Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament

A women's cricket event was held as part of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 19 to 25 September 2023.[1] Nine teams took part in the event, and the participating teams were seeded according to their T20I rankings as of 1 June 2023.[2]

Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament
Administrator(s)Olympic Council of Asia
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Knockout
Host(s) China
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants9
Matches11
Most runsIndia Jemimah Rodrigues (109)
Most wicketsSri Lanka Inoshi Priyadharshani (5)
India Pooja Vastrakar (5)
Sri Lanka Udeshika Prabodhani (5)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2014

Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the bronze medal match.[3] India won the gold medal in the event by defeating Sri Lanka, who won the silver medal in the final.[4]

Squads

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Squads
  Bangladesh[5]   Hong Kong[6]   India[7]   Indonesia[8]   Malaysia[9]   Mongolia   Pakistan[10]   Sri Lanka[11]   Thailand[12]
  • Kary Chan (c)
  • Natasha Miles (vc)
  • Maryam Bibi
  • Betty Chan
  • Charlotte Chan
  • Shing Chan
  • Amanda Cheung (wk)
  • Hiu Ying Cheung (wk)
  • Cindy Ho
  • Emma Lai
  • Heiley Lui
  • Bella Poon
  • Alison Siu
  • Yee Shan To
  • Akasha Yousaf
  • Ni Wayan Sariani (c, wk)
  • Ni Made Putri Suwandewi (vc)
  • Andriani (wk)
  • Mia Arda
  • Ni Ariani
  • Maria Corazon (wk)
  • Ni Luh Dewi
  • Kisi Kasse
  • Sang Maypriani
  • Rahmawati Pangestuti
  • Kadek Winda Prastini
  • Lie Qiao
  • Ni Kadek Fitria Rada Rani
  • Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini (wk)
  • Desi Wulandari
  • Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg (c)
  • Gansuk Anujin
  • Uuganbayar Anujin
  • Bat-Amgalan Bulganchimeg
  • Mendbayaar Enkhzul
  • Jargalsaikhan Erdenesuvd
  • Batjargal Ichinkhorloo
  • Enkhbold Khaliunaa (wk)
  • Ganbat Namuunsuren
  • Battsetseg Namuunzul
  • Battsogt Narangerel (wk)
  • Ganbold Urjindulam

Ahead of the tournament, Sadia Iqbal replaced Fatima Sana in Pakistan's squad due to an injury.[13] Anjali Sarvani was ruled out of India's squad due to injury and was replaced by Pooja Vastrakar.[14]

Preliminary round

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Group stage

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Group A
19 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Indonesia  
187/4 (20 overs)
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  Mongolia
15 (10 overs)
Ni Luh Dewi 62 (48)
Mendbayaar Enkhzul 1/26 (4 overs)
Batjargal Ichinkhorloo 5 (19)
Andriani 4/8 (3 overs)
Indonesia won by 172 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG) and Sun Meng Yao (CHN)
  • Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gansuk Anujin, Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg, Bat-Amgalan Bulganchimeg, Mendbayaar Enkhzul, Jargalsaikhan Erdenesuvd, Batjargal Ichinkhorloo, Enkhbold Khaliunaa, Ganbat Namuunsuren, Battsetseg Namuunzul, Battsogt Narangerel and Ganbold Urjindulam (MGL) all made their T20I debuts.

Group B
19 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
104/9 (20 overs)
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  Hong Kong
82 (20 overs)
Winifred Duraisingam 29 (18)
Betty Chan 3/12 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 15 (9)
Nik Nur Atiela 2/14 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 22 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (SGP) and Vrinda Rathi (IND)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier

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20 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
202/4 (20 overs)
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  Mongolia
22 (14.3 overs)
Kary Chan 70 (39)
Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg 2/34 (4 overs)
Mendbayaar Enkhzul 5 (9)
Kary Chan 2/3 (2 overs)
Hong Kong won by 180 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Liu Jingmin (CHN)
  • Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Uuganbayar Anujin (MGL) and Akasha Yousaf (HKG) both made their T20I debuts.

