Bhutan 7th position in Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8

In the seventh/eighth play-off, Bhutan recorded a last-ball two wickets victory over The Bahamas. After a disappointing tournament with both bat and ball, Jigme Singye and Manoj Adhikari came to the party for the Asian side and helped them secure a positive end to a disappointing tournament.


Bhutan Team photo with coach Baba Sourjah

Singye claimed 5-23 in 6.3 overs while team-mate Tandin Wangchuk ripped through the Bahamian top order, dismissing Greg Taylor and Narenda Ebanayake early on and then later removing opening batsman Mark Taylor too leaving Singye to clear up the lower order.

When the time came to knock off the runs, Adhikari's 58 was the cornerstone of Bhutan's innings, but it came down to Phuntsho Wangdi to score the winning runs off the final ball diving over the line and securing Bhutan its first and only victory of the tournament.


Jubilant Bhutanese Players celebrate win over Bahamas

Source - ICC, Photo courtesy of ICC

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Bhutan out of Pepsi ICC WCL Div. 8 after losing to host Kuwait

Kuwait dominated once again on day three of Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8 after ripping through Bhutan's batting line-up and skittling the Asian side for just 31 runs.


Captain during toss

The four losing sides Suriname, Bahamas, Gibraltar and Bhutan are all relegated out of Pepsi ICC WCL Div. 8. Gibraltar will take on Bhutan while Bahamas will face Suriname on Thursday in a series of cross-over matches.

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Bhutan edge past Suriname in high tensed match

Tshering Dorji of Bhutan and Shazam Ramjohn of Suriname at the toss

Bhutan bounced back from its huge defeat to Vanuatu yesterday by beating Suriname in a tightly fought game that saw the South American side fall just 11 runs short of target.

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Bhutan suffer a blow in the opening

Bhutan players Celebrates Fall of Vanuatu wickets

Vanuatu inflicted an embarrassing 282-run defeat on Bhutan who crumbled for 55 in the face of Vanuatu's huge 337 for 9. Captain Andrew Mansale led the with 87 off 81 balls, adding 154 alongside Johnathan Dunn (75), but it was the closing stages of the innings that provided the real fireworks. Patrick Matautaava swung his way to 79 from 43 deliveries including seven fours and four sixes and he wasn't finished there as he then claimed 4 for 11 in Bhutan's reply. None of the batsmen could muster double figures in an innings that lasted 23.1 overs.

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Bhutan fired up for WCL Div. 8

Bhutan captain Tshering Dorji is feeling confident alongside his coach Baba Sourjah ahead of the side's opening match against Vanuatu tomorrow in Kuwait for Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8.

"We've been working hard ahead of the tournament, despite Bhutan not having turf wickets or great cricket practice facilities but we don't let matters like that keeps us down," said Sourjah.

"Bhutan only has one artificial wicket and we play on a concrete pitch at a local school, so it's great to be playing on turf wickets," said Dorji, "So playing here is great especially with outfields that are far smoother than Bhutan."

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Squads announced for first-ever Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the final squads for the eight-team Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 8 (WCL Div.8) tournament which will be played from 6 to 12 November in Kuwait.

Teams from Suriname, Vanuatu, Bhutan, Gibraltar, Germany, Zambia and the Bahamas will join host Kuwait for the first ever WCL Div. 8. The top two sides at WCL Div. 8 will win promotion to the WCL Div. 7 to be staged in Botswana in May 2011.

The matches will be hosted at four grounds in Kuwait, namely Hubara, Unity, KEC and Sulaibiya.

WCL Div. 8 features eight sides rather than the usual six for WCL and so the tournament is being played in a slightly different format with two groups of four. The points system will be as follows in the group stages: two points for a win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss.

The sixth day of the event will see play-offs between the groups after the final group standings have been completed on day four. The WCL Div. 8 final and position play-offs will then take place on 12 November.

The full schedule for WCL Div. 8 is as follows:

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U-19 Women's Team Felicitated by Acting Prime Minister

Bhutan U-19 Women's Team with Acting Prime Minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk and Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel

Bhutan U-19 Women's Team were being felicitated by Acting Prime Minster Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk and Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel yesterday in Thimphu, the team were been welcomed in the Paro International Airport yesterday and on 13th by Labour Minster Lyonpo Dorji Wangdi and Education Minster Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdel.

Each individual team members were awarded a cash incentive of Nu 10,000/- by the government yesterday in the felicitation ceremony.

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Bhutan lost to Nepal in Final

Bhutan lost to Nepal in the final of the ACC U-19 Championship by 5 wickets played at IA cricket ground in Singapore on Today.

Nepal won the toss and elected to field in the match reduced to 20 overs due to rain. Bhutan manage to make 53 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, Yeshey Choden and Choening Tenzin could manage to cross double figure of 14 and 13 runs respectively. In reply Nepal made 54 for 5 in 17.2 overs.

"We are proud of the ways our girl perform during the U-19 Women Championship and this truly shows that we are not lacking at talent at even at minimal facilities, they have shown tremendous character to reach the final and give a experienced team like Nepal ad tough fight" said Jigme N Norbu CEO of Bhutan Cricket.

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Bhutan Girls made it to final of ACC U-19 Women's Championship 2010

Bhutanese women's cricket defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets today to reach the final of the ACC U-19 Women's Championship 2010, Bhutan will face Himalayan neighbor Nepal in the Final tomorrow.


