KATHMANDU, March 8: The four-nation Women's T-20 Quadrangular Series begins today (Saturday) in Uganda. Nepal will compete against Namibia in the opening match, which will start at 4:45 PM Nepali time at the Entebbe Cricket Oval in Uganda.
The Nepali women's team, playing outside Asia for the first time, faces Namibia, a new opponent. They have never played any format of a game against Namibia.
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After suffering five consecutive losses in the recent three-nation tournament held in Kathmandu, the Nepali team aims to win the title in Uganda. Namibia, with only one loss in their last five games, enters the field against Nepal with high morale.
The series features Nepal, Namibia, the host Uganda, and Hong Kong. All four teams will play two matches against each other.
Nepal will face Namibia on Saturday and March 12, Uganda on March 9 and March 13 and Hong Kong on March 10 and March 14.
The Nepali team, led by captain Indu Barma, comprises of Rubina Chhetri, Bindu Rawal, Riya Sharma, Samjhana Khadka, Mamata Chaudhary, Puja Mahato, Rajmati Airee, Kabita Joshi, Alisha Kumari Yadav, Roma Thapa, Rachana Chaudhary, Sanaa Praveen, and Ishwari Bista.