Belt and Road U-19 series: Nepal women beat Thailand to open with a win

Nepal's women's cricket team opened its campaign in the ongoing Belt and Road U-19 series in China with a 7-wicket win over Thailand.

Four teams - Nepal, China, Hong Kong and Thailand - are taking part in the competition.

Batting first on Tuesday, Thailand were all out in 14.3 overs, with none of their batters reaching double figures. Manisha Upadhyaya, Tika Sah, Riya Sharma and Rachana Chaudhary each took 2 wickets for Nepal.

In reply, Nepal reached the target of 36 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Sana Praveen scored 15 runs. Tika Sah, who took 2 wickets with the ball, also made an unbeaten 12 with the bat. Captain Sony Pakhrin added 5 runs.