Kuwait women set a target of 74 runs against Nepal in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women’s T20 Premier Cup being played at the UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi on Wednesday.

Nepal’s Sita Rana Magar shone with the ball as Kuwait were restricted to a total of 73 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Kuwait lost opener Zeefa Azeem cheaply for 2 runs while her opening partner Priyada Murali (29) was dismissed in 12.2 overs.

Murali fired four hits to the fences and a six before in her 33-knock play before being caught leg-before by Magar.

The all-rounder kept her consistency as she went on to dismiss Shanthi Balasubramanian (13) via run out and had Maryam Omar stumped by Kajal Shrestha in 12.3 overs.

Magar also dismissed Amna Sharif Tariq in 12.4 overs for a duck after the Kuwaiti captain was caught leg-before, reducing Kuwait to 54-5.

Khadija Khalil was next to go as she was run out by Roma Thapa. Khalil contributed 13 runs facing 19 deliveries.

Magar ended her four-over spell with three wickets while Kabita Kunwar and Rubina Chhetry also collected two Kuwaiti scalps each.

Nepal reached the quarterfinals on Wednesday after edging the Maldives by a huge margin of 215 runs. The win placed them at the top of Group ‘D’ with three points from three wins in as many matches.

A record ton from Rubina Chhetry had helped the national team post a mammoth 228-run target. In reply, the Maldives were bundled out for a meagre 13 runs in 13.5 overs.