ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier: Nepal lose to Netherlands by 2 runs

Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Nepal lost to the Netherlands by 2 runs in the second match held today under the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier. In reply, Nepal managed to score only 138 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 7 wickets.

Rubina Chhetri and Sita Rana Magar added only 10 runs in the last over while needing 13 runs to win.TAG_OPEN_p_9 Needing 48 runs in 24 balls, Rubina and Sita took the match to the last over. Rubina Chhetri scored an unbeaten 37 runs while Sita Rana Magar scored an unbeaten 27 runs. Bindu Rawal scored 18 runs.

For the Netherlands, Isabelle van der Bonning took 3 wickets, while Silver Siggers, Robin Rieke and Caroline de Long took 1 wicket each.TAG_OPEN_p_8

Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 140 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.TAG_OPEN_p_7 Netherlands captain Babette de Leede was the top scorer with 49 runs. Stair Kallis scored 30 runs, Robin Rieke 19 and Iris Zwilling 14 not out.

Rubina Chhetri took 2 wickets for Nepal, while Riya Sharma, Suman Bista and Pooja Mahato took 1 wicket each.TAG_OPEN_p_6

Nepal had lost to Thailand in the first match.TAG_OPEN_p_5 The Netherlands has qualified for the Super Six stage with this win.