πππππ :Β Nepal Women vs Hong Kong Women
ππππ : May 09,Friday
ππππ : 08:00 AM ISTββ
πππππ :β Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok
ππππππππππ :β ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2025
Nepal Women’s aim for a perfect start to their campaign
- Hong Kong Women have won only once in the last five games
- Nepal Women have powerful strikers like Samjhana Khadka and Indu Barma
- Nepal has a strong spin attack, ideal for the slow track
Nepal Women vs Hong Kong Women
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
NEP-W vs HKGW Match Prediction & Analysis
It is the 2nd match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2025, and Nepal will be up against Hong Kong. Both teams will look to make a good start to their campaign. Nepal Women have an experienced group of players who are looking to use it in this game. Hong Kong Women have struggled in recent matches, and the team will look to make this opportunity count.
Hong Kong Women have struggled against higher-ranked teams. The team has won only once in the last five games between the two teams. Nepal Women have a stronger batting lineup and more depth in their batting. It will be interesting to see if Hong Kong Women can surprise them with a good performance.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Nepal Women Preview
Indu Barma’s team has had a mixed bag in the last few months. They have registered impressive wins but have also struggled with their consistency. The conditions in Bangkok won’t suit the team, and Barma expects a strong show from her players in this game to earn the first points in the tournament.
Samjhana Khadka is an experienced batter and will look to deliver a strong start in this game with Indu Barma. Puja Mahato must anchor the innings in the middle order and add runs with Roma Thapa and Bindu Rawal. The lower middle order has struggled this season, and the team needs Kabita Joshi and Rajmati Airee to add quick runs in the lower middle order.
The bowling attack will face a tough challenge in the game, and they need good spells early in the innings from Ishwori Bist and Puja Mahato. Indu Barma will look to use her experience in the middle overs and do well with Riya Sharma. The team expects good spells in the supporting roles from Shabnam Rai and Rajmati Airee.
Nepal Women Predicted Playing XI:
Indu Barma (c), Samjhana Khadka, Kabita Kunwar, Roma Thapa (wk), Puja Mahato, Bindu Rawal, Kabita Joshi, Riya Sharma, Rajmati Airee, Ishwori Bist, Shabnam Rai
Hong Kong Women Preview
Natasha Miles and her team will be under pressure as they start their campaign. They haven’t been consistent leading up to the tournament and must get their acts together. Miles will expect a strong show from her batting lineup, which has often disappointed them in recent matches.
Natasha Miles must lead from the front in this game and deliver a good start with Shanzeen Shahzad. In the middle order, the team will expect a strong show from Mariko Hill, Kary Chan, and Yasmin Daswani. Maryam Bibi and Hiu Ying Cheung will look to do the big hitting in the lower middle order.
The bowling attack will face a tough challenge in the game as Nepal has a strong batting lineup. Iqra Sahar and Alison Siu will look to strike early and put the team in a strong position. Kary Chan and Ruchitha Venkatesh must do well in the middle overs. The team also expects a good show from Kaur Mahekdeep and Shing Chan in the supporting role.
Weather Conditions
It will be overcast skies over Bangkok, and we will likely see a slow wicket, as we have seen in earlier games. Batters would struggle here and have to play to the merit of the ball. A score above 140 runs would be good for the side batting first.
NEP-W vs HKGW Pitch Report
Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok, is a tough wicket for the batters as the ball doesn’t come onto the bat nicely. Fast bowlers will have some assistance from the surface and look to take advantage of it. It has been a good hunting ground for spinners in the past.
Toss: To Bowl
We expect a slow wicket, and scoring runs will be difficult. Most teams have won games here, chasing as a target score gives them a good advantage. Hence, the side winning the toss here should not hesitate to bowl first in the game.
