USA will meet Nepal in an ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 match on Sunday, October 27.
The USA vs Nepal match at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas is scheduled to start on Sunday at 9:00 PM IST. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.
The match is a part of a tri-nation series, with Scotland as the third team, which is further part of the qualification process for the ICC Cricket World Cup to be hosted by South Africa in 2027.
The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 has eight teams that will play a total of 144 matches. The League has been split into tri-series events with each team playing a total of 36 matches, four matches each in three home series and six away series.
The top four teams in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 will progress to play the final qualifiers of the ICC 2027 World Cup with four teams from the final qualifiers moving on to play in the World Cup.
USA step into this contest after suffering a 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Scotland on Friday. However, this will be Nepal’s first match in this tri-series with the second match scheduled to happen against Scotland on Tuesday.
The second-round fixtures in the same tri-series will be played from October 31 onwards.
USA are currently second in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023-27 points table with 12 points from six wins and three losses after nine matches.
Meanwhile, Nepal are lying in the seventh spot with three points from a win and six losses in eight matches.
Nepal will carry the confidence of registering a 3-0 clean sweep against the USA in a recent T20 series, last week, into the 50-over format.
Currently, the USA are 16th in the ICC Men’s ODI rankings whereas Nepal are placed one spot below at 17th as per the latest ranking list.
USA vs Nepal head-to-head in ODIs
Both teams have met each other in seven ODIs with Nepal winning four of them, including a six-wicket win in their last meeting in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier in Harare in June 2023. The USA have won two matches while one match has ended in a tie.
Where to watch USA vs Nepal ICC CWC League 2 2023-27 live in India
Live streaming of the USA vs Nepal ICC CWC League 2 2023-27 match will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of the USA vs Nepal ICC CWC League 2 2023-27 match on any TV channel in India.
USA vs Nepal ICC CWC League 2 2023-27 squads
USA cricket team: Monank Patel (c), Juanoy Drysdale, Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Smit Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Milind Kumar, Yasir Mohammad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Harmeet Singh, Utkarsh Srivastava, Sushant Modani, Jasdeep Singh.
Nepal cricket team: Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Rijan Dhakal, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Sah, Sompal Kami, Aasif Sheikh, Arjun Saud (wk), Dev Khanal, Bhim Sharki.
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