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Nepal Police Club cricket team

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Nepal Police Club cricket team
Nepal Police Club
Nickname(s)The Cops
LeaguePrime Minister One Day Cup
Personnel
CaptainDipendra Singh Airee
CoachManjeet Shrestha
OwnerNepal Police
Team information
CityKathmandu
Colours  Blue
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
History
No. of titles4
Senior Men's One Day wins0
Senior Men's Twenty20 wins1 (2011)
PM Cup wins3 (2017,[n 1] 2019, 2024)
Official websitewww.nepalpolice.gov.np

The Nepal Police Club cricket team commonly known as Nepal Police Club is one of the three departmental teams that play in Prime Minister One Day Cup and also played the National League Cricket. Other seven provincial teams compete with Nepal Police club in the league.

History

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They participated in 2011 National One Day tournament but finished as a runners-up after losing to APF Club in the final. But they defeated departmental rival APF Club to lift the title of 2011 Pepsi Standard Chartered T20 National Cricket Tournament.[1] They have also won 2017, 2019 and 2024 Prime Minister Cup.[2]

Record by Seasons

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Season One-Day Twenty20
Teams Position Teams Position
2011 10 Runners-up[3] 10 Winner[1]
Season One-Day Twenty20
Teams Position Teams Position
2017 8 Winner[4] Not held
2018 10 Semi-Finals
2019 10 Winner[5]
2021 10 Semi-Finals TBD TBD
2022 10 Semi-Finals TBD TBD
2024 10 Winner[6] TBD TBD

Current Squad[7]

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Name Age Batting style Bowling style
Captain and Batsman
Manjeet Shrestha 39 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Batsmen
Aarif Sheikh 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Amit Shrestha 31 Right-handed
Kushal Bhurtel 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sunil Dhamala 39 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Dilip Nath 26 Lef-handed
Anil Sah 26 Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Dipendra Singh Airee 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Prem Tamang 27 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Yogendra Singh Karki 27 Right-handed
Pawan Sarraf 23 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bowlers
Lalit Rajbanshi 25 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Sagar Dhakal 22 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Rashid Khan 23 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium

Achievements

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Cricket

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Notes

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  1. ^ The trophy was shared after the final ended in a no result.

References

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  1. ^ a b "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Police clinch Prime Minister Cup title". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ "APF national cricket champions". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister Cup 2074 : Army and Police share the trophy as the final match got washed out". Wicket Nepal. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Sanil-paced Dhamala hands Police Prime Minister Cup". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Nepal Police Club clinches PM Cup Cricket title". myRepuclica. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ^ "मन्जित श्रेष्ठको कप्तानिमा एमएम कपको लागि नेपाल पुलिस क्लबको टिम घोषणा". Cricket Himalaya (in Nepali). 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.