Nepal's Karan KC (right) and Sandeep Lamichhane after their exciting one-wicket win over Canada in a World Cricket League Div Two match

At 144-9 in 42.1 overs - still 51 runs short of the 195-run target set by Canada - everyone present at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek (Namibia) had conceded Nepal's defeat on Wednesday. In fact, match referee Dev Goovindjee had also nominated Canada opener Srimantha Wijeratne for the Man of the Match award for his 103 off 152 balls. The South African had reason to believe so with Nepal's last wicket pair of Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane needing 51 runs off 47 balls to win. While Lamichhane can hardly bat, Karan's top score in his last six innings was 11 not out.