ICC to investigate Nepal incident

The ICC has today announced an internal investigation into the events surrounding the Pepsi ICC World League Division 5 match at Tribhuvan University Ground, Kathmandu between home side Nepal and the United States of America (USA).

The match, which was interrupted by unruly crowd behaviour, was won by the USA but the subsequent net run-rate calculations meant that Nepal qualified for promotion to Pepsi ICC World League Division 4 along with the USA, just ahead of Singapore.

The ICC will investigate firstly whether the event technical committee correctly applied and interpreted the tournament regulations and, secondly, the nature of the security breach at the ground.

Imran Khwaja, the chairman of the Singapore Cricket Association, said: "I have spoken with the ICC and I am satisfied with the course of action that they are pursuing."

ICC will announce the findings of the investigation in due course.