Nepal women's national cricket team
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The Nepal women's national cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल महिला राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली) represents Nepal in international women's cricket. They made their international debut in the ACC Women's Tournament in Malaysia in July 2007. Nepal has been participating in various international tournaments since then.
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| Nickname(s) | Cheli (चेलीहरु) | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Indu Barma | |||||||||
| Coach | Manoj Katuwal | |||||||||
| Manager | Ambika Budhathoki | |||||||||
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| Home ground | Pokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara | |||||||||
| Capacity | 18,500 | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1996) Affiliate member (1988) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v. Thailand at Johor; 12 July 2007 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v. China at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok; 12 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Hong Kong at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe; 10 March 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 10 March 2025 | ||||||||||
Manoj Katwal serves as the head coach of the team whereas Indu Barma captains the team in all formats. Bindu Rawal serves as the vice-captain of the team.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Nepal women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[4] Nepal made their Twenty20 International debut on 12 January 2019 against China, at the 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash in Bangkok. Nepal finished runner-up at the tournament losing to Thailand by 70 runs in the Final.[5]
Overview
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Women's cricket is thriving and the national team (made up of top athletes from other sports) did very well to reach the final of the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament. Nepal won the 2008 ACC Under-19 Women's Championship and defended its title in 2010.
In the ACC Women Twenty20 in Malaysia in 2009, Singapore needed two runs off the last over for victory with five wickets intact. Rubina Chhetry was given the 'hopeless' over but she did a miracle by taking five wickets in five balls as the match ended in a draw as she threw a wide. Nepal won the match in bowl-out.[6] With the rare incident, Rubina also became the first Nepalese cricketer, men or women, to take a hat-trick. "I have never heard that any team has won the match taking five wickets in the last over, this is very, very rare," the then captain Binod Das commented.[7]
On 26 April 2018, ICC announced that all the T20 matches played between ICC members will be awarded T20I status starting from 1 July 2018 for women's cricket, as a result Nepal played their first T20I match against China on January 12, 2019.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[8] Nepal were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[9]
At the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship, Nepal reached the semifinals before being eliminated, losing to the UAE not on the field, but rather on a lower net-run-rate than the latter, due to a rain-out.
In late May to early June 2023, the Nepal women returned to action for the first time since 2022, with a 5-match T20 series against Malaysia, winning 3-2. Later in June 2023, it was announced that Nepal would replace Thailand at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, due to reported visa issues with the latter team.[10] This was announced on short notice, as the announcement was made on the 8th, and their first match would be on the 13th of the month. Ultimately, they would only get to play one match against Pakistan A, losing 87-78, with their other scheduled matches against India A and Hong Kong rained out.
Current squad
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The following is a list of players who were in the squad for the 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup, were centrally contracted by the Cricket Association of Nepal for 2024.[11]
| Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | C/G | Notes |
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| Bindu Rawal | 11 June 1996 | Left-handed | Sudurpashchim Province | D | Vice captain | |
| Samjhana Khadka | 11 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Sudurpashchim Province | EC | |
| Apsari Begam | 7 July 1999 | Right-handed | Koshi Province | D | ||
| Roma Thapa | 17 August 1997 | Right-handed | Nepal A.P.F. Club | — | ||
| Dolly Bhatta | 11 January 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Sudurpashchim Province | — | |
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| Rubina Chhetry | 26 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Koshi Province | A | |
| Sita Rana Magar | 5 March 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Nepal A.P.F. Club | A | |
| Indu Barma | 29 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Nepal A.P.F. Club | A | Captain |
| Puja Mahato | 17 February 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Madhesh Province | C | |
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| Kajal Shrestha | 20 May 1999 | Right-handed | Koshi Province | D | ||
| Kanchan Shrestha | 25 May 1998 | Right-handed | Bagmati Province | EC | ||
| Rubi Poddar | 3 December 2000 | Right-handed | Sudurpashchim Province | EC | ||
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| Kabita Joshi | 17 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Sudurpashchim Province | D | |
| Rachana Chaudhary | 5 October 2007 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Gandaki Province | EC | |
| Sangita Rai | 24 February 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Koshi Province | D | |
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| Kabita Kunwar | 31 July 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Sudurpashchim Province | B | |
| Asmina Karmacharya | 28 April 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Bagmati Province | C | |
| Sony Pakhrin | 2 November 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Bagmati Province | EC | |
- As of 26 February 2024
Note - Sana Praveen, Shristi Jaisi & Jyotsinka Marasini are also given Emerging Category Contract but has not played for Nepal national team yet.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Amrita Paudel |
| Head coach | Manoj Katuwal |
| Assistant coach | Nira Rajopadhyay |
| Physiotherapist | Sakuna Dani |
| Consultant coach |  Devika Palshikar |
Tournament history
Women's World Cup
Women's World T20
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
Asia Cup
ACC Women's Tournament
| Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR |
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| ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||
2007  |
Runners-Up | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship | |||||||
| 2009 |
Semi-finals | 3/12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2011  |
Semi-finals | 4/10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Women's Championship | |||||||
2013  |
Semi-finals | 3/11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Women's Premier | |||||||
| 2014 |
Group Stage | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Runners-Up | 5/5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Women's Premier Cup
| ACC Women's Premier Cup Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 3/16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games
South Asian Games
| Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR |
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| 2019 |
Third Place | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
Others
- South Asian Games
- Bronze Medal (1): 2019
Records and statistics
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International Match Summary — Nepal Women[13]
Last updated 10 March 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 International | 67 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 12 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 227/4 v. Maldives on 13 February, 2024 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[14]
- Highest individual score: 118*, Rubina Chhetri v Maldives on 13 February 2024 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[15]
- Best innings bowling: 6/0, Anjali Chand v Maldives, 2 December 2019 at Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara.[16]
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Most T20I runs for Nepal Women[17]
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Most T20I wickets for Nepal Women[18]
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T20I record versus other nations[13]
Records complete to WT20I #2190. Last updated 10 March 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
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 Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | ||
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2024 | ||
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2024 | ||
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 Bahrain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2022 | 20 June 2022 | |
 Bhutan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2021 | 23 November 2021 | |
 China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 January 2019 | 12 January 2019 | |
 Hong Kong |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2019 | 24 February 2019 | |
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2019 | 18 January 2019 | |
 Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 November 2023 | 18 November 2023 | |
| Kuwait |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2019 | 27 February 2019 | |
| Malaysia |
11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2019 | 13 January 2019 | |
 Maldives |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 December 2019 | 2 December 2019 | |
 Namibia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2025 | ||
 Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 January 2025 | ||
 Qatar |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 November 2021 | 16 November 2021 | |
 Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 November 2023 | ||
| Thailand |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2019 | ||
 Uganda |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 May 2022 | 20 May 2022 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 January 2019 | 14 January 2019 | |
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