In reply, opening in T20Is for the first time, Samjhana smashed 72 not out off 45 balls and carried her bat throughout the chase to hit 11 boundaries at a strike rate of 160 to hunt down the total with 23 balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pushed into batting first, UAE were in early trouble in the Power-play as captain Esha Oza was run out, while Theertha Sathish and Rinitha Rajith fell cheaply for the side to be three-down in the Power play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the face of accurate bowling from Nepal, Khushi Sharma top-scored with 36, while Colombo-born Kavisha Egodage chipped in with 22 to rebuild UAE\u2019s innings. But Nepal bounced back at the back end to ensure UAE didn\u2019t run away to post a big total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Nepal\u2019s chase, Kavisha stood up to dismiss Sita Rana Magar, Kabita Kunwar and Rubina Chhetry to pick 3-12 in her four overs. But she and other UAE bowlers were unable to dislodge Samjhana from the crease, who got her fifty in 35 balls -\u2013 the first time a Nepal batter hit a half-century in the competition and held one end strong enough for her team to get a memorable win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the face of accurate bowling from Nepal, Khushi Sharma top-scored with 36, while Colombo-born Kavisha Egodage chipped in with 22 to rebuild UAE\u2019s innings. But Nepal bounced back at the back end to ensure UAE didn\u2019t run away to post a big total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n