Along with Nepal, Zimbabwe, UAE and Hong Kong were also qualified for the Global Qualifiers.

The ICC has confirmed the qualification process for the T20I World Cup 2021 to be hosted by India on January 23, 2020.

There will be two Global Qualifier matches with a total of 16 teams, scheduled between March and July 2021.

The 16 teams include:

• Last 4 teams from the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup
• Next 4 highest ranked T20I teams as of 1 January 2020: Zimbabwe, Nepal, UAE and Hong Kong
• 8 teams from 11 Regional Qualification events

The top 2 teams from each Global Qualifier, a total of 4, will progress to the 16-team T20 World Cup 2021. The remaining 12 spots will be filled by the top 12 teams from the 2020 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

The 11 regional qualification events will take place between March and September 2020 across the 5 ICC regions including Africa, America, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe.

As Nepal is in the “Next 4 highest ranked T20I teams as of 1 January 2020”, it won’t have to play Asian Qualifier for the World Cup Qualifiers.

The 2021 Men’s ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October 2021.

Hearty congratulations to the Nepal cricket team! Stay tuned to NepaliSansar for all the latest cricket news updates!

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In the IPL auction held in Bengaluru (India) on January 28, 2018, Indian IPL team Delhi Daredevils proposed Sandeep’s name making him the first Nepali cricketer to get featured in IPL.

Surprisingly, Sandeep was compared to the world’s renowned Australian spinner Shane Warne and was priced INR 2 million in the auction.

“The first Nepali player in the history of the Vivo IPL! It gives us great pleasure to welcome the 17-year-old leg-spinner @IamSandeep25 into the #DDSquad! 17-year-old sensation with a knack for picking up wickets, @IamSandeep25 will be vying to do his country proud come the Vivo IPL season!” the club confirmed in an official tweet.

In reply, Sandeep tweeted, “Very happy to be announced as the player of @DelhiDaredevils for this season of @IPL! Special thanks to all those people who kept me in their prayers withholding their nerves! Journey begins now!!”

Excited at the news, Sandeep went on to say that he would take his country to the next level.

“This is the result of my dedication and hard work and I am hoping for the best to do well. I’ll try my best to do well which could open the gates for other players in future,” he added.

From Chitwan Academy

Sandeep’s actual cricket journey began at Chitwan Cricket Academy where he grabbed the attention of former national team skipper Raju Khadka.

His life took a special turn at the age of 14 when the Canadian coach Pubudu Dassanayake picked up Sandeep for the youth team camp.

Further, Sandeep drew a global attention with his entry into the ICC U-19 World Cup squad in 2016 where he bagged five wickets including a hat-trick in a match with Ireland.

He further got an opportunity to get trained in the Michael Clarke’s academy run by the Australian skipper Michael Clarke.

An All-round Applause

Elated at Sandeep’s entry to IPL, Khadka said, “I felt like I have rediscovered myself today. This is awesome and good for Lamichhane and Nepali cricket as a whole. I knew from the very beginning that he would make it big one day.”

Meanwhile, Clarke tweeted, “To the people of Nepal, you should be very proud of @IamSandeep25, he is little champion who wants to do his country proud. Cheer him on and enjoy the journey with him. God bless you.”

“Congratulations to all the Nepalese, the cricket players, the crazy fans and everyone associated with Nepal Cricket. ‪A very proud moment to be a Nepali cricket player today…‪Well done Sandeep Lamichhane,” said Nepal national team skipper Paras Khadka in his official Facebook post.

Former Nepal national cricket team captain and Nepali U-19 cricket team head coach Binod Das tweeted, “Congratulations @IamSandeep25. You have made us proud. Thank u @DelhiDaredevils for the opportunity to this young kid from a tour cricketing nation. #supportdelhidaredevils #ipl2018.”

Sandeep is currently in Dubai tour as part of the Nepal national cricket team’s preparation for the ICC World Cricket League Division-II planned in Namibia in February 2018.

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The Nepali U-19 cricket team’s attempt to play the ICC U-19 World Cup takes a hit as the team lost against the Afghanistan team in a match held in Singapore on Tuesday.

With this, the Nepal team remained at eight points. Whereas, the Afghan team, with 12 points, qualified for the World Cup match to be held in New Zealand in 2018.

While the first-batted Afghan team has set a score target of 196 runs, the Nepali team ended up at 40.3 over with just 99 runs, thus facing a 96-run defeat.

Poor batting performance is seen as a major reason behind the Nepali team’s failure in the match. All-rounder Dipendra Aire has proved his performance by scoring 48 runs, however, rest of the batsmen scored less.

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The Nepal Under-19 cricket team registered a four-wicket victory over hosts Singapore in the first match of ICC U-19 World Cup Division-1 Asia Qualifiers on Monday at Padang.

Put into bat by Nepal, Singapore could only manage a total of 73 runs in 29 overs. Nepal skipper Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the bowlers with a five-wicket haul while conceding 21 runs. Lower order batsman Brigu Iyer top scored for Singapore with 42 runs.

Chasing the modest target, Nepal were reeling at one stage losing four wickets by the 11^th over. However, Pranit Thapa Magar with 23 runs and Anil Sah with19 runs put together a good partnership and ensured Nepal’s victory in the 18^th over.

Lamichhane was adjudged the man of the match for his splendid bowling effort. Nepal will play against Malaysia in their next match today.

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