Published: Feb 15, 2018, 10:57 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 15, 2018, 10:57 AM (IST)
Chasing 195, Nepal were 144 for 9 in the 43rd over. Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane aren’t known for their batting prowess. A great Nepal dream was meeting its closure.
Then, in the next 41 balls, Karan and Lamichhane defied all odds and added 43. The equation read 8 off 6 with a wicket in hand. Canada’s hopes were in the palms of Cecil Pervez, who had figures of 9-1-33-3.
In a brilliant display of death bowling, Pervez bowled four back-to-back yorkers — all dot balls — to the well-set Karan. Canada had gained the upper hand. Karan got back with a lofted six over cover. Nepal needed two off the final ball when Pervez crumbled under pressure and bowled it down the leg. A wide.
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Pervez started the over with a yorker and attempted the same with his last ball. It was a full-toss on leg, gleefully turned away by Karan for a single and there was Nepal’s glory moment. The team rushed out to the field, engulfed in emotions of their most significant win in their cricketing chronicles.
Why explain it all when you can watch the highlights of the stunning Nepal win that saw them advance to the World Cup Qualifiers.
Here they are! The highlights of Nepal’s exhilarating victory over Canada at #WCL2 that sealed their place at the @cricketworldcup qualifier! It couldn’t have been closer! #CANvNEP pic.twitter.com/Kmq46Rpvoh
— ICC (@ICC) February 15, 2018
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Nepal will face UAE in the final of the World Cricket League, Division 2 at Windhoek on Thursday.
