Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- Nepal made history on Thursday as they claimed the Asian Volleyball Confederation Central Zone Senior Women's Volleyball tournament-their first major international title. In the final held at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh, Nepal overpowered the Maldives 25-13, 25-12, 25-8.

After a slow start early on, Nepal in the opening set hardly faced much resistance from the Maldives in the summit clash.

Nepal overturned a 4-7 deficit, winning 12 points in succession to open up a 16-7 lead before sealing the set with a 12 point margin.

Led by captain Aruna Shahi for the first time, Nepal, featuring many young players, displayed top-class performance throughout the tournament. They remained unbeaten t...