The Nepali national cricket team is currently in Hong Kong, gearing up to take on Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a triangular T20 series today.
The match is set to start this morning at the Mong Kok Ground in Hong Kong, with Nepal, Hong Kong, and PNG participating.
After the series opener on Sunday got interrupted by rain, Nepal and Hong Kong are tied with one point each.
In the first match, Hong Kong batted first after losing the toss and scored 65 runs for the loss of two wickets in eight overs. Unfortunately, rain stopped play once again, leading to the match being canceled.
As a result, Nepal and Hong Kong each got one point from the canceled match.
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The series will run until Wednesday and serves as important preparation for the Nepalese team ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in June.
Under the leadership of Rohit Paudel, the Nepali team includes players like Kushal Bhurtel, Binod Bhandari, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Zora, Arif Sheikh, Bibek Yadav, Karan KC, Abinash Bohora, Rashid Khan, Pratish JC, Sagar Dhakal, Akash Chand, and Lokesh Bam.
Notably, some players like Dipendra Singh Aire, Asif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Kushal Malla, Anil Shah, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi are given rest and are excluded from the series.
Before the triangular T20 series, Nepal faced defeat in the Friendship Cup against the host team, Hong Kong, last Saturday.