Nepal entered the very last of the ladies’s T20 Quadrangular series, notwithstanding going through a six-wicket defeat against hosts Malaysia on the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Nepal finished on pinnacle of the desk on net run in spite of dropping their healthy for the primary time within the event and getting tied on 4 points with Hong Kong and the home team, Malaysia.
Nepal amassed zero.853 internet run price to cozy the top function in the group degree while Hong Kong wrapped up inside the second role with a internet run price of 0.193. Malaysia, but, finished 1/3 with 0.007 net run rate.
Nepal will meet Hong Kong inside the very last on Saturday. Malaysia, who finished 0.33, will tackle Kuwait inside the third vicinity playoff recreation, also to be played on Saturday.
Installed to bat first, Nepal posted a paltry overall of 83-7 in a sport reduced to 18 overs a facet because of the moist outfield. Within the run chase, Malaysia made eighty five-four in 16.2 overs to inflict on Nepal their first defeat of the match.
Nepal had been off to a shaky begin, dropping opener Puja Mahato on one run within the first over. Her beginning accomplice Kajal Shrestha, variety three batter Indu Barma and captain Rubina Chhetry were the only Nepali gamers to get double-digit rankings.
Chhetry, who came in to bat at quantity 5, contributed 23 runs off 26 balls — the best of the innings. She struck two hits to the boundary in conjunction with a six. Barma contributed 20 runs off 33 balls. Shrestha scored 18 runs off 21 that protected a boundary.
Chasing the target, the Malaysian opener Ainna Hamizah Hashim contributed an unbeaten 37 runs, the highest of the innings. The player-of-the-match Hashim struck 3 barriers. Batter number 4 Mahirah Izzati Ismail scored 21 runs off 24 balls. She hit a boundary earlier than getting run out.
Nepal’s Mahato, Sita Rana Magar and captain Chhetry bagged a wicket each.
Nepal had defeated Hong Kong via six wickets in their establishing in shape on Tuesday and scored a 34 run victory over Kuwait tomorrow.
Hong Kong defeated Kuwait by way of 16 runs despite Anma Tariq’s player of the in shape triumphing 4-nine.
Opener duo Mariko Hill (17) and Natasha Miles (16) performed a 34-run stand to give Hong Kong an amazing begin.
Tariq stopped their development wrecking the middle order, with captain Kary Chan (4), Shing Chan (zero), Maryam Bibi and Betty Chan (zero) all falling victims to Tariq’s spin.
Except for the openers, no other Hong Kong batters had been able to touch the double digit figures as they limped to a 75 run total in 20 overs.
The goal looked easy but a collapse within the Kuwait batting triggered by means of a lethal Hong Kong bowling assault constrained Kuwait to simply 59 runs in sixteen.3 overs.
Betty Chan took three-12 and Kary and Bibi pocketed wickets apiece for Hong Kong.
Priyada Murali pinnacle scored for Kuwait with sixteen runs and Oman, the handiest batter to score in double digit, made 12 runs.
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