Women’s Asia Cup 2024 NEP vs UAE: Nepal Secures Historic Victory. In the tournament’s opener, Nepal defeated UAE by six wickets and registered their first ever win in the Asia Cup. It was only because of an unbeaten 72 from opener Samjhana Khadka and a three-wicket haul from the captain Indu Barma. Nepal then met the target with 23 balls still left to play and through it, they restricted UAE to 115 for 8 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
The Nepalese women’s cricket team appeared in eight games in 2012 and 2016. They were left empty-handed in all of these games, but in 2018 and 2022, they didn’t even qualify. They also almost missed the 2024 tournament, but the March 2024 rule change allowed them to participate. Now, they have managed to win their first game in the competition.
Nepal reached the semi-finals in the ACC Women’s Premier Cup in February 2024. In March, the Asian Cricket Council announced that the semi-finalists from that tournament would qualify for a larger upcoming event, making it the biggest tournament ever.
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NEP vs UAE Playing XIs
Nepal: Sita Rana Magar, Kritika Marasini, Bindu Rawal, Sabnam Rai, Puja Mahato, Indu Barma (c), Kajal Shrestha, Kabita Joshi, Rubina Chhetry, Samjhana Khadka, and Kabita Kunwar.
UAE: Theertha Satish, Heena Hotchandani, Lavanya Keny, Indhuja Nandakumar, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Rithika Rajith, Vaishnave Mahesh, Esha Oza (c), Kavisha Egodage, and Khushi Sharma.
Nepal vs UAE Women Squads
Nepal: Indu Barma, Mamta Chaudhary, Kabita Kunwar, Kritika Marasini, Sita Magar, Puja Mahato, Rajmati Airee, Rubina Chhetry, Roma Thapa, Dolly Bhatta, Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Kabita Joshi, Kajal Shrestha, and Sabnam Rai.
UAE: Heena Hotchandani, Rithika Rajith, Vaishnave Mahesh, Esha Oza, Suraksha Kotte, Kavisha Egodage, Indhuja Nandakumar, Mehak Thakur, Khushi Sharma, Emily Thomas, Lavanya Keny, Samaira Dharnidharka, Rinitha Rajith, Rishitha Rajith, and Theertha Satish.
