Nepal defeated Italy by 8 wickets in the final match of the tournament being held in Rwanda on Friday.
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Nepal has emerged as the runners-up in the first edition of the ICC Women's Challenge Trophy. Nepal defeated Italy by 8 wickets in the final match of the tournament being held in Rwanda on Friday.
The United States had already emerged as the winner of the five-nation tournament, which was played on a double round-robin basis, by collecting 13 points from 8 matches. Friday's match between the United States and hosts Rwanda was abandoned due to rain. Nepal finished second and third with 10 and 9 points respectively. Italy finished fourth with 6 points and Vanuatu was last with 2 points.
The match between Nepal and Italy at the Oval 'B' of the Ghanga Cricket Stadium in Kigali was also affected by rain. Only 7-7 overs were possible. After Nepal won the toss, Italy, who came in to bat, scored only 36 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Player of the Match Manisha Upadhyay took 3 wickets. She spent 10 runs in 2 overs. Kavita Kunwar and Pooja Mahato took 1 wicket each. Italy's captain Emilia Bartram scored 14 runs in 14 balls, including 2 fours.
Nepal took the game in their favor by scoring 40 runs in 3.3 overs. Opener Samjhana Khadka remained unbeaten on 9 off 6 balls and Ruby Podar on 4 off 2 balls. Pooja scored 13 runs in 6 balls, including 3 fours, and captain Indu Verma scored 9 runs in 7 balls. Italy's Emma Moore took one wicket.
Nepal was defeated by the United States both times. Nepal won 2-2 matches against Italy and Rwanda, while they won one match against Vanuatu and lost the other.
