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Nepal women's national cricket team

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.

Nepal
NicknameCheli (चेलीहरु)
AssociationCricket Association of Nepal
Personnel
CaptainIndu Barma
Vice-captain
CoachHarshal Pathak[1]
ManagerAmbika Budhathoki
Team information
Home groundPokhara International Cricket Stadium, Pokhara
Capacity18,500
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1996)
Affiliate member (1988)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 21st 14th (27 Feb 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Thailand at Johor; 12 July 2007
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  China at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok; 12 January 2019
Last T20Iv.  Bhutan at Kolej Tuanku Jaafar Cricket Oval, Mantin; 4 June 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 100 59/40
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[4] 20 12/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 4 June 2026
Nepal national cricket teams

Women's
Men's
Men's A
Women's U19
Men's U19
Blind Men's

Harshal Pathak serves as the head coach of the team whereas Indu Barma captains the team in all formats. Puja Mahato serves as the vice-captain of the team.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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 12 January 2019.

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[10] Nepal were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[11]

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.[12] 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.

2024—present

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24 January 2026
13:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
129/6 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
133/4 (19.3 overs)
Kelis Ndhlovu 52* (36)
Riya Sharma 2/25 (4 overs)
Puja Mahato 52* (50)
Josephine Nkomo 2/28 (3.3 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Kerrin Klaaste (SA)
Player of the match: Puja Mahato (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sita Rana Magar (Nep) completed 1000 runs in her T20I career.

Current squad

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The following players, highlighted in bold, were selected in the squads for the Women's Qualifier at the 2026 Asian Games.

As of 25 May 2026
Key
Symbol Meaning
CG Contract grade with CAN
No. Shirt number of the player in all formats
No. Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Domestic team CG Notes
Batters
5Bindu Rawal 11 June 1996 (age 29)Left-handedN/aSudurpashchim ProvinceCN/a
6Samjhana Khadka 11 September 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg spinSudurpashchim ProvinceBN/a
Sabitri Dhami 17 April 2008 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm mediumSudurpashchim Province DN/a
Sana Praveen 22 February 2007 (age 19)Right-handedN/aMadhesh Province DN/a
All-rounders
1Indu Barma 29 September 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumNepal A.P.F. ClubACaptain
2Puja Mahato 17 February 2006 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm mediumMadhesh ProvinceAVice captain
3Rubina Chhetry 26 November 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off breakKoshi ProvinceAN/a
8Sita Rana Magar 5 March 1992 (age 34)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxNepal A.P.F. ClubAN/a
12 Suman Bist 23 November 1999 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm mediumNepal A.P.F. ClubDN/a
Seemana KC 25 September 2006 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm mediumGandaki Province DN/a
Wicket-keepers
Rubi Podda Right-handedN/aCN/a
63Roma Thapa 17 August 1997 (age 28)Right-handedN/aNepal A.P.F. ClubDN/a
Fast Bowlers
88 Kabita Kunwar 31 July 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm mediumSudurpashchim ProvinceBN/a
15 Manisha Upadhayay 15 February 2004 (age 22)Left-handedLeft-arm mediumBagmati Province BN/a
Ishwori Bist 27 February 2002 (age 24)Right-handedLeft-arm mediumTribhuvan Army DN/a
Spin Bowlers
35Kabita Joshi 17 June 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off breakSudurpashchim ProvinceCN/a
13 Riya Sharma 7 June 2007 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Koshi ProvinceCN/a
Rachana Chaudhary 5 October 2007 (age 18)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox Gandaki ProvinceDN/a

Pay grade

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As of 25 May 2026

CAN awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' Monthly salaries are as follows:

  • Grade A – रु. 55,000
  • Grade B – रु. 40,000
  • Grade C – रु. 35,000
  • Grade D – रु. 25,000
Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of Rs 5,000 per T20I match.

Coaching staff

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Position Name
ManagerNepal Amrita Paudel
Head coachIndia Harshal Pathak
Assistant coachNepal Nira Rajopadhyay
PhysiotherapistNepal Sakuna Dani
Consultant CoachIndia Manish Jha
Fitness TrainerIndia Monika

Tournament History

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Key
Champions
Runners-up
3rd position
Host

ICC Women's World T20

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Twenty20 World Cup records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009Not able to qualify for global qualifier
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016
Cricket West Indies 2018
Australia 2020
South Africa 2023
United Arab Emirates 2024
England 2026Didnot Qualified
Pakistan 2028To be determined
Total–0 Titles00000

