APF cricket team
Appearance
Full name | Nepal APF Cricket Club |
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Nickname | APF |
Founded | 2010 |
League | Prime Minister One Day Cup |
Based in | Kathmandu |
Owner | Armed Police Force |
2024 | 5th of 10 |
Website | www |
Active departments of Nepal A.P.F. Club | ||||||
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APF is one of the three departmental teams to play in National League Cricket and in Prime Minister One Day Cup. Other nine regional teams along with Nepal Army Club compete with APF in the league. APF formed a cricket team in September 2010. APF initially signed national team captain Paras Khadka and 15 other players while former national team player Raju Basnyat was appointed as the coach.[1] APF is two times champion in one-day format of the league as in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 tournament the APF Cricket Team defended its title defeating Region-4 Bhairawa by six wicket in Final match held on 21 December 2012.[2] In 2012, APF won the Twenty20 format of the league for the first time.[3]
Record by Seasons
Record
Season | One-Day | Twenty20 | ||
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Teams | Position | Teams | Position | |
2011 | 10 | Winner[4] | 10 | Runners-up[5] |
2012 | 9 | Winner[6] | 9 | Winner[7] |
2013 | Not held | 10 | Runners-up[8] | |
2014 | 9 | Runners-up[9] | Not held | |
2015 | 10 | Runners-up[10] | ||
2017 | 8 | Semi-Finals | ||
2018 | 10 | Winner | ||
2019 | 10 | Semi-Finals | ||
2021 | 10 | Runners-up | TBD | TBD |
2022 | 10 | Runners-up | TBD | TBD |
2024 | 10 | 5th | TBD | TBD |
Current Squad
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style |
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Captain and Bowler | |||
Basanta Regmi | 38 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin |
Batsman | |||
Prithu Baskota | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Sharad Vesawkar | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Shankar Rana | 28 | Right-handed | |
Sumit Maharjan | Right-handed | ||
Sundeep Jora | 23 | Right-handed | |
Wicket-keeper | |||
Aasif Sheikh | 23 | Right-handed | |
Pradeep Airee | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Bowler | |||
Bhuvan Karki | 30 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin |
Amar Singh Routela | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Kamal Airee | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Avinash Bohara | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Yagyaman Kumal | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Dipendra Rawat | Right-handed |
References
- ^ "APF form cricket team; sign 17 cricketers". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Armed Police Force ease against Bhairahawa to defend title". ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "APF lifts National T20 title". Nepal Cricket. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "APF national cricket champions". Cricnepal.com. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "NPC avenges APF, lifts T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "APF Clinches One Day Title". Cricnepal.com. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "APF lifts National T20 title". Cricnepal.com. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Tribhuvan Army Crowned National T20 Champion". Cricnepal.com. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Birgunj overcomes APF to win maiden senior trophy | Cricketlok". 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Naresh drives Army to their first national cricket title". Cricnepal.com. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "एक्स्पर्ट पिएम कपको दोश्रो दिन एपिएफ र प्रदेस न ३ भिड्दै | Cricket Himalaya |". Cricket Himalaya. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.