2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

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2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier logo.png
Dates31 August – 9 September 2023
Administrator(s) Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Participants11
Matches28
Player of the series Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Esha Oza
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Esha Oza (229)
Most wickets Flag of Thailand.svg Nattaya Boochatham (18)
2021

The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [1] The Asia Qualifier was hosted by Malaysia in August and September 2023. [2] The two teams to reach the final of the qualifier tournament progressed to the global qualifier. [3]

Contents

Thailand and United Arab Emirates progressed to the global qualifier after winning their respective semi-finals. [4] United Arab Emirates defeated Thailand in the final by 6 runs. [5]

Squads

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [6] Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan [7] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [8] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [9] Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [10]
  • Deepika Rasangika (c)
  • Sadamali Bhakshala
  • Gayani Fernando (wk)
  • Tharanga Gajanayake
  • Ashwini Govinda (wk)
  • Prajna Jagdeesha
  • Manal Malik
  • Swarna Nunna
  • Shashikala Prakash
  • Rasika Rodrigo
  • Asha Samildeen
  • Pavithra Shetty
  • Ishara Suhun
  • Abeera Waris
  • Dechen Wangmo (c)
  • Kinley Bidha
  • Ngawang Choden (wk)
  • Sonam Choden
  • Tshering Choden
  • Yeshey Choden
  • Karma Dema
  • Anjuli Ghalley
  • Anju Gurung
  • Chado Om
  • Sonam
  • Pema Yangchen (wk)
  • Eva Yangzom
  • Tshering Zangmo
  • Han Lili (c)
  • Yuanyuan Cai
  • Xiuli Jin
  • Zheng Lili
  • Mengting Liu
  • Zi Mei (wk)
  • Xu Qian
  • Chen Xinyu
  • Jing Yang (wk)
  • Wenjing Yin
  • Chen Yue
  • Rongyu Zhao
  • Caiyun Zhou
  • Mingyue Zhu
  • Amna Tariq (c)
  • Priyada Murali (vc)
  • Maryyam Ashraf
  • Angel Gabriella D'Costa
  • Suchitha Lita D'Sa (wk)
  • Raelyn D'Souza
  • Siobhan Gomez
  • Mariamma Hyder
  • Iqra Ishaq (wk)
  • Maria Jasvi
  • Zeefa Jilani
  • Khadija Khalil (wk)
  • Glenda Menezes
  • Maryam Omar
  • Balasubramani Shanti
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [11] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [12] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand [13] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [14]
  • Zar Win (c, wk)
  • Htet Aung
  • Thae Thae Aung (wk)
  • Lin Htun
  • San Nyo Htwe
  • Zin Kyaw
  • Zon Lin
  • Aye Moe
  • Khin Myat
  • Pan Ei Phyu
  • Thae Thae Po (wk)
  • May San
  • Theint Soe
  • Shwe Yee Win
  • Aysha (c)
  • Hiral Agarwal
  • Shahreen Bahadur
  • Saachi Dhadwal
  • Tafaul El Nour
  • Rizpha Bano Emmanuel (wk)
  • Khadija Imtiaz
  • Trupti Kale (wk)
  • Aleena Khan
  • Angeline Mare
  • Sabeeja Panayan
  • Rochelle Quyn
  • Shrutiben Rana (wk)
  • Sudha Thapa

Group stage

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 540193.339Advanced to the knockout stage
2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 540192.184
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 522150.647
4Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 51313−1.306
5Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 51313−2.773
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 50411−1.647
Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]

Fixtures

31 August 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
84/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
79/9 (20 overs)
Sita Rana Magar 38* (54)
Ainna Hamizah Hashim 2/14 (4 overs)
Winifred Duraisingam 28 (39)
Kabita Joshi 2/5 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 5 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Sita Rana Magar (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

31 August 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
116/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
119/5 (18.2 overs)
Aysha 41 (32)
Sadamali Arachchige 2/18 (4 overs)
Deepika Rasangika 74* (56)
Hiral Agarwal 2/14 (2 overs)
Bahrain won by 5 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Deepika Rasangika (Bhr)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sadamali Bhakshala, Ashwini Govinda, Manal Malik (Bhr) and Sudha Thapa (Qat) all made their T20I debuts.

31 August 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
32 (15.4 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
33/1 (3.4 overs)
Anju Gurung 10* (17)
Vaishnave Mahesh 3/7 (3.4 overs)
Esha Oza 14* (9)
Sonam 1/24 (1.4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Dedunu Silva (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Vaishnave Mahesh (UAE)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kinley Bidha, Anjuli Ghalley and Chado Om (Bhu) all made their T20I debuts.

1 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
64/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
65/2 (17.4 overs)
Sabeeja Panayan 9 (14)
Dechen Wangmo 4/8 (4 overs)
Dechen Wangmo 29* (52)
Saachi Dhadwal 1/10 (3.4 overs)
Bhutan won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Dedunu Silva (SL)
Player of the match: Dechen Wangmo (Bhu)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tshering Choden (Bhu) made her T20I debut.

1 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
64/6 (16 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
67/3 (12.5 overs)
Aina Najwa 17* (14)
Chaya Mughal 2/10 (4 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 19 (21)
Nur Arianna Natsya 1/12 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Kavisha Egodage (UAE)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.

1 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
31 (15.4 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
32/0 (2.5 overs)
Deepika Rasangika 11 (20)
Indu Barma 3/5 (4 overs)
Kabita Kunwar 17* (14)
Nepal won by 10 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Indu Barma (Nep)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.

3 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
108/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
62 (16.4 overs)
Mas Elysa 54* (54)
Pavithra Shetty 1/18 (4 overs)
Tharanga Gajanayake 1/18 (4 overs)
Deepika Rasangika 34 (31)
Aisya Eleesa 3/21 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 46 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Mas Elysa (Mas)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

3 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
39/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
41/7 (13.2 overs)
Dechen Wangmo 21 (44)
Puja Mahato 3/6 (3 overs)
Rubina Chhetry 12* (23)
Anjuli Ghalley 3/12 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 3 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Puja Mahato (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rubi Poddar (Nep) made her T20I debut.

3 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
114/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
63/8 (20 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 40 (45)
Aysha 3/18 (4 overs)
Angeline Mare 11 (13)
Esha Oza 2/7 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 51 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

4 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
142/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
48/4 (17.1 overs)
Esha Oza 78* (60)
Tharanga Gajanayake 2/15 (4 overs)
Deepika Rasangika 25* (29)
Vaishnave Mahesh 4/10 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 69 runs (DLS method)
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Al Maseera Jahangir (UAE) made her T20I debut.

4 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
74/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
75/1 (10.3 overs)
Saachi Dhadwal 21 (44)
Indu Barma 3/10 (4 overs)
Kajal Shrestha 32 (28)
Sabeeja Panayan 1/23 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 9 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Indu Barma (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

4 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg
59/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
63/2 (15.4 overs)
Ngawang Choden 19 (41)
Nur Dania Syuhada 2/7 (4 overs)
Winifred Duraisingam 22 (32)
Tshering Zangmo 2/11 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 8 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Nur Dania Syuhada (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

6 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Match abandoned
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

6 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Match abandoned
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Dedunu Silva (SL)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

6 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Match abandoned
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 430173.558Advanced to the knockout stage
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 431060.999
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 42115−0.239
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41302−1.147
5Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 40400−2.550
Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]

Fixtures

31 August 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
83 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
53 (16 overs)
Siobhan Gomez 25 (27)
Xiuli Jin 5/15 (4 overs)
Yuanyuan Cai 12 (10)
Maryam Omar 3/9 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 30 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Xiuli Jin (Chn)

31 August 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg
69/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
70/0 (11.4 overs)
Khin Myat 17 (31)
Maryam Bibi 3/13 (4 overs)
Mariko Hill 33* (36)
Hong Kong won by 10 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Maryam Bibi (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

1 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
121/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
21/9 (20 overs)
Natthakan Chantam 54* (61)
Lin Htun 1/18 (4 overs)
Zin Kyaw 9* (41)
Nattaya Boochatham 5/5 (4 overs)
Thailand won by 100 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Dedunu Silva (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Nattaya Boochatham (Tha)

1 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
73/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
74/5 (16.5 overs)
Caiyun Zhou 19 (36)
Mariko Hill 2/11 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 26 (32)
Xu Qian 2/9 (3.5 overs)
Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • Wenjing Yin (Chn) made her T20I debut.

3 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
26 (12.2 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
27/2 (5.3 overs)
Balasubramani Shanti 5 (8)
Kary Chan 5/4 (3 overs)
Natasha Miles 10 (14)
Amna Tariq 1/2 (1 over)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Kary Chan (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

3 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
35 (12.3 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
36/1 (8 overs)
Yuanyuan Cai 14* (11)
Phannita Maya 3/10 (4 overs)
Nannapat Koncharoenkai 13* (24)
Xu Qian 1/20 (4 overs)
Thailand won by 9 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Dedunu Silva (SL)
Player of the match: Phannita Maya (Tha)
  • China won the toss and elected to bat.

4 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg
49/6 (11 overs)
v
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
52/1 (6.5 overs)
Zon Lin 13 (21)
Xu Qian 2/10 (3 overs)
Chen Yue 28* (25)
China won by 9 wickets
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Chen Yue (Chn)
  • China won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.

4 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
22/4 (9.5 overs)
v
Priyada Murali 11 (17)
Nattaya Boochatham 3/3 (3 overs)
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

6 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
85/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
78/8 (20 overs)
Maryam Omar 25* (27)
Zon Lin 4/7 (4 overs)
Zin Kyaw 30 (31)
Mariamma Hyder 2/10 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Zon Lin (Mya)
  • Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.

6 September 2023
13:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
121/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
78/9 (20 overs)
Nannapat Koncharoenkai 75 (58)
Alison Siu 1/18 4 overs)
Marina Lamplough 19 (29)
Nattaya Boochatham 4/9 (4 overs)
Thailand won by 43 runs
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Nannapat Koncharoenkai (Tha)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 141/4 (20)
B2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 84 (16.5)
A1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 70/9 (20)
B1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 64 (17.5)
B1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 105/2 (20)
A2 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 59 (19.3)

Semi-finals

1st semi-final

8 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
141/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
84 (16.5 overs)
Esha Oza 85 (60)
Ruchitha Venkatesh 1/24 (4 overs)
Maryam Bibi 34 (37)
Esha Oza 2/6 (1 over)
United Arab Emirates won by 57 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd semi-final

8 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
105/2 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
59 (19.3 overs)
Nannapat Koncharoenkai 59* (63)
Kabita Kunwar 1/17 (4 overs)
Kabita Kunwar 17* (20)
Thipatcha Putthawong 3/5 (3.3 overs)
Thailand won by 46 runs
UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Nannapat Koncharoenkai (Tha)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

Final

9 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
70/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
64 (17.5 overs)
Theertha Satish 23 (33)
Onnicha Kamchomphu 3/6 (4 overs)
Natthakan Chantam 22 (27)
Kavisha Egodage 3/7 (2.5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 6 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Kavisha Egodage (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

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The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2021. The matches were played with Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Bhutan and Myanmar were originally scheduled to make their debuts at an ICC women's event. Originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, the tournament was postponed in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. On 20 September 2022, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament. Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time. The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.

The 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 17 to 25 June 2022. The tournament was organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the top two sides qualified for the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The series was the last to be played at the Kinrara Academy Oval before the ground closed on 30 June 2022.

The 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The 2022 United Arab Emirates Women's Quadrangular Series was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was played in Dubai from 10 to 13 September 2022. The participants were the women's national sides of United Arab Emirates, Thailand, United States and Zimbabwe. The tournament provided all four teams with preparation for the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship</span> International cricket tournament

The 2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Qatar in September 2023. The participating teams in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Championship were the hosts Qatar along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. The top two sides in the round-robin advanced to the final.

The 2023 Malaysia Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament which took place in Malaysia in August 2023. The participating teams were the hosts Malaysia along with Hong Kong, Kuwait and Nepal. All the matches were played at Bayuemas Oval in Klang. The tournament formed part of the preparation of all four teams for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.

The 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament, took place in October 2023 in Nepal. The participating teams were Nepal, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. The tournament formed part of all the three teams' preparations for the Asia World Cup Qualifier.

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