Group D consists of Test nations South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh along with two non-Test nations Netherlands and Nepal. Well, the challenge is not easy for both of them but note that one of them, Netherlands, qualified directly for this World Cup by being one of the top 8 teams of 2022 – an honor which even some Test teams have not got. . Nepal was the No. 1 team in the Asia Qualifiers. So be prepared to watch exciting matches in this group.

Netherlands

Wicketkeeper-batsman Scott Edwards is once again the captain and star all-rounder Bas De Leede is also in the team. Yes, it has to be acknowledged that two experienced names are missing in the team which will impact the performance – these are experienced all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe and key batsman Colin Ackerman. They were replaced by fast spinner Tim Pringle and hard-hitting opener Michael Levitt. Roelof (Durham) and Ackerman (Somerset) will be seen playing county cricket in England during the World Cup as both of them gave more importance to county contracts than playing for the country's team. In comparison, Bas De Leede (Durham) and Fred Klaasen (Kent) have been released by their counties.

A big surprise in the squad is the selection of Caribbean side Leeward Islands' left-arm spinner Daniel Doram – he holds a Dutch passport as he is from St Maarten and played first-class and List A cricket for the Netherlands. He is 6′ 7″ tall and took 29 wickets at an average of 20.27 in the West Indies Championship this season. Has never played a professional T20 match – Netherlands took him as a standby in their Nepal tour earlier this year.

Levitt scored a blistering 100 against Namibia in the T20 triangular series in Nepal in February this year – a total of 135 off 62 balls which included 11 fours and 10 sixes. This European team will be looking to continue their impressive performance from the last T20 World Cup, where they had a memorable win over South Africa during the Super 12. For preparation, they are playing a triangular series against Scotland and Ireland. Have played in T20 World Cup 5 times till now and the best performance is in 2022.

Team: Scott Edwards (captain, wk), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaasen, Logan van Beek, Max O'Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. Reserve: Kyle Klein.

Group match schedule and Indian match time

June 04, 2024, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas – 9.00 PM vs Nepal
June 08, 2024, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York – 8.00 PM vs South Africa
June 13, 2024, Arnos Vale Ground, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – 8.00 PM vs Bangladesh
June 17, 2024, Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia – 6.00 am vs Sri Lanka

Nepal

The team is playing the T20 World Cup for the second time. The captain of Nepal team is young Rohit Paudel. There are no major surprises in the squad and players have been selected for the ACC Premier Cup matches in Oman and against the West Indies A team on the Kirtipur Tour. Captain Paudel himself scored a 100 against the West Indies team. Everyone's eyes are on all-rounder Deependra Singh Airi, who equaled the world record of 6 sixes in an over against Qatar in April this year. Along with Gulshan Jha, who participated in the Under-19 World Cup at the beginning of the year, another 19-year-old Pratis GC is also in the team. One special thing about the team is that Sompal Kami, who played for them in the 2014 World Cup, is also there in it.

After the team was announced, the news came that former captain Sandeep Lamichhane got a clean chit from the Patan High Court in the sex case, on which the board also lifted its ban on him. Kathmandu District Court had earlier sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Since changes are possible in the team till May 25, they can be included in the team. Sandeep Lamichhane- The only Nepal cricketer to play in the IPL, has played 51 T20 Internationals and 52 ODIs and last played in November 2023.

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Team: Rohit Paudel (captain), Asif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Deependra Singh Airy, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sandeep Jora, Avinash Bohra, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airy. .

Group match schedule and Indian match time

June 04, 2024, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas – 9.00 PM vs Netherlands
June 12, 2024, Central Broward Park & ​​Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida – 5.00 am vs Sri Lanka
June 15, 2024, Arnos Vale Ground, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – 5.00 am vs South Africa
June 17, 2024, Arnos Vale Ground, Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – 5.00 am vs Bangladesh

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