The Cricket Association of Nepal has revealed the 14 men Nepalese squad, to tour Namibia. Nepal and Scotland will be flying to Namibia for the tri-series under ICC CWC League 2.
Kamal Singh Airee, Muhammad Aadil Ansari and Bhim Sharki are dropped from the Nepalese squad of the recently concluded bilateral series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Young speedster Nandan Yadav, continuously performing well in domestic tournaments, has been called up to the national side for the first time.
Nepal will travel to Namibia with high confidence after the series win against UAE. Despite losing the first match, Nepal came back well to clinch the series 2-1; the first-ever ODI series win at the home ground.
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The series gets underway on the first of December, with the home team facing Scotland. Namibia are currently hosting USA and PNG.
Oman are on top of the CWC League table with 44 points, followed by Scotland with 40 points. Oman has already played their all 36 matches, while Scotland has played just 28 matches. Nepal are in the second-last position with 17 points from 20 matches.
Nepalese Squad: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Arjun Saud, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Harishankar Sah, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan Kc, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sagar Dhakal, Nandan Yadav