Kathmandu, October 29
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who plays for Janakpur Bolts, is on the bench for the match against Kathmandu Gorkhas.
At the toss, captain Harmeet Singh said Neesham will not play today for personal reasons. Bangladeshi player Saif Hassan is playing in his place in the starting eleven. Janakpur have made two changes to their starting eleven today, including Neesham. Amar Singh Rautela replaces Aditya Mahato.
Kathmandu Gorkhas, who are playing their first match of the tournament, are led by Karan KC. Renowned Australian player David Warner has not yet arrived in Nepal for the first match. Australian all-rounder Will Bosisto is also unavailable for the opening game.
Another Australian, Sam Heazlett, is in the starting eleven. The other overseas players in the team are US wicketkeeper Smit Patel, Bangladeshi bowler Ripon Mondol and Pakistani all-rounder Jahandad Khan.
Kathmandu have also fielded Hari Shankar Shah and Sumit Maharjan in the starting eleven. They replace Dayanand Mandal and Sahil Patel, whom the team signed at the auction.
