KATHMANDU, MAY 1

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) today announced the 15-man squad for the upcoming men's T20 World Cup to be held in the USA and West Indies next month.

A strong squad was selected from among the 20 players who competed against the touring West Indies 'A' in Kathmandu.

CAN made this decision with the deadline set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for submitting the final squad in mind.

Kamal Singh Airee and Sagar Dhakal, who were not initially in the preliminary squad to face the touring West Indies 'A', were included in the 20-man squad following their stellar performances against Ireland 'A' last month.

Nepal is participating in the ICC World Cup after 2014 in Bangladesh.

Nepal's squad includes five specialist batsmen: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel, Sandeep Jora, and Anil Sah.

Additionally, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Gulshan Jha serve as all-rounders, while Karan KC and Sompal Kami feature as bowling all-rounders.

In the bowling department, Nepal has included five bowlers: Kamal Singh Airee, Sagar Dhakal, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, and Avinash Bohara.

In their first encounter of the tournament, Nepal will face Netherlands at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas, USA on June 4th, followed by matches against Sri Lanka at Central Broward Park in Florida, USA on June 12th, and South Africa and Bangladesh on June 15th and 17th respectively at Amos Vale Stadium in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.

Nepal is placed in Group 'D' alongside Bangladesh, Netherlands, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.