KATHMANDU: Nepal’s U-19 Women Cricket Team secured its fourth consecutive victory in the U-19 Belt and Road Series underway in China. In the match held today, Nepal defeated host China by 84 runs.
Chose to bat first by winning the toss, Nepal scored 141 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Nepal’s Tika Shah was not out 43 runs off 35 balls, while Captain Sony Pakhrin contributed 31 runs followed by 24 from Dhami and 13 run from Sana Praveen.
Chasing a 142-run target posted by Nepal, China was restricted to 57 runs in 13.3 overs.
In the match, Tikha Shah was awarded the title of the ‘Player of the Match’ for her outstanding all-round performance.
Nepal, China, Hong Kong and Thailand are competing in the series, which is part of Nepal’s preparations for the ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by Nepal next year.
