Nepal resume World Cup bid at crucial Netherlands tri-series
An important tri-series commences in the Netherlands as teams chase a spot at the World Cup Qualifier event.
Nepal's bid to reach next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will continue when the side takes on Netherlands and Namibia in a crucial tri-series that commences on Tuesday.
The Asian side currently sit in fifth place on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 standings and need to earn a group of positive results in the Netherlands if they are to keep their dream alive of playing at next year's 50-over showcase.
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Only the top four teams on the League 2 standings will earn a place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier event and Nepal need to continue their good recent form if they are to stay in contention.
The side registered six victories from eight matches across two tri-series on home soil to climb to fifth on the standings and further strengthened those efforts with an unbeaten run at the recent Asian Games Qualifier event in Singapore.
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Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel knows the importance of the tri-series in the Netherlands and wants his side to continue their winning form when they take on the Namibia in Utrecht on Tuesday.
"Our ultimate goal is to play in the ODI World Cup, and our approach reflects that ambition," Paudel said recently.
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Nepal squad: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee (vc), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Aarif Sheikh, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Arjun Kumal, Binod Bhandari. Reserves: Shahab Alam, Hemant Dhami, Aakash Chand, Yuvraj Khatri, Sundeep Jora
Namibia squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Malan Kruger, Jan Frylinck, Michael van Lingen, Louren Steenkamp, Alexander Volschenk, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Zane Green, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, JC Balt, Max Heingo, Jack Brassell, Waldo Smith
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Alex Roy, Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Cedric de Lange, Saqib Zulfiqar, Kyle Klein, Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Vikramjit Singh, Zach Lion-Cachet