Nepal have for the first time secured a berth at the Global Qualifiers of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Nepal secured the place by defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by five wickets.
Nepal climbed to this position 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 Qualifiers.
The top four teams in that competition will play in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup cricket tournament in England in 2026.
In the 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 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 made 21 runs, Puja Mahto contributed 13 runs and Ruby Podar scored an unbeaten six runs.
Michel Both, Suraksha Kote, Vaishnavi Mahesh, and captain Esha Oza took one wicket each for the UAE.
Before this, captain Isha Oja contributed the highest 39 runs to the total score of 114 runs for THE UAE. Similarly, Tirth Sathish scored 21 runs, Heena Hotachandani scored 20 runs, and Labhnya Keni scored 12 runs.
Manisha Upadhyaya took four wickets for Nepal. Similarly, Kavita Kunwar and Rajmati Airi claimed two wickets and one wicket respectively.
Meanwhile, in the first match of the Super 3, Thailand secured their spot in the Global Qualifiers by defeating the UAE by 54 runs. Now, Nepal will play their final match of the Super 3 against Thailand on Tuesday.
