Koshi Province women's cricket team

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Koshi Province
Nickname(s)KPW
League Prime Minister Women's Cup
Personnel
Captain Rubina Chhetry
Chairman Sarbajit Raj Pandey
Owner Koshi Province Cricket Association
Team information
City Biratnagar
Colours  Green
Established2019
History
PM Cup  wins Simple gold cup.svg Champions
(2020)
Official website https://cricketnepal.org.np [1]

Koshi Province women's cricket team, also known as Team Koshi (former Province 1) is a Nepali provincial women's cricket team, based in the Koshi Province of Nepal. The team plays Twenty20 cricket in the Prime Minister Women's Cup [2] The team is currently being run under the Koshi Province Cricket Association, with Rubina Chhetry [3] as the team captain.

Contents

Current squad

Name [4] NationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batter
Namita ShresthaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 25 June 1999 Right-handed
Sanu RajbanshiFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 18 September 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bimala MahalaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4 July 2006-Unknown
Lakita RajbanshiFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 29 December 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Rubina Chhetry Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 26 November 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Apsari Begam Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 7 July 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Nisha ShahFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 8 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Riya SharmaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Unknown Right-handed Bowling all-rounder
Wicket-keepers
Kajal Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 20 May 1999 Right-handed
Bowlers
Sangita Rai Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 24 February 2000 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Sabnam Rai Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 23 August 1999 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Bandana RajbanshiFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal ---
Alisha Kumari KhadiyaFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2 August 2001 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Kajol RajbanshiFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 10 November 2006
As of 17 October 2023

Coaching staff

PositionName
Team manager
Head coach
Technical Analyst
Assistant coachN/A
As of 17 October 2024

Seasons

Women's PM Cup

SeasonTeamsPosition
20198Semi Finalist
20208Champions
20218Runners-up
20238Runners-up
2023-24 8Runners-up

Lalitpur Mayor's Cup

SeasonTeamsPosition
202153rd
202253rd
20235Runners-up
2024 54th

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References

  1. https://cricketnepal.org.np/
  2. "Koshi Province Women Cricket Schedule". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. "Ashmina to lead Bagmati Province Cricket team". Hamro Khelkud. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. "Koshi Province current squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.