11th Board Meeting
The 11th Board Meeting of Bhutan Cricket was held on Friday (July 23) at Phuntsho Pelri Hotel, Thimphu.Chaired by the President, Thinley Wangchuk Dorji, the Board Members, CEO and head office staffs made their presence for the meeting.Various agendas like forming of various selection committees for the national teams, restructuring of domestic competitions, RAMA ground development plan and many other development plans were discussed.The President also suggested to create a fund raising called the ‘national team support fund’ that would benefit the national players and activities related to he national teams.Considering the importance of the coaches and future cricketers, coaches development programs including coaches cash incentives and identifying skilful coaches were also discussed.Further, cash incentives for international event representation were also discussed.
True Warriors thrash Gladiators by 77 runs
True Warriors sealed their spot in Qualifier 2 of the Bhutan T20 Smash 2022 with 77 runs win over Druk Gladiators today at the Jigmethang cricket ground, Thimphu. Namgay Thinley’s incredible four wicket haul and Ngawang Thinley’s all-round performance with both bat and bowl powered True Warriors to an easy 77 runs victory in a low scoring match Druk Gladiators chose to field after winning the toss and resulted in their favor as they got Kinga Loday out for a duck off the final ball in the first over by Deepak Verma caught by Sajibul Mai. Deepak Verma went on to get the second wicket off Namgay Thinley, trapping him LBW in the third over. Deepak Verma got rid of Kezang Nima for a duck as he was bowled out in the fifth over to claim his third wicket. True Warriors found themselves in a state of bother before Ngawang Thinley and Tarun Kumar added 41 runs for the fourth wicket partnership. The partnership was broken after Deepak Verma was brought back to bowl his final over and getting Tarun Kumar (21 off 29) and ending an impressive spell of 4 wickets and giving only 13 runs. Ngawang Thinley and skipper Prashant Chhetri started to pull back the innings for the team as the two added 46 runs partnership before Ngawang was caught by Sonam Dorji off Sahidul Islam’s bowl. Prashant Chhetri played a captain’s innings as he scored an unbeaten 40 off 30 balls taking the team total to 137. Druk Gladiator’s needed “run a ball” situation to take them forward and their openers did just that as Deepak Verma and Vijay Sagar Gundala scored 27 runs off the first three overs before losing Gundala, caught by Yueyong Phuntsho off Kinley Penjor’s bowling. ahidul Islam was trapped LBW by Namgay Thinley off his first bowl in the fourth over. Namgay Thinley went on to get his second wicket bowling out Gladiators skipper Deepak Verma in the seventh over. True Warrior bowlers were all over the Gladiator batsmen as non-of the batsmen managed to score in double digit as the team was all out for 60 runs in 12 overs. Namgay Thinley picked up four wickets whereas Kezang Nima picked 2 wickets and Ngawang got three wickets to thrash Gladiators by 77 runs. Namgay Thinley was declared the player of the match.
Thimphu Knights enter top two
Thimphu Knights defeated the Druk Gladiators by 40 runs to reach the top two spot of the ongoing Bhutan T20 Smash 2022 held at Jigmethang cricket ground, Thimphu. Knight, having won the toss chose to bat first and started brilliantly by openers Tandin Wangchuk and Pasa Wangdi bringing up 87 runs for the opening partnership. Tandin Wangchuk (64 off 38 balls) went on to score his first half century of the tournament which included nine boundaries. It took Gladiators 10.3 overs before Deepak Verma gave the first break-through getting Tandin Wangchuk caught by Noor Alan. Deepak Verma went on to get Knight’s other opening batsman Pasa Wangdi after a well-constructed 30 off 34 balls. Wickets started to tumble after a great start as Knight’s lost their third wicket Kencho Norbu bowled by Saha Alom. Deepak Verma went on to take his third wicket as Suman Pradhan was found out of the crease and his wickets disturbed through a direct under-arm throw registering a stumping for wicket-keeper Vijay Sagar. Knight’s tailender and hard-hitter Barun played a cameo of an innings scoring 20 off seven balls. Thimphu Knight’s ended their innings at 150 for the loss of seven wickets giving Druk Gladiators 151 to chase. Thimphu Knights youngster Kinley Penjor gave the start they needed picking up Gladiators main man Saha Alom caught by Barun Wakhley at mid-on. Kinley Penjor picked up his second when he came back for his second over to bowl out Somvir Yadav. Knight’s speedster Dawa got his first wicket bowling out Ashwani Tiwari in his third over as Gladiators kept losing wickets at a regular interval. Knight’s went on to get their fourth wicket of pricy batsman Sajibul Mai as he was stumped by Sanjog from behind. Noor Alan was bowled first ball off Tandin Wangchuk’s first ball as Gladiators lost half their side for just 33 runs. Skipper Deepak Verman was dismissed LBW in the next over by Suman Pradhan for his second. Sahidul Islam’s cameo of 30 runs off 18 balls came to an end as he was bowled by Kinley Penjor who was brought back for his third over. Tandin Wangchuk went on to get his second wicket that of Bappa Mia completing his quota of four overs giving just 13 runs. Kencho Norbu wrote his name on the wicket list as well, getting Sherub Gyeltshen caught and bowled to wrap up Druk Gladiators innings for 110, hence, losing by 40 runs. Tandin Wangchuk was adjudged the player of the match for his all-round performance.
