Bangladesh High Performance XI vs Nepal, TEND T20, 2026, Today Match Prediction

BHPXI vs NEP Match Prediction & Analysis

Bangladesh High Performance XI and Nepal cricket team will lock horns in the 6th match of the Top End T20 Series on Saturday, 22nd July. The venue for this match is Marrara Oval, Darwin and the scheduled start time is 14:00 IST. 

HP XI are coming off two successive victories against Malaysia, while Nepal resumes their campaign in the Top End Series with a crushing defeat. Both teams would look for a victory for different reasons. 

H2H history: There is no listed H2H record between Nepal and Bangladesh HP XI. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Bangladesh High Performance XI Preview

Bangladesh HP XI kick off the fresh campaign in the KFC T20 Max 2026. They recently made a stunning victory over Malaysia in the unofficial T20Is. Both victories were one-sided but the task is different now. Performance XI were the runnerups in the last edition of the KFC T20 Max. They lost to Adelaide Strikers in the final by 32 runs. 

Bangladesh HP XI made a big transformation from 50-over format to T20. In their last game, the HP XI won by 7 wickets with 74 balls left. Bangladesh have solid players who can change the game within a few balls. They won four out of the last five games. 

Sabbir Rahman could be a player to watch out for. He has scored 977 runs in T20Is for Bangladesh. His international experience would be crucial. Zawas Abrar scored 172 runs in 8 innings with one half-century. We back him to score above 25 runs in the upcoming contest. Rakibul Hasan has been a standout performer with the bowl, picking up 71 wickets at an average of 23.11.

Bangladesh High Performance XI Predicted Playing XI:

Nazmus Sakib, Aslam Khan, Sharvin Muniandy, Syed Aziz, Aqeel Wahid, Ajab Khan, Vijay Unni, Muhammad Amir, Prashant Madhukar, Syed Junaid Khan, Arif Ullah

Nepal Preview

Nepal head into the contest on the back of a tough defeat against NT Strike in the opener. Their batting let them down at Marrara Cricket Ground. They posted 122/8 while batting first. Pawan Sarraf scored 41 for Nepal. NT Strike chased down the target in 15 overs. Sarraf took his batting brilliance to bowling as well, packing up two wickets for 13 runs. 

Nepal made changes to their squad for the Top End Series. The Asian giants had a terrible run in the ICC CWC League two where they lost all four games in Utrecht, Netherlands. Meanwhile, they earned the ticket to the Asian Games by defeating Hong Kong in the qualifier finals. Their five-game winning streak in T20s came to an end in Darwin. 

Kushal Bhurtel could also be the player to watch out for. He has been a solid performer for Nepal in T20 format, scoring 340 runs in the Asian Games qualifiers. We back him to score above 35 runs in the upcoming game. Pawan Sarraf is also a key figure who was the best performer with the bat and ball in the opening game. Sher Malla is a top performer with the bowl, picking up 7 wickets in the Asian Games Qualifiers. 

Nepal Predicted Playing XI:

Kushal Bhurtel, Anil Sah, Trit Raj Das, Kushal Malla, Lokesh Bam, Rashid Khan, Pawan Sarraf, Narayan Joshi, Shahab Alam, Rijjan Dhakal, Aakash Chand

Weather Conditions

The weather at Darwin on 22nd August is expected to be cloudy with a high of 32°C and a low of 23°C, along with a 10% chance of rain and north winds at 10 kph. 

BHPXI vs NEP Pitch Report

The surface at Marrara Oval is good for batting. The surface offers a good balance between bat and ball. The Pacers can get an early advantage with the new ball. In the last five matches at this ground, the average first batting score in T20 is 145. It is a decent batting surface where batsmen need to play sensibly. 

Score prediction: 

If HP XI bat first - 220-230 runs 

If Nepal bat first - 240-250 runs 

Toss: To Bat

In the last five Men’s ODIs on this surface, chasing sides won three games. So, chasing would be a tough job and it demands good skills. The surface gets slower in the second innings. Both teams have had earlier success while batting first and they will look to bat first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: HP XI  to win the coin toss.