2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series

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2023 Hong Kong Women's Quadrangular Series
Dates15 – 19 November 2023
Administrator(s) Hong Kong Cricket Association
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
ChampionsFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Runners-upFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Participants4
Matches8
Most runs Flag of Hong Kong.svg Natasha Miles (112)
Most wickets Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kary Chan (10)

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]

Contents

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

Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [6] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [7] Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [8] Flag of Tanzania.svg  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

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 330063.147Advanced to the final
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 321041.896
3Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 31202−0.166Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30300−4.000
Source: ESPNcricinfo [10]

Fixtures

15 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
115/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    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  Flag of Japan.svg
78 (19.5 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  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  Flag of Tanzania.svg
139/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Japan.svg  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    Flag of Nepal.svg
56 (18 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
57/1 (9 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 25 (30)
Iqra Sahar 3/6 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 30* (23)
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    Flag of Nepal.svg
113/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Japan.svg  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  Flag of Tanzania.svg
106/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  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

19 November 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
115/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Japan.svg  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

19 November 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
84 (18.4 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  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)

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