Nepal included him in the team for the first time in Friday's Cricket World Cup League 2 match against the UAE.
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Arjun Kumal is set to make his ODI debut. Nepal has included him in the team for the first time in Friday's Cricket World Cup League 2 match against the UAE.
He had scored more than 500 runs playing for Gandaki Province in the Prime Minister's Cup national tournament held last month.
Arjun has been brought in place of Kusal Bhurtel. Similarly, Binod Bhandari is also playing in the playing 11. He has been brought into the Nepali team in place of Asif Sheikh. Binod is going to play in an ODI for Nepal after four years.
Nepal has changed a total of 4 players from the match they lost to Oman by 102 runs on Wednesday. Nandan Yadav and Lalit Rajbanshi have been fielded in place of Karan KC and Bashir Ahmed.
Nepal is going to bat first at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Captain Rohit Poudel won the toss and decided to field UAE. Nepal is in seventh place with 14 points from 22 matches, while UAE is in eighth place with 12 points. The top four teams in League 2, comprising eight nations, will automatically qualify for the World Cup qualifiers.
