[1] The participating teams were the hosts Nepal along with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.

[2] The matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

[3] Before the tri-nation series, Nepal played two One Day International (ODI) matches against Papua New Guinea.

[4] Papua New Guinea won both of the matches, winning by six runs in the first ODI and by three wickets in the second one.

[5] In the tri-nation series, Nepal became the first team to qualify for the final, after winning their first three matches.