Kathmandu : Nepali cricket team all set to play against Kenya in ICC World Cricket League matches in Kathmandu on 11 and 13 March. Nepal recently played three matches in New Delhi while Kenya played four matches in the western Indian city of Vadodara.
The ICC World Cricket League is the gateway to 2019 50-over World Cup qualifiers. Khadka retained his place despite currently recuperating from a abdominal surgery last month. Khadka also missed the team’s Noida tour in order to recover from the surgery.
Nepal captain Paras Khadka says his team is out to get maximum points in its remaining six matches of the championship, which gives each team 14 matches to play. "All 14 players in the squad are in good form. But god forbid if I do not make it, I am confident that the team will play well. That the game is taking place in Nepal is also a big advantage for us. As of now, I have a feeling that I can play." Khadka said.
Currently, Nepal are in the sixth place of the eight-team WCLC with six points from eight matches.while Kenya are fifth with eight points. The Netherlands lead the table with 16 points, followed by Papua New Guinea (12), Hong Kong (11) and Scotland (11). Namibia (two) and UAE (two) are seventh and eighth respectively in the eight-team competition. Nepal will play Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates after Kenya fixtures with the team needing to record wins in all matches to have any chance of reaching the World Cup Qualifiers.
The live streaming of this match will be available on NTV plus and scoreofnepal.com
The squads:
Nepal: Paras Khadka (captain), Dipendra Airee, Mahaboob Alam, Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Sharad Vesawkar,Sunil Dhamala, Shakti Gauchan, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Sagar Pun, Basant Regini.
Kenya: Rakep Patel (captain), Dhiren Gondaria, Irfan Karim, Karan Kaul, Pushpak Kerai Odhiambo, Nelson Odhiambo, Lucas Oluoch, Elijah Otieno, Rushabhvardhan Patel, Gurdeep Singh,, Shem Ngoche, Alex Obanda, Collins Obuya, Nehemiah
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