Nepal beat cricket powerhouse South Africa in the U-19 World Cup Cricket on Wednesday in Bangladesh, boosting its chances to rise up the rankings.

The Nepali team took on Uganda in Group B Thursday, and a win may vault the team into the Super League. The Nepali teenagers lost by eight wickets to England in the opening game of the tournament. But Wednesday's win against Test-playing South Africa is a great morale booster. The two countries now have equal points in the tally.

Nepal must score a convincing win against Uganda, or South Africa must either lose to England on Friday. "Let's pray history will not repeat itself," Binaya Raj Pandey of the Cricket Association Nepal (CAN) told Nepalnews.com. In the last World Cup, Nepal was also in a similar predicament, winning a match each with Pakistan. But Pakistan beat England and Nepal had a low run rate.