Nepali Cricket Team- that is promoted to ICC World Cricket league Division 2, and secured a place to play the ODI World Cup qualifiers 2014 (to be held in New Zealand), will be playing against Denmark for T20 World Cup qualifiers to be held in U.A.E from November. ICC has officially announced the schedule for the World Twenty20 qualifiers Cricket tournament, dividing16 teams into two pools. Nepal has been put in the Pool B alongside Afghanistan, Netherlands, Scotland, Kenya, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea and Denmark whereas pool A consists of Hong Kong, Ireland, Namibia, Canada, Uganda, United States, UAE and Italy.
Among the teams in Group B pool, Kenya, Afghanistan, Netherlands and Scotland are Division 1 playing nations leaving Papua New Guinea and Bermuda which are Division 2 and 3 team respectively.
Here is the schedule of the T20 World Cup qualifiers for Nepal.
Nov 15 – Nepal vs Denmark (ICC GCA2)
Nov 16 – Nepal vs Kenya (ICC GCA2)
Nov 18 – Nepal vs Scotland (ICC GCA2)
Nov 19 – Nepal vs Papua New Guinea (Sharjah Stadium)
Nov 20 – Nepal vs Netherlands (Sharjah Stadium)
Nov 22 – Nepal vs Afghanistan (Sharjah Stadium)
Nov 23 – Nepal vs Bermuda (ICC GCA1)
Nov 16 – Nepal vs Kenya (ICC GCA2)
Nov 18 – Nepal vs Scotland (ICC GCA2)
Nov 19 – Nepal vs Papua New Guinea (Sharjah Stadium)
Nov 22 – Nepal vs Afghanistan (Sharjah Stadium)
Nov 23 – Nepal vs Bermuda (ICC GCA1)
Top five teams from each group will be selected for playoffs, from which six standing teams will be qualified for the World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2014 (to be held in Bangladesh) together with 10 test playing nations.
