Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament

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Women's cricket
at the 2019 South Asian Games
Venue Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Date2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) – 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
Nations4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  

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]

Contents

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

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

Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [13] Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives [14] Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [14] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka U23 [15]
  • Zoona Mariyam (c)
  • Sumayya Abdul
  • Hafsa Abdhulla
  • Aima Aishath
  • Shamma Ali
  • Mohamed Fathimath
  • Naseer Fathimath
  • Sajaa Fathimath
  • Latsha Haleemath
  • Eashal Ibrahim
  • Kinaanath Ismail
  • Luthufee Mariyam
  • Naseem Nabaa
  • Hamza Niyaz
  • Shaffaa Saleem

Round-robin stage

Points table

P W L T NR Pts NRR
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 330006+6.391
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka U23 321004+4.667
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 312002–0.355
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 303000–12.627

Fixtures

2 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
16 (10.1 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
17/0 (0.5 overs)
Hamza Niyaz 9 (11)
Anjali Chand 6/0 (2.1 overs)
Nepal won by 10 wickets
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Adhip Pradhan (Nep) and Basu Karn (Nep)
Player of the match: Anjali Chand (Nep)
  • 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]

3 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
122/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
126/3 (18.3 overs)
Umesha Thimashini 56 (49)
Nahida Akter 4/32 (4 overs)
Sanjida Islam 51* (45)
Umesha Thimashini 1/13 (2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Manjul Bhattarai (Nep) and Hiralal Raut (Nep)
Player of the match: Sanjida Islam (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

4 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
50 (19.2 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
51/0 (7.4 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 13 (29)
Rabeya Khan 4/8 (4 overs)
Ayasha Rahman 26* (22)
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Adhip Pradhan (Nep) and Basu Karn (Nep)
Player of the match: Rabeya Khan (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rabeya Khan (Ban) made her WT20I debut.

4 December 2019
13:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
279/2 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
30 (14.5 overs)
Harshitha Madavi 106* (47)
Shamma Ali 1/57 (4 overs)
Sajaa Fathimath 6 (4)
Janadi Anali 3/2 (1.5 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 249 runs
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Manjul Bhattarai (Nep) and Sanjay Sigdel (Nep)
Player of the match: Harshitha Madavi (Sri)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to field.

5 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
255/2 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
6 (12.1 overs)
Nigar Sultana 113* (65)
Shamma Ali 1/38 (4 overs)
Shamma Ali 2 (12)
Ritu Moni 3/1 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 249 runs
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Basu Karn (Nep) and Hiralal Raut (Nep)
Player of the match: Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh)

6 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka U23  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
118/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
77/9 (20 overs)
Lihini Apsara 37 (27)
Sonu Khadka 2/13 (4 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 19 (28)
Sachini Nisansala 3/16 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka U23 won by 41 runs
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Adhip Pradhan (Nep) and Hiralal Raut (Nep)
Player of the match: Sachini Nisansala (Sri Lanka U23)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to bat.

Medal round

Bronze medal match

7 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
8 (11.3 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
9/0 (1.1 overs)
Aima Aishath 1 (12)
Anjali Chand 4/1 (4 overs)
Roma Thapa 5* (4)
Nepal won by 10 wickets
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Hiralal Raut (Nepal) and Manjul Bhattari (Nepal)
Player of the match: Anjali Chand (Nepal)
  • Maldives won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suman Khatiwada (Nep) made her WT20I debut.

Gold medal match

8 December 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
91/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka U23
89/9 (20 overs)
Nigar Sultana 29* (38)
Umesha Thimashini 4/8 (4 overs)
Harshitha Madavi 32 (33)
Nahida Akter 2/9 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 2 runs
Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara
Umpires: Basu Karn (Nep) and Adhip Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Nahida Akter (Ban)
  • Sri Lanka U23 won the toss and elected to field.

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