Nepal will take on Pakistan A side in their first match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 on Friday at Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Sri Lanka.
The match starts at 10:15 AM Nepal standard time.
Rohit-led side will face the Pakistan side for the first time and he will miss the services of premium leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and Allrounder Dipendra Singh Airee as both will be playing Canada’s Global T20. Similarly, Gyanendra Malla, Karan KC and Aarif Sheikh will also be not seen in Nepal Jersey.
Nepal is placed in Group B and will face India A, UAE A and Pakistan A side.
Nepal squad: Rohit Paudel (C), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Dev Khanal, Pawan Sarraf, Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Surya Tamang, Shyam Dhakal, Bhim Sarki, Pratish GC, Lalit Rabanshi, Arjun Saud, Kishore Mahato
Pakistan A squad: Tayyab Tahir, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Kamran Ghulam, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Mubasir Khan, Amad Butt, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani
