Kathmandu, Oct 15: Nepal has been qualified for ICC T20 World Cup, 2026, to be held in India and Sri Lanka next year.
Nepal has been selected for world cup after it made its position in top three in ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia and EAP Qualifier in Oman.
With the victory of the UAE against Samoa by 77 runs in Super Six today in ongoing qualifier, Nepal secured its place in the world cup.
With this, Nepal has become successful to reach the world cup consecutively for second time and overall for third time. Earlier, Nepal had played the T20 world cup in 2014 and 2024.
As per mathematical equation, Nepal would have needed two more points to qualify for the world cup. But Nepal’s journey towards world cup became easier with the victory of the UAE against Samoa.
Similarly, Oman has also secured its place in the world cup after Qatar defeated Japan by three wickets in the next match held today itself.
Nepal and Oman have scored six points from three matches while the UAE has four points and Japan and Qatar equal two points.
The UAE will play against Japan in the final match. With this, the third team qualifying for world cup would be finalized.
Nepal is now playing against Oman in its third match in of Super Six.
