After a long time, Nepal & UAE are set to face each other in the ODI and T20 series. Nepal has got the ODI status after the impressive performance in the World Cup Qualifier Zimbabwe last year. After that Nepal has played ODI series against the Netherlands only, it was two-match series, and it was drawn. UAE also retained their ODI status after showing good performance in World Cup Qualifier. They are currently ranked 14th in the ODI ranking.

Nepal Vs UAE

Following are the important things you need to know about the Upcoming ODI & T20 series

Schedule

The ODI series between UAE & Nepal will start on 25th January

First ODI: Date :January 25

Time: 9:30 am Local Time

Second ODI: Date : January 26

Time 9:30 am Local Time

Third ODI: Date January 28

Time 9:30 am Local Time

The T20 series between these two will start on Janaury 31st

First T20I: Date: January 31

Time: 9:30 am Local Time

Second T20I: Date February 1

Time 9:30 am Local Tine

Third T20I: Date : February 3

Time 9:30 am Local Time

Squads

UAE Squad

Muhammed Naveed (Captain), Muhammed Usman (Vice Captain), Chirag Suri, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Ghulam Shabbir, Mohammed Boota, Imran Haider, Tahir Mughal, Amit Hayat, Qadeer Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Sultan Ahmed, Abdul Shakoor, and C.P Rizwan.

Nepal Squad (preliminary Squad, Final Squad to face UAE isn’t announced yet)

Gyanendra Malla, Sharad Veshawakar, DS Airee, Karan KC, LN Rajbansi, Lalit Bhandari, Pawan Sarraf,Parash Khadka, Basant Regmi, Aarif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Bikram Sob,Sushan Bhari, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, RK Piudel, Binod Bhandari, Pradeep Airee, Bhim Sharki and Avinash Bohora.

Live Telecast

Emirates Cricket Board will live stream the matches from heir official facebook page. ESPN Cricinfo, Crickbuzz and some other website will provide the live score of the games.

The entry fee for the matches are free, so the fans can come and enjoy the matches for free. We can expect a massive number of Nepali fans in the stadium to support their team. All the matches are set to play in the ICC Acadamy Dubai.

Nepal VS UAE in 2014

Mohammed Naveed is going to play his first ODI & T20I match as the captain. Emirates Cricket Board suspends UAE important players Rohan Mustafa, Rameez Shahzad and Ahmed Raza due to undisciplined action.

There are many Nepalese workers in UAE, as like in the matches before we may see huge number of Nepali fans in the stadium. Sandeep Lamichhane is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and he will join the team before this series. Sompal Kami, one of the most crucial players for Nepal is back from the injury and is available for the series.

Are you excited for this series?Which team are you supporting?