Nepal won the toss and decided to bowl first against the United States of America in their second match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Harare, Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Sompal Kami will miss today’s game and possibly the rest of the group stage as he is injured, according to Captain Rohit Paudel. Left-arm spinner Lalit Rajbanshi will replace Kami.

Nepal had gone down to hosts Zimbabwe by eight runs despite posting a remarkable target of 291 runs at the Harare Sports Club. The US team succumbed to a 39-run defeat against the West Indies at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.

Having lost their opening matches in the five-team group that also includes the Netherlands, both sides will come into the game knowing that a defeat in the second match could turn costly for their Super Six hopes. Only the top three teams of both groups in the 10-team qualifiers will be eligible for the Super Six stage. The two finalists from the Super Six will qualify for the ICC World Cup to be played in October and November in India.