IND vs NEP highlights, Women's Asia Cup 2024: Shafali Verma smashes career-best 81 as India crush Nepal to enter semis

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: SLOPPY! Puja Mahato is run out for 2 off 12 balls. Schoolboy error! Deepti Sharma comes up with a direct hit to hand Nepal another blow. Nepal 70-7 after 15 overs. Nepal need 109 runs in 30 balls.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Deepti Sharma outfoxes Rubina Chhetry! She has cleaned up the Nepal batter for 15 off 16 balls. Nepal are five down. Kabita Joshi is the next batter in for the Asian side. OUT! Deepti has a brace as the spinner gets two wickets in the same over. Kabita is out LBW and Nepal have lost six wickets for 64 runs in 14 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Tanuja Kanwar bags a maiden! Puja Mahato played the entire over and failed to score a single run. Rubina Chhetry is batting on 9 off 12 balls while Mahato has scored 1 off 8 balls. Kanwar has conceded 10 runs in 3 overs. Nepal 58-4 after 13 overs. Nepal need 121 runs in 41 balls.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: OUT! Sita Rana Magar departs for 18 off 22 balls. Arundhati Reddy has her second wicket. Nepal are four down for 54. Puja Mahato is the next batter in for Nepal.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Nepal is expected to exit the semi-final race, as Team India is in the driving seat. Nepal’s defeat will benefit Pakistan, who are hoping to join arch-rivals India in the semi-finals. Earlier, we asked HT readers who they think can join India in the last four.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Radha Yadav gets the all-important wicket of Nepal skipper Indu Barma. Honestly, it was catching practice for Shafali Verma. She earlier dropped one. Drinks are on the field. Nepal need 136 runs in 64 balls.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Can Deepti Sharma strike for India? Sita Rana Magar and Indu Barma have added 21 runs off 24 balls. In the last five overs, Nepal scored 23 runs. In the air and safe! Barma gets lucky. End of the over. Nepal 43-2 after 9 overs. Nepal now need 136 runs in 66 balls.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Deepti Sharma joined the attack and went for just 1 run in the 7th over. Replacing the star bowler, Tanuja Kanwar started her second over by conceding 5 runs on the first two balls. Sita Rana Magar is batting on 12 off 16 balls. Skipper Indu Barma has scored 11 off 10 balls. Nepal 40-2 after 8 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Sita Rana Magar and skipper Indu Barma are tasked to stage Nepak's fightback against India bowlers, who have their tails up. Tanuja Kanwar bowled the final over of a low-scoring powerplay. Just five runs off the first five balls. Direct hit! But the batter was well inside the crease. Tanuja ends the over with a dot. Nepal Women need 148 runs in 84 balls.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Speedster Renuka Thakur Singh is still searching for her first wicket. Sita Rana Magar takes a single on the second ball. OUT! A simple catch for stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana. Kabita departs for 6 off 11 balls. Nepal Women need 158 runs in 92 balls. Nepal 21-2 after 4.5 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Pacer Renuka Thakur Singh bowled a maiden! Kabita Kunwar and Sita Rana Magar are yet to score a boundary for Nepal. Arundhati Reddy to continue. FOUR! Pure timing by Magar as she gets a boundary. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Nepal as Kabita clears Smriti Mandhana at mid-off. A quick single on the next ball. Arundhati has been expensive for India in her second over. Nepal 20-1 after 4 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Pacer Arundhati Reddy joins the attack. BOWLED! Swing and a miss from Samjhana Khadka, Reddy says thank you very much as the Indian pacer cleans up the opener for run-a-ball 7. Nepal need 170 runs to beat India. Nepal 9-1 after 2 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Samjhana Khadka and Sita Rana Magar kickstarted Nepal's replay after India posted 178-3 in 20 overs. Khadka gets her first boundary off Renuka Thakur Singh. Just 5 runs off the first 6 balls of the Nepal innings. Nepal 5-0 after 1 over.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Dayalan Hemalatha played a crucial knock of 47 off 42 balls while opening the innings with superstar Shafali Verma. India have set a 179-run target in the 20-ove contest. "We were practising batting in different positions, it was challenging but I enjoyed opening the batting. We didn't plan anything, the bowling was slow and the pitch was slow, myself and Shafali just took it ball by ball. We are going with the same plan - bowl our best balls and restrict the opposition," Hemalatha said during the innings break.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Jemimah Rodrigues gets a much-needed boundary in the final over. Sabnam Rai will not be relieved as Rodrigues has given the strike back to Richa Ghosh. No harm done! Another single and we have 3 balls left in the 20th over. FOUR! Jemimah jams it for another boundary as extra cover had no chance. Brilliant! She is a step ahead of the bowler, stepping across outside the off stump to get a boundary - it’s a T20I exhibition by Rodrigues. Long off covers it up and Rodrigues settles for a single. Rodrigues' 15-ball 28 takes India to 178-3 in 20 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Another wicket! Kabita Joshi castles S Sajana for 10 off 12 balls. The 23-run stand is broken in the penultimate over! Jemimah Rodrigues is batting at a strike rate of 144. In-form batter Richa Ghosh has arrived at the crease. A wide by Kabita! She will have to reload. Four! Sloppy work by the Nepal skipper and Richa gets her first boundary. India’s run rate is 8.6 against Nepal. Richa wants a quick double and Jemimah is all game! Good running by the India batters. India 163-3 after 19 overs. We are heading into the final over!

