In a recent update in this regard on February 20, 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has also announced the 19-member Nepali cricket team that would be playing the Qualifiers tournament.

The team to be led by Captain Paras Khadka and Vice-Captain Gyanendra Malla has Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Rohit Kumar Poudel, Dillip Nath, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Sharad Bheshwakar, Sompal Kami, Basanta Regmi, Shakti Gauchan, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah and Lalit Bhandari.

Besides the main team, ICC has also selected Kishor Mahato, Siddhant Lohani, Binod Bhandari and Sunil Dhamala as reserve players.

It is noteworthy here that Nepal has recently secured its entry to the Qualifier round through the astonishing victory it has garnered in the ICC World Cricket League Division-2 match with Canada on February 14, 2018.

Despite its win against Canada, Nepal moved to Group B in the Qualifier round because of its final defeat against UAE in the Division-2 final match against UAE.

Nepal will be facing Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Scotland and Hong Kong in the Group B of the Qualifier round, with first match against the Zimbabwe team on March 04, 2018, followed by the second one with Scotland team on March 8, 2018, third with Afghanistan on March 10, 2018 and fourth with the Hong Kong team on March 12, 2018.

Whereas, Group A consists of UAE, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Scotland and Hong Kong.

The winner and first runner-up of these two groups will appear in the ICC World Cup 2019 slated to be held in England and Wales in 2019.

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Lalitpur Patriots, which won the toss, chose to bowl first and started thrashing the opposition’s batting order right from the start of the innings.

Claiming a total of seven wickets together, Lalitpur Patriots’ bowlers Suboth Bhati (India) and Nepali U-19 slow left-arm bowler Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi limited Kathmandu Kings’ batting performance to just 89 runs.

While Bhati took four wickets, veteran bowler Mahaboob Alam claimed two wickets followed by an Indian right arm off-break bowler Yogesh Nagar who took a single.

Amit Shrestha, the Top-Scorer

Even though Lalitpur Patriots saw a slow start with loss of its opener Pawan Sarraf’s wicket in the very first over, the team’s batting order sustained with batsman Amit Shrestha’s top performance for 27 runs and Sri Lankan player Akshu Fernanado’s 15-run score.

Jaykishan Kolsawala of India and captain Gyanendra Malla made a 57-run partnership driving the Lalitpur Patriots to success.

While Kathmandu Kings has former Sri Lankan one-day international player Farveez Maharoof as its captain and Akshu Fernando of Sri Lanka and Sagar Kumar of India as squads, Lalitpur Patriots roped in Indian cricketers Delhi Daredevils player Yogesh Nagar, Subod Bhati and Jaykishan Kolsawala in its squad.

The match was held at the Tribhuvan University (TU) Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on December 18, 2017.

The second day of the tournament on December 19, 2017 will see Chitwan Tigers Vs. Pokhara Rhinos playing the first match, followed by Biratnagar Warriors Vs. Lalitpur Patriots playing the second.

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