Nepal came close to scripting a remarkable upset win over England but fell short by four runs in their opening match of the T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a target of 185 runs, Nepal were 175/6 after the 19th over, requiring 10 runs off the last over bowled by Sam Curran. Lokesh Bam (39) and Karan KC (1) mustered five runs but could not cross the finish line (180/6). Nepal’s batters were particularly harsh on Adil Rashid scoring 42 runs off his three overs. Batting first, England scored 184/7 in their 20 overs. Jacob Bethell (55) and Harry Brook (53) contributed in the total.Thousands of Nepal fans had a topsy-turvy experience as they went from ecstasy to heartbreak. Young fans were left in tears as their team came very close to a famous victory.Wankhede had turned into a mini Kathmandu as thousands turned up to support their team. After the match, Nepal’s players did a lap of honour to thank the supporters. Captain Rohit Paudel said, “It seems all of Nepal came to watch us. Feeling very proud of team’s performance.” Player of the Match Will Jacks said, “Full credit to Nepal, they were absolutely brilliant.”In fact, in just two days, the myth of minnows has been shattered by the Associate Nations. Netherlands, Scotland, USA, Afghanistan and Nepal have lit up the first five matches of the tournament, coming close to defeating big teams. Pakistan managed to scrape past Netherlands by three wickets with three balls to spare on Saturday. USA lost to India by 29 runs but not before giving a mighty scare to the defending champions. Half the Indian batting line-up was back in the hut by the 12th over.Afghanistan lost to New Zealand by five wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Gulbadin Naib’s career-best 63 off 35 balls took Afghanistan to 182/6. New Zealand had to script their highest-ever run-chase in T20 World Cup history. They reached home with 13 balls left.