Nepal women's cricket captain Indu Barma contributed with both bat and ball as Toronto Sixers Women beat Vancouver Warriors by six wickets in the Canada Super60 final in Vancouver on October 4,2026 retaining their championship.
Chasing 85, Toronto slipped to 39 for four before recovering to finish on 85 for four in 9.3 overs, with three balls remaining. Barma, an all-rounder remained unbeaten on 18 from 13 balls, including a six. She shared an unbroken 46-run partnership with Ella McCaughan, who made 36 not out. The stand carried Toronto from a precarious position to victory.
Barma also made an impact with the ball, dismissing South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, one of her country's leading players. Kapp had scored 16 from nine balls before being caught off Barma's bowling. Barma finished the final with figures of one wicket for 28 runs in two overs
According to Cricnepal, Barma took four wickets in four matches over the tournament. Toronto lost their opening match before winning three in a row to defend the women's title, which the franchise first won in 2025.
The competition was Barma's first in the T10 format, in which each side faces a maximum of 10 overs and her first appearance for the franchise. She is only the third Nepali woman cricketer, after Rubina Chhetry and Sita Rana Magar, to play in a major overseas franchise.
Reflecting on the experience in an interview this week, Barma described the format as pure adrenaline. She said the short matches make momentum shifts particularly rapid.
She said she shared a dressing room with internationally recognized players, including Kapp, Yuvraj Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Moeen Ali and Fatima Sana. She took away lessons in fitness, mental resillience and professional preparation that she said she could bring back to her own game.
Barma said representing Nepal on an international franchise stage was a source of pride, particularly after younger players sent her messages saying they found her achievement inspiring.
Looking ahead, she pointed to domestic competitions, including the Prime Minister Cup and the 10th National Games, as important for helping Nepal's women build consistency. She described Nepal's co-hosting of the Under-19 Women's World Cup as anohter major opportunity for the country's emerging players.
Her campaign offers a concrete example of a Nepali women's cricketer competing successfully in a franchise environment. Whether it leads to sustained improvement for the national team will depend on how widely such opportunities become available to other Nepali players.
