ICC T-20 World Cup Cricket: Nepal 21/2 in 4 overs
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Kathmandu, 2024 June 4, Tuesday/Nepal has lost two wickets in the third over after being put into bat first by the Netherlands in the match underway under the ICC T-20 Men’s World Cup cricket tournament.
The Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, USA.
Nepal lost both its openers, Kushal Bhurtel 7 (10) and Aasif Sheikh 4 (8) in the third over. Nepal was batting at 21 runs for 2 wickets at the end of 4 overs, with capital Rohit Poudel and Anil Shah at the crease.
This is the second participation of Nepal in the T-20 World Cup cricket. Nepal had previously played T-20 World Cup cricket for the first time in 2014.
The Nepali team eleven comprises Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Shah, Kushal Malla, Rohit Kumar Poudel (captain), Dipendra Singh Airi, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Abhinas Bohara and Sagar Dhakal.
A total of 20 countries are participating in the T20 World Cup being held in the US and the West Indies. Nepal is in Group D along with the Netherlands, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.