Cricket at the 2010 South Asian Games

Cricket was included for the first time at the 2010 South Asian Games, hosted by Dhaka, Bangladesh. A men's 20-over tournament was played from 31 January to 7 February 2010.

Cricket at the
2010 South Asian Games
Dates31 January – 7 February 2010
Administrator(s)South Asia Olympic Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 (Under-21s)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin & playoffs
Host(s) Bangladesh
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Participants5
Matches12
Most runsSri Lanka Ashan Priyanjan (211)
Most wicketsBangladesh Subashis Roy
Pakistan Kamran Hussain (10)
2019

The tournament was contested by five of the eight members of the South Asian Sports Council, with squads restricted to players aged 21 or under. Two venues were used – the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi and the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.[1] Bangladesh, captained by Mithun Ali, defeated Sri Lanka in the final to claim the gold medal,[2] while Pakistan defeated Nepal in a play-off for the bronze medal.[3] The leading run-scorer at the tournament was Sri Lanka's Ashan Priyanjan,[4] while Bangladesh's Subashis Roy and Pakistan's Kamran Hussain were the joint leading wicket-takers.[5]

Eligibility

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The teams for the South Asian Games had to consist of players who were under the age of 21 as of January 28, 2010.[6]

Squads

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Five countries sent teams to the tournament – Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Of those, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), while Nepal was an associate member and the Maldives were an affiliate. In March 2009, it was reported that Afghanistan, Bhutan, and India would also send teams,[7] but this did not eventuate.[8]

  Bangladesh[9]   Maldives[10]     Nepal[11]   Pakistan[12]   Sri Lanka[13]

Group stage

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Points table

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     Qualified for the final.
     Qualified for the bronze medal play-off.
Team Pld W L T Pts NRR
  Bangladesh 4 3 1 0 6 +3.338
  Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 6 +2.772
  Pakistan 4 3 1 0 6 +1.490
    Nepal 4 1 3 0 2 –2.057
  Maldives 4 0 4 0 0 –7.154

Fixtures

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31 January
Scorecard
Nepal    
80/7 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
83/2 (9.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi

1 February
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
166/8 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
102/3 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 64 runs
Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi

1 February
Scorecard
Maldives  
88/7 (20 overs)
v
  Pakistan
89/0 (9.4 overs)
Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

2 February
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
165/6 (20 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
147 (19.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs
Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi

3 February
Scorecard
Pakistan  
173/2 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
82/8 (20 overs)
Pakistan won by 91 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

4 February
Scorecard
Maldives  
26 (15.5 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
30/2 (2.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

4 February
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
99 (18.4 overs)
v
  Pakistan
100/4 (18.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

5 February
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
220/3 (20 overs)
v
  Maldives
73/5 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 147 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

5 February
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
156/6 (20 overs)
v
  Pakistan
104 (17.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 52 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

6 February
Scorecard
Maldives  
55 (16.4 overs)
v
    Nepal
58/0 (7 overs)
Nepal won by 10 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Finals

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Bronze medal play-off

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7 February
Scorecard
Nepal    
147/6 (20 overs)
v
  Pakistan
148/8 (19.3 overs)
Pradeep Airee 52* (45)
Kamran Hussain 2/21 (4 overs)
Rameez Alam 33* (28)
Chandra Sawad 3/19 (3 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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7 February
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
157/7 (20 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
151 (19.5 overs)
Anamul Haque 43 (38)
Sachith Pathirana 2/22 (4 overs)
Lahiru Thirimanne 39 (34)
Sabbir Rahman 4/31 (3.5 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Ashan Priyanjan   Sri Lanka 211 5 52.75 92* 0 1
Mithun Ali   Bangladesh 127 5 25.40 41 0 0
Umar Amin   Pakistan 116 5 29.00 53 0 1
Dilshan Munaweera   Sri Lanka 110 5 22.00 63 0 1
Ali Asad   Pakistan 105 4 35.00 45* 0 0

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

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The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Subashis Roy   Bangladesh 19.0 10 10.10 11.4 5.31 4/6
Kamran Hussain   Pakistan 19.0 10 11.30 11.4 5.94 3/25
Sabbir Rahman   Bangladesh 6.4 7 5.42 5.7 5.70 4/31
Sunzamul Islam   Bangladesh 18.0 7 14.57 15.4 5.66 3/22
Thisara Perera   Sri Lanka 18.0 7 16.28 15.4 6.33 2/26

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Final standing

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Rank Team Pld W L T NR
    Bangladesh 5 4 1 0 0
    Sri Lanka 5 3 2 0 0
    Pakistan 5 4 1 0 0
4     Nepal 5 1 4 0 0
5   Maldives 4 0 4 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Grounds / South Asian Games, 2009/10 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ South Asian Games, Final: Bangladesh Under-21s v Sri Lanka Under-21s at Dhaka, Feb 7, 2010 –ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ South Asian Games, 3rd Place Playoff: Nepal Under-21s v Pakistan Under-21s at Dhaka, Feb 7, 2010 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ^ Anand Vasu (20 November 2009). "BCCI May Not Send Team For South Asian Games" – Hindustan Times.
  7. ^ Tony Munro (2 March 2009). "Afghanistan gear up for 2010 South Asian Games" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ Martin Williamson (22 January 2010). "Withdrawals blight South Asian Games" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 - Bangladesh Under-21s / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 - Maldives Under-21s / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  11. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 - Nepal Under-21s / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  12. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 - Pakistan Under-21s / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  13. ^ Records / South Asian Games, 2009/10 - Sri Lanka Under-21s / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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