Kathmandu, Feb. 26 -- Nepal registered fourth victory in the ICC Women's World Cup Asia Qualifier but had to sweat hard to beat China by five runs in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday.

Put in to bat first at the Terdthai Cricket Ground, Nepal failed to make the most of the decent start provided by openers Sita Rana Magar and Kajol Shrestha before getting restricted to 77-9 in 20 overs. Kabita Shrestha bowled a decisive 19th over as Nepal restricted China to 72-6.

The win lifts Nepal to third from fourth in the points table on net run-rate after they were tied on eight points with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a round-robin league tournament that sends only the first placed team to the Global Qualifiers for 2020 ICC T20 World Cup and 2021...