Men's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games | |||||||
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Venue | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | ||||||
Date | 3 December 2019 – 9 December 2019 | ||||||
Nations | 5 | ||||||
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Men's cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Kirtipur, Nepal from 3 to 9 December 2019. [1] The men's tournament featured under-23 squads from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and senior squads from Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal. [2] India and Pakistan did not participate.
The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final. [3] In the third-place playoff, Nepal beat the Maldives by five wickets to win bronze. [4]
The five participating nations played matches on a round-robin basis. The top two teams progressed to the final, while the third and fourth sides advanced to the bronze medal match.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sent under-23 squads, although they were each permitted to select up to three older players.
Bangladesh U23 [5] | Bhutan | Maldives | Nepal [6] | Sri Lanka U23 [7] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Sri Lanka U23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.031 |
2 | Bangladesh U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.075 |
3 | Nepal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.159 |
4 | Maldives | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.339 |
5 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.453 |
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Najmul Hossain Shanto 49 (38) Ibrahim Hassan 1/31 (4 overs) | Ali Ivan 12 (27) Tanvir Islam 5/19 (4 overs) |
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Pathum Nissanka 76 (48) Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 1/16 (1 over) | Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 22 (15) Sachindu Colombage 2/6 (2 overs) |
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Gyanendra Malla 107 (55) Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs) | Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 27 (23) Paras Khadka 2/11 (4 overs) |
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Tenzin Wangchuk Jr. 15 (29) Manik Khan 2/9 (4 overs) | Soumya Sarkar 50* (28) |
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Jigme Singye 40 (51) Ibrahim Hassan 3/15 (4 overs) | Umar Adam 37* (29) Kezang Nima 1/22 (3 overs) |
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