The game cricket introduced in Nepal by ruling Rana dynasty in 1920. When they returned a match was conducted between England and India. The match kept very much for themselves and the elite in the society. In 1946 Nepal formed the Cricket association to skilled the cricketers amongst the aristocracy.
In 1951 King Tribhuvan thrown over the Rana family, at the cricket began to spread among the population. In 1954 Nepali player team visit India. Cricket Association of Nepal promoted to one of the part of the National Sports Council for the promote of Cricket in Nepal, though it was limited within kathmadu until 1980. The game spread outside Kathmandu in this year due to communication and transportation much improved. In 1988 Nepal achieved the affiliate membership of the ICC. In the early 1990s a major cricket programme started to development with the regional and District level. The cricket expand to the school.
The crickets became popularity very quickly and demand to play. In the mid 1990s more facilities were built for the cricket team. In 1996 Nepal achieved associate membership of the International Cricket Council, which was the first time for the side players of national year.
Nepal finished the ACC Trophy fourth out of six team in Kuala Lampur. Nepal beat Brunei and Japan for their first time. Nepal improved enough facilities for cricket team by 1998 to allow them to host in the year ACC Trophy organized in Lalitpur, Kirtipur and Kathmandu. Nepal did not win any match in the tournamernt.
In 2000 Nepal Under-19 team of played Under-19 World Cup and they finished eight then Nepali development policy began y to pay off. Later the senior side reached in the semi final by using their best performance in ACC Trophy before defeated to Hong Kong at Sharjah. For the first time they complete the International Cricket Council Trophy in next year. In the tournament they defeated Germany and Gibralter in Ontario. But unluckily lost to Namibia to eventually runner up for the first round.
Nepal achieved the runner up in the ACC Trophy to the UAE in Singapore and they became Emerging Nations Tournament in the ACC Trophy for winning against Bhutan and Maldives in 2003.Before 2005 they were not invited to the tournament due to their won was comprehensive. They played and qualified for ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005 and ended 5th in ACC Trophy. They secured third in the tournament by beating Qatar in a play off, so they are unable to qualified for ICC Trophy 2005 in Ireland.
Nepal played a match against Namibia in Windhoek in play off match and decided the final team of ICC Intercontinental Cup 2006, they need win to qualify for the tournament but the match was drawn. They toured in Pakistan and played against Pakistan in the year.
Nepal visited to Jersey for the playing Division five of the World Cricket League, hey lost to Afghanistan in the semi final. Nepal achieve the their first major tournament by beating USA of the World Cricket League Division five in the final which was held at kathmanduin February 2010
Nepal participated in ICC World Cricket League 2012 division four , all the match won by Nepal and qualified for ICC World Cricket League 2012 division four which was conducted later in March 2013.
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