India win toss; elect to bat vs Nepal

Tue, 03 October 2023

06:38

India captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has won the toss and elected to bat against Nepal in the opening T20 match at the Asian Games on Tuesday.

The Indian playing XI will see some of the young top performers from IPL including Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and others.

Nepal, who broke several records during their opening game against Mongolia, will be looking to put in a good performance.

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