Scotland, June 12 -- Nepal concluded their ICC CWC League 2 tri-series against the Netherlands and host Scotland on Tuesday with three wins in four games. And the cricketers were not shy to accept that the fans-Nepal's 12th man-made the wins possible.

Despite playing in the Scottish heartland, the Rhinos were buoyed by the unmatched energy that Nepal supporters injected into the games. But these weren't fans flown in from Kathmandu. They were members of the Nepali diaspora, living in the UK and Ireland-from London and Liverpool to Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh-who filled the modest ground of Forfarshire Cricket Club in Forthill, Dundee.

With just 1,000 tickets on offer due to the lack of proper seating, fans were handed plastic chairs...