Nepal national cricket team will play Twenty20 Series with Zimbabwe first instead of One-day after the first match of the fifty-over series was washed out by rain on Saturday.

The inaugural One-day match of bilateral series was scheduled to start at 9:00 NST at TU cricket ground. However, the match had to be called off without an over being bowled due to persistent rainfall.

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) unveiled a new fixture on Saturday evening swapping the One-day matches with T20s owing to possibilities of rainfall forecast on Sunday and Monday as well. The three-match T20 series, which was earlier set for May 6, 7 and 9, has been rescheduled for May 1, 2 and 4 while all three matches of the One-day series have been postponed for May 6, 7 and 9.

Meanwhile, the CAN has announced a 17-man squad for the T20 practice matches with Zimbabwe ‘A’.

Nepal T20 squad

Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Poudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Adil Ansari, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Kushal Bhurtel, Avinash Bohara , Sagar Dhakal , Sahab Alam, Kishor Mahato , Bibek Yadav, Bashir Ahmed, Lokesh Bam, Bhim Sharki

Nepal vs Zimbabwe ‘A’ Bilateral Series

First T20 May 1 First One-day May 6

Second T20 May 2 Second One-day May 7

Third T20 May 4 Third One-day May 9

The T20s will be played at 13:00 NST and the One-days at 9:30 NST