With an aggressive start from Samjhana Khadka and Bindu Rawal, along with good runs from the middle order, Nepal was able to put up a competitive performance against the American bowlers.
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Nepal has set a target of 137 runs for the United States in a warm-up match for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers. Nepal, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, scored 136 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Ground.
Nepal lost by 99 runs in the first warm-up match against Ireland on Wednesday after scoring only 100 runs. But Nepal's top order batted much better in Friday's match.
Samjhana Khadka and Bindu Rawal gave Nepal a very good start. The two added 42 runs in 6 overs. Samjhana, who was run out while trying to take a very narrow 1 run in her own call, scored 24 runs in 20 balls with 3 fours. Vice-captain Pooja Mahato scored 17 runs in 15 balls with 2 fours.
Captain Indu Burma hit 1 four and scored 4 runs in 5 balls. Bindu was also run out for 27 runs. She hit 3 fours in 28 balls. Kavita Kunwar was out for 3 runs and Rubina Chhetri was out for 5 runs. Kavita Joshi and Roma Thapa batted well in the middle order and put Nepal in a good position.
Joshi scored 20 runs in 14 balls, including 4 fours. Roma also scored 19 runs in 14 balls, including 1 four and 1 six. Sita Rana Magar could only score 1 run. Rajmati Airi remained unbeaten on 8 runs in 7 balls, including 1 four, while Manisha Upadhyay remained unbeaten on 1 run.
Taranum Chopra of America took 3 wickets. She gave away 23 runs in 4 overs. Sainavi Reddy took 2 wickets in 2 overs, giving away 20 runs, while Geetika Kodile and Ritu Singh took 1 wicket each. The USA had a sensational victory over Scotland in the first warm-up match.
