Dipesh Kandel: The bowler who sent Nepal back to the U19 Cricket World Cup
Dipesh Kandel took a hat trick to win the game against the UAE on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Last Thursday (March 2), Nepal were staring at another defeat at the hands of the UAE. As captain Dev Khanal gave the ball to Dipesh Kandel, he was looking for nothing but a miracle. The UAE needed only 11 runs to win the match and break Nepali hearts to reach the U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2019, the UAE won by one run thanks to the Duckworth Lewis method to reach the U19 World Cup in 2020. Thanks to that victory and performance, the UAE were given a place in the U19 World Cup 2022 , which meant Nepal had not competed in the U19 World Cup since 2016. But thanks to Dipesh Kandel’s hat trick, Nepal have another chance to play in the World Cup next year, for which the newly found star says they need to work very hard. The hat trick happiness Only managing to score 191 and playing against the hosts, things were not looking good for Nepal last week. The UAE, even though they only...