Khadka, Barma shine as Nepal beat UAE

Samjhana Khadka during her 72 not out v UAE. Pic/ACC

Opener Samjhana Khadka made a breezy, unbeaten fifty and pacer Indu Barma grabbed three wickets as Nepal outclassed UAE by six wickets to make a winning start to their campaign here on Friday.

Khadka (71 not out, 45b, 11x4) played a fine hand to take her side past the target of 116 in 16.1 overs. The Emirates's outfit could not fight against the more experienced Nepal bowlers led by Barma (3-19), ending up at a below-par 115 for eight.

However, Nepal had to go through some anxious moments when they lost three wickets to off-spinner Kavisha Egodage (3-12) that temporarily halted their progress after the Powerplay.

Brief scores
UAE 115-8 in 20 overs (K Sharma 36; I Barma 3-19) lost to Nepal 118-4 in 16.1 overs (S Khadka 72'; K Egodage 3-12) by six wickets

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