This Saturday, Nepal and West Indies ‘A’ faces off in the first T20 match of their five-game series. It’s the first time West Indies ‘A’ is playing in Nepal, and the match starts at 1 PM Nepali time at the TU International Cricket Ground.
Head to Head
In the 2023 World Cup qualifier, Nepal played against the West Indies senior team for the first and only time, losing the ODI match. However, this will be Nepal’s first meeting with the West Indies ‘A’ team.
Match details for the Nepal vs West Indies match
Date: April 27, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Venue: TU Cricket Ground
Format: T20
West Indies Predicted Playing XI
- Johnson Charles
- Andre Fletcher
- Casey Carty
- Roston Chase (Captain)
- Alick Athanaje (Vice-Captain)
- Fabian Allen
- Kadeem Elian
- Obed McCoy
- Joshua Wissopp
- Hayden Walls
- Mark Dayal
Nepal Predicted Playing XI
- Rohit Paudel(Captain)
- Asif Sheikh
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Kushal Malla
- Sandeep Jora
- Gulshan Jha
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Karan KC
- Sompal Kami
- Abhinash Bohora
Pitch Report
The pitch for the T20 match is great for batting. This means that the team batting first should try to score a lot of runs because it’s easier to chase on this pitch. Bowlers will need to be clever and use different tricks to try to stop the batters from scoring too many runs. The average score on this pitch for T20 matches is around 169 runs.
Weather Report
On Saturday, the weather is forecasted to be clear, indicating bright and sunny conditions.