Nepal womens team beat China by 7 wickets!!

Nepal beat China by seven wickets on Friday in their first match of the ACC U-19 Women’s Championship being held in Kuwait.

Nepal won the toss and elected to field first. China were all out for 61 runs in 23.1 overs. Kavita Gautam took three wickets giving away only 11 runs while Sangeeta Gauchan claimed two wickets.

China were at 5/3 after five overs. Ying Lili and Zhu Yiya tried to build the Chinese innings but they were both out after scoring 13 runs each.

After Lili and Yiya returned to the pavilion, Sangeeta Gauchan took two wickets in two balls and Kavita Gautam wrapped the Chinese side for 61 runs in 23.1 overs.

Chasing the small total,Nepal met the target in 15.2 overs losing just three wickets.Nepal lost their first wicket in the fifth over. Shilu Rijal was first Nepali batswomen to return pavilion.

However, Indu Verma played an aggressive knock and scored 15 runs before being bowled out by off-spinner Ding Xiuxiu. By then,Nepal were at 52/3 and remaining batswomen safely guided Nepalto the victory.

Nepal are the defending champion of the tournament.Nepal will take on the UAE on Sunday in their second match of the tournament.