ICC Men's League-2: Nepal chooses to bat first against UAE

KATHMANDU, March 12: In the second match of the final triangular ODI series under the ICC Men's World Cup Cricket League-2, Nepal has won the toss and opted to bat first against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The game is being played at TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.

The Nepali team has made two changes with Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi and Gulshan Jha replacing Karan KC and Gyanendra Malla.

The team comprises of Asif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sarki, Dipendra Singh Airee, Arif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, and captain Rohit Paudel. Nepal had won its first match of the triangular one-day series against Papua New Guinea, while the UAE had lost to the same team.

With Nepal in the fifth and UAE in the sixth position in the points table of the seven-nation World Cup League-2, a win in today's match will help Nepal retain its ODI status.