Mumbai: Two-time champions England won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth match of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethel, Tom Panton, Harry Brook (catch), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Luke Wood.
Nepal: Kushal Purdel, Asif Shaikh(W), Rohit Baudel(C), Dipendra Singh Airey, Arif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichane and Sher Malla.
head-to-head
The upcoming match will mark the first meeting between England and Nepal in the shortest format.
Form Guide
England and Nepal enter the tournament with the desired momentum in their favor as both teams are unbeaten in their last five T20Is.
Two-time champions Sri Lanka were whitewashed in the three-match series, which ended earlier this month.
Nepal, on the other hand, are fresh off a successful run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia & EAP qualifiers, through which they booked their place in the ongoing 20-team mega event.
England: W, W, W, NR, W (Most recent first)
Nepal: W, W, W, W, W