Ball and bat passion

April 4, 2019 18:19 pm

We grew up listening to the infamous phrase: people who play cricket (mispronounced as Kir Ket) are fools, and those who watch are stupid. Despite that, Men’s Nepali cricket team has already registered themselves qualifying to the One Day International (ODI) status.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Nepal won the toss and will bat first in the second and last match of this ODI series. The match will be played at Amstelveen Stadium at 2:45 pm NST.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Chennai Super Kings has won the bat and invites Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat first in the final match of ongoing Indian Premier League held at Mumbai on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, April 19: Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game between two in-form teams in Mohali on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, April 1: Mahendranagar United has won the toss and elected to bat first against Biratnagar Kings at the Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) cricket tournament underway at Seti Zone Police Cricket Ground in Dhangadhi on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, 8 Feb: A team of experts has stressed national security and neighbourhood policy as top priority of Nepal's foreign policy. The experts were also for mainstreaming the economic diplomacy.

JUMLA Dec 23: The political parties in Jumla have drawn a conclusion to establish capital of Province No. 6 in the geography of Karnali area. At an interaction program organized by Federation of Nepalis Journalist, Jumla and Civil Society, politicians reached a conclusion to make province capital in the Karnali region adding that the geography has its own identity and feasibility.

LONDON, August 17: English cricket took a plunge into the future -- and also into the unknown -- on Thursday as it launched into its first day-night test match against the West Indies at Edgbaston.

MANCHESTER, August 4: England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the fourth and final test at Old Trafford on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Former finance ministers and economists have said that the country should focus and invest on certain sectors and products having competitive advantage as part of building a self-reliant economy.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The newly-formed Bat and Ball Foundation (B2F) has brought renowned Australian cricket coach Davenell Frederick “Dav” Whatmore during its launching ceremony on Monday with a view to provide two-week training for national cricket players among others.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa,  Jan 2:  Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second cricket test against South Africa at Newlands on Monday.

DUBAI, Oct 13: Pakistan has won the toss and choose to bat against West Indies in the first Test of the three-match series at Dubai Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Thursday (today).

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The Netherlands won the toss and invited Nepal to bat first in the second match of fourth round of the ICC World Cricket League Championship at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen on Monday.

Netherlands invites Nepal to bat

August 13, 2016 14:27 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Netherlands has won the toss and elected to field at the ICC World Cricket League Championship at Amstelveen, Amsterdam on Saturday.

CARDIFF, Wales, July 2: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first in the fifth and final one-day international against England in Cardiff on Saturday.