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Bhutan cricket team arrives in Kathmandu for Pokhara practice matches

The squad will play four warm-up games in Pokhara from Monday ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, which starts in Malaysia on 3 October.

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News card: Bhutan cricket team arrives in Kathmandu for Pokhara practice matches. Category: sports. Source: Ratopati English.

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  • Bhutan's squad arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday morning on flight B-3 771 from Paro
  • Four practice matches in Pokhara from Monday: two against Gandaki-11, two against CAN-11
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier begins in Malaysia on 3 October

Bhutan's national cricket team has arrived in Nepal to prepare for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, Ratopati English reported. The squad flew in from Paro on Saturday morning on flight B-3 771 and was welcomed at Kathmandu by Sumanraj Karki, secretary of the Gandaki Province Cricket Association, which is hosting the visit. The team is spending Saturday in Kathmandu because of the current condition of the Kathmandu-Pokhara road. The practice-match programme drawn up earlier has been adjusted to fit the squad's arrival time and the road situation. Under the revised plan, Bhutan will begin their practice matches in Pokhara on Monday. Four matches are scheduled. The first two will be against Gandaki-11 and the remaining two against CAN-11. The games are organised by the Gandaki Province Cricket Association with support from the Cricket Association of Nepal, and give Bhutan a chance to test players and settle on tactics against Nepali domestic sides before the qualifier. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier is due to start in Malaysia on 3 October, and Bhutan has chosen Pokhara as its base for the build-up. The report said the presence of an international side in Pokhara around World Tourism Day is seen as a way to link cricket with tourism promotion. The provincial association has asked all concerned to help make the visit and the four matches a success.

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