Nepal's Biggest Six Weeks: ACC Premier Cup, Asian Games and What Comes Next
From an ACC Premier Cup final to the Asian Games in Japan, Nepal are in the middle of the busiest and highest-stakes stretch of cricket in the program's history. Full guide.
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Nepal vs UAE: ACC Premier Cup 2026 Final Preview — A Direct Ticket to the Asia Cup
Nepal face UAE in the ACC Premier Cup 2026 final at Bayuemas Oval on September 12, with a direct 2027 Asia Cup berth for the winner. Form, history and what's at stake.
Latest news
All news →Nepal Demolish Oman by 87 Runs to Reach ACC Premier Cup 2026 Final
Dipendra Singh Airee's 51 and 3/11 led Nepal to a crushing 87-run win over Oman in Kuala Lumpur, bowling out the 2024 champions for just 60 to reach the ACC Premier Cup 2026 final.
The UAE Are One Win From a Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final
India and Sri Lanka are through. Both remaining semi-final places go to a single match, and one of them puts the UAE against Bangladesh with a last-four spot on it.
Namibia Will Host the 2027 World Cup. Right Now They Are Not In It.
Namibia co-host the 2027 World Cup and have no automatic place, because hosting rights only carry qualification for Full Members. They sit fifth in League 2, three points off the cut.
Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games: Nepal, Oman, Hong Kong and Japan Get a Stage
Cricket returns to the Asian Games from September 17 in Japan, and half the men's field is Associate nations. Full team lists, format, venue and what is actually at stake.
Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026: Half the Field Is Associate, and Indonesia Are Here for the First Time
Eight teams in Dubai to September 13, and four of them are Associates — Thailand, Hong Kong China, UAE and debutants Indonesia. The groups, the knockout format, and what is actually at stake.
Player profiles
All players →Dipendra Singh Airee
All-rounder · NepalNepal all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20 international history — 50 off 9 balls — and famously hit six sixes in an over.
Kushal Bhurtel
Opening batter · NepalAggressive Nepal opener Kushal Bhurtel sets the tone in the powerplay and announced himself with a breakout 2021 that earned global recognition in Associate cricket.
Rohit Paudel
Batter · Nepal captain · NepalNepal captain Rohit Paudel became the youngest male player to score an international fifty at 16, and has since led Nepal to a T20 World Cup and their highest-ever rankings.
Sandeep Lamichhane
Leg-spin bowler · NepalNepal's first IPL cricketer and the face of the country's rise, leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has taken wickets in franchise leagues on every continent.
Sompal Kami
Fast bowler · NepalNepal's pace spearhead for over a decade, Sompal Kami has taken the new ball in every major campaign of the country's rise — from World Cricket League to the T20 World Cup.
AB de Villiers
Batter · 'Mr 360' · South AfricaAB de Villiers holds the records for the fastest fifty (16 balls), fastest century (31 balls) and fastest 150 (64 balls) in ODI history — the most complete hitter cricket has produced.
Brian Lara
Batter · 'The Prince of Trinidad' · West IndiesBrian Lara holds the two most romantic records in batting: the highest Test score (400 not out) and the highest first-class score (501 not out) — and he broke the Test record twice.
Don Bradman
Batter · 'The Don' · AustraliaSir Donald Bradman's Test batting average of 99.94 is statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport — no other batter in 150 years of Test cricket has sustained an average above 62.
The money in cricket
Full rankings → 1. SACHIN TENDULKAR est. $170m
2. MS DHONI est. $127m
3. VIRAT KOHLI est. $125m
Richest cricketers in the world, 2026 editorial estimates
2. MS DHONI est. $127m
3. VIRAT KOHLI est. $125m
Richest cricketers in the world, 2026 editorial estimates