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Kathmandu:  Himalayan Cricket Academy won 10th Edition of Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T20 Cricket Tournament-2025. Angles Sports Academy won the runners-up trophy. The winning teams, out of 12 teams of various clubs, were awarded trophies on Sunday, when the event concluded.

Noha Hamdy Ahmed Elgebaly, Ambassador of Egypt to Nepal, Chen Song, Ambassador of China to Nepal, Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMOD, Surendra Raj Regmi, CEO of Global IME Bank and Manju Ratna Sakya, President of Nepal-Pakistan Friendship and Cultural Association (NPFCA), among many other distinguished guests, were present at the ceremony.

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