Zimbabwe will take on Nepal in the opening game of the Singapore T20I Tri-Series 2019 at the Indian Association Ground on Saturday.
Nepal have been bonzer in the T20 format as they have won six out of nice games thay have played this year. Not just this, Nepal have already played four T20 games at this venue and have secured wins in two of them.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe are coming after a terrifying series against Bangladesh that also involved Afghanistan.
However, Zimbabwe have a lot more experienced batting line up as compared than Nepal, but no matter how much you prepare, expect the unexpected.
The match is set to begin at 5:00 PM IST.
NEP vs ZIM, 1st T20, Singapore T20I Tri-Series 2019
Indian Association Ground
27th Sept 2019, 5:00 PM IST
Score near 180 has been achieved on three out of last five games here. That clearly means that the surface offers a lot of assistance to the batsmen. Pacers will have an opportunity too due to moisture.
Weather Report:
Showers are predicted before the match and the weather is expected to clear only after 9 PM. So the match may have a delayed start.
ZIM: W L L L W
NEP: L W W L W
Zimbabwe and Nepal are yet to face each other in the game’s twenty-over format.
Nepal Team News:
Zimbabwe Team News:
Zimbabwe: Brian Chari, Regis Chakabva, Peter Moor, Sean Williams (C), Ryan Burl, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Richmond Mutumbami, Wellington Masakadza, Neville Madziva, Tendai Chatara, Daniel Jakiel, Tony Munyonga, William Mashinge, Timycen Maruma, Richard Ngarava.
Nepal: Paras Khadka, Pawan Sarraf, Dipendra Singh Airee, Md.Arif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Rohit Paudel, Binod Bhandari (WK), Karan Kc, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamicchanne, Abinash Bohara, Sushan Bhari, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Ishan Pandey.
Zimbabwe:
Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Timycen Maruma, Richmond Mutumbami, Neville Madziva, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara,Brian Chari, Craig Ervine, Regis Chakabva, Sean Williams (c), Peter Moor (wk)
Nepal:
Binod Bhandari (wk), Lalit Rajbanshi, KC Karan, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara,Paras Khadka (c), Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee, Rohit Paudel
Nepal Key Player:
Paras Khadka has scored most runs for his side in the format – 507 runs including three fifties.
Sandeep Lamichhane was the best bowler for Nepal at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Final with seven wickets in four matches. He was even lethal with the ball in ongoing CLP 2019.
Sompal Kami is one of the teams leading wicket-taker in the format – 23 wickets from 21 matches.
Zimbabwe Key Players:
Sean Williams is one of the best all-rounders in T20 format. He has scored 691 runs in the format along with four half-centuries. He has bagged 26 wickets in 34 matches.
Brian Chari also had a couple of good knock during the domestic T20 tournament in March this year.
T Chatara has bagged 22 wickets in 18 matches and is one of the best bowlers for Zimbabwe. Recently he chipped four wickets in the two games he played in Bangladesh.
Captain and Vice-Captain: B Chari & S Williams
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