Kathmandu, Oct 27: Nepal will face host US in the match to be held later today under the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League-2 series. The series also includes Scotland. This is the first match that Nepal is playing under the series. The match to be held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas is scheduled to start at 9:15 pm NST. Meanwhile, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced a 15-member team under the captaincy of Rohit Kumar Poudel for today’s match. Anil Shah, Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Bhim Sarki, Dipendra Singh Airee, Arjun Saud, Aarif Sekh, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Gulsan Jha and Rijan Dhakal are in the playing eleven. Under the tri-series, Nepal will play two matches each against the US and Scotland. Nepal will play the second match against Scotland on Tuesday. The ICC World Cup League-2 includes Canada, the USA, the Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) along with Nepal. Nepal is currently ranked seventh in the League-2 points table. Nepal has collected three points in eight matches played so far with just one win. Similarly, Canada leads the points table followed by the US in the second position. Scotland is fourth in the table.
Sujata Adhikari