Nepal has given Thailand a target of 120 runs in the triangular women's Twenty20 cricket series on Saturday. After winning the toss at Kirtipur, Nepal scored 101 runs after losing 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.
The opener, Yakkan Khadka, got out LBW on the second ball. Another opener Mamta Chaudhary, who got the chance to play the first match in the series, was also under pressure from the beginning after getting out for 2 runs. Indu Burma, who played aggressively, played 17 balls and hit 2 boundaries and was bowled for 15 runs.
Pooja Mahato was dismissed for 6 runs in 8 balls. Former captain Ruveena Chhetri was run out for 4 runs. Kavita Kunwar and Bindu Rawal scored 25 runs. Kavita played 32 balls and 2 fours and Bindu played 25 balls and hit 3 fours .
Kavita Joshi hit a six and got out for 8 off 9 balls and Sita Ranamgar for 2 runs. Elisa Kumari Yadav 2 and Manisha Upadhyay remained unbeaten scoring 1 run. From Thailand, Thipatcha Puthavong took 1 maiden in 4 overs and spent 3 for 17 runs, Fanita Maya and Nataya Buchatham took 2 wickets each. 
Nepal played top-line batsman Mamta in place of medium-pace bowler Ishwari Bista . Nepal gave Alisa and Manisha a 'debut' in the previous match. But Manisha, who took the most 10 wickets in the Prime Minister's Cup held last week in Dhangadhi, was not able to bowl in the match against the Netherlands.
Nepal was defeated by 20 runs against the Netherlands in the first match on Thursday. Thailand defeated the Netherlands by 8 wickets on Friday. Nepal has not been able to defeat Thailand since 2011.
In 2019, Nepal has been defeated in all the three matches it has played against Thailand since it received Twenty/20 international recognition. Thailand, which has played the Twenty/20 World Cup, is coming to Nepal for the first time.
