Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Thousands of Nepali fans thronged Wankhede Stadium on Sunday looking for some consolation, if not exactly a victory. After taking them on a rollercoaster ride against England, Nepal had let them down with a crushing 10-wicket defeat against Italy.

Against the West Indies on Sunday, Nepal sought to redeem themselves while their fans wanted something, anything, to rally behind the team.

"I knew it would not be easy for our boys to defeat the likes of the West Indies," Mohan Adhikary, a Nepal fan who watched the match live at the stadium, told the Post after the match. "But I at least expected them to put up some challenge."

Nepal had defeated the West Indies 2-1 in a three-match T20I series in Sharjah, UAE, in Septembe...