Nepal Gave Pakistan A Target Of 109 RunsĀ In the second match of the group under the ACC Women’s Asia Cup cricket, Nepal gave a target of 109 runs to Pakistan.
After Pakistan won the toss and elected to field at Dambulla International Stadium in Sri Lanka, Nepal, who batted first, scored 108 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
After a bad start, Nepal’s opener Yakkan Khadka got out in 4 runs. Then Kavita Kunwar added 13 runs and captain Indu Burma was ducked out. Kavita and Indu were dismissed by Sadia Ekbal.
After experienced Rubina Chhetri was also dismissed for 8 runs, the pressure on Nepal was increased. Opening batter Sita Ranamar was dismissed for 26 runs. Both Rubina and Sita were victims of runouts.
After that, Kavita Joshi and Pooja Mahato shared a 34-run partnership for the sixth wicket for Nepal. Pooja hit 3 fours off 32 balls to score 25 runs before being dismissed on the first ball of the last over.
After defeating UAE in the first match, Nepal will secure a place in the semi-finals by winning today’s match. Pakistan is also under pressure to win today’s match to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Nepal won the historic victory by defeating UAE by 6 wickets in the first match on Friday.
Nepal will play against India on Tuesday.
Nepalese team: 1 Rubina Chhetri, 2 Sita Rana Magar, 3 Indu Burma (captain), 4 Kavita Kunwar, 5 Kavita Joshi, 6 Pooja Mahato, 7 Bindu Rawal, 8 Yakkan Khadka, 9 Kajal Shrestha (wicketkeeper), 10 Kritika Marasini, 11 Roman Thapa.
