The hopes of ACC selection aborted once again

The hopes of Nepal to be selected in the ACC trophy has been once again aborted after it submitted a loss of 6 wickets to the 4 time defending champion UAE in the semi finals of the ACC elite cup cricket in Malasiya. Had the team been able to reach in the finals only, it would be an first ever opportunity for the team to get a remarkable exposure to the cricket kings in south Asia including India, Pakistan, Srilanka and Bangladesh. Bangladesh had used the same platform prior to its listing as a test playing country.

Nepal has in fact never been able to establish victory over UAE in any OD matches.Despite a rocking start in the league match being the group leader, Nepal was once more unable to make it to the finals.The performance of the young Nepali team was worthsome in the lague both in terms of batting and bowling.But the team failed to continue with the same spirit with the UAE.As a whole, the team performance could not be seen in the semifinals and Nepal has once again missed a great opportunity in its One Day Internationals that could have been a very crucial in terms of a number of aspects for the Nepalese cricket in the present and future.