Kathmandu- Nepali team has taken a ground to chase down a target of 158 runs against the Netherlands in the first match of the ongoing women’s T20 International series involving Thailand, Nepal and the Netherlands at the Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur.

Batting first after losing the toss, the Netherlands managed to score 157 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. For the Netherlands, Robin Rizki scored 59 runs in 48 balls with 8 fours, Sterie Kallis scored 29 runs in 35 balls with 4 fours, Iris Zwilling scored 31 and Heather Scissors scored 23 runs. For Nepal, Kavita Kunwar, Pooja Mahato, Ishwori Bista and Sita Rana Magar took 1 wicket each in the match.

All the teams will play 3-3 matches with each team in the series. Nepal will play the second match against Thailand on Saturday. They will play against the Netherlands on Magh 20, Thailand on Magh 22, Netherlands on Magh 23 and Thailand on Magh 25.

Since there will be no finals in the match, the team that wins the most matches and gets the highest points by the end of all match will be the winner of the series.