Nepal’s national cricket team prepares to take on Baroda in their second match of the SMS Friendship Cup T20 tri-series in Vapi, India. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:45 PM. Nepal enters the game with momentum, having secured an eight-wicket victory over the Gujarat Cricket Association in their tournament debut.
This seven-match tournament features Nepal, Baroda, and Gujarat, with each team facing the others twice before the top two contenders advance to the final match on April 7th.
Nepal, currently ranked 16th in the ICC rankings, sees the SMS Friendship Cup as crucial preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. There, they’ll face tough competition in Pool D against South Africa, Bangladesh, the Netherlands, and Sri Lanka.