Twenty20 Wheelchair Cricket Asia Cup will be played in Kathmandu from October 4 while national team will depart for Nepal on Monday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.

Pakistan and Nepal are joint hosts of the event.

Teams from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will also be seen in action in the event.

President of Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket Council Rukhsana Rajput says that the defending champion Pakistan squad will leave for Nepal via Dubai on the morning of October 2 and will start their campaign against Nepal.

Captain Muhammad Zeeshan says that we have worked hard in the training camp and will try our best to win the Asia Cup.

A total of 11 matches will be played in the event and the final of the Asia Cup will be held on October 9.

The match will be played at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium, Kathmandu.

The national team will be led by Mohammad Zeeshan while other players include Imran Amin, Sajid Ali Abbasi, Mohammad Faiz, Mohammad Latif, Ahmed Yar, Muezzin Nawaz (wicket keeper), Mohsin Thabeel, Umar Gul, Mohammad Adnan, Mohammad Shahid, Mushal Khan, Asif Nadeem, Zulfiqar Swati and Khalid Shah.

Reporter: Javed Iqbal