Nepal women's national cricket team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Nepal national cricket team.
Nepal
NicknameCheli (चेलीहरु)
AssociationCricket Association of Nepal
Personnel
CaptainIndu Barma
Vice-captain
CoachHarshal Pathak
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[1] 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.  Scotland at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 26 January 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 84 48/35
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[3] 4 1/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 26 January 2026
Nepal national cricket teams

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

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.

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.

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] Nepal were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[9]

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.[10] 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

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

The following is a list of bold players who were in the squad for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier[11], were centrally contracted by the Cricket Association of Nepal for 2024.[12]

No. Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Domestic team C/G Notes
Batters
5 Bindu Rawal (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 Left-handed Sudurpashchim Province D
6 Samjhana Khadka (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Sudurpashchim Province C
Sabitri Dhami (2008-04-17) 17 April 2008 Right-handed Right-arm Medium Sudurpashchim Province D
Sana Praveen (2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 Right-handed Madhesh Province D
All-rounders
1 Indu Barma (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium Nepal A.P.F. Club A Captain
2 Puja Mahato (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 Right-handed Right-arm medium Madhesh Province A Vice captain
3 Rubina Chhetry (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break Koshi Province A
8 Sita Rana Magar (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Nepal A.P.F. Club A
12 Suman Bist (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 Right-handed Left-arm Medium Nepal A.P.F. Club
Jyotsnika Marasini (2007-12-30) 30 December 2007 Right-handed Right-arm Medium Gandaki Province D
Seemana KC (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 Right-handed Right -arm Medium Gandaki Province D
Wicket-keepers
9 Kajal Shrestha (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 Right-handed Koshi Province N/a
63 Roma Thapa (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 Right-handed Nepal A.P.F. Club D
Alisha Kumari Yadav (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 Right-handed Madhesh Province D
Bowlers
13 Riya Sharma (2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 Right-handed Right-arm legbreak Koshi Province D
15 Manisha Kumari Upadhayay (2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 Left-handed Left-arm Medium Bagmati Province D
35 Kabita Joshi (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 Right-handed Right-arm off break Sudurpashchim Province B
88 Kabita Kunwar (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium Sudurpashchim Province C
Rachana Kumari Chaudhary (2007-10-05) 5 October 2007 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox Gandaki Province D
Rajmati Airee (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 Left-handed Left-arm Medium Nepal A.P.F. Club
Ishwori Bist (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 Right-handed Left-arm Medium Tribhuvan Army D
Krishma Gurung (2007-03-01) 1 March 2007 Right-handed Right-Arm Medium Bagmati Province D
As of 26 January 2026

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Amrita Paudel
Head coach Harshal Pathak
Assistant coach Nira Rajopadhyay
Physiotherapist Sakuna Dani
Consultant Coach Manish Jha
Fitness Trainer Monika

Tournament History

Key
Champions
Runners-up
3rd position

ICC Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
2009 Not able to qualify for global qualifier
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2023
2024
2026 Didnot Qualified
2028 To be determined
Total – 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's Qualifiers T20

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
2013 Did not qualify Did not enter
2015
2018 2017 Semi Final[13] 3rd 5 3 2 0 0
2019 2019 Round Robin 2/7 6 5 1 0 0
2022 2021 Round Robin 3/6 5 3 2 0 0
2024 2023 Semi Final 3/11 6 4 1 0 1
2026 Group Stage 8/10 4 1 3 0 0 2025 Runners-up 2/9 6 3 2 0 1
Total 1/7 0 Titles 4 1 3 0 0 Total 6/6 0 Titles 23 15 7 0 1

ODI World Cup

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
1973 Did not qualify Did not enter
1978
1982
1988
1993
1997
2000
2005 2003 Did not qualify
2009 2008
2013 2011
2017 2017
2022 2021
2025 2025
Total 0/12 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0/6 0 Title 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

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

Asia Cup

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

ACC Women's Premier Cup

ACC Women's Premier Cup Record
Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2024 Semi-finals 3/16 5 4 1 0 0
Total 1/1 0 Titles 5 4 1 0 0

Women‘s Asia Cup Rising Stars

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

ACC Women's Tournament

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

Asian Games

Year Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2010 First Round 5/8 3 1 2 0 0
2014 Quarter-finals 5/10 3 1 2 0 0
Total Quarter-finals 2/2 6 2 4 0 0

South Asian Games

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

Honours

Others

Records and statistics

Main article: List of Nepal women Twenty20 international records

International Match Summary — Nepal Women[14]

Last updated 26 January 2026

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 International 84 48 35 0 1 12 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WT20I #2645. Last updated 26 January 2026.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 5 December 2019
 India 1 0 1 0 0 23 July 2024
 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 21 July 2024
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 0 24 January 2026 24 January 2026
ICC Associate members
 Bahrain 4 4 0 0 0 20 June 2022 20 June 2022
 Bhutan 4 4 0 0 0 23 November 2021 23 November 2021
 China 2 2 0 0 0 12 January 2019 12 January 2019
 Hong Kong 10 5 5 0 0 24 February 2019 24 February 2019
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 0 18 January 2019 18 January 2019
 Japan 2 2 0 0 0 18 November 2023 18 November 2023
 Kuwait 5 5 0 0 0 27 February 2019 27 February 2019
 Malaysia 16 10 6 0 0 13 January 2019 13 January 2019
 Maldives 3 3 0 0 0 2 December 2019 2 December 2019
 Namibia 2 0 2 0 0 8 March 2025
 Netherlands 4 0 4 0 0 30 January 2025
 Qatar 4 4 0 0 0 16 November 2021 16 November 2021
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 0 26 January 2026
 Tanzania 1 0 1 0 0 15 November 2023
 Thailand 8 0 7 0 0 19 January 2019
 Uganda 7 3 4 0 0 16 May 2022 20 May 2022
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 0 1 14 January 2019 14 January 2019

See also

References

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  7. ^ "Cricketing feats of Nepali players: Five wickets in 5 balls". myrepublica.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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