Published 17:08 IST, March 17th 2023

WATCH | Videos of fans watching Nepal's ICC World Cup 2023 qualifier from trees goes viral

Nepal have now secured a place in World Cup qualifiers for the 2023 ICC World Cup which is set to be held in India later this month.

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Nepal's love for football has been pretty prominent but y also seem to be pretty affectionate when it comes to cricket. As Nepal got better of UAE in an ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match, thousands of people thronged to Tribhuvan University Ground to witness ir favourite team play. Videos and photos of people watching match from trees have gone viral on social media.

People climb up trees to watch Nepal take on UAE 

Nepal have w secured a place in World Cup qualifiers for 2023 ICC World Cup which is scheduled to be hosted by India. Batting first UAE piled on a massive 310 at loss of six wickets. Vriitya Aravind registered an excellent 94 while Muhamm Waseem scored a brilliant 63 as UAE posted a competitive total.

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But Nepal me sure that y remain on right path as y were 42 runs away from a victory. This is when  umpires anunced that play cant be continued due to b light. Nepal mand to grab a win as y were nine runs ahe as per DLS method. Local residents climbed up on trees to enjoy a brilliant day of cricket featuring ir national team.

 

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17:08 IST, March 17th 2023