Kathmandu: The Nepali national cricket team is taking on Kuwait today under the ICC T20 World Cup and East Asia Pacific Regional Qualifier with the target to participate in the T20 World Cup for the third time. The Nepal-Kuwait match, part of the tournament beginning today in Oman, will be held at 8.45 pm Nepali time.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Nepal had previously participated in the 2014 and 2024 World Cups. In this qualifier, Nepal is placed in Group ‘B’ alongside Kuwait and Japan. The tournament features nine teams divided into three groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super Six stage.
Group ‘A’ includes Malaysia, Qatar, and UAE, while Group ‘C’ consists of Oman, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa Islands. The Nepali team, led by captain Rohit Paudel and vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee, includes players Kushal Bhurtel, Lokesh Bam, Kushal Malla, Asif Sheikh, Adil Alam, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sandeep Jora, Arif Sheikh, Lalit Narayan Rajbamshi, Gulshan Jha, and Sompal Kami.