England will be up against Nepal in the fifth match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and this is a Group C Fixture. England will be led by Harry Brook. England were the semi-finalists in the last WT20. Their batting looks strong and will be one of their biggest strengths in this tournament. They won the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka and are high on confidence coming into this fixture.
On the other hand, Nepal recently won a T20I series against West Indies and also beat Canada in the warm up match. They competed well in the 2024 WT20 and have shown that they can do well in the big teams. Rohit Paudel will lead the Nepal side for this England vs Nepal match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
England vs Nepal Match Details
- Series : ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026
- Match : England vs Nepal, Match 5
- Toss : To be updated
- Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Match Timings : 3:00 pm IST, 8th February
- Live Streaming : JioHotsar
England vs Nepal Stats
| Player | Team | Performance |
| Dipender Singh Airee | Nepal | 1956 runs & 58 wickets |
| Jos Buttler | England | 3925 runs |
| Adil Rashid | England | 149 wickets |
England vs Nepal Probable Playing XI England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel ©, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sandeep Lamichhane
England vs Nepal Dream11 Captaincy Picks Adil Rashid is a very good leg-spinner will be key for England and has a lot of experience in this format. He has picked up 149 wickets in 136 T20Is. He will be a top pick for ENG vs NEP Dream11 match Jos Buttler is a quality batter and has scored 3925 runs in 146 T20I matches. He will be a good captaincy pick in ENG vs NEP Dream11 match.
England vs Nepal Match winner
These two sides have never met in T20I before but looking at the squads of both sides and the recent form, England are expected to win this match.
