Starting on Thursday 8 February, Nepal will host Canada for a three-match ODI series. The Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur will host all three matches. This will be the first time that Canada will tour Nepal to play a bilateral series.
Canada last toured for a tri-series against Malaysia and Hong Kong. They won both their group matches. However, they lost the final against Malaysia. With three wickets in hand, Malaysia chased down a target of 244 in 33.5 overs.
Last year's Asia Cup saw Nepal play an ODI against India. India's victory in that match was by 10 wickets.
From 15-24 February, Nepal will take part in the CWC League 2 tri-series against the Netherlands and Namibia. Two different teams have been announced by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) for the two series.
For the series against Canada, Dipendra Singh Airee, Karan KC, Arjun Saud and Gulshan Jha have been rested. The skipper for both teams is Rohit Paudel. In both the squads, Surya Tamang, Pawan Sarraf and Rijan Dhakal have been included. Some of the players who performed well in the recent List A tournament have found places in the squad.
Head-to-head ODI series between Nepal and Canada
Nepal and Canada have an all-time ODI head-to-head record of 0-0, as this is the first time the two teams will meet in an ODI. In the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2022, they played one T20I against each other.
The ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2018 saw the first List A match between the two sides. Nepal toured Canada in 2022 to play two 50-over games.
Nepal vs Canada ODI Series 2024: Full Schedule & Match Timings (all times in IST)
Thursday, February 8
Match 1: Nepal vs Canada - 9:00 AM
Saturday, February 10
Match 2: Nepal vs Canada - 9:00 AM
Monday, February 12
Match 3: Nepal vs Canada - 9:00 AM
Nepal vs Canada ODI Series 2024: Full Squads
Nepal
Rohit Paudel, Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi, Surya Tamang, Rijan Dhakal, Aarif Sheikh, Hemant Dhami, Aakash Chand, Anil Sah, Pawan Sarraf, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Kushal Malla
Canada
Saad bin Zafar, Ajayveer Hundal, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Singh, Harsh Thaker, Ishwarjot Singh, Jeremy Gordon, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nikhil Dutta, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Sahib Malhotra, Shahid Ahmadzai, Shreyas Mova, Srimantha Wijeyeratne, Uday Bhagwan, Aaron Johnson, Udaybir Walia, Yuvraj Samra