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| Taxman |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 07:34 AM
Nepal stun South Africa
Wisden Cricinfo staff
February 18, 2004
Nepal U19s 157 for 9 (Gauchan 51*) beat South Africa 156 (Manjeet 4-15) by one wicket
Scorecard
On the fourth day, the Under-19 World Cup really came alive. As if Australia's collapse against Zimbabwe wasn't enough of a surprise, along came the lowly Nepalese, who held their nerve in a thrilling finish to beat the highly fancied South Africans by one wicket with two balls of the match remaining.
Nepal had showed glimmers of their potential in their opening fixture against England, where they lost by eight wickets despite setting a competitive total of 192. But forewarned was not forearmed for South Africa, who batted first and were restricted to 156 in their 50 overs. And even that total owed everything to a late rally from their No. 9 Keegan Africa, who clubbed 52 not out from 62 balls after South Africa had slipped to 62 for 7.
Nepal shared their wickets around, although the pick of the bowlers was Manjeet, who tore through the top of the innings with three early wickets, as South Africa crashed to 11 for 4. He later added Godfrey Stevens for 29, to complete the highly impressive figures of 10-4-15-4. He was ably backed up by Paras Khadka, Shakti Gauchan and Lakpa Lama, with two wickets each.
Nepal began their reply with a wobble as Kaniska Chaugai fell for a fourth-ball duck, but after 30 overs they were in a strong position on 95 for 4, with Gauchan going strong on 29 not out, and several capable batsmen to come. But although the run-rate was never an issue, wickets kept slipping away, until 32 were needed from the last nine overs with two men still standing. Crucially, one of these was Gauchan, and he steered his side to victory with a cool unbeaten 51.
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| bardan |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 07:40 AM
go nepal!!!1
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| thaag |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 07:46 AM
Good to hear some good news about Nepal.
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| dumdum |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 07:51 AM
ho! ho!! ho!!! ho!!!! what a ripper! way to go guys. wasn't it an absoulte cliffhanger?
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| AX |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 09:21 AM
way to go boyz
you make us PROUD :)
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| krishna |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 09:27 AM
Good Job boys...!!! Way to go....!!!!
Very well done to Gauchan who kept cool at the final overs of the innings when he was the only recognized batsman left. Thats patience right there. Good Luck on the next matches.
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| ProudNepali |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 10:10 AM
HEHEHEH After all we are all ProudNEpali.
This time I hope all the players were under 19 unlike in the past where the older guys participate as youngsters.
Go nEpAL Go.
PRoudnepali too.
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| oys_chill |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 11:09 AM
So, Nepal do have a chance of reaching the second phase and compete with the big boys this time around instead of the plate championship :). Way to go fellas! Can't wait for them to thrash india sometime in future :)...errr! I see future for cricket at least in Nepal!!
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| vibrant_soul |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 11:17 AM
wow, really stunned indeed!
we have to beat the ugandans and hope the english beat the sa or even if the SAfricans beat the english, just hope that we thrash the colts really good & stay above par the sas' in runrates. and then ....
keep spiralling out......................
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| mitra 2 |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 12:07 PM
This is just great! Nepalese players are proving year after year that they are not a one day wonder kinda team. Yes, watch out India and the rest of the cricket world! Gurkhas are coming! :)
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| stoner |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 01:14 PM
Nepal is really going wel. we all are proud of their achivement.
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| Gerox |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 03:35 PM
2002: Runner up, Plate championship.
2004:....?
I guess Nepal will meet India in super league if they win against Uganda.
I hope they will kick dhotis' asses.
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| kalekrishna |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 05:47 PM
Congrats Nepali colts for your stunning performance, hats off to your efforts. Wish you perform even better in days to come and bring something to cheer about in a nation mourning the death of peace and happiness.
KK
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| kurtsgal |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 06:06 PM
someday would love to watch cricket world cup 20.. ....vs nepal ...what a pleasure it would be ...
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| Gerox |
Posted
on 18-Feb-04 06:29 PM
Best of luck with Uganda.
Go Nepal go!!!
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| mitra 2 |
Posted
on 19-Feb-04 06:31 AM
They did it again. Let's pray for England's victory!
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Group B Nepal 195 for 5 (Gauchan 80*) beat Uganda 194 (Lama 4-40) by five wickets
Scorecard
Nepal moved to within sight of an unexpected place in the Super League, as their five-wicket victory over Uganda piled the pressure onto yesterday's victims, South Africa. Everything now rests on tomorrow's mouthwatering clash between South Africa and England – and all of Nepal will be praying for an English victory.
Nepal were made to work hard for their victory, although it was not quite as nail-biting as their one-wicket win yesterday. Uganda won the toss and elected to bat, and at 91 for 1 in the 28th over, there was scope for an impressive total.
Kintu Wambudhe contributed 46 and Denis Musali made 32, but Lakpa Lama led the fightback, picking up 4 for 40 as Uganda were pegged back to 194 all out in the 50th over. It was then over to Nepal's captain Shakti Gauchan, whose unbeaten half-century had secured that victory over South Africa.
Gauchan followed up with a fine 80 not out to guide Nepal to victory with a comfortable 11 balls to spare. He was ably supported by Monick Shrestha (30) and Sharad Vesawkar (23), and South Africa have it all to do.
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| dumdum |
Posted
on 19-Feb-04 06:46 AM
i have no doubt whatsoever that we are going to the west indies in 2007 for the senior world cup. with kenya and bangladesh getting one day status, they no longer have to qualify, leaving the door wide open for the likes of nepal.with the expanded format of the wc in wi, which will include 16 nations, nepal should have little trouble in qualifying. even if we manage to come 4th or 5th in the icc cup, we will qualify. scotland, holland,UAE, HK- audaciously included; who next? WE ARE GOING TO WI EVERYBODY! BUCKLE UP!
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| mitra 2 |
Posted
on 19-Feb-04 07:00 AM
Let's not forget coach Roy Dias. Miracles started to happen soon after he took over. I don't know about his contract with Nepali team but many other nations may have interest to aquire him. We have to keep him at any cost. He was one of the best players of Srilankan national team and he has proven he is a great coach. I want to see him coach our team in the world cup.
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| krishna |
Posted
on 19-Feb-04 04:44 PM
Yes Mr. Dias has made significant influence on the improvement of Nepalese team and this is a wonderful sight into the future. Hats off once again to Captain Gauchan who kept cool at the required time to guide Nepal to victory. I hope the English beat South Africans and that will be absolutely awesome to see Nepal to the next round. Its cricket and anything can happen.
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| AX |
Posted
on 20-Feb-04 07:12 AM
Damn english lost to SA.
No good news at all. I bet there was a conspiracy.
we are still proud of you boyz. I hope nepal will credit the coach Dias with gorkha dakshinthe bahu (?) if they have not done yet. He is the main reason that our boyz are getting to played in these international cricket tournaments.
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