A day after Nepal’s bid to secure a place in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers failed with defeat against hosts Singapore, two of their bowlers—leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and paceman Sompal Kami—will be up against each other in the Global Twenty20 Canada cricket tournament in Brampton on Monday.

Lamichhane’s Toronto Nationals will play against Kami’s Winnipeg Hawks on Monday. Nepal on Sunday lost to Singapore by 82 runs—their second defeat in four matches— leaving them third in the five-team standing of the Twenty20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers. As only the group winners were assured of a place in the Global Qualifiers, Singapore advanced to the October-November event in the United Arab Emirates.

As the Nepali team were preparing to return home on Monday, the bowling duo boarded for Cananda on Sunday play in the Twenty20 tournament. Lamichhane claimed seven scalps, five behind leading wicket-taker Iqbal Hussain of Qatar in the Asia Qualifers, while Kami took just three in four matches.

For Lamichhane the Global Twenty20 will be just another tournament but for Kami it would be a huge learning curve. While Lamichhane have nothing to prove in the tournament having played professional cricket around the globe including in the Indian Premier league for Delhi Capitals and Big Bash Legue for Melbourne Stars, Kami will be hoping to get a break to play alongside some of the renowned internatinal stars.

Lamichhane’s place in the playing XI for Monday’s clash is all but assured but Kami do not enjoy the same comfort and could be watching the game from the pavilion. Kami’s team includes established international stars like Australian batsman Chris Lynn, West Indian duo Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne Smith, Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal and Dutch paceman Paul van Meekeren among others.