ICC Women's Qualifiers T20

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Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers records T20 Asia Qualifier record
Host Year Round Pos Pld W L T NR Host Year Round Pos Pld W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013Did not qualify Did not enter
Thailand 2015
Netherlands 2018 Thailand 2017Semi Final[13]3rd53200
Scotland 2019 Thailand 2019Round Robin2/765100
United Arab Emirates 2022 United Arab Emirates 2021Round Robin3/653200
United Arab Emirates 2024 Malaysia 2023Semi Final3/1164101
Nepal 2026Group Stage8/1041300 Thailand 2025Runners-up2/963201
Total 1/70 Titles41300 Total6/60 Titles2315701

ODI World Cup

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ODI World Cup records Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year		 Round Pos Pld W L T NR Host Year Round Pos Pld W L T NR
England 1973Did not qualify Did not enter
India 1978
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988
England 1993
India 1997
New Zealand 2000
South Africa 2005 Netherlands 2003Did not qualify
Australia 2009 South Africa 2008
India 2013 Bangladesh 2011
England 2017 Sri Lanka 2017
New Zealand 2022 Zimbabwe 2021
IndiaSri Lanka 2025 Pakistan 2025
Total0/120 Titles00000 Total0/60 Title00000

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

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ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Sri Lanka 2027To be determined
2031
Total–0 Title00000

Asia Cup

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Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2004 Sri Lanka did not enter (ODI format)
2005-06 Pakistan
2006 India
2008 Sri Lanka
2012 China Group stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
2016 Thailand Group stage 6/8 5 0 5 0 0
2018 Malaysia did not qualify (T20I format)
2022 Bangladesh
2024 Sri Lanka Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
2026 N/A
2028 N/A
Total 3/9 0 Titles 11 1 2 0 0

ACC Women's Premier Cup

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ACC Women's Premier Cup Record
Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2024 MalaysiaSemi-finals3/1654100
2026 Malaysia
Total 1/1 0 Titles 5 4 1 0 0

Women‘s Asia Cup Rising Stars

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Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars Record
Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2023 Hong Kong Group Stage 6/8 3 0 1 0 2
2026 Thailand Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0

ACC Women's Tournament

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Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
ACC Women's Tournament
2007 Malaysia Runners-Up 2/8 5 4 1 0 0
ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship
2009 Malaysia Semi-finals 3/12 7 5 2 0 0
2011 Kuwait Semi-finals 4/10 6 4 2 0 0
ACC Women's Championship
2013 Thailand Semi-finals 3/11 6 5 1 0 0
ACC Women's Premier
2014 Thailand Group Stage 4/6 5 2 3 0 0
Total Runners-up 5/5 29 20 9 0 0

Asian Games

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Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2010 China First Round 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
2014 South Korea Quarter-finals 5/10 3 1 2 0 0
2022 China Didnot Participate
2026 Japan To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/2 6 2 4 0 0

South Asian Games

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Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2019 Nepal Third Place 3/4 4 2 2 0 0
2027 Pakistan

Honours

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Others

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Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Nepal Women[14]

Last updated 4 June 2026

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 International10059400112 January 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WT20I #2814. Last updated 4 June 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh101005 December 2019
 India1010023 July 2024
 Pakistan1010021 July 2024
 Zimbabwe1100024 January 202624 January 2026
ICC Associate members
 Bahrain4400020 June 202220 June 2022
 Bhutan5500023 November 202123 November 2021
 China4310012 January 201912 January 2019
 Hong Kong10550024 February 201924 February 2019
 Indonesia2200018 January 201918 January 2019
 Italy2200019 April 202619 April 2026
 Japan2200018 November 202318 November 2023
 Kuwait5500027 February 201927 February 2019
 Malaysia191270013 January 201913 January 2019
 Maldives330002 December 20192 December 2019
 Namibia202008 March 2025
 Netherlands4040030 January 2025
 Qatar5500016 November 202116 November 2021
 Rwanda2200022 April 202622 April 2026
 Scotland1010026 January 2026
 Tanzania1010015 November 2023
 Thailand8080019 January 2019
 Uganda7340016 May 202220 May 2022
 United Arab Emirates6410114 January 201914 January 2019
 United States2020018 April 2026
 Vanuatu2110024 April 202630 April 2026

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Harshal Jayant Pathak named Head Coach of Nepal women's cricket team". Online Khabar. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ "Harshal Jayant Pathak named Head Coach of Nepal women's cricket team". Online Khabar. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nepal Women Cricket Team 2021 Schedules, Fixtures & Results, Time Table, Matches and upcoming series".
  8. ↑ "Scorecard of Nepal Women v Singapore Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (Group A)". cricketarchive.com.
  9. ↑ "Cricketing feats of Nepali players: Five wickets in 5 balls". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nepal to compete in ACC Women's Emerging Asia Cup after Thailand's withdrawal". Cricnepal. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nepal defeat Hong Kong, finish third". The Himalayan Times. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Records / Nepal Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  15. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest Totals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Internationals / High Scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Records Nepal Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Records / Nepal Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Records / Nepal Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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