BCCI Helps Cricket Nepal, Organises Friendship Cup T20 Tri-Series Against Baroda And Gujarat
New Delhi: The Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) organized a T20 league named ‘Friendship Cup’ to promote Nepal Cricket. The league will start from March 31 where Nepal will take on Gujarat’s Ranji team.
On Monday, Nepal cricket announced the fixtures of the T20 series where Nepal will face Gujarat on March 31 and the final will be played on April 7. All the matches will be played in Vapi, India.
Mark your calendars! Friendship Cup T20 Tri-Series kicks off on March 31st, as Nepal, Gujarat @GCAMotera, and Baroda @cricbaroda clash in Vapi. #OneBallBattles | #NepalCricket #HappyDressingRoom | #WorldCupYear2024 pic.twitter.com/awtcy6YBap
— CAN (@CricketNep) February 19, 2024
This initiative by BCCI will surely help the cricketers for the upcoming T20 World Cup which will be played in the USA and West Indies from June 2024. Nepal have already qualified for the marquee event and will face the Netherlands for their opener clash in in Dallas, USA.
There will be 20 teams fighting for the World Cup all the teams have been divided into four groups consisting of five teams each. Each team will play four group-stage matches with the other teams in their group. Nepal have been added to Group D with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, and the Netherlands. The West Indies and the United States Of America will co-host the T20 World Cup starting from June 2.
Krunal Pandya-led Baroda were the runner-up in the 2023 edition and on the other hand, Gujarat have big names like Piyush Chawla, Ripal Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi.
However, most of the players will likely to miss this league because this schedule will clash with the upcoming Indian Premier League.