Nepal defeats Uganda by one wicket

Kathmandu: Nepal made the first victory in the ongoing Four-Nation Women’s T-20 Cricket Tournament being held in Uganda. In its second game, Nepal emerged victorious against Uganda by one wicket.

Earlier, Nepal lost to Namibia by six wickets. Uganda had given the target of 76 runs with the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Nepal met the target with the loss of 9 wickets in 19.5 overs.

Nepal’s Sana Prabin contributed the highest 17 runs while Puja Mahato and Rubina Chhetri made 16 and 10 runs, respectively. Puja Mahato took three wickets of Uganda for Nepal and Captain Indu Verma took two wickets. This is the first defeat of Uganda in the ongoing series.

In the first match, Uganda defeated Hong Kong. Four countries- Nepal, Namibia, Hong Kong and the host country Uganda- are contesting in the series. In the series, all teams will play two games against each other. Towards this, now Nepal will play against Hong Kong on March 10.

Likewise, Nepal will vie with Namibia on March 12, Uganda on March 13 and Hong Kong on March 14. The two highest scoring teams of the series will play the final match.

Nepali women cricket team features Captain Verma, Rubina Chhetri, Puja Mahato, Alisha Kumari Yadav, Sana Prabin, Roma Thapa, Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Mamata Chaudhary, Kabita Joshi, Riya Sharma, Rajamati Airee, Rachana Chaudhary and Ishwori Bista.

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