Earlier today, Nepal beat UAE in the tournament opener.
There was good bounce and pace for the seamers and it held up a little for the spinners in the earlier game. You gotta take wind into consideration which might play a crucial role. 65 metres all the around the ground
For us anything was okay because the conditions are gonna be the same for the 40 overs. Every game is important for us and we want to get into rhythm from the first game. We have made 3 changes from the last T20I we played against South Africa.
We will bat first, looks like a dry wicket. We have practiced and trained a lot in Karachi and we are well prepared for this contest. It is a great opportunity ahead of the T20 World Cup. We have a good combination and bowlers and batters and hoping for a good game.
“This tournament is very important for all of us to prepare ourselves for the T20 World Cup. But at the same time, we always give equal respect to this tournament, because if you do well in an Asian tournament, you'll always improve your cricket at the world level.”
Ian Smith's thrilling narration of Suryakumar Yadav's spectacular catch near the boundary in the T20 World Cup final and Jatin Sapru's enthusiastic shouts of 'long-off, long-off…!' brought joy to millions of Indian viewers who witnessed history unfold on their television screens.
Sneh Rana, the spin-bowling all-rounder of the Indian women's cricket team, believes that the recent success of Rohit Sharma and his team in the T20 World Cup has instilled a renewed sense of self-assurance and determination within the women's squad.