Sri Lanka will cross swords with Nepal in the third quarter-final of the Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday, September 29.
Sri Lanka will come into this contest after a 0-3 T20I series loss to England away from home in September 2026. Meanwhile, the Dipendra Singh Airee-led Nepal bagged the top spot in Group A standings with a win and a no result to make it to the quarter-final.
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3, Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs Nepal, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3
Time & Date: 5:30 AM IST, Tuesday, September 29
Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Probable XIs
Sri Lanka
Nuwanidu Fernando, Lasith Croospulle, Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachchige (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Wanuja Sahan, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Nepal
Aasif Sheikh (wk), Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Kushal Malla, Lokesh Bam, Sundeep Jora, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Pitch Report
The wicket is expected to be two-paced, assisting bowlers right away, courtesy of heavy rainfall at the venue. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first on this surface. Any score above 150 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Top Picks
Nuwan Thushara
Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thushara has scalped 36 wickets in 31 T20I innings, including a five-wicket haul and three four-fers.
Binura Fernando
Sri Lankan left-arm seamer Binura Fernando has scalped 180 wickets from 142 T20s, including five four-wicket hauls.
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Captain picks
Nuwanidu Fernando
Nuwanidu Fernando has accumulated 1764 runs from 74 T20s at an average of 28.45 and a strike rate of 127.73 with two centuries and nine half-centuries.
Sahan Arachchige
Skipper Sahan Arachchige has amassed 1539 runs and scalped 62 wickets in his 108-match T20 career, proving his all-round form.
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Nuwanidu Fernando, Sahan Arachchige (c), Niroshan Dickwella, Sandeep Jora, Rohit Paudel, Lokesh Bam, Kushal Bhurtel, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara (vc), Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
SL vs NEP, Asian Games 2026, Quarter-Final 3 Grand League Dream11 team
Nuwanidu Fernando (c), Sahan Arachchige, Niroshan Dickwella, Sandeep Jora, Rohit Paudel, Lokesh Bam, Kushal Bhurtel, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando (vc), Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
