nepal faced hosts Pakistan, where they were defeated by 10 wickets after scoring 94/7 in their 20 overs.[11]

Tournament history

40 Over Blind Cricket World Cup

  1. 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup - Groupstage

Blind T20 World Cup

  1. 2012 Blind World Cup T20 - Groupstage[12]
  2. 2017 Blind World Cup T20 - Groupstage[13]
  3. 2024 Blind World Cup T20 - Semi-finals

Blind T20 Asia Cup

  1. 2015 - Groupstage

Important milestones

  • 2012: Nepal made its debut in the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, becoming the first Nepalese team to participate in a blind cricket world cup, also featuring two female players .
  • 2018: Participated in the 40-over Blind Cricket World Cup (their first in that format), securing their only victory in the group stage against Australia .
  • 2024: Nepal registered a second back-to-back win, defeating their opponents, and went to play the semifinal by depending on other teams' win/loss results.


Recent performance

In the 2024 Blind T20 World Cup held in Pakistan, Nepal registered a second back-to-back win, defeating Afghanistan by 108 runs and South Africa by 11 runs. Naresh Chaudhary starred with an 80-run knock, and Nepal went to play semifinal.[14][15] In the semi-final, Nepal faced hosts Pakistan, where they were defeated by 10 wickets after scoring 94/7 in their 20 overs.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cricket Association of the Blind, Nepal". www.cabnepal.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Twenty20 World Cup for blind: Nepal stun South Africa by six wickets". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "T20 World Cup for Blind: Nepal secure historic win over NZ - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Fund crunch forces Nepal team into an arduous journey to Blind Cricket World Cup". www.hindustantimes.com. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Blind cricket team off to Pak, by train". The Himalayan Times. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Nepal beat Australia by 8 wickets in Blind Cricket World Cup - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal defeat Afghanistan in Blind Cricket T20 World Cup". The Kathmandu Post. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Nepal beat Afghanistan by 108 runs in Blind T20 World Cup". Ratopati. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Nepal clinch second consecutive win in Blind Cricket T20 World Cup". The Kathmandu Post. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  10. ^ "T20 Blind Cricket World Cup: Nepal secures second straight win against SA". Ratopati. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Nepal lose to host Pakistan in 2024 Blind T20 World Cup semi-finals". The Rising Nepal. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Blind Cricket T20 World Cup - Fixtures/Results". Cricket World. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Live Scores - Blind Cricket World Cup 2017". Blind Cricket. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Nepal defeat Afghanistan in Blind Cricket T20 World Cup". The Kathmandu Post. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  15. ^ "T20 Blind Cricket World Cup: Nepal secures second straight win against SA". Ratopati. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Nepal lose to host Pakistan in 2024 Blind T20 World Cup semi-finals". The Rising Nepal. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.


Official website Cricket Association for the Blind in Nepal.

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_national_blind_cricket_team