Mixed results for Team Nepal in Australia

The men’s national cricket team of Nepal concluded a productive and strategically important tour of Australia recently. As part of the preparations for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Asia and East-Pacific Qualifiers, taking place in Oman from October 8 to 17th, they competed in the top notch fourth edition of the Top End T20 series held in Darwin, Australia for the first time. Hosts Oman, Nepal,Papua New Guinea,Kuwait, Malaysia,Kuwait,Qatar, Japan,Samoa and UAE are in the fray for the crucial qualifiers. The teams have been divided into three groups.Nepal is in group 2 alongside Kuwait and Japan. At stake are three spots for the final round of the ICC Men’s T39 World Cup 2026 to be jointly held by India and Sri Lanka. The two teams finishing first and second in their respective groups advance to the Super Six stage to battle out for the three championship spots. Nepal...