Nepal exit Asia Cup after loss to India
Indu Barma’s side suffer a 82-run defeat against the defending champions to finish Group A in third position.
Indu Barma’s side suffer a 82-run defeat against the defending champions to finish Group A in third position.
Openers Gull Feroza (57 off 35) and Muneeba Ali (46 not out off 34) added 105 runs for the opening wicket to take the Pakistanis past 109-run target in just 11.5 overs.
Skipper Indu Barma took three wickets and Samjhana Khadka scored an unbeaten half-century as Nepal defeated the UAE by six wickets in the 2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup tournament opener that also saw batter Khadka make a number of records.
Drawn in Group C, APF Club will play against Nasaf on August 25 and Sabah on August 28 in the preliminary stage of the tournament.
Nepal’s group contains Premier Cup champions UAE, two-time runners-up Pakistan and holders and tournament’s most successful side India.
The win also prevented the host team from sweeping the three-match series. Nepal had lost the first T20 warm up game by 33 runs and the second by four wickets.
Dahal has been drawn alongside Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Nhat Nguyen of Ireland and Misha Zilberman of Israel.
The preparatory series will serve as Nepal’s preparation for the upcoming 2024 ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup, which is set to take place from July 19 to July 28 in Dambulla.
Nepal play their second and third T20 practice match against the same side on Wednesday and next Tuesday, respectively.
A total of three national records have been set at the competition so far.
Lamichhane has been included in the Grade A category of the central contract. His contract will run until December 31 this year.
Nepal’s opponents at the Cedars Women’s International Tournament will be Lebanon, Jordan and Bangladesh.
Nepal also announced a 15-member final squad for the Asia Cup on Wednesday.
The fourth edition of the Global T20 Canada will take place from July 25 to August 11 this year.
Subash, who began the title defence with rounds of 68 and 69 in the first two rounds, produced the best card of the day.