Jubilant Bhutan's Girls after the Victory over Hong Kong




Dechen Wangmo With Women of the Match Award

Photo Courtesy of Asian Cricket Council

Brief Scorecard
Bhutan v Hong Kong at Ceylon Sports Club, Singapore
BHUTAN WON BY SEVEN WICKETS
Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat
Hong Kong: 99 for 7 off 25 overs (D.McCusker 44, Y.Choden 2-4)
Bhutan: 100 for 3 off 24.2 overs (D.Wangmo 39*; A. Ho 2-21)
Player of the Match: Dechen Wangmo (Bhutan)

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Bhutan U-19 Women's to Play Hong Kong in the Semi Final

Bhutanese U-19 Women's National Team will play Hong Kong in the Semi Final of the ACC U-19 Women's Championship 2010 on Monday, Bhutan remain unbeaten in five match after they crushed China by 10 wickets today in Yorker ground in Singapore. The other semi final will be between defending champion Nepal and UAE.


Bhutanese U-19 National Team

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Bhutan Entered Semi Final of ACC U-19 Women’s Championship 2010

Bhutanese U19 Women's National team entered in the Semi Final of the ACC U-19 Women's Championship after crushing Thailand by 86 runs and continued it's winning streak to four win from four match. Bhutan's last game is on Sunday against China.

Brief Summary of Bhutan's Match Stats played so far.

Match # 4 : Bhutan vs Thailand at IA. Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat. Bhutan: 117 for 6 in 25 overs. Thailand: 30 all out in 15 overs. Result: Bhutan won by 86 runs.

Match # 3 : Bhutan vs Oman at CSC. Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat. Bhutan: 95 for 4 in 25 overs. Oman: 46 all out in 23.2 overs. Result: Bhutan won by 49 runs.

Match # 2 : Bhutan vs Malaysia at IA. Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat. Bhutan: 107 for 3 in 25 overs. Malaysia: 52 all out in 21 overs. Result: Bhutan won by 55 runs.

Match # 1 : UAE vs Bhutan at IA. UAE won the toss and elected to bat. UAE: 75 all out in 15.4 overs. Bhutan: 77 for 6 in 23.4 overs. Result: Bhutan won by 4 wickets

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BCCB THANKS GABBA SPORTING PRODUCTS,BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, FOR GIFT OF BATS

Bhutan Cricket receive 4 bats donated by Gabba Sporting Products which was handed over by former coach Baba Mazhir Sourjah to Mr Ugyen Dorji (BCCB) in Penang, Malaysia when he came for the ACC U16 Challenge Cup 2010.




Coach Baba Sourjah handing over the Bats to Ugyen Dorji as Bhutan U16 National Team Boys Looks on

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Former Cricket Coach Baba Mazahir Sourjah in Bhutan

Former Bhutan national coach Mr. Baba Sourjah from Australia is in Thimphu for 3 weeks. He is here to conduct three weeks advance cricket lessons with coaches and he will be spending sometime sharing his knowledge with U16 boy’s and U19 girls.

Baba with his own creation

Bhutan has been one of his ever loving places and he has always enjoyed working in Bhutan. He was assigned Bhutanese national coach in the year 2003- 2006 and after he left Bhutan Cricket has never assigned any foreign coaches till date. Mr. Baba has been one of the pillars of BCCB in development of cricket in Bhutan. His students and the cricket members have a great respect for what he has done so far. “We really want to have him again and again because of his work the way he does but due to financial problem that we are facing at present, we can’t have him” said Jigme N Norbu, CEO.


Slip Catching Drill

He also added that Mr. Baba has always been a dedicated person and has always been helpful. He has already started his session with coaches and even worked with U19 Girls. “I am very much impressed with coaches and the players for being so dedicated to the game and taking the game serious, I can see the talent and I am very much pleased to work with you all” said Mr. Baba.

On 22nd April 2010 he had a session with eight coaches in Changlimithang national stadium. The session was basically to demonstrate more advance drills to coaches and also to assess their coaching style. “I love the way he creates his own drills and use that within players; it really helped players to develop their skills” said DS Gurung, Coaching Coordinator.

Underarm Drill

On 23rd April 2010, he had session with U19 Girls at same venue. He also insists coaches to run the program at same time. It was same drills he used with girls but it was impressive to see girls enjoying the session.

Reflex Catching

With U-19 Women’s Cricketer

Catching Drills With U-19 Women’s Cricketer

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Bhutan Cricket CEO Inspecting Ground Development Infrastructure Sites

Sarpang: the next cricket center of Bhutan

 With Principal of Gelephu LS School

Possibility of flat land to construct of cricket facility and even people loving cricket game in Sarpang District has been the most prior district to develop cricket infrastructures that BCCB is seriously taking interest. National Curator along with CEO and District coordinator had a three days visit to Sarpang for the final assessment to develop cricket nets and grounds. During their visit they have also visited Punakha District to see on the ground work taking place in Ugyen Academy.

 Sarpang Primary School

Bhutan Cricket is really in need of ground and without having no choice; BCCB is taking interest in southern part of Bhutan where possibility of getting flat land. Most of the southern part of Bhutan’s land escape is flat and each school are equip with ground covered with grasses. BCCB head of office is in Thimphu and has been successful in basing up school and club structure but due to raise in school involvement, it has been very hard for BCCB to conduct school cricket activities with that standard of ground. At present in Thimphu district most of the school activities has been conducted in Jigmethang and Changlimithang ground but both grounds are not belongs to BCCB.

 Sarpang HS School

“Being a coaching coordinator my work to make sure those activities should take place as per our plan of action whether in good or bad ground especially in Thimphu District” said DS Gurung. In Punakha BCCB has merged with Schools and has already planned to at least develop center wicket to run cricket activities. 

 Pelrithang MS School ground

“Cricket should go ahead and we can’t stop because of having problem in one district said Jigme Norbu, CEO. He also added that we can’t sit back and talk about no lands, there are many districts interested in cricket and if they have interest in development of cricket we are ready to go ahead. “All the paper work has been done and announcement of tender has already been published in Local paper” said National Curator. 

 Spending time with local cricketers

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