ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Nepal squad, schedule, timings, venues and all you need to know

Nepal will kick off their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on June 4.

Earlier this month, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The much-awaited marquee tournament is all set to be jointly hosted by West Indies and USA in June.

The CAN has named 21-year-old Rohit Paudel as their skipper for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The line-up consists of many young and talented players who have performed brilliantly in the ACC Premier Cup in Oman and against the West Indies A in a T20I series.

The player to watch out for in the squad will be all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee. Dipendra hammered six sixes in an over against Qatar in April 2024 during the ACC Premier Cup. Apart from Airee, the selection committee has also named Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh, who are top-order batters.

Lalit Rajbanshi will lead Nepal’s spin bowling attack, whereas Karan Khatri and Sompal Kami will take on the responsibilities of the fast bowling attack. 

Nepal didn’t qualify for the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. In this year’s T20 World Cup, the youngsters in the squad will look to give some memorable performances.

Nepal’s full schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2024:

The Paudel-led side is placed in Group D along with South Africa, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

They will kick off their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against the Netherlands on June 4. They will then face Sri Lanka on June 11 before playing South Africa on June 14. It will be followed by their final league stage match on June 16 against Bangladesh.

• June 4: vs Netherlands
• June 11: vs Sri Lanka
• June 14: vs South Africa
• June 16: vs Bangladesh

The Super Eight matches will be played from June 19 to June 25.

In which venues will Nepal play their group stage matches in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024?

Rohit Paudel’s Nepal will play their first two league-stage matches in the United States. The side will then travel to the Caribbean Islands to play their remaining two games in the T20 World Cup 2024.

• June 4: vs Netherlands, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
• June 11: vs Sri Lanka, Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill
• June 14: vs South Africa, Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent
• June 16: vs Bangladesh, Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent

What are the timings of Nepal’s matches in the T20 World Cup 2024?

The first league stage match against the Netherlands is scheduled to get underway at 9:00 p.m. IST/10:30 a.m. local time on June 4. Against Sri Lanka, their match will is set to kick-off at 5:00 AM IST (June 12)/7:30 Local Time (June 11).

Their third group stage match against South Africa is scheduled for 5:00 AM IST (June 15)/7:30 PM Local Time (June 14). Nepal’s final league stage fixture against Bangladesh will be played at 5:00 a.m. IST (June 17)/7:30 p.m. local time (June 16).

Nepal squad for the T20 World Cup 2024:

Rohit Paudel (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee.

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