Nepal to open World Cup Qualifier Play-Off against Italy

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Nov. 7: Nepal will launch their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off campaign against Italy on home soil, following the release of the official tournament schedule by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday. The eight-team round-robin tournament will take place in Kathmandu from 4 to 21 December.

The top four sides will advance to the final ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2027. Fixtures will be staged simultaneously at the Tribhuvan University (TU) Cricket Ground in Kirtipur and the Mulpani Cricket Ground. Hosts Nepal will play all seven of their matches at the TU Cricket Ground.

The host nation are joined in the Play-off by Canada, Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who finished in the bottom four of Cricket World Cup League 2, alongside Italy, Jersey, Kuwait, and Uganda, who progressed via the ICC Challenge League.