Nepal Faces Canada in ICC League 2 Cricket Series

Nepal will face Canada in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series at Oman Cricket Academy Turf 1, with both teams seeking a stronger finish in the standings after Oman’s victory ended Nepal’s top-four hopes.

The match is scheduled to begin at 11:15 am, according to english.onlinekhabar.com, while cricnepal.com reported that the October 11 meeting at Al Amerat marks Nepal’s opening game of the Oman assignment.

Nepal are seventh with 24 points from 32 matches, while Canada are sixth with 25 points from 33 matches, according to english.onlinekhabar.com. Nepal can no longer reach the top four after Oman defeated Canada by 41 runs, as reported by myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com.

Myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com reported that the United States, Scotland and the Netherlands have already secured top-four finishes. Oman moved into fourth place with 33 points from 29 matches, while Namibia are fifth with 29 points from 34 matches.

The same report said Nepal’s maximum possible total after their remaining matches would be 32 points, leaving the team unable to surpass Oman’s current tally. Nepal will now pursue qualification through the World Cup Qualifier Play-off scheduled for December.

CAN president Chatur Bahadur Chand has expressed confidence in Nepal’s ability to finish in the top six, according to cricnepal.com. The board’s target is separate from the direct World Cup Qualifier pathway, where League 2’s leading four teams advance.

Nepal’s squad selection has drawn attention after the absence of Kushal Bhurtel and Sompal Kami. Cr icnepal.com reported that Aasif Sheikh, Arjun Kumal, Dev Khanal and Ishan Pandey are among the batting options available to coach Stuart Law.

The team’s bowling choices include captain Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Shahab Alam and Sher Malla as spin options, with Karan KC and Nandan Yadav providing pace options, according to cricnepal.com.

Canada’s batting lineup includes Aaron Johnson and Harsh Thaker, who were highlighted by cricnepal.com as players to watch. Canada will also look to test Nepal’s adjusted batting order during the Oman series.

In the previous match of the series, Oman scored 263 runs in 49.1 overs before bowling Canada out for 222 in 48 overs, according to myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. Nepal will meet Oman on October 13, face Canada again on October 17 and complete the programme against Oman on October 19.