Nepal batting first, change in the team
Nepal is batting first after India won the toss and opted to bowl at Pallekele Stadium in Sri Lanka.
KATHMANDU: Nepal will bat first against India in Asia Cup cricket.
Nepal is batting first after India won the toss and opted to bowl at Pallekele Stadium in Sri Lanka.
One alteration has been made by the Nepalese team. Bhim Sarki has been given the opportunity to replace Arif Sheikh in the match against Pakistan.
Both sides will be aiming for the Super Four as the second and last match of the group round begins.
For the first time, Nepal will meet India, the world’s largest cricket team.
Both clubs will be looking to advance to the Super Four by winning on Monday.
Pakistan qualified for the Super Four with three points in this group.
After the match against Pakistan was affected by rain, India has 1 point.
Nepal lost to Pakistan in the first match and is without points.
The Indian team will be captained by Rohit Sharma, while the Nepali team will be led by Rohit Paudel.
Nepal’s Playing XI :
Aasif Sheikh (wicketkeeper), Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel (captain), Bhim Sarki, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane and Lalitnarayan Rajvanshi
India’s Playing XI :
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Birat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Shiraz and Kuldeep Yadav
