Nepal national blind cricket team
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| Nickname | CAB-Nepal |
|---|---|
| Association | Cricket Association for the Blind in Nepal |
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Ramesh Bahadur Bania |
| Coach | Arun Kumar Aryal |
| Manager | vacant |
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kathmandu |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| History | |
| Notable players | Sunil Chhetri, Badri Chaulagain, Naresh Chaudhary |
| Official website | https://cabnepal.org.np/ |
| Nepal national cricket teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Women's |
Men's |
Men's A |
Women's U19 |
Men's U19 |
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-Nepal).[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]
40 Over Blind Cricket World Cup
- 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup - Groupstage
Blind T20 World Cup
- 2012 Blind World Cup T20 - Groupstage[12]
- 2017 Blind World Cup T20 - Groupstage[13]
- 2024 Blind World Cup T20 - Semi-finals
Blind T20 Asia Cup
- 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]
