Kathmandu, Feb 8: England have won the toss and elected to bat first against Nepal in their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match, set to begin shortly at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
England captain Harry Brook made the decision to bat first after winning the toss in the highly anticipated Group-stage encounter.
For Nepal, Sher Malla is set to make his international debut. The young player, named in the national squad for the first time, will play his maiden match for Nepal on the grand stage of the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, fast bowler Sompal Kami has been left out of the playing XI.
Playing XIs
England:
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (C), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Nepal:
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (WK), Rohit Paudel (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nandan Yadav, Sher Malla
