‘More crowd than Pakistan’ – Fans react as huge crowd gather to cheer Nepal team in T20 World Cup 2024 qualifiers – WATCH
Nepal will be taking part in the T20 World Cup for the first time in 10 years.
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Nov 3, 2023 4:18 pm
Nepal has qualified for the T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to be played in the West Indies and the USA. The passionate Asian team beat the United Arab Emirates in the semifinal of the Asia qualifiers for the tournament, entered the final of the Asia qualifiers and registered a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup. It is big news for the players and fans of Nepal.
Bowling first in Mulpani cricket ground, Nepal restricted UAE to a total of just 134 runs. Nepal’s bowling unit collectively performed well. Malla was the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 3 wickets and conceded only 11 runs in his spell of 4 overs. He was aided well by Sandeep Lamichhane, who claimed 2 wickets and conceded 14 runs in his spell.
For UAE, Aravind scored 64 runs and waged a lone battle. He did not get enough support from the other end. Chasing 135 runs, Nepal did not find much difficulty. Their captain Rohit Paudel and Aasif Sheikh saw off the chase for Nepal. As Kushal Bhurtel gave a blazing start for Nepal, the likes of Paudel and Sheikh anchored the chase. Sheikh and Paudel scored an unbeaten 63* and 35* respectively.
Nepal (Source: Twitter)
Huge support from crowd for the match of Nepal
Nepal has been in the news for their fans. In many of their matches recently, the fans have followed the game despite not having good facilities in the stadium. Images are being circulated where the fans have been watching them play from the terraces of their homes, from the branches of the trees, and where not! It shows the incredible passion of the fans towards the team.
The craze was visible in the match between Nepal and UAE as well. A packed stadium with lack of facilities still found loud cheers from the fans, who supported their team and watched their team achieve a milestone. Nepal, who made it to the Asia Cup 2023 earlier this year, will be playing their first ever T20 World Cup in more than 10 years, when they play in the Caribbean islands and the USA in 2024.
Watch the video of Nepal fans supporting their team –
History create after the 10 years finally we are in the ICC t20 world cup 2024💖🇳🇵
Congratulations :NEPAL won the semi final match against UAE by 8 wickets in the ICC world cup qualifiers match Asia.🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/MXQCftNoLj
Nepal crowd celebrating the historic moment of qualifying into the T20 World Cup after 10 years. – Nepal has one of the best crowds in cricket history.
