Kathmandu, March 22
Nepal hosting the first edition of T20 Wheelchair Cricket Asia Cup tournament in April.
Hosts Nepali team will be joined by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh for the tournament taking place at TU’s cricket stadium.
The tournament will take place for four days where each team will play against one another. The top two sides will then face each other in the final. The dates for the event along with prizes have not been decided yet.
Nepal Wheelchair Cricket Association’s President Chhultim G Sherpa says that it is quite a proud moment for Nepal to host the first ever Wheelchair Asia Cup. “Nepal is an ideal place to hold this competition and I think this event will be a grand success,” says Sherpa.
The decision to host the Asia Cup in Nepal came after a meeting of full members and associate members of the International Wheelchair Cricket Association on Tuesday.
The Association has also decided to host a wheelchair cricket world cup in 2020. It is also planning to establish the Association’s secretariat in Nepal.
