Participants 6 | Matches played 18 | |
Host Nepal national cricket team Similar 2007–09 ICC World Cricket L, 2014 Cricket World Cu, 2010 ICC World Twenty20, 2014 ICC World Twenty20 | ||
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2010 in Nepal. It formed part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket. The tournament was won by Nepal who defeated the United States by 5 wickets in the final.
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Post-tournament
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
The match between USA and Nepal on 26 February was under investigation by the ICC for the crowd trouble and the calculations of the net-run rate which denied Singapore promotion to Division 4. On 9 May, the ICC released a report, which upheld the umpires decisions during the match and retained the outcome of the tournament.
TV coverage
The tournament was covered live on Nepal Television's second channel NTV2 or NTV Metro. This was the first time that any World Cricket League tournament was being broadcast live on TV. Only the games at Tribhuvan University ground were broadcast live.