Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) have announced the 15-member men’s senior squad, that will tour Nepal, after a 5-match inter-squad national trials from March 27th – April 01st, 2021 was concluded at Kinrara Oval stadium.
The matches acted as preparatory camp for squad selection ahead of national squads tour of Nepal from April 17th – 24th, where they will play a T20I tri-series involving the host’s and Netherlands. It will be a rare occasion for Malaysia to be playing competitive T20I matches against Netherlands, while the national team has faced Nepal in the recent past.
National players in both Eastern Titans and Western Crushers impressed during the matches, with Virandeep Singh emerging as the top player in both batting and bowling disciplines. The inter-squad matches marked the resumption for the national squad players back on the field, who were forced to take a break due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions while the MCA Super League tournament was still happening in February 2021.
Malaysia have had good results in the recent past, including a 5-0 series victory over Hong Kong at home, before registering a win over Nepal in ACC Eastern region T20 tournament in Thailand, before all cricket globally was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ahmad Faiz Noor (Captain), Virandeep Singh, Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak, Sharvin Muniandy, Anwar Arudin, Mohd Shafiq Sharif, Ainool Hafizs, Aminudin Ramly, Muhammad Anwar Rahman, Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Muhammad Wafiq, Pavandeep Singh, Fitri Sham, Khizar Hayat Durani and Dhivendran Mogan
Nepal Tour Practice Matches Brief Scores
Western Crushers 123/5 in 20 overs (Dhivendran Mogan 28 n.o, Fitri Sham 1/15, Muhammad Wafiq 1/21, Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak 1/25) lost to Eastern Titans 127/3 in 16.5 overs (Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak 56, Ainool Hafizs 10 n.o, Dhivendran Mogan 1/23) by 7 wickets
Western Crushers 120/8 in 20 overs (Anwar Rahman 20 n.o, Pavandeep Singh 16 n.o, Syazrul Ezat Idrus 13, Muhammad Wafiq 3/14, Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak 2/14, Sharvin Muniandy 2/33, Virandeep Singh 1/11) lost to Eastern Titans 121/2 in 17.5 overs (Sharvin Muniandy 31 n.o, Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak 24, Syazrul Ezat Idrus 1/20) by 8 wickets
Western Crushers 140/8 in 20 overs (Shafiq Sharif 77 n.o, Syed Aziz Bin Syed Mubarak 3/23, Muhammad Wafiq 3/25, Sharvin Muniandy 1/26) lost to Eastern Titans 144/5 in 19.1 overs (Fitri Sham 32 n.o, Sharvin Muniandy 28, Virandeep Singh 20 n.o, Pavandeep Singh 2/8, Anwar Rahman 2/20, Dhivendran Mogan 1/31) by 5 wickets
