The Nepali senior cricket team left for India yesterday for a three-day practice match against Jharkhand Cricket Association.

The match will be played from February 17 to 19. The tour is organized as a preparation for the upcoming InterContinental Cup play-off match against Namibia scheduled for March 23-26 in Windhoek.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Development Officer Rumesh Ratnayake is arriving in Nepal on February 27 to help the team prepare for the important tie, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) said in a press release. CAN has also stated that before leaving for Namibia, the Nepali team will face another Indian side in New Delhi.

The team is as follows: Binod Das, Shakti Gauchan, Paresh Lohani, Raju Basnet, Raj Kumar Pradhan, Sanjam Regmi, Mehboob Alam, Dhirendra Chand, Manjit Shrestha, Manoj Vaishya, Manoj Katuwal, Puspa Thapa, Antim Thapa, Akash Gupta, Suresh Pandey (coach), Sri Niwas Rana (manager) and Udaya Shah (official).