Nepal national Under-19 cricket team
नेपाली यु-१९ क्रिकेट टोली
Personnel
CaptainDev Khanal
CoachJagat Tamatta
OwnerCricket Association of Nepal
Team information
CityKathmandu
ColoursRed and Blue
Founded1998 (1998)
Home groundTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Mulpani Cricket Stadium
Official websitecricketnepal.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]

Nepal has historically been one of the strongest associate members at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, qualifying on seven occasions and twice advancing to the second round (in 2000 and 2016). The team has recorded World Cup victories against many full member teams.

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 Result Position P W L D NR
Australia 1988 Did not enter (no team)
South Africa 1998 Did not participate
Sri Lanka 2000 Second Round 8/16 6 1 3 0 2
New Zealand 2002 First Round 10/16 8 6 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2004 First Round 13/16 6 3 3 0 0
Sri Lanka 2006 First Round 9/16 6 4 2 0 0
Malaysia 2008 First Round 10/16 6 3 3 0 0
New Zealand 2010 Did not qualify
Australia 2012 First Round 13/16 6 2 4 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2014 Did not qualify
Bangladesh 2016 Quarter-finals 8/16 6 2 4 0 0
New Zealand 2018 Did not qualify
South Africa 2020
Cricket West Indies 2022
South Africa 2024 Qualified
Total Quarter-finals 7/14 44 21 21 0 2

Under-19 World Cup Qualifier

Year Result Position P W L D NR Remarks
Canada 2009 Did not qualify
2011 Round Robin 2/10 9 7 2 0 0 Qualified for 2012 Under-19 World Cup
Malaysia 2015 Winners 1/5 5 5 0 0 0 Qualified for 2016 Under-19 World Cup
Asia Division 1
Singapore 2017 Round Robin 2/4 6 4 2 0 0 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2019 Round Robin 2/6 5 4 1 0 0 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2021 Qualification cancelled due to Covid-19 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2024 Winners 1/5 5 5 0 0 0 Qualified for 2024 Under-19 World Cup
Total 2 Titles 5/6 30 25 5 0 0 Qualified on Multiple Occasions

ACC Under-19 Championship

Year Result Position P W L D NR
Youth Asia Cup
Hong Kong 1997 Second Round 4/8 6 2 4 0 0
Singapore 1999 Runners-up 2/8 5 2 1 0 2
Nepal 2001 Champions
Pakistan 2003 Champions 1/10 6 4 0 0 2
ACC U-19 Cup
Nepal 2005 Champions 1/15 5 5 0 0 0
ACC U-19 Elite
Malaysia 2007 Champions 1/10 6 5 0 0 1
Kuwait 2009 Semi-final 3/10 6 4 2 0 0
Thailand 2011 Runners-up 2/10 6 5 1 0 0
Malaysia 2013 Semi-final 4/10 6 4 2 0 0
ACC U-19 Premier
Kuwait 2014 Runners-up 2/6 5 4 1 0 0
Malaysia 2015 Runners-up 2/6 5 4 1 0 0
ACC U-19 Eastern Region
Malaysia 2017 Champions 1/8 5 5 0 0 0
Malaysia 2019 Champions 1/7 4 4 0 0 0

ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

Year Result Position P W L D NR
Bangladesh 1989 Did not enter (no team)
Pakistan 2003 Did not participate
Malaysia 2012 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2013-14 Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2016 Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Malaysia 2017 Semi-Final 4/8 4 2 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2018 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2019 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2021 Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
Total Semi-Final 6/8 22 7 15 0 0

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals[7]
Lowest totals[8]

Individual records

Most career runs[9]
Highest individual scores[10]
Most career wickets[11]
Best bowling performances[12]

Results summary

Youth ODI records versus other nations[13]
Opposition M W L T NR Win% First Win
 Australia303000.00%
 Bangladesh2110050.00%6, 7 February 2002
 Canada11000100.00%28 January 2002
 England505000.00%
 India202000.00%
 Ireland3210066.67%9 February 2006
 Kenya11000100.00%16 January 2000
 Namibia5410080.00%30 January 2002
 New Zealand22000100.00%18 January 2000
 Pakistan2110050.00%9 February 2016
 Papua New Guinea33000100.00%25 January 2002
 Scotland2110050.00%1 February 2002
 South Africa32001100.00%18 February 2004
 Sri Lanka404000.00%
 United Arab Emirates4220050.00%10 September 2019
 Uganda22000100.00%19 February 2004
 West Indies101000.00%
 Zimbabwe3120033.33%24 February 2008
Total4924240150.00%

Current squad

The following list contains the 15 players in the final squad for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup

Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Domestic Team NEPAL T20 Remarks
Captain
Dev Khanal 29 May 2005 Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team Far West United
Batsmen
Deepak Bohara 19 June 2005 Right-handed Right-arm Off break Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Arjun Kumal 11 December 2005 Right-handed Right-arm Leg break Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Aakash Tripathi 10 September 2005 Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team —
Bishal Bikram KC 12 April 2005 Right-handed Right-arm Off break Lumbini Province U19 Team Pokhara Avengers
Wicket-keepers
Uttam Rangu Thapa Magar 28 August 2005 Right-handed — Bagmati Province U19 Team —
Dipak prasad Dumre 22 September 2004 Right-handed — Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Dipak Bohora 26 December 2004 Right-handed — Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Bipin Rawal 25 July 2004 Left-handed — Karnali Province U19 Team —
Prajjwol Bahadur Thapa 4 March 2005 Right-handed — Lumbini Province U19 Team —
All-rounders
Gulsan Jha 17 February 2005 Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Nepal Police Club Lumbini All Stars
Dipesh Kandel 4 July 2005 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Koshi Province U19 Team —
Nirmal Gurung 28 January 2006 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Lumbini Province U19 Team —
Rajesh Yadav 30 November 2005 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Madesh Province U19 Team —
pace bowlers
Durgesh Gupta 25 December 2004 Left-handed Left-arm medium Lumbini Province U19 Team Far West United
Hemanta Dhami 14 April 2006 Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
Aakash Chand 14 December 2004 Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpashim Province U19 Team Lumbini All Stars
Spin bowlers
Subhash Bhandari 5 December 2004 Right-handed Right-arm Off break Gandaki Province U19 Team —
Tilak raj Bhandari 28 October 2004 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Lumbini Province U19 Team Lumbini All Stars —
Milan Bohora 28 May 2005 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sudurpashim Province U19 Team —
As of 04 December 2023

See also

References

  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.
  6. ↑ "ICC responds to Nepal age controversy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "RECORDS / NEPAL UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nepal Youth ODI Result Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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