U19 Team

Nepal Men's U19 National Cricket Team


Nepal men’s U-19 national team represents Nepal in the U-19 age group level of international cricket competitions and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal. Nepal is an associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC).


Nepal men’s U-19 national team represents Nepal in the U-19 age group level of international cricket competitions and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal. 


Shakti Gauchan serves as the head coach of the team whereas Hemant Dhami captains the team. Nepal has achieved considerable success at the U-19 level throughout the years. 



Team Information


Owner

Cricket Association of Nepal


City

Kathmandu


Colours

Red and Blue


Founded

1998; 27 years ago


Home ground

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Mulpani Cricket Stadium


International Cricket Council

Assclociate Nation


ICC region

Asia


Coach

Shakti Gauchan


Captain

Hemant Dhami


Under 19 Mens Players


Hemant Dhami (C)

Arjun Kumal (VC)

Aakash Tripathi

Uttam Rangu Thapa Magar

Mayan Yadav

Naren Saud

Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri

Naren Bhatta

Santosh Yadav

Yubaraj Khatri

Roshan Bishwakarma

Bipin Kumar Mahato

Rajesh Yadav

Dayanand Mandal

Aparajit Paudel

Abhishek Tiwari

Dilshad Ali

Ranjit Kumar



NOTABLE PARTICIPATIONS

Nepal Under-19 became Plate Champions of the 2006 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, defeating the U-19 side of full members New Zealand and South Africa. The U-19 team finished as runners-up in the plate championship in the 2002 and 2008 editions of the U-19 World Cup.

The 2016 ICC U-19 World Cup saw Nepal reach the quarterfinals of the tournament. Nepal U-19 defeated India U-19 in the 2017 ACC Asia Cup. Nepal U-19 defeated Afganistan U-19 in the 2024 ACC Asia Cup.


NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Rahul Vishwakarma’s spell of 6 wickets for 3 runs against Papua New Guinea in the 2012 U-19 World Cup remains one of the best bowling performances in the history of the U-19 World Cup.

Dipesh Kandel’s hattrick against the UAE U-19 rescued Nepal from the difficult position and sealed Nepal’s qualification for the 2024 U-19 World Cup. Santosh Yadav and Unish Singh were the stars with the ball, claiming three wickets each and dismantling the Afghan lineups in ACC U19s ASIA CUP 2024.


Tournament History

U19 World Cup Record


U19 World Cup Qualifier

ACC U-19 Championship


ACC U-19 Asia Cup













Nepal Women's U19 National Cricket Team


The Nepal Women's National Under-19 Cricket Team  represents Nepal in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administered by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).


Team information


Captain

Puja Mahato

Coach

Mahesh Prasad Rijal



Colors

Red and Blue


Founded

2022


Home ground

Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara


Capacity

18,500


History


Twenty20 debut

v.  Qatar at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi; 3 June 2022


U19 World Cup wins

0


Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers wins

 (2025)


International Cricket Council

ICC region

Asia


Mahesh Prasad Rijal serves as the head coach of the team whereas Puja Mahato is the current Nepal U19 women's captains the team in all formats. Sony Pakhrin is serving as the vice-captain of the team.


The side played for the first time in the Asia Qualifier for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification. The junior women’s team had finished third in the ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup Asian Qualification, 2022. In 2024 , under the captaincy of Puja Mahato, Nepal qualified to 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup and 2024 ACC Women's Under-19 T20 Asia Cup as a result of finishing first in points table in 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification. Nepal is set to co-organize the ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup in 2027 with Bangladesh


Nepal Women's U19 National Cricket Squad


Puja Mahato(C)

Soni Pakhrin(VC)

Sana Pravin

Jyotsinka Marasini

Kusum Godar

Sabitra Dhami

Krishma Gurung

Riya Sharma

Simana KC

Sneha Mahara

Kirankumari Kunwar

Rachana Chaudhary

Trishna BK

Anu Kadayat

Elisa Kumari Yadav


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