Nery Thapa Magar, the inaugural captain and iconic figure of the Nepal women’s cricket team, has declared her retirement. She made the announcement via her social media platform on Monday night.
Nery announced her retirement from both national and international cricket with an immediate effect.
“It was a great 17 years of incredible journey with a lot of upsides and downsides in my cricket career. Thank you everyone for your support”, Nery writes.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ต
Farewell to our First Nepal Womenโs Team Captain. We extend a heartfelt gratitude for her 17 years of service to Nepal Womenโs Cricket and for inspiring a young generation of cricketers. #ThankYouNery #NepalCricket pic.twitter.com/MjW0tuL6S2
— CAN (@CricketNep) March 19, 2024
Under her leadership, Nepal competed in their inaugural international tournament at the Asian Cricket Council women’s tournament in Johor, Malaysia, where they reached the final but were defeated by Bangladesh.
Nery played in 11 WT20I matches for Nepal, accumulating 63 runs and claiming 17 wickets.
Thapa represented Banke district, enjoyed a prolonged tenure playing for the Armed Police Force (APF) women’s team in domestic cricket.
She is a left-handed batter and bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
