Nepal create history, beat UAE to register their first ever win in Women's Asia Cup

The ninth edition of the Women's Asia Cup got underway today and the first game itself witnessed with Nepal registering their first ever win in the tournament. They chased down 116 runs with 23 balls and six wickets in hand as they started their campaign with a stunning win. Opener Samjhana Khadka was the star batter for them scoring an unbeaten 72 in the chase as the second highest scorer in the line-up was 10 with UAE conceding 14 extras in the innings.

The ninth edition of the Women's Asia Cup got underway today and the first game itself witnessed with Nepal registering their first ever win in the tournament. They chased down 116 runs with 23 balls and six wickets in hand as they started their campaign with a stunning



win. Opener Samjhana Khadka was the star batter for them scoring an unbeaten 72 in the chase as the second highest scorer in the line-up was 10 with UAE conceding 14 extras in the innings.

Nepal chased down the total in just 16.1 overs losing only four wickets and Khadka remained unbeaten making sure she took the team over the line. Kavisha Egodage tried to strangle Nepal batters with her off-spin picking up three wickets but she didn't get enough support from other bowlers. This is a crucial win for Nepal as India and Pakistan are the other teams in their group and one more upset can take them to the semifinals. However, to go past even Pakistan, led by Nida Dar, they will have to play even better cricket.