Escape from the 'group of death'

Group 'D' includes Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Africa along with Bangladesh and Netherlands. Group 'D' is considered very difficult as compared to other groups. In this difficult journey, Nepal will try to open the door to the possibility of the second phase. Compared to Group D, which is considered as the 'Group of Death', the other groups seem relatively easy.

Each group has at least two teams from the Associate Region. In Group D, the two best teams of the associate region Nepal and the Netherlands are going to play against the Test teams Sri Lanka, South Africa and Bangladesh. Being drawn in a tough group, coach Monty Desai has given the opposition teams a lot of respect as they are 'highly competitive'.

India, Pakistan, Ireland, USA and Canada are in Group 'A', Australia, England, Scotland, Namibia and Oman are in Group 'B' and West Indies, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Uganda are in Group 'C' . The top two teams from the group will advance to the Super Eight.

Nepal will begin its World Cup journey on June 4 against the Netherlands in Dallas. Nepal will then play Sri Lanka in Florida, USA on June 11, South in West Indies on June 14 and Bangladesh on June 16. Nepal is going to play Sri Lanka and South Africa for the first time in Twenty20 International.

Captains Aiden Markram, Henrik Klaassen and Marco Janssen will come to the US on Sunday after playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) final for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. South African players Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Enrich Nokie and Kagiso Rabada who played for other teams in the IPL have arrived in America.

Having made history by reaching the final stage of an important ICC tournament, South Africa are nevertheless always seen as a contender. Reaching the semi-finals in the 2009 and 2014 editions is South Africa's best ever T20 World Cup result.

Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga is the top bowler in the world. He has taken 104 wickets in 65 Twenty20 international matches. The leg-break bowler, who missed the IPL due to injury, is expected to be well supported by Mahish Thiksana, the off-break bowler who played for Chennai Super Kings in the spin. Sri Lanka have shown full confidence in spin. Dhananjay de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Aslanka and Dunith Velalge who are all-rounders in the team can be useful.

Nepal is going to play Bangladesh for the second time. In 2014, when participating in the Twenty-20 World Cup for the first time, Nepal was defeated by the home team Bangladesh by 8 wickets. Bangladesh is in crisis now. Bangladesh has already lost the first two Twenty20 internationals against the US in Houston.

Before that, Bangladesh was also defeated by Zimbabwe, which did not qualify for the World Cup. Reaching the Super Eight in the first edition of the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 is Bangladesh's best performance. Since then, Bangladesh has not been able to make a good impact in the Twenty20 World Cup.

The Netherlands, a regular opponent of Nepal, is a team that is adept at turning the tide in big games. The Netherlands, who are playing their fifth World Twenty20, reached the Super 12 in the last edition in 2022. The Netherlands beat South Africa and Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup in India in November.

Three months ago, when the Netherlands went to Kathmandu to compete in the triangular Twenty20 series with Namibia, they defeated Nepal in 2 matches, including a 3-wicket victory in the final. Before that, Nepal bowled out the Netherlands for 120 runs and won by 6 wickets.