Nepal’s leg spinning sensation Sandeep Lamichhane on Wednesday left for Hong Kong to participate in the Hong Kong Blitz Twenty20 cricket tournament where he will join Australia’s World Cup winning captain Michael Clarke.

Lamichhane will play for Kowloon Cantons in the three-day tournament initiated for the first time by Hong Kong Cricket Association.

Lamichhane made his way into the event following an initiation from British cricketer Scott McKechnie who invited the 16-year old after watching the spinner during his November’s tour of Nepal with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Lamichhane will get a lifetime opportunity to play alongside 2015 ICC World Cup winning captain Clarke, who retired from international cricket in August last year. Clarke on Wednesday said he was eager to compete in the tournament.

“Looking forward to #HKT20Blitz this weekend, playing with #kowlooncantons,” tweeted Clarke. McKechnie will lead the Cantons side that also includes Ryan Campbell, former Australian and current Hong Kong cricketer alongside Babar Hayat, Tanvir Ahmed, Najiba Amar and Simadip Singh. Rude Bar Island Warriors, Hung Hom JD Jaguars and Gii Lantau Galaxy Riders are the other three teams in the tournament.

Lamichhane hogged a global limelight with an impressive performance in the ICC U-19 World Cup held in Bangladesh earlier this year. He had taken 14 wickets including a hat-trick against Ireland to finish as the second leading wicket taker of the tournament.

The U-19 World Cup was his first international tournament. He recently made his debut with the senior national team playing against Namibia during the ICC World Cricket League Championship third round matches in Kirtipur. He took two wickets in two matches against Namibia.