Nary Thapa Magar, the first captain of Nepal national women’s cricket team, has called time on her cricket career.

“Today I'm announcing my retirement from the national/international women’s cricket team. It was a great 17 years of incredible journey with a lot of upside and downside in my cricket career,” Thapa Magar wrote on her Facebook page.

"Retirement from the game but not from the memories…I thank all of them who supported me and motivated me in my journey. I especially thank my family who always supported me through my journey….Thank you all,” she added.

Thapa Magar captained Nepal in their first-ever international tournament in July 2007 during the ACC Women’s tournament at Johor, Malaysia, where Nepal reached the final but lost to Bangladesh.

She also captained Nepal to the semi-finals at the 2009 and 2011 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship.

Thapa Magar also led Nepal consecutive ACC U-19 Women’s Championship titles in 2008 and 2010.

Thapa Magar had a successful career as a bowler. A left-arm fast medium bowler, Thapa Magar represented Nepal in 11 Women’s T20I matches after the International Cricket Council granted full Women’s T20I status to Nepal in April 2018. She has taken 17 T20I wickets.

She was also a part of the Nepal squad that played their first ever WT20I match, against China, in Bangkok on January 12, 2019. Nepal won the match by 10 wickets.

Thapa Magar, who represented Nepal for 12 years since 2007, had been playing for the Armed Police Force Club in domestic tournaments.

“Happy Retirement, Nary Thapa,” Cricket Association of Nepal wrote on its Facebook page. “Farewell to our first Nepal women’s team captain. We extend a heartfelt gratitude for her 17 years of service to Nepal Women’s Cricket and for inspiring a young generation of cricketers.”