Nepal vs Sri Lanka – cracking contest on the cards if the rain stays away

Cricknation Update: Nepal vs Sri Lanka – If rain stays away then there is a possibility of a close encounter. Nepal are on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that momentum against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20 matches, depends on the weather. rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-and-jasprit-bumrah-all-smiles-after-dismissing-pat-cummins The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, 8 October, 2023 Smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj takes five wickets in the span of ten balls, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy after Australia retained the Ashes, England vs Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh, Chandigarh is the first planned city in India and it Shows, uploaded 27 November 2001.

Nepal are in the midst of a hot streak in T20Is, while Sri Lanka have gone in the opposite direction Nandan Yadav celebrates the wicket of Brandon King, Nepal vs West Indies, Mumbai, T20 World Cup, February 15, 2026 The last time Nepal and Sri Lanka were scheduled to face each other in a T20I match (in the 2024 T20 World Cup), the match was abandoned without the toss. Things may unfold in a similar manner in their next game on Tuesday as torrential rain continues to play havoc with the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games. The last four games in the competition have had three washouts without the toss taking place, and one was abandoned after 15 overs .

If the same fate befalls the Nepal vs Sri Lanka game, it favours Sri Lanka, who will go through to the semi-finals, like India and Pakistan, for being the higher-seeded team. The winners will take on India. Nepal had a great start to the tournament as they defeated second-tier team Afghanistan, four places above them, under the leadership of their spinners Kushal Bhurtel and Lalit Rajbanshi.

It extended their T20I winning streak to six games, in which they have beaten six different oppositions across three countries. Shortly before that streak began, Nepal had flown the Associates flag at the T20 World Cup when they gave England a scare and then took down Scotland with a riot of victory in Mumbai. If there is less rain in Nisshin, Nepal will be lining up their support against a team that continues its losing streak.

Sri Lanka were blanked 3-0 in England just ten days ago where they were unable to reach 150 even once while England scored at 12 an over or more in each of the games. Earlier, they also lost 2-1 in the T20I in the Caribbean and were eliminated from the T20 World Cup with four consecutive defeats, including a loss to Zimbabwe. The last time Sri Lanka won a game was in June.

The last time he scored more than 150 was in June. The last time they breached 200 was in February. It could be an engrossing contest.

Nepal WWWWW (last five completed games, most recent first) Sri Lanka LLLLW Niroshan Dickwella plays the ball fine, Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, 3rd match, One-day tri-series, Dambulla, June 13, 2026 Kushal Bhurtel is coming off a couple of low scores in the tournament but he is Nepal’s leading scorer this year with a tally of 522, at a strike rate of 180 and an average of 47.45. Last month, Bhurtel scored three consecutive half-centuries and five straight 35-plus scores in the Top End Series in Australia, against teams from Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. He also has three T20I hundreds and his power-packed batting could prove to be a handful for the inexperienced Sri Lanka attack.

Niroshan Dickwella last played a T20I in 2021 and he is back in the scheme of things despite a poor performance in the LPL a few months ago, where he scored only 110 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 142.85 and an average of 18.33. However, he has been scoring runs for quite some time now and he played a quickfire 80 off 115 balls in the first Test against India. If he gets to bat on Tuesday, this could be a great chance for Dickwella to show why he was once an all-format regular for Sri Lanka.

Nepal (probable): 1 Kushal Bhurtel, 2 Asif Shaikh (wk), 3 Sandeep Jora, 4 Kushal Malla, 5 Gulsan Jha, 6 Lokesh Bam, 7 Rohit Paudel, 8 Deependra Singh Airey (ct), 9 Sandeep Lamichhane, 10 Lalit Rajbanshi, 11 Sompal Kami Sri Lanka – like most other Full Member teams in the tournament, bar India, – has fielded an inexperienced The team has been sent in January. Ashen Bandara and Dickwella have returned to the national team, while the team is led by Sahan Arachige, with four uncped players. Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 2 Lasith Croospulle, 3 Sahan Arachchige (ct), 4 Nuwanidu Fernando, 5 Ashen Bandara, 6 Chamika Karunaratne, 7 Tharindu Ratnayake, 8 Wanuja Sahan, 9 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, 10 Nuwan Thushara, 11 Binura Fernando Rain has been a constant for the past few days, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games men’s competition, Nisshin, September 27, 2026 Not a ball has been bowled in Nisshin since Saturday, when Nepal had raced to 149 for 4 in 15 overs against the hosts before rain washed the game out.

Unfortunately, heavy rain is also forecast for Tuesday, at least until 6pm local time, with the match scheduled to start at 9am local time. Sri Lanka have won only one out of their last ten T20Is. Out of the top five run-getters in T20s from the two squads (not just T20Is), Dickwella (3323) is the only Sri Lankan; the other four are from Nepal: Bhurtel (2503), Dipendra Singh Airee (2341), Rohit Paudel (2212) and Aasif Sheikh (1987).

Nepal have been on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that run against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20Is, depends on the weather Nandan Yadav celebrates Brandon King’s wicket, Nepal vs West Indies, Mumbai, T20 World Cup, February 15, 2026 Sri Lanka’s progression was assured by virtue of their higher seeding in terms of the ICC T20I rankings Rain has been a constant for the past few days, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games men’s competition, Nisshin, September 27, 2026 Nepal have been on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that run against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20Is, depends on the weather Nandan Yadav celebrates Brandon King’s wicket, Nepal vs West Indies, Mumbai, T20 World Cup, February 15, 2026 asian-games-2026-quarter-finals-hong-kong-vs-pakistan-afghanistan-vs-india-nepal-vs-sri-lanka-bangladesh-vs-malaysia Asian Games 2026 – Hong Kong vs Pakistan, Afghanistan vs India, Nepal vs Sri Lanka, Bangladesh vs Malaysia Nepal, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Malaysia have entered the Asian Games quarter-finals from the group stage India celebrate their gold-medal win, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games final, Hangzhou, October 07, 2023 Sri Lanka’s progression was assured by virtue of their higher seeding in terms of the ICC T20I rankings Rain has been a constant for the past few days, Afghanistan vs India, Asian Games men’s competition, Nisshin, September 27, 2026 Nepal have been on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that run against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20Is, depends on the weather Nandan Yadav celebrates Brandon King’s wicket, Nepal vs West Indies, Mumbai, T20 World Cup, February 15, 2026 Asian Games (Men) 2026, NEP vs SL 3rd Quarter-Final Match Preview – Nepal vs Sri Lanka – cracking contest on the cards if the rain stays away Asian Games (Men) 2026 Nepal vs Sri Lanka Match Preview: Nepal have been on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that run against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20Is, depends on the weather Nepal have been on a winning streak, but whether they can continue that run against Sri Lanka, who have lost their last four T20Is, depends on the weather Pakistan through to semis after washout vs Hong Kong Washout against Afghanistan sends India into semis Dickwella in SL T20I squad for the first time since 2021 Vishal Dikshit is an assistant editor at Sri Lanka to face India in semi-finals after washout Asian Games: India to face Afghanistan in quarter-finals in repeat of the last final