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold Medal Match
         
KO1   India 173/2 (15 overs)
Rainout (NR)
B1   Malaysia 1/0 (0.2 overs)
KO1   India 52/2 (8.2 overs)
K04   Bangladesh 51 (17.5 overs)
KO4   Bangladesh Rainout (NR)
B2   Hong Kong
KO1   India 116/7 (20 overs)
KO3   Sri Lanka 97/8 (20 overs)
KO2   Pakistan Rainout (NR)
A1   Indonesia
KO2   Pakistan 75/9 (20 overs) Bronze Medal Match
KO3   Sri Lanka 77/4 (16.3 overs)
KO5   Thailand 78/7 (15 overs) KO2   Pakistan 64/9 (20 overs)
KO3   Sri Lanka 84/2 (10.5 overs) KO4   Bangladesh 65/5 (18.2 overs)
  • Multiple rainouts in the knockout stage meant that the teams seeded higher progressed to the next stage of games.[15]

Quarter-finals

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21 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
India  
173/2 (15 overs)
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  Malaysia
1/0 (0.2 overs)
Shafali Verma 67 (39)
Mas Elysa 1/26 (2 overs)
No result
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain. Rain also prevented any further play in the second innings.
  • Kanika Ahuja (IND) made her T20I debut.
  • India qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.

21 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Chris Thurgate (JPN)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.

22 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Thailand  
78/7 (15 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
84/2 (10.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (IND) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.

22 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Arif Ansari (THA) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Bangladesh qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.[16]

Semi-finals

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24 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
51 (17.5 overs)
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  India
52/2 (8.2 overs)
Nigar Sultana 12 (17)
Pooja Vastrakar 4/17 (4 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 20* (15)
Fahima Khatun 1/7 (1 over)
India won by 8 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (SGP) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Titas Sadhu (IND) made her T20I debut.

24 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
75/9 (20 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
77/4 (16.3 overs)
Shawaal Zulfiqar 16 (27)
Udeshika Prabodhani 3/21 (4 overs)
Harshitha Samarawickrama 23 (41)
Sadia Iqbal 1/13 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Bronze Medal Match

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25 September 2023
09:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
64/9 (20 overs)
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  Bangladesh
65/5 (18.2 overs)
Aliya Riaz 17 (18)
Shorna Akter 3/16 (4 overs)
Shorna Akter 14* (33)
Nashra Sandhu 3/10 (4 overs)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

Gold Medal Match

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25 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
India  
116/7 (20 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
97/8 (20 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 46 (45)
Udeshika Prabodhani 2/16 (3 overs)
Hasini Perera 25 (22)
Titas Sadhu 3/6 (4 overs)
India won by 19 runs
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament   India
Kanika Ahuja
Anusha Bareddy
Uma Chetry
Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Richa Ghosh
Amanjot Kaur
Harmanpreet Kaur
Smriti Mandhana
Minnu Mani
Jemimah Rodrigues
Titas Sadhu
Deepti Sharma
Devika Vaidya
Pooja Vastrakar
Shafali Verma
  Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu
Nilakshi de Silva
Kavisha Dilhari
Imesha Dulani
Vishmi Gunaratne
Achini Kulasuriya
Sugandika Kumari
Kaushini Nuthyangana
Hasini Perera
Udeshika Prabodhani
Inoshi Priyadharshani
Oshadi Ranasinghe
Inoka Ranaweera
Harshitha Samarawickrama
Anushka Sanjeewani
  Bangladesh
Marufa Akter
Nahida Akter
Shorna Akter
Disha Biswas
Fargana Hoque
Rabeya Khan
Fahima Khatun
Sultana Khatun
Sanjida Akter Meghla
Lata Mondal
Ritu Moni
Sobhana Mostary
Shathi Rani
Nigar Sultana
Shamima Sultana

Final standings

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Position Team Pld W L T NR
    India 3 2 0 0 1
    Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0
    Bangladesh 3 1 1 0 1
4   Pakistan 3 0 2 0 1
5   Thailand 1 0 1 0 0
  Indonesia 2 1 0 0 1
  Malaysia 2 1 0 0 1
  Hong Kong 3 1 1 0 1
9   Mongolia 2 0 2 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket". The 19th Asian Games. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Asian Games 2023 Cricket Schedule: All you need to Know". InsideSport. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Shorna Akter stars with ball and bat to give Bangladesh bronze". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "India clinch their first-ever Gold medal in cricket at the Asian Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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  11. ^ "Sri Lanka announce squads for Asian Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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