Bagmati Province cricket team

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Bagmati Province
Bagmati Province cricket team.png
Nickname(s)BP
League Prime Minister One Day Cup
Personnel
CaptainRit Gautam
Chairman Paras Khadka
Owner Bagmati Province Cricket Association
AdviserBinayaraj Pandey
Team information
City Kathmandu
Colours  Blue
Established2020
Home ground Engineering Campus Ground, Lalitpur
Capacity5,000
History
PM Cup  wins0
Official website cricketnepal.org.np

Bagmati Province cricket team, also known as Team Bagmati is a Nepali provincial cricket team, based in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The team plays limited overs one day and Twenty20 cricket in the Prime Minister One Day Cup and the Gautam Buddha Cup, respectively. [1] The team is currently being run under the Cricket Association of Bagmati Province, [2] with Rit Gautam as the team captain.

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History

The team was formed and named as Team Bagmati in December 2020, ahead of the 2020 Gautam Buddha Cup, which was played by three teams from 12 to 15 December 2020. [3] The team competed in the tournament under the leadership of Nepalese national captain Gyanendra Malla. [4] [5]

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 tie. 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. [6] [7] Team Bagmati lost their next match by 11 runs to end their campaign disappointingly, as they were eliminated from the tournament. [8]

2021 Prime Minister Cup

Bagmati Province was one of the ten teams participating in the 2021 Prime Minister Cup, a limited overs tournament, which commenced on 15 January and ended on 13 January 2021. [9] [10] Bagmati started their campaign for PM Cup pleasingly as the won their inaugural match by 7 wickets against the Nepal Police Club, guided by Tilak Bhandari's four wickets for seventeen runs. [11] In their next match, Prithu Baskota's 84 runs off 99 balls starred in Bagmati's 180-runs massive victory, as Sudurpaschim Province were all out for 119. [12] After their next match being tied, Bagmati Province ensured their place in the semi-finals, [13] although they lost the semi-final match against Tribhuwan Army Club and were eliminated from the tournament. [14]

Current squad

Name [15] NationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Rit Gautam Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 17 September 2001 Right-handed – Captain
Asshutosh GhiraiyaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 19 February 2000 Right-handed Right-arm legbreak
Bibek Rana MagarFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 25 February 2004 Left-handed Right-arm medium
Ishan Pandey Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2 March 1998 Left-handed Batting All rounder
All-rounders
Pratish GC Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 22 May 2004 Right-handed Left-arm medium
Ashok PaudelFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Unknown Right-handed Right-arm legbreak
Pratik ShresthaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 18 December 2004 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bipin AcharyaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 22 February 2001 Left-handed Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
Rabin JoshiFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal UnknownUnknownUnknown
Bowlers
Sonu DevkotaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Unknown–Unknown
Rijan Dhakal Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 31 December 1994 Right-handed Left-arm medium
Surya Tamang Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 30 September 2001 Left-handed left-arm Slow orthodox
Krijan GurungFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 10 December 2003 Left-handed left-arm Slow orthodox
As of 4 february 2024

Coaching staff

PositionName
Team managerBijit Dhwaj Chand
Head coachKalam Ali
Technical AnalystRajan Shah (MomoCricket)
Assistant coachN/A
As of 18 January 2024

Seasons overview

Gautam Buddha Cup

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTNRNRRPtsPos
2020 [16] 20200–0.27503rd
SeasonStatistics
Most runsMost wicketsHighest team totals
2020 [17] Sunil Dhamala (48) Sompal Kami (4)118 (19.4 overs) vs Team Rapti

Prime Minister One Day Cup

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTNRNRRPtsPos
2021 [18] 43010+1.30371stSemi-finals
SeasonStatistics
Most runsMost wicketsHighest team totals
2021 [19] Prithu Baskota (215)Gautam KC (11)299/9 (50 overs) vs Sudurpaschim Province

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