Nepal Men's Cricket Team has reached to Sri Lanka for some practice sessions with Sri Lanka Development Team. Nepal team will play 3 One Day (OD) matches during the visit. After completing the practice session in Sri Lanka, Nepal team will travel to Canada for ICC CWC League 2 as an away tour and play against Canada and Oman from September 16 to 26, 2024. After the completion of this series, Nepal will play Tri-Nation T20I series against same teams starting September 28 and also play 2 ODI later against Canada as per CAN's schedule in the Calendar before visiting to USA for another ICC CWC League 2 series.
Cricket Association has announced 19 players for the tour in Sri Lanka, reducing the squad size by 3 from 22. However Captain Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh Airee are in Canada and join National team later, will miss out this Sri Lanka tour. 12 players namely Karan KC, Anil Sah, Gulshan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, Aasif Sheikh, Aakash Chand, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sagar Dhakal already reached to Sri Lanka on Sunday. Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud and Rijan Dhakal will join team Monday.
Schedule of Travel with Fixtures of Nepal Match (Revised and Updated):
- September 1, 2024 - Travel Day (12 Players reached Sri Lanka)
- September 2, 2024 - Practice Day (Remaining 5 players reached Sri Lanka)
- September 3, 2024 - Nepal vs Sri Lanka Development Squad, at Surrey Village, 10:15 AM NST
Result: Washout by rain - September 4, 2024 - Nepal vs Sri Lanka Development Squad, at Surrey Village, 10:15 AM NST
Result: Washout by rain - September 5, 2024 - Practice Day
- September 6, 2024 - Nepal vs Sri Lanka Development Squad, at Surrey Village, 10:15 AM NST
LIVE SCORE:
Sri Lanka Development Team 160/5 (26.5 ov)
Nepal 159/10 (40.0/50 ov)
Result:
Sri Lanka Dev. Squad won by 5 wickets
Kushal Bhurtel 43 (50) -bowled out
Aasif Sheikh 0 (5) -caught out
Anil Sah 3 (9) -bowled out
S Jora 6 (24) -caught out
Aarif Sheikh 20 (33) -caught out
Kushal Malla 35 (55) -caught out
Sompal Kami 2 (3) -lbw out
Gulshan Jha 5 (20)- run out
K KC 15 (22) -caught out
L Rajbanshi- 3 (13) -not out
Aakash Chand 5 (9) -caught out
Extra: 7 runs (b 0, lb 7, nb 0, wd 0)
SLD
K Sanjula 50 (43)
Bowler:
Sompal Kami: 2 Wickets
Lalit Rajbanshi: 1 Wicket
Gulshan Jha: 2 Wickets.
Full Scorecard - September 7, 2024 - Practice Day
- September 16: Nepal vs Canada CWC League 2, 7:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- September 18: Nepal vs Oman CWC League 2, 7:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- September 22: Nepal vs Canada CWC League 2, 7:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- September 24: Nepal vs Oman CWC League 2, 7:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
T20I Tri-Series - September 28: Nepal vs Canada, 9:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- September 29: Nepal vs Oman, 9:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- October 1: Nepal vs Canada, 9:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- October 2: Nepal vs Oman, 9:45 PM (Nepal Time), Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
- Final (Oct 5)
Squad information
Nepal Team:
Rohit Paudel (c) (Unavailable in Sri Lanka), Dipendra Singh Airee (Unavailable in Sri Lanka), Karan KC, Anil Sah, Gulshan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, Aasif Sheikh, Aakash Chand, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, Rijan Dhakal and Sagar Dhakal
Sri Lanka Development Squad:
To be updated.
TV Guide / How to watch Nepal vs SL Development Squad match?
Link for Nepal tour of Sri Lanka and match against Sri Lanka Development squad will be updated here if official broadcaster is found.