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Batters S Sajana and Jemimah Rodrigues have added 21 runs off 15 balls. Losing two wickets, India have scored 40 runs in the last 5 overs. Only two overs left now! India 154-2 after 18 overs. All eyes on Jemimah!

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Team India’s projected score is 169 after Shafali Verma's departure. New batters S Sajana and Jemimah Rodrigues are tasked to take India to a massive total. A terrible mix-up between the two India batters but the throw didn't come in time. Kabita Joshi goes for 17 runs. India 143-2 after 17 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Sita Rana Magar bags the jackpot wicket! Shafali Verma is stumped! Her bid for a record century comes to an end. The India opener departs for 81 off 48 balls. Still no Smriti Mandhana as Jemimah Rodrigues is the next batter in for India. Only four overs left. India 135-2 after 16 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: There is no stopping Shafali Verma! The India opener has smashed her career-best score in T20Is. The India batter moves to 79 off 43 balls. Sajeevan Sajana has joined the on-song India opener at the crease. Sajana is beaten on her first ball by skipper Indu Barma. Back-to-back dot balls to end the over. India 131-4 after 15 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Opener Dayalan Hemalatha is four runs away from her half-century. The India opener has five fours and one six to her name against Nepal. In-form Shafali Verma is moving closer to her century. OUT! Hemalatha comes down the track to punish Sita Rana Magar. However, the India opener fails to clear the fielder at deep point. Hemalatha c Rubina Chhetry b Sita Rana Magar 47(42). Finally a breakthrough for Nepal! India 122-1 after 14 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Dayalan Hemalatha survives and the India batter is rewarded with a boundary as Nepal skipper Indu Barma drops a dolly of catch. Hemalatha moves to 43 off 36 balls. India 108-0 after 12 overs. Sita Rana Magar has conceded 13 runs in her 2 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Jemimah Rodrigues is padded up instead of Smriti Mandhana. Further demotion for the India opener? Shafali Verma has powered the Women In Blue to 100-0! India can rest premier batters with Shafali taking the Nepal team bowlers to the cleaners. Her partner-in-crime Dayalan Hemalatha, is batting on 38 off 31 balls. India 101-0 after 11 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Senior bowler Sita Rana Magar is the 7th bowler used by Nepal in the first 10 overs. She goes for 6 runs as Dayalan Hemalatha and Shafali Verma only opted to rotate strikes in the over. India 91-0 after 10 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Captain Indu Barma joined the attack for the 9th over. The Nepal skipper conceded 4 runs. Dayalan Hemalatha is batting on 30 off 25 balls. Superstar Shafali Verma is unbeaten on 52 off 29 balls. India 85-0 after 9 overs. Nepal are making its 7th bowling change!

