Nepal Women in Malaysia T20Is 2026/27

Nepal Women in Malaysia T20Is is not a single standing tournament with a founding date or league structure. It represents a series of bilateral cricket matches and participation in regional qualifiers between the two national teams. The competition is distinct from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, which serves as the primary competitive pathway for both sides to reach the Global Qualifier. Both teams hold T20I status granted by the International Cricket Council in 2018. Nepal Women were established in 2007, while Malaysia Women made their debut in 2006. Their governing bodies are the Cricket Association of Nepal and the Malaysian Cricket Association, both of which became ICC Associate members in the 1990s. The rivalry is characterized by close matches, with both teams ranking as mid-tier Asian associates below Full Members and top associates like Thailand. The teams have played bilateral series in 2023 and 2025. In the 2023 series, Nepal won three of five matches. They repeated this result in the 2025 series held in October. Notable records include Indu Barma becoming the first Nepali woman to score 1,000 T20I runs during the 2025 series. These bilateral fixtures provide a consistent competitive environment for the players outside of the larger regional tournaments. Domestic structures support these national sides. Nepal hosts the Prime Minister Cup Women's National Cricket Tournament, an T20 event established in 2015 that is won most often by APF Club. Malaysia organizes the Malaysian Super Women's League. The bilateral matches between Nepal and Malaysia offer a focused contest for these regional teams, distinguishing the series from the broader qualifier format where nine teams compete in groups.

Nepal Women in Malaysia T20Is consists of bilateral cricket matches rather than a traditional league. The series highlights the competitive balance between the two associate nations, who both gained T20I status in 2018. Recent encounters have seen Nepal win five matches in two separate series. The format allows for direct comparison between the squads without the complexity of multi-team qualifiers. Indu Barma holds a significant record for Nepal from the 2025 series. These matches form part of the broader cricketing engagement between the two countries, separate from the ICC Asia Qualifier pathway.