Bhutan thrashed Kuwait by 53 runs in their final league match of the ACC U-19 women’s championship on December 19, yet failed to qualify for the quarter-finals because of a low net run-rate.
Bhutan’s Anju Gurung was named woman of the match for her four wickets for three runs.
So far in the tournament, Bhutan defeated China, Singapore and Kuwait and lost to Malaysia and Nepal.
Nepali bowlers showed the same discipline that won them their previous match against Malaysia to take Nepal to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over lowly Bhutan in the ACC U-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament, at Gym Khana ground, on Sunday.
Batting first, Bhutan batted the allotted 25 overs losing nine wickets. Thanks to Sonu Khadka’s excellent bowling, Nepal restricted Bhutan to 34 runs. In reply, Nepal completed the chase in 9.3 overs losing just a wicket.