Nepal is competing against Oman today in the first match of the T-20 Series comprising four countries before playing in the ICC T-20 World Cup Global Qualifiers.
The match between Nepal and Oman is to take place at 3.45 pm Nepal time at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman. Nepal will be playing with the goal of securing a victory. Nepal had played against Oman in the T-20 Series in 2019 before this. Oman had defeated Nepal by six wickets in that match.
Nepal will play United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its second match of the Series on Saturday. It will play against Ireland on Monday.
Nepal is playing in the Four Nations Series before participating in the Global Qualifiers ‘A’ under the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup Qualifiers.
Following the three matches, Nepal will then announce the final 15-member squad for the world cup qualifiers. There are currently 17 players in the team. Two of them will be axed after the T20I series.
More than 15 players are not allowed in ICC tournaments but it is the board that decides the number of players for cricket series.
Besides Nepal, other teams featuring in the Global Qualifiers include Oman, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Philippines and the UAE. Among the eight teams, Ireland, the UAE, Bahrain and Germany are in Group B.
The opening match will be held on February 18 in which Nepal will face hosts Oman. Two teams that make it to the final will be able to play the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13 later this year.
These eight teams are also divided into two groups. Nepal, Canada, Philippines and Oman are in Group A while UAE, Bahrain, Ireland and Germany are in Group B.
Nepali squad:
Sandeep Lamichhane (Captain), Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Gyanendra Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar, Aarif Sheikh, Karan KC, Ahahab Alam, Pradeep Airee, Jitendra Mukhiya, Bivek Yadav, Avinash Bohora, Kamal Singh Airee, Lokesh Bam, Sagar Dhakal and Kushal Malla.
