The Nepal women's national cricket team toured Malaysia in May and June 2023 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] All of the matches were played at the UKM-YSD Cricket Oval in Bangi.[3] These were the first international matches for Nepal's women since the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship tournament in June 2022.[4]
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Malaysia | Nepal | ||
Dates | 29 May – 4 June 2023 | ||
Captains | Mas Elysa | Rubina Chhetry | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Nepal won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Winifred Duraisingam (102) | Sita Rana Magar (83) | |
Most wickets |
Nik Nur Atiela (6) Winifred Duraisingam (6) Aisya Eleesa (6) | Rubina Chhetry (5) | |
Player of the series | Rubina Chhetry (Nep) |
Nepal won the series 3–2.[5]
Squads
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T20I series
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Samjhana Khadka 13 (25)
Nik Nur Atiela 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Samjhana Khadka and Kritika Marasini (Nep) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishwori Bist (Nep) made her T20I debut.
4th T20I
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
5th T20I
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Nepal women's cricket team playing international series after 11 months". Onlinekhabar. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Nepal women's T20I series for Malaysia tour announced". Cricnepal. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia Cricket to host Nepal Women's team for T20I series in May/June". Czarsportz. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Nepal's squad for 5 T20I Match series against Malaysia announced". Female Cricket. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Nepal clinch bilateral series against Malaysia". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Nepal Women vs Malaysia Women T20I Series 2023: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live-streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ @CricketNep (25 May 2023). "The final squad for the Nepali Women's National Cricket team has been announced! The eagerly awaited Nepal vs Malaysia bilateral series is set to begin on May 29th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.