da pinnacle： In farcical proceedings at the Asgiriya International Stadium today,Nepal qualified for the Super League by virtue of a 14 run victoryagainst a devastated Kenyan side
Charlie Austin16-Jan-2000In farcical proceedings at the Asgiriya International Stadium today,Nepal qualified for the Super League by virtue of a 14 run victoryagainst a devastated Kenyan side.Having bowled out Nepal for 107, Kenya contacted The ManagementCommittee of the U-19 World Cup to clarify what was required for entryinto the Super League. They were told that they needed to score theruns in just 17 overs. Thus the coach informed the players to attackthe bowling right from start. In the rush to score quick runs, Kenyalost early wickets. Reduced to 44-5 in the eigth over, the coachinformed the players to bat normally. It was too late. Kenya waseventually bowled out for 93.However the regulations state that when points are equal, the firstdeciding factor should be the number of wins. If Kenya had won, theywould have gone through to the Super League. Whilst the Kenyamanagement will have to share some of the blame for this unfortunateincident for not clarifying the position earlier, The ManagementCommittee too will have to accept responsibility for giving erroneousinformation at a such a crucial moment.In another extraordinary incident, a Nepalese bowler broke the wicketin his delivery, dismissing Halali for a duck. When asked whether suchan act was in the spirit of the game the Nepalese manger said, “technically such a dismissal is out. You have to understand such anaction in a game of this importance.”However the batsmen was not warned first. Secondly the bails werebroken with his right hand. Being a left arm bowler the Law stipulatesthat the left hand must break the wicket.Nepal will now face England, Sri Lanka and either India or NewZealand.