Nepal is facing Hong Kong on Tuesday in the Asia Qualifier of the Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. In the first round of the double round robin tournament in Thailand, the match between these two teams was abandoned without even a toss due to rain.
Hong Kong's match against Bahrain on Monday was also hampered by rain. When Bahrain was scoring 15 runs in 4 overs, the game could not be resumed after rain stopped it. Hong Kong lost both matches due to rain.
After the cancellation of the match against Hong Kong, Nepal's next match against Bahrain was almost over. Nepal defeated Bahrain by 9 wickets in a match shortened to 5-5 overs. In Group C, Nepal has 3 points, Hong Kong has 2 points and Bahrain has 1 point. If they win over Hong Kong, Nepal's chances of advancing to the second round will be strong.
Nepal will play against Bahrain on Thursday. The participating 9 teams are divided into 3 groups and the top teams from each group will advance to the second round. Then after 3 teams compete against each other, the top two teams will qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup.
