2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series

The 2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament which took place in Hong Kong in November 2023.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Japan, Nepal and Tanzania.[2] The matches were played at the Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai Chung Gap.[3]

2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series
Dates15 – 19 November 2023
Administrator(s)Hong Kong Cricket Association
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s) Hong Kong
Champions Hong Kong
Runners-up Tanzania
Participants4
Matches8
Most runsHong Kong Natasha Miles (112)
Most wicketsHong Kong Kary Chan (10)

Hong Kong finished top of the round-robin stage after winning all of their matches, including a 10-wicket win over Tanzania.[4] Hong Kong defeated Tanzania by 5 wickets in the final.[5]

Squads

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  Hong Kong[6]   Japan[7]     Nepal[8]   Tanzania[9]
  • Mai Yanagida (c)
  • Akari Nishimura (vc, wk)
  • Ahilya Chandel
  • Ayumi Fujikawa
  • Kiyo Fujikawa
  • Hinase Goto
  • Palak Gundecha
  • Ruan Kanai
  • Elena Kusuda-Nairn
  • Meg Ogawa
  • Shrunali Ranade
  • Seika Sumi
  • Erika Toguchi-Quinn
  • Nonoha Yasumoto
  • Fatuma Kibasu (c)
  • Saum Borakambi
  • Saumu Hussein (wk)
  • Sophia Jerome
  • Perice Kamunya
  • Sheila Kizito
  • Aisha Mohamed
  • Shufaa Mohamedi (wk)
  • Saum Mtae
  • Hudaa Omary
  • Monica Pascal
  • Neema Pius
  • Mwajabu Salum
  • Mwanamvua Ushanga

Round-robin

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 6 3.147 Advanced to the final
2   Tanzania 3 2 1 0 4 1.896
3     Nepal 3 1 2 0 2 −0.166 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
4   Japan 3 0 3 0 0 −4.000
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]

Fixtures

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15 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Tanzania  
115/7 (20 overs)
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    Nepal
88 (16.5 overs)
Hudaa Omary 25 (26)
Sangita Rai 2/16 (3 overs)
Sita Rana Magar 43 (31)
Sophia Jerome 3/3 (2.5 overs)
Tanzania won by 27 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: John Prakash (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Sophia Jerome (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suman Bist (Nep) made her T20I debut.

15 November 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Japan  
78 (19.5 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
79/1 (10.4 overs)
Mai Yanagida 32 (46)
Kary Chan 5/10 (2.5 overs)
Mariko Hill 40 (32)
Shrunali Ranade 1/5 (1 over)
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Huang Zhuo (Chn)
Player of the match: Kary Chan (HK)

16 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Tanzania  
139/9 (20 overs)
v
  Japan
28 (15.5 overs)
Saum Mtae 36 (32)
Erika Toguchi-Quinn 3/13 (4 overs)
Ruan Kanai 7 (26)
Mwajabu Salum 2/6 (3 overs)
Tanzania won by 111 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Shelton D'Cruz (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Saum Mtae (Tan)
  • Japan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Palak Gundecha (Jpn), Saumu Hussein and Mwajabu Salum (Tan) all made their T20I debuts.

16 November 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
56 (18 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
57/1 (9 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 25 (30)
Iqra Sahar 3/6 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 9 wickets
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Iqra Sahar (HK)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kanchan Shrestha (Nep) made her T20I debut.
  • Iqra Sahar (HK) took her first hat-trick in T20Is.[12]

18 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
113/4 (20 overs)
v
  Japan
46 (20 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 38 (32)
Elena Kusuda-Nairn 2/24 (4 overs)
Meg Ogawa 17 (29)
Sangita Rai 5/6 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 67 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Niaz Ali (HK) and Huang Zhuo (Chn)
Player of the match: Sangita Rai (Nep)

18 November 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Tanzania  
106/9 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
107/0 (14.2 overs)
Neema Pius 34* (47)
Kary Chan 4/16 (4 overs)
Mariko Hill 66* (49)
Hong Kong won by 10 wickets
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: John Prakash (HK) and Shiroy Vachha (HK)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Saum Borakambi (Tan) made her T20I debut.

3rd place play-off

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19 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
115/5 (20 overs)
v
  Japan
70/6 (20 overs)
Puja Mahato 43 (51)
Erika Toguchi-Quinn 1/17 (4 overs)
Akari Nishimura 29 (51)
Sony Pakhrin 1/2 (1 over)
Nepal won by 45 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Jayanth Babu (HK) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK)
Player of the match: Puja Mahato (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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19 November 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Tanzania  
84 (18.4 overs)
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  Hong Kong
86/5 (19.1 overs)
Monica Pascal 42 (49)
Mariko Hill 5/2 (1.4 overs)
Natasha Miles 27 (41)
Aisha Mohamed 2/9 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Umpires: Shelton D'Cruz (HK) and John Prakash (HK)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Hong Kong to host women's quaddrangular series". Czarsportz. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "The four-nation T20 series is being organized by Cricket Hong Kong China". myRepublica. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Women's T20I Series at The Hong Kong Cricket Club!". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Women's T20 Series: Hill and Miles guide home side to crushing victory over Tanzania". South China Morning Post. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Mariko Hill takes five wickets as Hong Kong clinch Women's T20I cricket trophy in last-over thriller". South China Morning Post. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Team Hong Kong, China Squads Announced for Hong Kong Women's T20I Series". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Japan Women to Compete in Hong Kong". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Barma is new captain of national women's cricket team". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "National women team Hong Kong Women's T20 Series 2023". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ "Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Kary Chan first woman to take multiple T20I hat-tricks as Hong Kong crush Japan in series opener". South China Morning Post. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Iqra Sahar is Hong Kong's latest cricket hat trick hero as hosts make Women's T20I series final". South China Morning Post. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Nepal beat Japan by 67 runs". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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