The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, which will be held from August 30 to September 17 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The 17-member squad is as follows:
Nepal Squad for Asia Cup 2023
Rohit Paudel (captain)
Aasif Sheikh (wicketkeeper)
Kushal Bhurtel
Lalit Rajbanshi
Bhim Sharki
Kushal Malla
Dipendra Airee
Sandeep Lamichhane
Karan KC
Gulshan Jha
Aarif Sheikh
Sompal Kami
Pratish GC
Kishore Mahato
Sundeep Jora
Arjun Saud
Shyam Dhakal
The Nepali team is scheduled to travel to Pakistan on August 22 to play practice games and train in Karachi until August 26. In the Asia Cup, Nepal, India, and Pakistan are in Group A. Nepal will play Pakistan on August 30 and India on September 4.
Group ‘B’ has Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The top two teams from each group will enter the Super Four. The top two teams of the Super Four will compete for the title.
This will be the first time that Nepal will play an ODI match against India and Pakistan. The Nepali team will be looking to make their mark in the tournament and create some upsets.
MEN’S ODI ASIA CUP 2023 SCHEDULE
Group A – Pakistan (A1), India (A2) and Nepal (Nepal will take position of the side, which fails to progress to the Super-4 stage)
Group B – Sri Lanka (B1), Bangladesh (B2) and Afghanistan (Afghanistan will take position of the side, which fails to progress to the Super-4 stage)
30 Aug – Pakistan v Nepal, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan
31 Aug – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2 Sep – Pakistan v India, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kandy, Sri Lanka
3 Sep – Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
4 Sep – India v Nepal, Pallekele International Cricket stadium Kandy, Sri Lanka
5 Sep – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
6 Sep – A1 v B2 (Super-4), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
9 Sep – B1 v B2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
10 Sep – A1 v A2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
12 Sep – A2 v B1 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
14 Sep – A1 v B1 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
15 Sep – A2 v B2, (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
17 Sep – Final – 1 v 2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
18 Sep – Reserve day for the final
