International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet , Bangladesh .[1] The tournament was contested between Bangladesh , India , Malaysia , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Thailand and United Arab Emirates .[2] On 20 September 2022, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament.[3] Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time.[4] The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium .[5] The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.[6]
The UAE and Malaysia qualified for the tournament by reaching the final of the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship , which was played in June 2022 in Malaysia.[7] [8]
In the round-robin stage, Thailand beat Pakistan by 4 wickets to register their first ever WT20I victory against their opponents.[9] Combined with a rain-out for the match between Bangladesh and the UAE, this led to Thailand qualifying for the semifinals, their best ever Asia Cup result.
Teams and qualifications
Squads
The following squads were announced for the tournament.[10]
On 18 September 2022, Pakistan's Fatima Sana was ruled out of the tournament due to a twisted ankle,[18] and was later replaced in the squad by Nashra Sandhu .[19] India also named Simran Bahadur and Taniya Bhatia as standby players.[20] Bangladesh named Sharmin Akhter , Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan and Nuzhat Tasnia as standby players.[21]
Round-robin
Points table
Advanced to the semi-finals
Fixtures
Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
United Arab Emirates were set a revised target of 66 runs from 11 overs due to rain.
Kaushani Nuthyangana (SL) made her WT20I debut.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
No further play was possible due to rain.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
India won the toss and elected to bat.
Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Fariha Trisna (Ban) made her WT20I debut.
United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
India won the toss and elected to bat.
Shafali Verma (Ind) scored her 1000th run in WT20Is.[23]
Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
Banthida Leephatthana (Tha) made her WT20I debut.
United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
Bangladesh were set a revised target of 41 runs from 7 overs due to rain.
India won the toss and elected to field.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Play-offs
Bracket
Semi-finals
Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
References
External links
Tournaments
Squads Qualifier Final
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