KATHMANDU: Nepal is batting against Singapore at the third match of ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier underway at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Six teams including Nepal from Asia are competing in a round robin format. The team that scores the highest points will be selected for U-19 World Cup to be held in Africa in 2020.
In the Qualifier, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Singapore are competing.
Nepal had played a friendly match with U-19 cricket teams in Andhra Pradesh of India prior to this Qualifier.
Of the total six friendly matches, Nepal won four matches and lost two matches.
Rohit Kumar Paudel (captain), Pawan Sharraf, Sandeep Jora, Bhim Sarki, Kushal Malla, Hari Bahadur Chauhan, Pratish GC and Abhishek Basnet are in the team. Similarly, Rit Gautam, Kamal Singh Airee, Rashid Khan, Sagar Dhakal and Surya Tamang.
Former captain of National Cricket Team Binod Das is the coach. Nepal had participated in the ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier for seven times that had started since 1998.
Nepal had first participated in U-19 held in Sri Lanka in 2000. Nepal will play with UAE on Saturday, Malaysia on Monday, with Oman on Tuesday and Kuwait on Thursday.
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