Nepal, who is going to participate in the Asia Cup cricket for the first time, will play the home team Pakistan on Wednesday. The opening match of the 16th edition of the Asia Cup will be held at Multan Cricket Stadium in Pakistan at 3:45 PM.
The Nepali cricket team is preparing to play against Pakistan, the number one country in the world in the ODI rankings. The first meeting between Nepal and Pakistan will take place on Wednesday. The Asia Cup is being conducted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Nepal has been selected for the Asia Cup after becoming the champion in the ACC Premier Cup held last May. In the final match of the tournament, Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by seven wickets.
Out of 13 matches in the Asia Cup, four matches will be played in Pakistan and the remaining nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka. 6 nations will participate in the competition. Divided into two groups, Group A consists of Nepal, India and Pakistan and Group B consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
After the match against Pakistan, Nepal will play the second match of the group stage in Sri Lanka. Captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, Ashif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Narayan Rajwanshi, Bhim Sarki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airi, Karan KC, Gulsan Jha, Arif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Arjun Saud, Pratish JC, Kishore Mahato, Sandeep Zora and Shyam Dhakal is in the Nepali team.
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