Nepal in ICC T20 Qualifiers 2013 - Gateway to T20 World Cup

For the first time, ICC World Twenty20 will have 16 participating teams. The tournament is scheduled to organize from 16th March to 6th April in Bangladesh. 10 full members are directly qualified for the tournament while 6 are qualified through ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013.

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After being finalist on ACC T20 Cup Nepal 2013, Nepal have also grabed the position on global qualifier of Twenty20 World Cup 2013. ICC T20 Qualifier will be played in October 2013 in United Arab Emirates(UAE). The Qualifier will include 16 teams, among which TOP 6 will play World T20 in Bangladesh. 6 teams are included from the previous edition of T20 Qualifers while other 10 are included by the regional tournaments. 

Participating Teams of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 :

1. Nepal

2. Afghanistan

3. HongKong

4. Uganda

5. Kenya

6. Bermuda

7. United States

8. PNG

9. Namibia

10. Canada

11. Netherlands

12. Scotland

13. Ireland

14. UAE

15. [Not Decided]

16. [Not Decided]

Two teams which are yet to be decided will be decided from Europe Division 1. 

Nepal

Nepal performing well is most of the international events is the tournament farvorites. Last time, Nepal finished the T20 Qualifers in 7th position. That time only top 2 nations were allowed to play T20 World Cup. But this time, the number of participating teams is increased to 16. So TOP 6 teams will qualify for World Twenty20. Nepal had good results with most of the participating teams viz. Afghanistan, Bermuda, UAE, United States, HongKong, etc on recently held global tournament. So, BIG hope is with the emerging team of South Asia i.e. NEPAL. 

All the Best to Nepali Squad !!!