With just one win, Nepal failed to advance to the Super Six from Group 'B', with Scotland and the Netherlands advancing to the next round with 6 points each.
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Nepal has crashed out of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers group stage after being defeated by Scotland by 72 runs at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Stadium, Kirtipur on Monday.
Nepal, who came with a target of 141 runs, could only score 68 runs in 13.5 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Captain Indu Verma, who left the crease after scoring 5 runs while batting, did not return to bat.
Nepal won only 1 match in 4 matches. Netherlands and Scotland have entered the Super Six from Group 'B' with 6 points each and Thailand with 4 points. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, lost all four matches.
From Nepal, Samjhana Khadka 7, Bindu Rawal 14, Pooja Mahato 2, Kavita Joshi 6, Sita Rana Magar 2, Rubina Chhetri 10, Kavita Kunwar zero, Riya Sharma 1 and Manisha Upadhyay 2 were out for runs. Roma Thapa was out after hitting 1 four and 1 six in 11 balls.
Abtaha Maqsood took 3 wickets for Scotland. She gave away 14 runs in 4 overs. Kathryn Brice took 2 wickets for 14 runs in 2.5 overs, while Rachel Slater and Olivia Bell took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Scotland, who had earlier lost the toss and elected to bat after left-arm spinner Manisha bowled sensationally, were all out for 140 runs in the stipulated 20 overs on Monday.
Manisha, who was playing her first match in the tournament, got off to a great start. She bowled Kathryn Fraser in the second ball of the match to give Nepal a golden start.
Two balls later, Manisha dismissed another opener, Darcy Carter, for 1 run. In her second and third overs of the match, she dismissed Kathryn Brice for 8 runs. In the tenth and final over of the match, Manisha dismissed Alyssa Lister for 22 runs.
Manisha took 4 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. Rubina Chhetri took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. She took consecutive wickets in the last 2 balls. Sita Rana Magar took 18 wickets in 4 overs, Kavita Joshi took 17 wickets in 2 overs and Riya Sharma took 1 wicket each for 41 runs in 4 overs.
Lister scored 22 runs. She hit 4 fours in 24 balls. Priyanj Chatterjee remained unbeaten for Scotland with 45 runs. She hit 7 fours in 28 balls. Megan McCall scored 17 runs in 14 balls and hit 2 fours.
