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Debutants Italy outperform to crush Nepal in World Cup

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For the second straight match Nepal crashed to yet another defeat in the  men’s  ICC  Twenty20 World Cup cricket in  Mumbai, India. The Nepali outfit  suffered a shock, embarrassing and crushing 10 wickets defeat at the hands of debutants Italy. With two losses they are winless and languishing at the bottom of the group.The latest unexpected and stunning setback has significantly dwindled their chances of qualifying to the round of Super 8s. The Wankhede stadium packed with Nepal’s supporters were left highly disappointed,frustrated and in disbelief. Sensing a potential victory, they  were in a celebratory  mood and   showed up in big numbers  to support the team.They could not believe what they witnessed and unfolded much to their chagrin. Nepal went into the crucial tie against newcomers Italy as strong favorites. They were expected to  triumph over the opposition based on their experience,skills, strengths and their last per...
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Nepal lose to England by a whisker in World Cup

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Nepal came very close to celebrating historic upset victory over  favorites England in their opener of the men’s ICC World Cup Twenty20 World Cup in Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, India only to lose by a  mere heartbreaking four runs. England was expected  to have an easy passage to victory but as the match panned out,they barely managed to survive  after  much suspense and drama.   Nepal had a glorious opportunity to  upset  the applecart when the game came down to the last ball of the final over. England elected to bat after winning the toss but got off to a shaky start losing an early  wicket.They lost  wickets at regular  intervals,however,half centurions  Jacob Bethel(55 runs ) and Harry Brook(53 runs), and a crucial unbeaten 39 runs  by tailender  Will Jacks   late in the  innings helped the team post a respectable  and competitive total of 184 for 7. For Nepal,the bowlers put in  a good p...
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Team Nepal eyes new heights of cricketing glory in T20 World Cup

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  Come February 8th,the men’s national cricket team of Nepal will be under the spotlight when their  campaign in the  ICCMen’s Twenty20 World  Cup gets underway in Mumbai, India. They take on heavyweight England  in the opener of the Group C match.Apart  from Nepal and England,West Indies,Scotland and Italy are the other teams in the group . This  is Nepal’s third World Cup appearance .They made their  World Cup debut  in  2014 in Bangladesh in an impressive manner. The team then led by Paras Khadka  recorded wins against Afghanistan and Hongkong, and went down fighting to the hosts Bangladesh.The competition provided them the big opportunity to  display their potential to the cricketing world,which they did to earn praise and recognition from all quarters. From there on  the  national teams across all  age categories  have been making steady  and encouraging progress  even though they still...
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