Kathmandu, Oct. 25 -- Nepali women were back in action on Friday after over three months as they kicked off their tri-nation tournament in Shillong, India.

Their last footballing action, during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Uzbekistan in July, did not end in their favour, but the results against Laos, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan helped them rise to an all-time high in FIFA Women's Ranking-87th.

However, the Gorkhalis did not have an expected result against Iran, a team ranking 17 positions higher, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Iran had defeated the hosts, India, 2-0 on Tuesday and were only one win away from winning the tournament, which was played in a single round-robin format.

And after beating Nepal 3-0 on Friday, Iran we...