A preliminary squad of 25 players has been announced for the match against HongKong under the ICC World Cricket League Championship. Nepal is set to compete against HongKong in the sixth round of the World Cricket League Championship on October 13 and 15.

The selection was made by a committe including National Coach Jagat Tamata and captain Paras Khadka based on the recent performances of the players in different matches held in past one year.

Wicketkeeper batsman Subash Khakurel doesn't get a chance due to an injury whilea standout performer from Prime Minister Cup, Saurabh Khanal makes it to the list. Jitendra Mukhiya is back in the national side while Lalit Singh Bhandari and Hasim Ansari get a chance to secure a place in the national team.

Full List of Players:

1. Paras Khadka (captain)
2. Gyanendra Malla
3. Sushil Kandel
4. Shakti Gauchan
5. Sharad Veswakar
6. Avinash Karn
7. Sandeep Lamichhane
8. Naresh Budhayer
9. BIkram Sob
10. Meheboob Alam
11. Saurabh Khanal
12. Lalit Singh Bhandari
13. Kushel Bhurtel
14. Aarif Sheikh
15. Hasim Ansari
16. Sunil Dhamala
17. Sompal Kami
18. Binod Bhandari
19. Sagar Pun
20. Karan KC
21. Susan Bhari
22. Dipendra Singh Airee
23. Dilip Nath
24. Basant Regmi
25. Jeetendra Mukhiya