Harry Brook will hope England hits the highest gear when the two-time champion takes on Nepal in its T20 World Cup opener in Mumbai on Sunday.
England has had an ideal build-up to the T20 World Cup and will likely be one of many groups to beat on the competitors.
Positioned in Group C together with debutant Italy, Nepal, Scotland and West Indies, England is aware of it should hit the bottom working.
Final yr, England gained 11 out of its 17 T20Is whereas shedding solely two, and the staff has super firepower throughout the board to pile up or chase massive totals.
Nonetheless, bowling in dewy circumstances can be a problem, and England will want its skilled campaigner, Adil Rashid, to provide you with options.
For Nepal, it’s one other alternative to make a mark on the world stage. Within the final version, it nearly beat South Africa, with the Proteas successful by a mere one run, and shot out Bangladesh for 106.
Amongst one in every of Nepal’s most up-to-date achievements is a 2-1 victory over two-time T20 World Cup winner West Indies, a feat that will surely gasoline Nepal’s fireplace.
Nepal additionally has fared properly previously, making the ultimate of a tri-series final June which concerned the Netherlands and Scotland. It had additionally made the summit conflict of a T20I quadrangular sequence that includes Qatar, Hong Kong and Kuwait.
THE SQUADS
England: Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Luke Wooden.
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Kushal Bhurtel, Sudneep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav.
Match begins at 3:00 PM IST.
Revealed on Feb 07, 2026