Bagmati Province unveils final squad for Jay Trophy under Sandeep Lamichhane's leadership

Bagmati Province unveils final squad for Jay Trophy under Sandeep Lamichhane’s leadership

cricnepal Staff

January 2, 2025, 2 min read

Bagmati Province has announced the final squad for the upcoming Jay Trophy Men’s Elite Cup. Sandeep Lamichhane will captain the 15-player squad for the longer-format cricket, played with a red ball and traditional white attire.

Sandeep last captained Bagmati’s team during the KP Oli Cup in November 2023.

Earlier, Bagmati announced an 18-player preliminary squad. Bagmati organized an intra-squad preparatory match to finalise the squad. Bagmati Red and Bagmati Blue played a practice match which ended in a draw.

The return of pacer Nandan Yadav to the Bagmati squad for the multi-day format strengthens their pace bowling attack. This unit already features left-arm pacers Pratish GC and Rijan Dhakal.

Sandeep alongside left-arm spinner Surya Tamang and leggie Tilak Raj Bhandari will lead the spin attack. Ishan Pandey, Bipin Acharya and Roshan BK are the spinning allrounders whilst Rit Gautam, Aasutosh Ghiraiya, Shub Kansakar, Uttam Thapamagar, Suryanshu Koirala and Pratik Shrestha are the batters in the line-up.

Dayanand Mandal, Ashok Poudel and Robin Joshi miss out on the squad.

The top four teams from the Prime Minister’s (PM) Cup National Cricket Tournament – Nepal Police Club (NPC), Tribhuwan Army Club (TAC), Bagmati Province and Madhesh Province will compete in the Jay Trophy. Bagmati qualified after finishing third in the PM Cup.

Jay Trophy will start on 5th January. The matches will be held simultaneously in Janakpur and Parsa.

Bagmati’s Squad: Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Pratish GC, Rijan Dhakal, Nandan Yadav, Surya Tamang, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Bipin Acharya, Rit Gautam, Aasutosh Ghiraiya, Shub Kansakar, Uttam Thapamagar, Suryanshu Koirala, Pratik Shrestha and Roshan BK

Bagmati’s Schedule: