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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - An 82-run defeat against India has ended Nepal's journey at the ACC Women's Asia Cup 2024. Nepal, who went into the game with slim chances of making it to the semifinals, were easily trounced by the Indian outfit. Nepal, chasing 179 runs, could only manage to score 96/9 in 20 overs. Sita Rana Magar scored 18, Bindu Rawal added an unbeaten 17 runs to the total, Rubina Chhetry made 15 runs and Indu Barma got off to a good start but was dismissed for 14. Deepti Sharma took three wickets for India with Radha Tadav and Arundhati Reddy chipping in with two wickets each. Renuka Singh had one wicket to her name. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, India posted 178/3 in 20 overs. Shafali Verma made a 48-ball 81 with 12 ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal, coming off a morale-boosting historic win against the UAE in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 opener, have been handed a crunching nine-wicket loss by Pakistan. Pakistan, after a straightforward loss against India, chased a target of 109 runs in just 11.5 overs with nine wickets to spare. Gull Feroza struck her first-ever T20I half-century to top-score with 57 off 35 with 10 boundaries in the process. Her opening partner Muneeba Ali remained unbeaten on a 34-ball 48 with eight fours. Tuba Hassan remained not out on one run.  Nepal’s Kabita Joshi took the only Pakistani wicket that fell. Earlier, in the match in Dambulla, it was Kabita herself, whose innings propelled Nepal to a competitive total of 108 runs at the loss of six...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - A brilliant batting display from Samjhana Khadka has propelled Nepal to their first-ever win in Women's Asia Cup history. Samjhana's 72 off 45 with 11 fours made sure Nepal got over the line against the UAE with 23 balls to spare, losing just four wickets in the process. Samjhana Khadka of Nepal during the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 match between UAE and Nepal at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, on July 19, 2024. Photo Credit : Deepak Malik / Asian Cricket Council / CREIMAS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE When the rest of the batters got out early, Samjhana stayed at the crease to get the team over the line. Rubina Chhetri's 10-run innings was the second-highest score for Nepal. SIta Rana Maga...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has bif Nepali National Women's Cricket Team farewell for ACC Women's Asia Cup 2024. CAN bid farewell to the team through a program held in Kathmandu on Saturday. CAN Secretary Paras Khadka along with Member Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) Tanka Lal Ghising participated in the program. Nepal are scheduled to face the UAE in the opening match of the tournament. According to the revised match schedule announced by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Nepal and UAE will meet in the opening match on July 19. Previously, Nepal were set to play against Pakistan in their first match. Nepal will now face Pakistan on July 21 and India on July 23. Group B consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malay...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepali Women's Team has been announced for the ACC Women's Asia Cup 2024, to be held in Sri Lanka in July, A 15-member squad has been selected for the tournament, which will take place in Dambulla. 2024 ACC Women’s Premier Cup. 13th February 2024, UKM Oval Match between Nepal and Maldives. From the 20 players who were in the second phase of closed camp, five have been excluded: fast bowler Ashmina Karmacharya, wicketkeeper Rubi Podar, Alisha Khadiya, Apsari Begum, and Laxmi Saud. All-rounder Rajmati Airee has been included in the national team for the first time, and left-arm spinner Kritika Marasini has made a return to the squad. Nepal are scheduled to face the UAE in the opening match of the tournament. According to the rev...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - West Indies 'A' have won the five-match T20 series against Nepal with one match left to play. The travelling side, after losing the first match, made it three successive wins to win the series 3-1. The Caribbean side defeated Nepal by 26 runs in the fourth T20 on Thursday. Nepal, chasing 210 runs, were bundled over for 181 runs in the final delivery of the innings. Skipper Rohit Paudel made a 47-ball 82 with seven fours and five sixes to his name. 19 runs scored by Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee and Gulshan Jha was the second-highest score by a Nepali batter on the day. Abinash Bohora, with his eight-ball flurry of 18 runs, remained unbeaten. Hayden Walsh and Matthew Forde took three Nepali wickets while Fabian Allen and ...