Nepal was under pressure to win its match against Scotland on Monday, which could have changed the course of their chances of reaching the second round of the ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers.

The Nepali team, which was facing Scotland for the first time, was defeated by a wide margin and was eliminated from the group stage. 

Scotland defeated Nepal by 72 runs on Monday at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur. Chasing a target of 141 runs, Nepal could only score 68 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 13.5 overs. Captain Indu Verma, who left the crease after scoring 5 runs while batting, could not return to the field.

Nepal managed to win only one of its 4 matches. The Netherlands won all 4 matches and advanced to the second round, while Scotland and Thailand entered the Super Six from Group 'B' as the top three teams with 6 and 4 points respectively. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, lost all 4 matches.

The Nepali women's team, which was playing in the Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers for the first time, was under pressure to win. Batters kept getting out one after another in their attempt to score runs quickly, due to which Nepal was reduced to its eighth lowest score.

‘Scotland played well, but we made a lot of mistakes in batting. We were thinking that it would be easy if we could stop them for 120 runs, but we could not bowl dot balls,’ said Nepal’s veteran player Sita Rana Magar, ‘We also looked weak in fielding. After Scotland made a big score, we got out early in the bet on how to complete it quickly. This experience may be good for us in the future.’

After losing to Thailand by 8 wickets and to the Netherlands by 2 runs in the first two matches, Nepal revived its hopes of reaching the Super Six by defeating Test nation Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in the third match. Nepal, which had not shown any edge in bowling in the previous match, dominated the opposition with bowling after winning the toss on Monday, but in the end it looked inexperienced in batting. 

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 from Nepal. Roma Thapa remained unbeaten on 14 runs in 11 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Abtaha Maqsood took 3 wickets from Scotland. She had given 14 runs in 4 overs. Catherine Brice took 2 wickets for giving 14 runs in 2.5 overs, while Rachel Slater and Olivia Bell took 1 wicket each.

Earlier, Scotland, who had come in to bat after losing the toss after Devrehate spinner Manisha bowled sensationally, were all out for 140 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Manisha, who was playing her first match in the tournament, had made a very good start. She bowled Catherine 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 over of the match, she dismissed Catherine Brice for 8 runs. In her tenth and final over of the match, Manisha sent Alyssa Lister to the pavilion for 22 runs.

Manisha took 4 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. Rubina 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 a top score of 45 runs. She hit 7 fours in 28 balls. Megan McCall scored 17 runs in 14 balls with 2 fours. 

America in Super Six

America is the last team from Group ‘A’ to reach the Super Six. America defeated Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets in the decisive match at Mulpani Ground. Batting first, America scored only 110 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. The last ranked team in the tournament, America, achieved the target in 18 overs.