Sita Rana Magar, a left-handed all-round batswoman for the Nepali women’s national cricket team, was born on 5 March 1992. She has served as the team’s vice captain as well.

Early Life 

Magar was born and raised in Nepalgunj, a small town in Banke district, located in the Terai Terai, close to the border between Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, India. She usually participated in some sport or the other in school as she was “completely addicted to sports” from a young age.

Magar’s first favorite sport was football, and she aspired to play the sport professionally. Women’s cricket was later introduced to Nepal when she was a 13-year-old seventh grade student, after her professors encouraged her to play the game, especially since she had the advantage of being left-handed.

Magar first played cricket for his school team. Sita then got selected for the regional Nepalgunj team. Later, when she participated in Nepal’s first women’s cricket competition, she became the top bowler of the competition.

Magar recalled that at that time it was extremely difficult for women to play women’s cricket in Nepal. There were no training facilities, and social pressure prevented many Nepalese women from playing cricket. Magar’s father was initially hesitant, despite the fact that his mother had always been a strong advocate for his cricketing endeavors.

Initially, Magar’s father also thought that women could not pursue a career in sports. However, Magar quickly gained notoriety in her area for his skill and achievements in cricket, and people began to refer to his father as “Sita’s father”. Due to this, her father had to adjust his position.

Magar takes after former Nepal men’s cricket team captain Gyanendra Malla when it comes to playing the game.

International Cricket Career

At the 2007 ACC Women’s Tournament in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Magar made her international debut on 12 July 2007 against Thailand for the first time as a member of the Nepalese women’s national cricket team. She was still in the game when Nepal lost their tenth wicket and two days later the score was tied in the team’s thrilling second match versus Malaysia. The Nepali team surprised Hong Kong by seven wickets to book a place in the championship game, which was eventually won by Bangladesh.

Even after starting to compete at the international level, Magar was not as obsessed with cricket as she was with football. After being a part of Nepal’s back-to-back ACC U-19 Women’s Championship winning teams in 2008 and 2010, she did not start taking cricket seriously until about three years into her international playing career.

Magar represented her nation at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, the 2011 ACC Women’s Twenty20 Championship in Kuwait in February 2011, and the 2012 ACC Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup in Guangzhou, China.

Magar and the team’s next competition was the 2013 ACC Women’s Championship, a 25-over-per-side competition held in January 2013 in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Magar top-scored for the team with 46 runs from 48 balls against the United Arab Emirates, which is the highest score ever recorded by Nepal’s women players in an international match. Despite winning all four of their games during the group round, the team was defeated by Thailand in the opening round.

Magar competed in the 40-over-a-side 2014 ACC Women’s Premiership competition in Chiang Mai, Thailand in February 2014. the contest against Iran, which Nepal won by 221 runs. Her total, along with her 107-run partnership with Sarita Magar for the second wicket, was the highest for Nepal women up to that time. His innings included 10 fours, a record for the team. The team’s total of 284/6 and winning margin of runs were both records in the ACC Women’s tournament.

Magar won the award at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier next week, hosted by the United Arab Emirates. She led Nepal with a 58-ball 40* against Hong Kong in the opening game, but Hong Kong won by six wickets. Magar was instrumental in Nepal’s eight-wicket victory against Bhutan, taking his team’s match-winning 3/10. With 30 from 38 balls and 1/16 against Malaysia three days later, Magar was once again named player of the match. After winning three of their last five matches, Nepal came in third overall.

Magar appeared in seven games for the Tornadoes, who won the competition in the first half of May 2022, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during the independently organized 2022 Fairbreak Invitational T20. His best bowling numbers were a modest 1/18 in the second semi-final against the Burmese Army team, and his highest batting effort was only 18* in a round robin match against a Falcons side.

Magar learned from a media report that she had lost her position as the vice-captain of the Nepal team when she was getting ready for the championship game of the tournament. Magar’s best performances were 17 from 24 balls and 2/15 in the final of the series, which Nepal won by 33 runs. Uganda won the series by 3–2.

Career off the Pitch

The Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal employs Magar as a police officer. She was chosen for the position based on her cricketing abilities. More than 500 athletes from various sports are employed by the APF. In general, it prioritizes sports, but occasionally it also asks its staff to concentrate on national security.

Personal Life

Magar’s husband encourages her to participate in sports. Her husband is a former boxer with the siblings who are also boxers. He cleans the house and prepares meals when Magar is training. When she finishes her cricketing career, he has also assured her that they can start a family.

Bio Data

Full name: Sita Rana Magar

Born: 5 March 1992 

Age:  31

Birth Place: Nepal

Batting: Left-handed

Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast

Role: All-rounder