Kathmandu, April 18

Nepal have beaten the touring Namibian side 2-0 in the latest round of the ICC World Cricket League. With the win, Nepal now climb to fifth place in the league table, and more importantly keep their hopes of playing the 2019 World Cup alive.

The win, however, was not easy, especially the second match could have easily been lost. But with the support of the home crowd, Nepal’s national team took on the challenge presented by the Namibians and won the match in the final over of the game.

Here, we have for you highlights of the game summed up in four photos.

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For a Nepali cricket fan, what can be better sight than this? The youth and the experienced are walking side by side celebrating a hard-won victory. This picture shows that Nepal’s cricketing future is bright.

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Nepal’s skipper Paras Khadka’s better half was also watching the match at the TU cricket ground. How can a player put on such a performance without the support of family?

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It’s been less than a year since Nepal’s coach Pubudu Dassanayake spotted this kid in Chitwan. He’s been compared to the Aussie legend Shane Warne. But today he has no one to compare with in Nepal, when it comes to bowling leg spin.

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Nepal’s part-time bowlers provided variation to the bowling attack in both the matches, During the first match it was Sharad who bowled a tight spell of off spin while in the second match it was Sagar Pun who put the lid on the runs from one end.