Kathmandu, June 4
Nepal beat Malaysia by three wickets in the third T20 of the five-match T20 Women’s series at the YSD-UKM Oval in Malaysia on June 1.
With this victory, Nepal have won the five-match series 3-2.
Winning the toss, Nepali women put the Malaysians to bat first. The hosts got off to a solid start thanks to openers Winifred Duraisingam and Wan Julia. Julia’s 50-run stand with Mahirah Izzati Ismail helped Malaysia to a competitive 109 in 20 overs.
In reply, Nepal got off to a horrible start losing three wickets within the powerplay. But Sita Rana Magar and Rubina Chhetry put up a crucial partnership to ensure the tail-enders did not have to do much as Jyoti Pandey and Aprasi Begam took Nepal home to win the series.
This was Nepali women’s first international cricket series in over 11 months.
