KATHMANDU: Nepal’s preliminary team to play the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier has been announced.

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the preliminary team of 26-member women cricket today.

The team includes Indu Barma, Rajmati Airee, Sita Rana Magar, Samjhana Khadka, Kabita Joshi, Riya Sharma, Somu Bista, Rachana Chaudhary, Rubi Podar, Poooja Mahato, Kabita Kunwar, Rubina Kshetry, Sana Prabin, Alisha Yadav, Iswori Bista, Roma Thapa, Soni Pakhrin, Bindu Rawal, Laxmi Saud, Manisha Upadhyay, Simana KC, Anu Kadayat, Kajol Shrestha, Kiran Kunwar, Asmina Karmacharya, and Mamata Chaudhary, CAN informed.

The team will begin closed door training session at Mulpani Cricket Ground from Friday onward. After the closed door training, the final team of Nepal will be announced.

Total 10 countries will participate in global qualifier to be held in Nepal from coming January 12 to February 1. Four tip countries among them will be selected for the Women T20 World Cup to be held in England in June 2026.

The Group ‘A’ of global qualifier includes Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, the Unites States and Zimbabwe while Group ‘B’ has Nepal along with Bangladesh, Namibia, the Netherlands and Papua New Guinea.