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NEP vs SL, 3rd Qtr Final T20, Asian Men's T20 2026 summary
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So, that is it from myself, Karthik Raj and my co-commentators, Manan Mehta and Akshay Bhide as we wrap up the coverage of this fixture with our scorer, Bishal Mandal.
We will still hope that the Final Quarter-Final between Bangladesh and Malaysia which is scheduled to start a few hours from now at 10:00 AM IST goes ahead although the weather doesn't look promising at the moment.
As it stands, we do know the line-up for the 2nd Semi-Final on October 1 which will see India take on Sri Lanka while Pakistan await their opponent for Semi-Final 1.
05:15 AM IST, 8:45 AM Local Time: Unfortunately, the weather continues to play spoilsport in Aichi-Nagoya as the 3rd Quarter-Final between Sri Lanka and Nepal has been called off as well due to poor weather. As a result, Sri Lanka are through to the Semi-Finals due to their higher ICC rank which means a disappointing finish for Nepal who beat Afghanistan in the group stage.
5:03 AM, 8:33 AM Local Time: Folks, unfortunately it is raining pretty heavily at Nisshin at the moment. The covers are firmly placed across the ground and there is not a soul wandering out there.
We had both quarterfinal games (Pakistan vs Hong Kong & India vs Afghanistan) washed out yesterday. In all likeliness, we shall have an official word on this clash getting abandoned as well pretty soon. If that does happen, Sri Lanka will progress to the semifinals and face India owing to a higher seeding.
We had both quarterfinal games (Pakistan vs Hong Kong & India vs Afghanistan) washed out yesterday. In all likeliness, we shall have an official word on this clash getting abandoned as well pretty soon. If that does happen, Sri Lanka will progress to the semifinals and face India owing to a higher seeding.
4:30 AM IST, 8 AM Local Time: Good morning, folks! Welcome to the live coverage of the 3rd quarterfinal of the 'Men's cricket' event at the 2026 Asian Games. Sri Lanka are all set to take on Nepal, and the winner will play India in the semifinals.
I, Manan Mehta alongside my co-commentators Akshay Bhide and Karthik Raj will take you through the live ball-by-ball action of this contest. Aiding us will be our scorer, Bishal Mandal.
I, Manan Mehta alongside my co-commentators Akshay Bhide and Karthik Raj will take you through the live ball-by-ball action of this contest. Aiding us will be our scorer, Bishal Mandal.
Sri Lanka Probable XI: Lasith Croospulle, Sineth Jayawardena, Nuwanidu Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sahan Arachchige (c), Dushan Hemantha, Tharindu Ratnayake, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Nepal Probable XI: Sundeep Jora, Kushal Bhurtel, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Kushal Malla, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Sompal Kami/Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
Preview by Ajay Pal Singh
The third quarter-final in the ongoing Asian Games will see Sri Lanka take on Nepal at the Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on Tuesday (September 29).
Nepal have made a rapid rise in the international circuit and started their Asian Games campaign by getting the better of higher-ranked Afghanistan. Their next fixture against Japan was washed out, but they advanced to the quarter-finals by topping their group.
Sundeep Jora is the leading run-scorer in the competition with 92 runs in two innings. Lokesh Bam batted just once and scored a half-century.
Kushal Bhurtel has picked up four wickets in the only innings in which he bowled for Nepal and helped them beat Afghanistan.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka have sent a young, new-look side for the Asian Games.
Led by Sahan Arachchige, Sri Lanka have only a few players who have played international cricket before.
Niroshan Dickwella, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne and Nuwan Thushara are the ones who have been regulars in the national side.
Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Tharindu Ratnayake, Dushan Hemantha and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth are all new to the international arena.
Sohan de Livera, Sineth Jayawardena, Garuka Sanketh and Wanuja Sahan are yet to represent Sri Lanka at the international level.
Both matches of the previous day at the same venue were washed out due to constant rain and chances of rain hampering the proceedings of this match is also pretty high, given the weather report suggesting the same as well and also the drainage in the stadium is not pretty encouraging. And if that happens, due to the higher seeding in ICC rankings, Sri Lanka will advance to the semis.
Can Nepal deliver the knockout blow to Sri Lanka? To find out, tune in at 4:30 AM IST, 8 AM Local Time for its live coverage.
The third quarter-final in the ongoing Asian Games will see Sri Lanka take on Nepal at the Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on Tuesday (September 29).
Nepal have made a rapid rise in the international circuit and started their Asian Games campaign by getting the better of higher-ranked Afghanistan. Their next fixture against Japan was washed out, but they advanced to the quarter-finals by topping their group.
Sundeep Jora is the leading run-scorer in the competition with 92 runs in two innings. Lokesh Bam batted just once and scored a half-century.
Kushal Bhurtel has picked up four wickets in the only innings in which he bowled for Nepal and helped them beat Afghanistan.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka have sent a young, new-look side for the Asian Games.
Led by Sahan Arachchige, Sri Lanka have only a few players who have played international cricket before.
Niroshan Dickwella, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne and Nuwan Thushara are the ones who have been regulars in the national side.
Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Tharindu Ratnayake, Dushan Hemantha and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth are all new to the international arena.
Sohan de Livera, Sineth Jayawardena, Garuka Sanketh and Wanuja Sahan are yet to represent Sri Lanka at the international level.
Both matches of the previous day at the same venue were washed out due to constant rain and chances of rain hampering the proceedings of this match is also pretty high, given the weather report suggesting the same as well and also the drainage in the stadium is not pretty encouraging. And if that happens, due to the higher seeding in ICC rankings, Sri Lanka will advance to the semis.
Can Nepal deliver the knockout blow to Sri Lanka? To find out, tune in at 4:30 AM IST, 8 AM Local Time for its live coverage.
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