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Jan 2019
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20: Paras Khadka's young Nepal side on p...

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This week on The Cricket Pod, co-hosts Paul Radley and Chitrabhanu Kadalayil discuss Nepal's 2-1 one-day international series win against the UAE in Dubai.

What helped tilt the series in the tourists’ favour? Who were the heroes? How crucial has Paras Khadka been to Nepal's progress on and off the field? And what did the UAE side do wrong?

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