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Sita Rana Magar: Pakistan Women’s Cricket team revived their Women’s Asia Cup campaign with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Nepal. After suffering a defeat to India in their opening match, Pakistan needed a win to stay in contention, and they delivered spectacularly.

Nepal, having been put into bat, began their innings with promise. Samjhana Khadka, fresh from her match-winning half-century against UAE, showcased her aggressive intent early on by slapping Fatima Sana over extra cover for a boundary on the fourth ball of the innings. However, her aggressive approach led to her downfall as she mistimed a pull shot and offered a simple catch to Nashra Sandhu at short midwicket on the very next delivery.

Undeterred by the early loss, Sita Rana Magar and Kabita Kunwar continued Nepal’s aggressive approach, each hitting boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking. Magar and Kunwar’s efforts took Nepal to a respectable 29 for 1 after four overs.