India vs Nepal, Asian Games 2023: Live Updates
The Indian cricket team has won the toss and elected to bat first against Nepal in the quarterfinal match of the Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket tournament. Due to the senior men’s team preparing for the Cricket World Cup, India has sent a second-string squad to the continental event. This is the first time that the Indian cricket teams are competing in the Asian Games.
Here are the playing XIs for both teams:
Nepal: Rohit Kumar Paudel, Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Abinash Bohara, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Sundeep Jora, Sompal Kami, Karan Kc, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Malla
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sai Kishore, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh
In other sporting events, the archery competition is underway, with India’s Jyoti Surekha participating in the women’s compound archery quarterfinal against Kazakhstan. The schedule for the morning includes matches featuring Aditi Gopichand Swami, Abhishek Verma, and Ojas Pravin Deotale.
India skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and elected to bat in the quarterfinal match. The Indian team, led by Gaikwad, will be looking to secure a place in the semifinals of the Asian Games.
Stay tuned for live updates from the Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket quarterfinal match between India and Nepal at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou.