IND vs NEP, Women’s Asia Cup Live Updates: Arundhati Reddy strikes early as Nepal lose first wicket. Earlier, Shafali Verma’s fiery knock propelled India to 178/3 in 20 overs against Nepal in Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Group A match on Tuesday. Opting to bat first, India got off to a fiery start with Verma and Dayalan Hemlatha stitching a fiery partnership. Verma smashed 81 off 48 balls while Hemaltha scored 47 runs. Apart from them, Jemimah Rodrigues also scored 28* runs. For Nepal, Sita Rana Magar scalped two wickets while Kabita Joshi scalped one wicket.

Earlier, India stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat against Nepal. (Live Scorecard)

Nepal Women (Playing XI): 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

India Women (Playing XI): 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