Beating China by a considerable margin of 9 wickets, Nepal has for the first time reached the finals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Cricket Tournament being held in Johor Baru, Malaysia.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, China had set a puny target of only 41 runs by loosing all its wickets in 24.5 overs. In reply, Nepal sailed to victory by reaching the target for the loss of only 1 wicket in 14.3 overs, winning the match by 9 wickets.

Madhu Thapa and Ritu Kanujia hit a not-out 10 and 9 runs respectively while Keshari Chaudhary took 3 wickets to see Nepal through to the finals.

Hong Kong and Bangladesh are currently up against each other in another semifinal match, the winning team of which would face Nepal for the championship trophy in the finals.