CWI Agree to Historic Tour of Nepal

Cricket West Indies, CWI, and the Cricket Association of Nepal announce a T20 ‘A’ Team tour as part of their respective ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 preparations.

This will be the first time a West Indies team has toured Nepal and will consist of five T20 matches, all of which will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.

The only time West Indies have played Nepal in International cricket was a One Day International at the Harare Sports Club, during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in 2023, with the West Indies winning by 101 runs.

Co-Hosts, West Indies are in Group C in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and will face Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand and Afghanistan, whilst Nepal is in Group D and will face the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Bangladesh.

In the meantime, Cricket West Indies CWI today announced that a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament for emerging players will be held next year in an effort to unearth new talent and give more players the opportunity to play.

CWI director of cricket Miles Bascombe made the announcement during a media conference in Barbados this morning.

Bascombe said a strong showing is expected from West Indies in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, but he says more can be done to find new players.

Bascombe says CWI are working with the CPL to have the tournament round about May of next year and that the tournament will be for regional players only.

The details on whether there will be an age requirement for the tournament are still being worked out.

Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has said repeatedly that another CPL tournament should be created to find more talent.