The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council. It took place from 26 November to 4 December 2016, in Thailand, and was the second edition played as a 20-over tournament.[1] Matches were played at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground and the Terdthai Cricket Ground (both located in Bangkok).[2]
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
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| Cricket format | WT20I and WT20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage with finals |
| Host(s) |  Thailand |
| Champions |  India (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Mithali Raj |
| Most runs | Mithali Raj (220) |
| Most wickets | Sana Mir (12) |
India were undefeated during the tournament, and defeated Pakistan by 17 runs in the final. Along with India and Pakistan, four other teams took part – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, hosts Thailand, and Nepal (the latter two teams qualifying through the Women's World Cup Asia Qualifier).[3] Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, with matches featuring two of these sides being played as such. Matches featuring either Nepal or Thailand did not have T20I status.
Squads
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India[5]
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Pakistan[7]
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Thailand[9]
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.723 |
| 2 | Pakistan
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.540 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.037 |
| 4 | Bangladesh
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.135 |
| 5 | Thailand
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.797 |
| 6 | Nepal
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.582 |
Qualified for the final
Matches
edit1st match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Mansi Joshi (India Women) made her WT20I debut.
- Bangladesh set a new record for the lowest total in WT20Is. It was broken just four days later, when they scored 44 against Pakistan.[10]
2nd match
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edit4th match
edit5th match
edit6th match
edit7th match
edit8th match
edit9th match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bangladesh broke their own record for the lowest total in WT20Is, which they had set four days earlier against India.[10]
10th match
edit11th match
edit12th match
edit13th match
edit14th match
edit15th match
editFinal
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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| Mithali Raj | India |
220 | 4 | 110.00 | 73* | 0 | 2 |
| Javeria Khan | Pakistan |
128 | 6 | 64.00 | 56* | 0 | 1 |
| Chamari Atapattu | Sri Lanka |
111 | 5 | 22.20 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanjida Islam | Bangladesh |
110 | 5 | 22.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasini Perera | Sri Lanka |
96 | 5 | 32.00 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
editThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | BBI |
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| Sana Mir | Pakistan |
22.0 | 12 | 7.41 | 4.04 | 11.0 | 4/9 |
| Ekta Bisht | India |
16.2 | 10 | 5.20 | 3.18 | 9.8 | 3/8 |
| Suleeporn Laomi | Thailand |
16.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 12.0 | 3/9 |
| Anam Amin | Pakistan |
21.0 | 8 | 9.12 | 3.47 | 15.7 | 2/6 |
| Anuja Patil | India |
22.3 | 8 | 9.62 | 3.42 | 16.8 | 2/0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
edit- ^ "Why is the cricket Women's Asia Cup such an important tournament for India?".
- ^ "ACC Women's Asia Cup 2016". ACC. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Nepal qualify for Women's Asia Cup Archived 27 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine International Cricket Council
- ^ Bangladesh Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "India Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Nepal Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women's squad". Sri Lanka Cricket. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Thailand Women Squad / Players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Lowest innings totals, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2016.