The Nepal women's national cricket team () represents

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in international

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. They made their international debut in the ACC Women's Tournament in

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in July 2007. Nepal has been participating in various international tournaments since then. Manoj Katwal serves as the head coach of the team whereas

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captains the team in all formats. Puja Mahato serves as the vice-captain of the team. In April 2018, the

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(ICC) granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Nepal women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I. Nepal made their

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debut on 12 January 2019 against

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, at the

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in Bangkok. Nepal finished runner-up at the tournament losing to

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by 70 runs in the Final.

Overview

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

in 2009,

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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

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. 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

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commented. On 26 April 2018, ICC announced that all the T20 matches played between ICC members will be awarded

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status starting from 1 July 2018 for women's cricket, as a result Nepal played their first T20I match against

on January 12, 2019. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the

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. Nepal were named in the

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regional group, alongside seven other teams. At the

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, Nepal reached the semifinals before being eliminated, losing to the

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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

, winning 3-2. Later in June 2023, it was announced that Nepal would replace

at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, due to reported visa issues with the latter team. 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

The following is a list of players who were in the squad for the

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, were centrally contracted by the

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for 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

Tournament History

ICC Women's World T20

ICC Women's Qualifiers T20

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ACC Women's Tournament

ACC Women's Premier Cup

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South Asian Games

Honours

Others

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** Bronze Medal (1):

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Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Nepal Women ''Last updated 20 May 2025''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 227/4 v.

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on 13 February, 2024 at

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. * Highest individual score: 118 *,

Rubina Chhetri Rubina Chhetry (; born 26 November 1993) is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team as a right-arm medium pace bowler. She is the former captain of the team appointed in 2012, when she replaced Neri Thapa. In 2009, ...

on 13 February 2024 at

. * Best innings bowling: 6/0, Anjali Chand v

, 2 December 2019 at

Pokhara Rangasala The Pokhara Rangasala () is a multi-purpose stadium in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 18,500 spectators. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara at Rambazaar on the eastern bank of Seti Gandaki River, Seti river. Hi ...

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. Most T20I runs for Nepal Women Most T20I wickets for Nepal Women T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #2301. Last updated 20 May 2025.''

References

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2007 establishments in Nepal