KATHMANDU: Nepal is playing its opening match in men’s cricket today at the ongoing 20th Asian Games in Japan, taking on Afghanistan in their first group-stage fixture.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:45 AM Nepali time at the Korogi Sports Park in Aichi, Japan.
Ahead of this fixture, another group-stage match between Oman and Hong Kong is underway.
Nepal is placed in Group A alongside Afghanistan and host nation Japan.
In Thursday’s match, Afghanistan already secured a victory over Japan.
The top two teams from the group stage will advance to the quarterfinals.
Should Nepal qualify for the quarterfinal round, they will face either India or Sri Lanka.
In the previous edition of the Asian Games, Nepal reached the quarterfinal stage, where they were eliminated after a defeat against India.
