Women's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Pokhara, Nepal from 2 to 8 December 2019. The women's event featured teams from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal. Sri Lanka named an under-23 squad,[1] while matches played between Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal were granted Women's Twenty20 International status. Matches were played at the Pokhara Stadium.[2]
| Women's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara | ||||||
| Date | 2 December 2019 – 8 December 2019 | ||||||
| Nations | 4 | ||||||
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On 2 December 2019, the Maldives played their first-ever WT20I match, when they faced Nepal in the opening match of the tournament.[3] In the same match, Anjali Chand of Nepal took six wickets without conceding a run.[4] On 5 December 2019, Bangladesh beat the Maldives by 249 runs, with the Maldives bowled out for just six runs in their innings.[5]
Nepal beat the Maldives by ten wickets in the play-off match to win the bronze medal.[6] In the match, the Maldives were dismissed for just eight runs, to record the second lowest total in a WT20I match.[7] Only one run came from the bat, with the other seven runs coming from wides.[8] Nine cricketers were dismissed without scoring.[9]
In the final, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two runs to win the gold medal.[10] Bangladesh defended seven runs from the final over of the match to win their first ever gold in cricket at the South Asian Games.[11][12]
Format edit
The four participating nations played matches on a round-robin basis. The top two teams progressed to the final, while the third and fourth sides met in the bronze medal match.
Squads edit
 Bangladesh[13]
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 Maldives[14]
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 Nepal[14]
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 Sri Lanka U23[15]
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Round-robin stage edit
Points table edit
| P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| Bangladesh
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +6.391 |
| Sri Lanka U23
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +4.667 |
| Nepal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.355 |
| Maldives
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –12.627 |
- Top 2 advanced to the gold medal match
- Bottom 2 advanced to the bronze medal match
Fixtures edit
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Hamza Niyaz 9 (11)
Anjali Chand 6/0 (2.1 overs) |
Kajal Shrestha 13* (5)
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- Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anjali Chand, Saraswati Kumari (Nep), Hafsaa Abdhulla, Sumayya Abdul, Aima Aishath, Shamma Ali, Sajaa Fathimath, Latsha Haleemath, Eashal Ibrahim, Kinaanath Ismail, Zoona Maiyaam, Hamza Niaz and Shaffaa Saleem (Mdv) all made their WT20I debuts.
- Anjali Chand set a new record for the best bowling figures in a WT20I, with six wickets for no runs,[17] including a hat-trick from her last three deliveries.[18]
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
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Rubina Chhetry 13 (29)
Rabeya Khan 4/8 (4 overs) |
Ayasha Rahman 26* (22)
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Rabeya Khan (Ban) made her WT20I debut.
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Sajaa Fathimath 6 (4)
Janadi Anali 3/2 (1.5 overs) |
- Maldives won the toss and elected to field.
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Shamma Ali 2 (12)
Ritu Moni 3/1 (4 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Puja Chakraborty (Ban) and Maaha Naseer (Mdv) both made their WT20I debuts.
- The 236 unbeaten runs scored by Nigar Sultana and Fargana Hoque for the third Bangladesh wicket was the highest partnership for any wicket a WT20I match.
- The six runs scored by Maldives Women was the equal lowest team total in a completed WT20I innings.[19]
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Lihini Apsara 37 (27)
Sonu Khadka 2/13 (4 overs) |
Rubina Chhetry 19 (28)
Sachini Nisansala 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.
Medal round edit
Bronze medal match edit
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Aima Aishath 1 (12)
Anjali Chand 4/1 (4 overs) |
Roma Thapa 5* (4)
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- Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suman Khatiwada (Nep) made her WT20I debut.
Gold medal match edit
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- Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Men's Cricket schedule announced for 2019 South Asian Games (SAG)". 2019 South Asia Games. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Nepal's Anjali Chand makes history with figures of 6 for 0". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Nepal bowler takes six wickets for no runs, Maldives dismissed for 16". The National. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women demolish Maldives". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Nepal wins bronze medal in SAG women's cricket". Khabarhub. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Records tumble as Maldives women's cricket team are dismissed for eight". News.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "SAG 2019: Maldives cricket team pushed into rough waters, out for 8". SportStar. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Maldives women cricket team dismissed for 8 runs, 9 players out for zero". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "SAG2019: Women clinch gold after defending 7 runs in final over". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "SA Games cricket: Bangladesh women win gold medal". prothomalo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Cricket". South Asian Games 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition Table - 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "6 wickets, 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand creates T20I history at South Asian Games". India Today. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "6 wickets for 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand registers best bowling figures in T20I cricket". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Maldives all out at 6 runs, Bangladesh victorious by 249 runs". Khabarhub. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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