Nepal National team to play against one of the world famous club, MCC XI at Lords main ground on 19th July 2016,the day after the conclusion of the England v Pakistan Test match. It will be played on the same pitch. It will be the first time that Nepal have played at Lord’s, and the first time an MCC team has played Nepal on UK soil. MCC are set to pick a strong team for the match, which will be announced in due course.
MCC toured Nepal as recently as November 2015 and the Club continues to enjoy a strong relationship with Cricket Association Nepal. Nepal captain Paras Khadka played for MCC in the Emirates t20 tournament in Dubai in 2015 - and is likely to feature in the showpiece match at Lord's in 2016.
The match is part of the celebration of 200 years between UK and Nepal bilateral relation, initiated by Cricket Association of Nepal and supported by Embassy of Nepal, London and Foreign Commonwealth office, UK. This unique event will be significant as this will be the first Nepalese event in UK to be organised in this scale.
