Nepal’s cricket team is set to compete against Japan and Cambodia in the group stage of the 19th Asian Games. These three teams, Nepal, Japan, and Cambodia, are grouped together in Group B.
The 19th edition of the Asian Games is set to be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8.
Nepal will play the first match against Japan on the 27th of September. The match against Cambodia will be on October 1.
Nepal is among the 11 teams vying for a spot in the Quarter Finals, where the top four ranked teams will be waiting – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Cricket has featured at the Asian Games twice – in 2010 and 2014. The sport was left out of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. The matches in the upcoming edition of the Asian Games have been accorded international status by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Both men’s and women’s cricket will be played in the T20 International (T20I) format.
Nepal has already announced the 15-man squad for the tournament. A regular captain will lead the side.
Nepal’s Squad: Rohit Paudel (C), Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Jora, Binod Bhandari, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bibek Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pratish GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Avinash Bohara.
