The 16-member team is travelling to Sharjah for a three-match series, named ‘Unity Cup’ by the CAN.

The Group A fixture was the first match between the sides since the nuclear-armed neighbours engaged in a four-day military conflict in May this year.

The 35-year-old left-armer retires as the nation’s most prolific fast bowler in the format, with 79 wickets from 65 T20Is, second on the all-time Australia list to spin bowling teammate Adam Zampa.

According to the Cricket Association of Nepal, the 16-member squad led by Anil Kumar Sah will reach Guwahati on August 26 and will stay there until September 3.

Here, the Post takes a look at three things we learned from Nepal’s performance in the fourth edition of the Top End T20 Series.

The win propelled Nepal to the sixth position in the league table among 11 teams. The Rhinos now have four points from two wins in five games.

The Rhinos register their first win in four matches in the series, defeating Hobart Hurricanes Academy on Tuesday.

Aarif Sheikh and Lokesh Bam lead Nepal’s charge with 33 runs and 25 not out.

The Rhinos suffer a third straight defeat in the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, after losing to Melbourne Stars Academy by 31 runs on Monday.

Melbourne Stars Academy beat Nepal by 31 runs in Top End T20 series.

The Rhinos lose to Bangladesh ‘A’ on Saturday in a match that saw Kushal Malla’s remarkable comeback.

Of the six games each to be played by the 11 teams in the series’ league stage, Nepal will play their second game against Bangladesh A at the same venue today.

India’s ‘cricket diplomacy’ is currently in full swing in Nepal, with the southern neighbour increasing its support for Nepali cricket of late. But that partnership has a long history.

Alam, a Category A player, was the only one out of 164 cricketers on the auction list who garnered the attention of all eight franchises.

Former coach of the Nepali national team returns after nine months.

Among those shortlisted, eight are in Category A, 35 in Category B and 107 in Category C.

England had resumed on 339-6 in an atmosphere of unremitting tension at The Oval and a fired-up Siraj dismissed Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton before bowling Gus Atkinson to complete his five-wicket-haul.

The tournament in the United Arab Emirates, scheduled to run from September 9 to 28, will feature eight teams — two more than the last edition — with 11 matches in Dubai and eight in Abu Dhabi.

According to the governing body of cricket in Nepal, 458 Nepali cricketers have registered themselves for the auction.

The event will be hosted at the Dhumbarahi-based cricket ground of Pakistan Embassy.