Countries achieving the Status of the ODI Status

Question: Which of the following countries became first time in their history achieved ODI status?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Myanmar
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts: 

  • In the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (March 4th-25th, 2018) held in Zimbabwe, Nepal by creating history achieved the ODI status (March 15th, 2018).
  • Qualifier played two matches for the 7th to 8th
  • In a match, Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets.
  • In the second match, the Netherlands defeated Hong Kong by 44 runs.
  • With these results, Nepal got first time in their history achieved ODI team status by 2022.
  • The two teams have been sent to the Division Two of the World Cricket League.
  • After achieving this Nepal has joined the group of top one-day teams of India, South Africa and Australia.

Reference:                         
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