(Updated with fixture on September 8.)
Nepal will begin it’s campaign against Malaysia in the ACC Twenty20 Championship in UAE in Group B which also consists Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. The event will be held in UAE from November 20 to 30, according to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).
According to ACC, Nepal plays Malaysia on November 22, Kuwait on November 23 and Oman on November 24. After a day’s rest, Nepal meets Qatar on November 26 and Bahrain on November 27. The semifinals and playoffs are slated for November 29 while the final will be played on November 30.
Oman was the joint winner along with Afghanistan when the Twenty20 event was first held in Kuwait in 2007 while Kuwait finished third beating UAE in the third-place playoff.
Nepal lost to Afghanistan and Qatar in the league round to finish fourth in the group despite victories against Malaysia and Oman.
In Group A, there are Afghanistan, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and China. Bahrain and China did not play in 2007.
ACC Twenty20 Championship (Complete Fixture)
| November 22 | Bahrain v Oman Hong Kong v Saudi Arabia Singapore v UAE Malaysia v Nepal Afghanistan v China Kuwait v Qatar |
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| November 23 | Oman v Qatar Kuwait v Nepal Afghanistan v Singapore China v Saudi Arabia Hong Kong v UAE Bahrain v Malaysia |
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| November 24 | Afghanistan v Hong Kong China v Singapore Nepal v Oman Bahrain v Qatar Saudi Arabia v UAE Kuwait v Malaysia |
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| November 26 | China v UAE Bahrain v Kuwait Malaysia v Oman Nepal v Qatar Afghanistan v Saudi Arabia Hong Kong v Singapore |
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| November 27 | Afghanistan v UAE Malaysia v Qatar Kuwait v Oman China v Hong Kong Saudi Arabia v Singapore Bahrain v Nepal |
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| November 29 | 11th and 12th place Playoff (A6 v B6) 7th and 8th place Playoff (A4 v B4) Semi-Final 1 (A1 v B2) 5th and 6th place Playoff (A3 v B3) Semi-Final 2 (A2 v B1) 9th and 10th place Playoff (A5 v B5) |
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| November 30 | 3rd and 4th place Playoff (Loser SF1 v Loser SF2) FINAL |