Kathmandu, Sept 4: Nepal has
entered semi-final of the tournament in ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers by
defeating Qatar.
In the match played today at Bangi
of Malaysia, Nepal defeated Qatar by nine wickets and set journey for
semi-final.
It is fourth consecutive win of
Nepal in the tournament.
Earlier, Nepal outshined home team
Malaysia, Bahrain and Bhutan.
Nepal has assured its place in
semi-final ahead of a match from the group 'A'.
Chasing the target of 75 runs for
victory, Nepal gathered the runs in 10.3 overs at loss of a wicket.
Kajal Shrestha made highest 32 runs
for Nepal's win. Likewise, Indu Burma remained unbeaten with 20 runs.
Invited for bat first after losing
toss, Qatar made 74 runs in the limited 20 overs at the loss of seven
wickets.
Indu Sharma took three wickets for
Nepal while Puja Mahato and Kabita Joshi took each wicket.
Nepal is set to play against UAE in
the final tournament of the group phase on Wednesday.