Regular captain Indu Verma was injured in the decisive match against Scotland in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers last week.
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Pooja Mahato has become the new captain of the national women's cricket team. The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the ACC Rising Stars Women's Asia Cup to be held in Thailand from February 13 to 22.
Regular captain Indu Verma was injured in the decisive match of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifier against Scotland last week. Since Indu was injured in the match in Kirtipur, she will not be able to play for 8 to 12 weeks, so CAN has given the leadership role to vice-captain Pooja.
Pooja made her 'debut' with the national team in August 2023 and became vice-captain last year. Pooja's half-century helped Nepal defeat Zimbabwe in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifier last week. This was also Nepal's first win in the global qualifiers.
Nepal is scheduled to play Pakistan 'A' on February 13, UAE on February 15 and India 'A' on February 17 in the ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup.
The Nepali team announced for the Thailand tour includes Pooja, Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Ruby Podar, Rubina Chhetri, Kabita Joshi, Kabita Kunwar, Sita Rana Magar, Riya Sharma, Roma Thapa, Suman Bista, Anu Kadayat, Manisha Upadhyay, Kajal Shrestha and Simana KC.
Indu, Rajmati Airi and Rachana Chaudhary have been removed from the team that played in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifier. Ruby, Anu and Simana have been included in the team in their place. Anu and Simana are yet to make their 'debut' for Nepal.