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Opener Shafali Verma gets to her 50! The India opener smashes her second 50 of the Asia Cup. Shafali is batting at a strike rate of 192. Dayalan Hemalatha ends the over with a six! India 81-0 after 8 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: SIX and FOUR! Shafali Verma has demolished the Nepal bowling attack in India’s final group game of the Asia Cup. The India opener is seven runs short of another quick-fire half-century. Rubina Chhetry goes for 14 runs in the 7th over. India 64-0 after 7 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Openers Dayalan Hemalatha and Shafali Verma have won the battle of powerplay for India against Nepal. The opposition bowlers have hardly troubled the Indian openers in the first six overs. However, Kabita Joshi has bowled a tidy first over - just 2 runs off the first 5 balls. Shafali on strike. She plays a dot. End of the over. India 50-0 after 6 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Is this going to be India’s best powerplay at the Asia Cup? Opener Shafali Verma is leading India to 50 inside the first five overs. The Indian opener has smashed 7 fours in her impressive knock. Seven of the eight fours have come from her willow. Dayalan Hemalatha swings it hard but she gets only two more runs. The Indian opener has scored 14 off 12 balls. On-song Shafali has scored 31 off 17 balls. India 48-0 after 5 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: FOUR! Stand and deliver - Shafali Verma gets her fourth four of the match. India legend Mithali Raj is all praise for the Indian opener on commentary. Sabnam Rai bowls a wide. FOUR! Sheer power by Shafali - she gets another boundary - five fours by the Indian opener inside the powerplay. Another powerful shot but straight at the fielder - no run taken. She takes a single to close the eventful over. India 35-0 after 4 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: In the air and safe again! Shafali Verma mistimes her shot but the ball was just out of reach. India are looking for a big powerplay score against Nepal. India have reached 25-0 after 3 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Dayalan Hemalatha gets lucky on the final ball as she just manages to clear the fielder. Hemalatha fired her first boundary in the same over. Five runs off Sabnam Rai's first over. India 15-0 after 2 overs.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Shafali Verma and Dayalan Hemalatha are opening the innings for India. Skipper Smriti Mandhana has taken the second spot in the batting lineup as India are without regular captain Harmanpreet. Shafali gets her first boundary on the fourth ball of the 1st over. A boundary to end the 10-run over by Kabita Kunwar. India 10-0 after 1 over.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Indu Barma's Nepal are still in the semi-final race of the Asia Cup 2024. Nepal can upstage Pakistan for the second spot to join India in the last four of the Asia Cup. Nepal will have to beat India in order to remain in the last four race of the continental tournament. If Nepal post 150-run total and Team India folds for 77 or below - Nepal can have a much-improved NRR of 0.868. If batting second against India, Nepal need to chase down a target of 151 which should feature a win inside the first 10 overs. Nepal can then end with NRR of 0.931 to enter the semi-finals. Nepal can still break Pakistani hearts at the Asia Cup 2024!

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: India have made two changes to its playing XI for the final group game against Nepal. Smriti Mandhana is leading Team India in the absence of regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur at Dambulla.

India XI vs Nepal: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana(c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, S Sajana, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Arundhati Reddy

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: "We are ready for both. We have some youngsters who are keen to get into the contest. We are ready for every challenge, we look to give our 100%. We have two changes," Nepal captain Indu Barma said after the toss. Nepal have also made two changes to its playing XI.

Nepal’s playing XI vs India: Samjhana Khadka, Sita Rana Magar, Kabita Kunwar, Indu Barma(c), Dolly Bhatta, Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kabita Joshi, Kajal Shrestha(w), Sabnam Rai, Bindu Rawal

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: India have opted to rest skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for their upcoming clash with Nepal. Speaking at the toss, stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana also revealed that India have made two changes to its lineup against Nepal. “We'd like to bat first today. In the last few years, T20 cricket has changed. It's a collective effort, we've looked to take on whatever is in our range. The outfields are quick, the tracks are flat, sometimes even 200 isn't enough. We'll look to trust our process and look to bat. 180 will be great, it's about playing one ball at a time. Harman and Pooja are resting,” Mandhana said after India won the toss and opted to bat.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Team India is without Harmanpreet Kaur! Opener Smriti Mandhana is leading Team India against Nepal. The stand-in skipper has won the toss and India have opted to bat first.

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Defending champions India are leading the Group A race with four points from two matches. India are followed by Pakistan, who have four points but have played one more game than Harmanpreet's side. Nepal are third and the giant-killers are still in the semi-final race of the Asia Cup. Nepal or Pakistan, who will join India in last four?

IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Indu Barma's Nepal are still in the semi-final race of the Asia Cup 2024. Nepal can upstage Pakistan for the second spot to join India in the last four of the Asia Cup. Nepal will have to beat India to remain in the last four race of the continental tournament. If Nepal post 150-run total and Team India folds for 77 or below - Nepal can have a much-improved NRR of 0.868. If batting second against India, Nepal need to chase down a target of 151 which should feature a win inside the first 10 overs. Nepal can then end with NRR of 0.931 to enter the semi-finals. Nepal can still break Pakistani hearts at the Asia Cup 2024!