India, June 4 -- At last, it has happened in women's cricket. Bhutan's Ritshi Choden has become the first woman cricketer to be timed out. The T20I between Nepal and Bhutan at the ACC's Premier Cup was underway in Mantin, Malaysia, when Choden gained the dubious distinction. It may be noted that, after a wicket falls, the next batter has to be in, within one and a half minutes, but because Choden took longer, Nepal appealed, and the umpires Sun Meng Yao and Ankita Guha did the rest.

Bhutan were chasing 114 to win and lost Ngawang Choden off the first ball of the innings after which the Ritshi Choden incident unfolded. Nepal went on to win the match by a big margin as Bhutan could only manage 63/8 in 20 overs.

However, the Nepalese crick...