KATHMANDU: Nepal defeated Hong Kong by 13 runs in the final of the women’s T-20 Quadrangular series undergoing in Malaysia.
After the rain prevented the match between Nepal and Hong Kong, the winner was announced according to the Duckworth-Lewis method of the game.
After losing the toss and batting first, Hong Kong gave Nepal a target of 102 runs. Hong Kong managed to score 101 runs after losing 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Coming into batting, Nepal could play only 5.3 overs. The game was canceled due to rain. Nepal scored 37 runs by scoring 1 wicket in 5.3 overs and Nepal managed to win by 13 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method.
This is the first big international title of the Nepali National Women’s Team.
Yashmin Daswani scored 11, Ka Ying Chan scored 29, Marina Antonia scored 19 and Shanjin Shahzad scored 14 unbeaten runs for Hong Kong.
On the bowling side, Khushi Dangol took 3 wickets and Asmina Karmacharya and Kavita Joshi took 1/1 wicket for Nepal.
Similarly, Sita Rana Magar scored 13 runs and Indu Burma scored 19 runs from Nepal. Kajal Shrestha was LBW out for zero runs.
Nepal defeated Hong Kong by 6 wickets in the first match of the group stage Kuwait by 34 runs in the second match and lost to Malaysia by 6 wickets in the last match.
Similarly, Hong Kong lost to Nepal by 6 wickets in the first match, Malaysia by 10 wickets in the second match, and Kuwait by 16 runs in the third match. Nepal and Hong Kong entered the finals based on run rate.
Along with host Malaysia, Nepal, Hong Kong, and Kuwait participated in the women’s T-20 Quadrangular series.
Nepal played this series as a preparation for the ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup Asia Qualifier to be held in Malaysia from August 31st.
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