Uzbekistan, July 2 -- Nepal thrashed Sri Lanka 8-0 on Wednesday in their second match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers, with captain Sabitra Bhandari-widely known as Samba-scoring a brilliant hat-trick to continue her team's dominant run in Group F.

The win, played at the Milliy Stadium in Tashkent, follows Nepal's 9-0 demolition of Laos in their opener, taking them to the top of the table with six points from two matches. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, exit the tournament early after back-to-back defeats.

Geeta Rana opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a header from a corner delivered by Anita Basnet. Bhandari doubled the lead in the 20th minute and went on to complete her hat-trick with goals in the 42nd and stoppage time of the fi...