Spinners shine as India A beats Nepal by eight wickets at ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars

Tanuja Kanwer and Minnu Manni picked seven wickets between them as India A bundled out Nepal for a paltry 78 and cruised to an eight-wicket win at the ongoing ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok.

Opener Vrinda Dinesh struck a quickfire 17-ball 37, scoring seven boundaries and finishing the match with a six to help India A secure back-to-back victories.

Opting to bowl on Tuesday, the Indian bowlers denied the Nepal batters any attempt to settle. Nepal’s opener Samjhana Khadka was the only one to cross 20 as the side lost all its 10 wickets for just 55 runs.

Tanuja’s four-wicket haul and Minnu’s three-fer came at economies of three and two, respectively, while skipper Radha Yadav took two wickets in her three overs.

India A lost an early wicket as Deeya Yadav fell in the first over, but Vrinda, coming on the back of a half-century, guided the side comfortably past the finish line.

With two wins from three matches, India A sits in first place in Group A and will have to wait for the result of the Pakistan A vs UAE game to confirm knokcout qualification.

Published on Feb 17, 2026