In the rain-interrupted final at Johor Cricket Academy in Malaysia, the Bangladesh eves handed an eight-wicket defeat on Nepal.

Bangladesh restricted Nepal, who opted to bat first, to 26 for eight in the stipulated 18 overs after the Himalayan Kingdom's innings was disrupted due to rain.

Nepal were 12-3 after 12 overs when the umpires halted play. Heavy showers kept the two sides in the dressing room for four hours and the 30-overs match was curtailed to 18 overs a-side after resumption.

Nepal lost five wickets in addition of just 14 runs in the remaining of their innings as Champa, Salma and Pinky chipped in with two wickets each for Bangladesh.

Chamely Khatun top-scored with unbeaten 17 as Bangladesh stormed to 27-2 in 9.4 overs to win the tournament for the non-Test playing nations.

Pacer Panna Ghosh was adjudged player-of-the-tournament while the other individual award for Bangladesh went to Mina Khatun, the wicketkeeper of the tournament.

Hong Kong's Neisha Pratt won the best batsman award and Nepalese Nary Thapa the bowler of the eight-nation meet.

"It's a victory for the whole nation and the cricket system," told Bangladesh captain Tajkia Akhtar to CricInfo.

"The team have all worked so hard and done so much in preparation for this tournament that we really deserve to win," Akhtar said.

"Our coach, 'Sir', (Zafrul Ehsan) has been great. I hope we can soon play better countries."

The team will return home today.