Nepal are ready to impress world cricket once again in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, as India and Sri Lanka are ready to host the tournament from 7 February to 8 March 2026
Nepal have already experienced this tournament twice, in the 2014 and 2024 editions. They were narrowly eliminated from the first group stage in the 2014 edition. Although they failed to win a single match last edition, they highly impressed in that tournament, as they suffered only close defeats, including a one-run defeat against South Africa.
For the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 tournament, Nepal qualified after winning the Asia–EAP Regional Final Qualifier challenge.
Nepal will start the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 journey from Group C, as they will play all their group stage games in India. If they stun world cricket by reaching the Super 8 stage of the tournament, they can play in India by replacing West Indies for Group 1 or Sri Lanka by replacing England for Group 2.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal Complete Squad
Head Coach: Stuart Law
Captain: Rohit Paudel
Batters
Aairf Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Basir Ahamad, Sundeep Jora, Lokesh Bam
Wicketkeeper(s)
Aasif Sheikh
All-rounders
Rohit Paudel, Karan KC, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami
Bowlers
(Pacer)
Nandan Yadav
(Spinners)
Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal Full Schedule
Group C: West Indies, England, Scotland, Nepal, Italy
8 February 2026: England vs Nepal (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai) – 15:00 local time
12 February 2026: Italy vs Nepal (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai) – 15:00 local time
15 February 2026: Nepal vs West Indies (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai) – 11:00 local time
17 February 2026: Scotland vs Nepal (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai) – 19:00 local time
