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UAE Women vs NEP Women, 1st Match, Group A at Dambulla, Women's Asia Cup, Jul 19 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Match, Group A, Dambulla, July 19, 2024, Women's Asia Cup
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(16.1/20 ov, T:116) 118/4

NEP Women won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
72* (45)
samjhana-khadka
Cricinfo's MVP
112.5 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
United Arab Emirates Women 115/8(20 overs)
Nepal Women 118/4(16.1 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
NEP-W112.572(45)86.26112.5---
UAE-W98.3422(26)22.4718.373/123.5779.98
NEP-W53.426(10)4.6- 0.043/192.4253.46
UAE-W31.6636(39)33.1125.920/605.74
NEP-W24.4710(8)10.6410.870/18013.6

That's all from our side for now. But don't go far away; we have India vs Pakistan lined up later tonight.

Indu Barma: It's a great win and we are were happy. Thanks to CAN and our fans. It was our coach and captain's decision to make Samjhana open. We believe she can do well opening the batting. I am very happy with my team. They kept believing and I am very, very happy.

Esha Oza: It was a pretty decent wicket and we didn't post a par total. Everybody got a good start but we couldn't convert, and losing three wickets in the powerplay isn't an ideal start. At times we were bowling too short. There were too many bad balls.

Samjhana Khadka is the Player of the Match. "I am very happy that I had the opportunity to make the country proud. I would like to thank everybody," says an emotional Khadka.

Time for the presentation ceremony.

Sampath Bandarupalli tells me that Khadka's unbeaten 72 is the third-highest T20I score by a Nepal Women's batter. And this was their highest successful chase in the format.

Thanks, Mohak. We have noted your feedback.

5.15pm Jubilant scenes in Dambulla as Nepal complete a comfortable chase, thanks to Khadka who finishes on 72* off 45 balls with the help of 11 fours. It's easily the highest score by a Nepal batter in the Asia Cup history, the previous best for them was 16 by Jyoti Pandey. The whole Nepal team gets together and poses for a group photo.

16.1
4
Oza to Samjhana Khadka, FOUR runs

and that's history. Nepal register their first win in Asia Cup in nine attempts. And it's fitting that the winning runs come from Khadka's bat - off a short ball pulled behind square leg for a boundary, her most productive shot today

Just two required now

end of over 1612 runs
NEP-W: 114/4CRR: 7.12 RRR: 0.50 • Need 2 from 24b
Puja Mahato7 (7b 1x4)
Samjhana Khadka68 (44b 10x4)
Vaishnave Mahesh 3-0-26-0
Indhuja Nandakumar 2-0-13-0

Sonam: "Never seen Nepali batter (women) playing with such a ease against any team in my life. KUDOS to Samjhana. Thank you for this wonderful innings against UAE can't express how happy I am."

15.6
2
Vaishnave Mahesh to Puja Mahato, 2 runs

a googly. Cut towards point where there's another misfield. Nepal pick up two more

15.5
1
Vaishnave Mahesh to Samjhana Khadka, 1 run

length ball outside off. Cuts it towards extra cover who lets it go through but the sweeper cuts it off

15.4
1
Vaishnave Mahesh to Puja Mahato, 1 run

down the track and hits it towards long-on

15.4
1w
Vaishnave Mahesh to Puja Mahato, 1 wide

tossed up but way too outside off. Left alone

15.3
3
Vaishnave Mahesh to Samjhana Khadka, 3 runs

looks for the cut again but gets only a thin outside edge this time. Short third puts in the chase but the batters pick up three

15.2
4
Vaishnave Mahesh to Samjhana Khadka, FOUR runs

cuts it past a diving extra cover this time, the sweeper had no chance either. Only ten needed now

15.1
Vaishnave Mahesh to Samjhana Khadka, no run

tossed up outside off, some turn too. Khadka was shaping up to cut it but leaves it alone in the end

Vaishnave Mahesh is back

end of over 159 runs
NEP-W: 102/4CRR: 6.80 RRR: 2.80 • Need 14 from 30b
Puja Mahato4 (5b 1x4)
Samjhana Khadka60 (40b 9x4)
Indhuja Nandakumar 2-0-13-0
Kavisha Egodage 4-1-12-3
14.6
Nandakumar to Puja Mahato, no run

length ball around off. Defended on the off side

14.5
Nandakumar to Puja Mahato, no run

length ball at the stumps. Defended

14.4
1
Nandakumar to Samjhana Khadka, 1 run

a mistimed slog towards long-on this time

14.3
4
Nandakumar to Samjhana Khadka, FOUR runs

full around off, smashed past the bowler. The mid-off dives to her right but ends up diving over the ball. Long-on had no chance to cut it off

14.2
2
Nandakumar to Samjhana Khadka, 2 runs

another aerial hit. Goes over point this time. Two more. Just 19 needed now for their first win in Asia Cup history

14.1
2
Nandakumar to Samjhana Khadka, 2 runs

full on the stumps and Khadka goes aerial. Didn't get hold of it but it lands safely between the incoming long-on and incoming deep midwicket

end of over 146 runs • 1 wicket
NEP-W: 93/4CRR: 6.64 RRR: 3.83 • Need 23 from 36b
Puja Mahato4 (3b 1x4)
Samjhana Khadka51 (36b 8x4)
Kavisha Egodage 4-1-12-3
Indhuja Nandakumar 1-0-4-0
13.6
4
Egodage to Puja Mahato, FOUR runs

opens the face at the last moment this time, almost from the keeper's gloves. Short third had no chance as the ball races away to the boundary

13.5
Egodage to Puja Mahato, no run

length outside off. Steered towards point

13.4
Egodage to Puja Mahato, no run

full around off. Pushed towards extra cover

Puja Mahato

13.3
W
Egodage to Rubina, OUT

bowled. A quicker one, around off. Chettry went back for the cut but was late on the shot as the ball crashed into the off stump

Rubina Chhetry b Egodage 10 (8b 1x4 0x6 10m) SR: 125
13.2
1
Egodage to Samjhana Khadka, 1 run

rocks back and pulls it over midwicket

13.1
1
Egodage to Rubina, 1 run

length ball on the stumps. Moves across and nudges it in front of square leg

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Samjhana Khadka
72 runs (45)
11 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
26 runs
6 fours0 six
Control
66%
Khushi Sharma
36 runs (39)
2 fours0 six
Productive shot
on drive
10 runs
0 four0 six
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
KKN Egodage
O
4
M
1
R
12
W
3
ECO
3
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
I Barma
NEP-W
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
3
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
TossNepal Women, elected to field first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Match numberWT20I no. 1958
Match days19 July 2024 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsNepal Women 2, United Arab Emirates Women 0
Language
English
Win Probability
NEP-W 100%
UAE-WNEP-W
100%50%100%UAE-W InningsNEP-W Innings

Over 17 • NEP-W 118/4

NEP Women won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
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Women's Asia Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND-W33063.615
PAK-W32141.102
NEP-W3122-2.042
UAE-W3030-2.780
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL-W33063.988
BAN-W32141.971
THA-W3122-0.858
MAL-W3030-4.667