Bhutan beat Thailand by six wickets
Bhutan beat Thailand by six wickets just now at the ongoing Quadrangular Series in Malaysia.
Bhutan beat Maldives by six runs
In what was one of the best matches between two associate members in the words of the commentators, Bhutan defeated Maldives by six runs to register their first win of the ongoing quadrangular series yesterday at the YSD-UKM Oval, Malaysia. With the win over Maldives, Bhutan also created history as they registered their first international T20 win. Bhutan will look to continue the momentum as they take on Thailand in the next match and a win against Thailand will keep Bhutan’s hope alive for the finals. Having started poorly losing by 155 runs to host Malaysia in the opening match of the tournament, Bhutan came close to overcoming Malaysia in the second match-up, however, losing by 39 runs. Bhutan was on the verge of reaching the historic feet earlier as the tournament favorite Malaysia were put in a rabbit hole situation in their second match-up. Bhutan was all-over Malaysia picking up eight wickets for just 51 runs after 10 overs. The host however, managed to extricate themselves through their bowling effort and beat Bhutan by 39 runs to take 2-0 lead. Speaking to Bhutan Cricket in-house media, team Captain Jigme Singye expressed his joy and excitement for the win and how the team is feeling in the dugout. “We should have won against Malaysia earlier as well, however, the boys are coming back stronger with every match,” he said. “The younger players are stepping up which is a great sign for Bhutan cricket and the future of Bhutan cricket,” he added. Namgay Thinley was adjudged the player of the match for his outstanding display with both bat and bowl. Bhutan takes on Thailand tomorrow in the morning match at the same venue.
Bhutan Senior men’s ready for first Quadrangular Series
The Bhutan senior men’s team will make their first international tournament appearance after three years as they prepare to participate in the first ever quadrangular series beginning from July 2 to 13, 2022. The last time the men’s team played was back in 2019 when Bhutan U-23 participated in the SAFF games in Nepal. The four-nation series featuring Bhutan, Thailand, Maldives and host Malaysia will begin from July 2 to July 13, 2022. The team will be led by long standing Captain Jigme Singye and his senior counterpart Thinley Jamtsho will be the Vice Captain. It will also be the first international tournament outing for National coach Trishane Nonis after his appointment as the national coach. The team will travel to Malaysia tomorrow and drive to Johor and play two practice matches before returning to capital Kuala Lumpur for the tournament. #asiancricketcouncil#bhutancricket#cricketbhutan #ICC#drukair#malaysiacricketassociation
Malaysia! Here We Come
The U-19 national women’s team will leave for Malaysia tomorrow to take part in the U19 World Cup Qualifiers Asia. Apart from Bhutan the tournament will feature Thailand, Hong Kong, Nepal, Qatar and host Malaysia. The team will be lead by Ngawang Choden. The President of Bhutan Cricket, Thinley Wangchuk Dorji met the players today and conveyed his best wishes and some words of wisdom.
Bhutan Cricket 11th Annual General Meeting
The 11th annual general meeting (AGM) of Bhutan Cricket was held at Zhingkham Resort, Punakha on 28th May, 2022.The CEO, Board member representative Mr. Tshering Tashi, district coaches, district coordinators and other employees of the head office made the attendance. In the opening statement, CEO Damber Gurung began by congratulating the rest of the employees for their hard work and for the progress cricket has been making over the years.Various issues pertaining to the development of cricket in the country was thrashed out in the meeting.
Collaboration between Bhutan Cricket and Bhutan Shooting Federation
Bhutan Cricket and Bhutan Shooting Federation (BSF) signed a ‘one of a kind’ memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) conference hall, Thimphu today. The MoU signing is being endorsed by the BOC. The MoU will allow the two sports federations to work together whereby complimenting each other in creating platform for both federations to grow together. The signing was initiated in the presence of the Secretary General of BOC, Sonam Karma Tshering, President of Bhutan Cricket Thinley Wangchuk Dorji, President of BSF, Colonel Jambay and representatives from respective federations. The main motive behind the MoU is to collaborate and jointly develop the Centre of Excellence at Rama land, Thimphu for the development of both the sports. Speaking during the event, Colonel Jambay Dorji said that the signing of the particular MoU will help both the sports federations in many ways. “It will benefit both the sports and in other ways help youth engagement and thereby in producing productive citizens.” According to the President of Bhutan Cricket the signing of the MoU marks as one of the most important one as it is also first of a kind collaboration between two sport bodies. He said, “Huge part of this fruitful event goes to the support bestowed from the President of BOC, HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck.” Thinley Wangchuk Dorji assured support of all kind for the success of the project. “This is a well-thought project and exciting times are ahead of us and with continued support from BOC, we will set this project as an example and showcase great partnership,” he added. “This is great initiative and collaboration between the two sports body,” said SG of BOC, Sonam Karma Tshering. He said that such collaboration is what BOC wants to see and support. “Such collaboration will only set good trend and example of working together.” “It will benefit both federations and projects like this are a win-win situation for everyone involved.”