Nepal first time enters Global Qualifiers of Women's T20 World Cup

Kathmandu, May 19: Nepal has for the first time made its place in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.    

Nepal secured the position, defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by five wickets. Nepal climbed to this success by securing the top two berths of Super 3.   

 
Now Nepal will play in the Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier this year. A total of 10 teams, including Nepal, will participate in the Global Qualifier. The top four teams in that competition will play in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup cricket tournament taking place in England in 2026.    

In a match played at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Thailand today, UAE, batting first after losing the toss, scored 114 runs while losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.    

Nepal achieved the victory target of 115 runs in 19.3 overs at the loss of five wickets. Captain Indu Barma scored an unbeaten 30 runs for Nepal. Similarly, Rubina Chhetri scored 23 runs, Samjhana Khadka hit 21 runs, Puja Mahto scored 13 runs, Rajmati Airi scored eight, and Ruby Podar scored an unbeaten six runs.    

In bowling, Michel Both, Suraksha Kote, Vaishnavi Mahesh, and captain Esha Oza took one wicket each. Before this, captain Isha Oja contributed the highest 39 runs to the total score of 114 runs for UAE. Similarly, Tirth Sathish scored 21 runs, Heena Hotachandani scored 20 runs, and Labhnya Keni scored 12 runs.    

In bowling, Manisha Upadhyaya took four wickets, Kavita Kunwar two and Rajmati Airi one for Nepal.    

Previously, in the first match of the Super 3, Thailand secured its spot in the Global Qualifiers by defeating the UAE by 54 runs. Now, Nepal will play its final match of the Super 3 against Thailand on Tuesday.  (RSS)