I have seen Nepal playing Afghanistan a few times. I believe, it's going to be a win for Afghans though I might support Nepal. The qualifier for this tournament was held in UAE where Nepal did well. But the ODI WC qualifier was held in NZ where Nepal didn't do well. The reason is simple - lack of pacers.
The cricket craze is everywhere in the subcontinent - at different levels and is expressed in different ways. It's like Latin America of Cricket
... but with that players quickly become national heroes and become arrogant. I hope Nepalese will stay out of arrogance ...