Preview: Netherlands vs Nepal – ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match

Nepal return to the T20 World Cup after 10 years and will look to make the most of their clash against familiar foes.

Who: Netherlands vs Nepal
What: ICC T20 World Cup Group D match
When: Tuesday, June 4, 10:30am local (15:30 GMT)
Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, US

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In a group comprising former champions Sri Lanka – as well as experienced sides South Africa and Bangladesh – the Netherlands and Nepal will face each other in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

The two associate members of the International Cricket Council will play for pride and a chance to bag two crucial points in the so-called “group of death” in their match at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.

For Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel, it will be the realisation of a lifelong dream when he leads his team out in their first match of the tournament against Scott Edwards’ Netherlands.

“It [the game] is very important for us, especially for Nepal Cricket,” Paudel said in his pre-match news conference on Monday.

“It was our dream, as a kid we wanted to play the World Cup. We are getting the opportunity tomorrow and we are very excited. We have responsibilities too and we will make most of it.”

Nepal are returning to the T20 World Cup after a gap of 10 years and three editions. The South Asian side won two of their three group games in their debut tournament at the 2014 edition in Bangladesh but have since failed to qualify.

The enormity of the occasion was not lost on Paudel, who said he’s been “getting goosebumps” thinking about the match.

Paudel said his squad have been feeling nervous ahead of the tournament but they are ready to get going against one of their closest rivals on the