This is the first time a sporting body is being helped by a private organisation. The future of Bhutanese cricket received a helping hand with the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited (BTCL) signing an agreement with Bhutan Cricket Council Board (BCCB) yesterday to support the council with Nu 100,000 for three years.
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Bhutan Cricket will be conducting U-16 trail camp in Thimphu from the month of January as a part of U-16 National Team selection for the up-coming ACC U-16 Challenge Cup 2012 to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 1st March to 10th March 2012. Interested players born on or after 1st September 1995 are eligible for the said tournament.

For details please Contact:

Ugyen Dorji
Coach
Mobile No : 17528899

Bhutan Cricket has confirm to participate in the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2011 to be held in Kathmandu from 3rd Dec to 11th Dec 2011. The 14 members Squad are as follows:

Tshering Dorji (Captain)
Bikash Sharma Luitel
Phuntsho Wangdi
Tandin Wangchuk
Dampo Dorji
Barun Wakhley
Thinley Jamtsho
Tashi Tshering
Kumar Subba
Suprit Pradhan
Kencho Norbu
Dorji Loday
Sonam Tobgay
Ugyen Dorji

Manager – Sonam Phuntsho
Coach – Damber S. Gurung
Physio – Sangay Dorji

Medium pacer Sonam Tobgay was the pick of the bowlers for Bhutan with four wickets while Kencho Norbu picked two. Bhutan dropped four easy catches and another three or four half chances, had they held on to four easy catches, Afghanistan would have been restricted below 180 runs.

Bhutan 1st break Through
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Bhutan are grouped in Pool B along with host Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia in the ACC Twenty20 Cup to be held in Nepal. Group A consist of Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman, Kuwait and Maldives.

The tournament forms part of the qualifying process for ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka. The top three teams, other than Afghanistan, from this competition join the top six Associate and Affiliate teams with ODI status from 2009-2012 namely Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland in the 16-team ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be played in the UAE in early 2012. The other regional teams in the qualifier will be Europe (2), Africa (2), Americas (2) and East Asia – Pacific (1).
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Maldives win the first match of the SAARC Twenty20 Cup beating Bhutan by 6 Wickets. Maldives captain Shafraz Jaleel won the toss on a bright sunny morning in the newly constructed Ahmed Ali Didi Cricket Ground in Fuvahmulah. Shafraz decided to send in the Bhutanese team to bat, hoping that the newly laid artificial wicket would throw up a few surprises early in the morning. He was rewarded early as Bhutan lost their first wicket for 22 runs. Manoj Adhikari was caught by Shafraz off the bowling of Ahmed Umar who went on to take 4 wickets for the young Maldivian side.
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Bhutan Cricket Council Board has confirm it’s participation in the U25 SAARC Twenty20 Cup to be held in Maldives from 29th October 2011 to 09th November 2011.

Bhutan will play Host Maldives in opening day of the SAARC Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.
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On Tuesday 27 2011 Jigmethang, Class V&VI Boy’s school championship final was played between Dechencholing and Zilukha Schools. Dechencholing won the match by 5 wickets. More than 200 students from Dechencholing came to support their team. This has been the second trophy for Dechencholing MS School. The match played in afternoon at Jigmethang ground. This was the last school tournament in Thimphu for the year 2011.

U-16 Girls
Winner: Dechencholing Middle Secondary School
Runner’s up: Yangchen Gasel Lower Secondary School

Dechencholing girls clutched victory from the Yangchen Gasel in U16 girl’s school cricket championship yesterday at Jigmethang ground. In second game Lungtenzampa boy’s won against Changangkha in Class VII&VIII category.
The matches were delayed by rain. It was scheduled to have three finals but class V&VI category has been postpone to Tuesday 27 September 2011.

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