2023 West Asia Baseball Cup

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2023 West Asia Baseball Cup
Tournament details
CountryPakistan
Venue(s)Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
Dates26 January -1 February
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Third placeFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Fourth placeFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Games played12
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The 2023 West Asian Baseball Cup is the 15th edition of the tournament, held from 26 January to February 1, at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan. [1]

Contents

The 2023 edition of the tournament sees Palestine participating for the first time in the competition. [2]

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Iran in 2021, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Participants

Western Division

Pre-tournament WBSC World Rankings in parentheses [4]

Due to visa issues, it was believed Team India may not participate in the tournament. [5] The issue was resolved on 27 January, [6] but the delay resulted in Team India being forced to forfeit their first match to Palestine. [7]

Tournament

Group A

RkTeamWLHTHRSIPORAIPDTQB
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20-
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 11−
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 02−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

27 January 2023
09:00		 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg17-0
(F/5) 		Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
28 January 2023
09:00		 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg16-0
(F/5) 		Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
29 January 2023
09:00		 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg12-2
(F/7) 		Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad

Group B

RkTeamWLHTHRSIPORAIPDTQB
1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 30-
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 21−
3Flag of India.svg  India 02−
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 02−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

27 January 2023
12:00		 Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg26-0
(F/5) 		Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
27 January 2023
15:00		 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svgWALKOVER Flag of India.svg  India Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
28 January 2023
12:00		 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg21-1
(F/5) 		Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
28 January 2023
15:00		 Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg11-2
(F/7) 		Flag of India.svg  India Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
29 January 2023
12:00		 India  Flag of India.svg15-0
(F/5) 		Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
29 January 2023
12:00		 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg10-0
(F/5) 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad

Semifinal

RkTeamWLHTHRSIPORAIPDTQB
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10-
2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 10−
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 01−
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 01−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

30 January 2023
10:00		 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svgPPD RAIN Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
30 January 2023
13:00		 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svgPPD RAIN Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
31 January 2023
10:00		 Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svgCANCELLED RAIN Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
31 January 2023
13:00		 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svgCANCELLED RAIN Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
31 January 2023
10:00		 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg14-3
(F/5) 		Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad
31 January 2023
13:00		 Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg16-1
(F/4) 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad

Playoffs

 
Third Place Playoff
 
  
 

February 1, 2023 - 10:00

 
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3
 
 
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1
 
 
Final
 
  
 

February 1, 2023 - 13:00

 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball United Partners with Pakistan Federation Baseball to Host West Asia Cup". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. ↑ "American Palestinian team to compete in Pakistan at West Asia Baseball Cup". Arab News. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. ↑ "'West Asia Baseball Cup likely to be postponed'". DAWN.COM. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  4. ↑ "WBSC Rankings". rankings.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  5. ↑ "India stops its baseball team at Wagah". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Indian Baseball team reaches Pakistan for West Asia Cup". MM News TV. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Fate of Indian baseball team still hangs in balance". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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