In a night to remember at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, by defeating the , marking their across formats. While they had famously beaten Afghanistan in 2014, the Afghan side was still an Associate back then. This win, however, feels bigger – not just for the result, but the moment it represents.

It was Nepal’s , and the against a Full Member. And they made it count in emphatic style.

Put in to bat, Nepal stumbled early but regrouped thanks to and a steady hand from . The innings had its share of drama – debutant Navin Bidaisee shone for the West Indies with 3 for 29, and Jason Holder’s triple strike in the 19th over threatened to derail the innings. But Nepal clawed their way to , aided by some .

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