Shami replaces Bumrah, India ask Nepal to bat
Toss India choose to bowl vs Nepal
India captain Rohit Sharma gained the toss and selected bowl in opposition to Nepal in what was the primary worldwide sport between the 2 groups, in wet Pallekele. Just when Rohit introduced his determination to insert Nepal, the drizzle returned. It had additionally rained on the eve of the sport, forcing Nepal’s gamers to coach indoors.
The rain could possibly be a continuing all through this sport and throughout the tournament, with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) contemplating shifting matches within the Super Four stage away from Colombo, which has additionally had heavy rain previously few days.
India had been with out their premier quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has returned home for the beginning of his first baby. He will probably rejoin the facet for the Super Four spherical. Bumrah’s absence opened up a spot for Mohammed Shami, who can be in motion in his first ODI since March, when India misplaced a uncommon bilateral collection at dwelling, in opposition to Australia. This may even be Shami’s first white-ball sport for the reason that IPL remaining in May.
Rohit Paudel, who was captaining Nepal two days after his twenty first birthday in opposition to India’s superstars, known as this the “biggest day” for Nepal cricket. They additionally made one change, with Bhim Sharki changing Aarif Sheikh. Sharki was additionally a part of the Nepal facet that had toured the island for the lads’s Emerging Asia Cup in July earlier this 12 months.
This sport can be performed on the identical pitch that had been used for India-Pakistan, which was washed out. After rain had denied India’s bowlers a crack at Pakistan’s line-up on Saturday, they may look to get a stable exercise in opposition to Nepal.
India will progress to the Super Fours spherical in the event that they win on Monday and even one other washout will suffice.
India will progress to the Super Fours spherical in the event that they win on Monday and even one other washout will suffice.
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Ishan Kishan (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Nepal: 1 Kushal Bhurtel, 2 Aasif Sheikh (wk), 3 Rohit Paudel (capt), 4 Bhim Sharki, 5 Sompal Kami, 6 Dipendra Singh Airee, 7 Gulsan Jha, 8 Kushal Malla, 9 Karan KC, 10 Sandeep Lamichhane, 11 Lalit Rajbanshi