The small targets were quickly chased down, with Sana Parveen top-scoring with an unbeaten 35, aided by Sony Pakhrin’s 13 not out. The two put together an unbeaten partnership of 38 and kept their composure after losing the wicket of their skipper, Puja Mahato, for 21.

The victory means Nepal have become the latest team to qualify for next year’s tournament. They will face Australia, Bangladesh and Scotland in Group D for next year’s tournament.

The top 10 full member teams of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup via direct qualification. Samoa, USA, Scotland and Nigeria are the other teams to qualify from the regional qualifiers. Host country Malaysia will also be participants.