Bagmati Province cricket team, also known as Team Bagmati is a Nepali provincial cricket team, based in the

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...

of Nepal. The team plays

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one day and

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cricket in the

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and the

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, respectively. The team is currently being run under the Cricket Association of Bagmati Province, with

Gyanendra Malla Gyanendra Malla ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र मल्‍ल; born 16 September 1990) is a Nepalese professional cricketer and the former captain of the Nepal national Team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keep ...

as the team

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History

The team was formed and named as ''Team Bagmati'' in December 2020, ahead of the

2020 Gautam Buddha Cup The 2020 Gautam Buddha Cup was a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Nepal. It was played at the Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium, Chitwan, from 12 December to 15 December 2020. Squads Originally, Paras Khadka was the captain of Team ...

, which was played by three teams from 12 to 15 December 2020. The team competed in the tournament under the leadership of Nepalese national captain

Seasons summary

2020 Gautam Buddha Cup

Team Bagmati made its entrance to Nepalese domestic cricket for the first time, on 12 December 2020, against the Team Narayani, which ended in a

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. However, later Team Narayani was announced as the winner, when Team Bagmati fell short of 5 runs while chasing the target of 26 in the super over. Team Bagmati lost their next match by 11 runs to end their campaign disappointingly, as they were eliminated from the tournament.

2021 Prime Minister Cup

Bagmati Province was one of the ten teams participating in the 2021 Prime Minister Cup, a

tournament, which commenced on 15 January and ended on 13 January 2021. Bagmati started their campaign for PM Cup pleasingly as the won their inaugural match by 7 wickets against the

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, guided by Tilak Bhandari's four

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for seventeen runs. In their next match,

Prithu Baskota Prithu Baskota ( ne, पृथु बाँसकोटा) (born 5 July 1992) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Prithu is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Maldives in November 2010. ...

's 84 runs off 99 balls starred in Bagmati's 180-runs massive victory, as Sudurpaschim Province were all out for 119. After their next match being tied, Bagmati Province ensured their place in the

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, although they lost the semi-final match against Tribhuwan Army Club and were eliminated from the tournament.

Current squad

Seasons overview

Gautam Buddha Cup

Prime Minister One Day Cup

References

External links

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