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Sandeep Lamichhane, an emerging talent from Nepal, garnered significant international attention, a rare feat for a player from an associate nation. However, his career was marred by controversy when he was accused of raping a young woman. In 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison but was acquitted in May 2024.

Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib has been fined 15 percent of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during Bangladesh’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match against Nepal.

Nepal nearly pulled off an upset against South Africa but fell just one run short. The Rohit Paudel-led side has shown promise in the ongoing T20 World Cup but has yet to secure a win, with two losses and one match called off due to rain.