The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It took place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia,[1] and was the third edition played as a 20-over tournament.[2] The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[3] India were the defending champions.[4]
On 6 June 2018, during the group stage, Bangladesh beat India by seven wickets.[5] This was Bangladesh's first win against India in a women's international cricket match, and India's first ever loss in the Asia Cup.[6] On 9 June 2018, Thailand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to register their first ever win against a Full Member side.[7]
India were the first team to advance to the final, after they beat Pakistan by seven wickets in their final group game.[8] They were joined by Bangladesh, who beat Malaysia by 70 runs in their final match.[9] It was India's seventh consecutive Asia Cup final and the first for Bangladesh.[10][11] Bangladesh beat India by three wickets in the final to win their first Asia Cup title, and became the only other team to win the title besides India.[12]
A month after the conclusion of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) retrospectively gave all the fixtures full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.[13]
Squads
 Bangladesh[14]
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 India[15]
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 Malaysia[16]
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 Pakistan[17]
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 Sri Lanka[18]
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 Thailand[19]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.446 |
| 2 | Bangladesh
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.116 |
| 3 | Pakistan
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.850 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.891 |
| 5 | Thailand
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.026 |
| 6 | Malaysia
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.302 |
Matches
The fixtures were confirmed by the ACC:[21]
1st match
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sasha Azmi, Zumika Azmi, Christina Baret, Winifred Duraisingam, Mas Elysa, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Jamahidaya Intan, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Nur Nadihirah, Yusrina Yaakop and Noor Hayati Zakaria (Mas) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
3rd match
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nattaya Boochatham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Natthakan Chantam, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Suleeporn Laomi, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Sirintra Saengsakaorat, Sainammin Saenya, Chanida Sutthiruang and Sornnarin Tippoch (Tha) all made their WT20I debuts.
4th match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
5th match
6th match
7th match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nida Dar (Pak) took her first five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures by a Pakistan woman in WT20Is.[22][23]
8th match
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- Malaysia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
9th match
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- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
10th match
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
11th match
12th match
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malsha Shehani (SL) made her WT20I debut.
- Mithali Raj (Ind) became the first cricketer to score 2,000 runs in WT20Is.[24][25]
13th match
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14th match
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Wongpaka Liengprasert became the first cricketer from Thailand to take a WT20I five-wicket haul.[26]
15th match
Final
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
Broadcasters
Bangladesh - GTV India- STAR NETWORK
References
- ^ "Womens Asia Cup T20, 2018". CricBuzz. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Women's Asia Cup T20: No surprises as BCCI announces 15-member squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur". Scroll. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "No surprises in Harmanpreet Kaur-led India squad for Women's Asia Cup T20". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Mithali Raj, bowlers give India emphatic win over Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "All-round Rumana Ahmed powers Bangladesh past India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Rumana fashions Bangladesh's first win over India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Thailand script historic first over Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "India cruise past Pakistan to Asia Cup final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh set up India clash in Asia Cup final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "India march to seventh straight Asia Cup final with Bisht three-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Giant-slayers Bangladesh romp to maiden Asia Cup final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC Board brings in tougher Code of Sanctions". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Bisht, Gayakwad back in India's T20 squad for Asia Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia squad announced for the upcoming Asia Cup". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "15-member Women's Team announced for ACC Women's Asia Cup 2018". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Chamari Atapattu ruled out of Asia Cup with dengue". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Thailand Team Preview: With heaps of skill and teamwork, can they cause an upset?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup Table – 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "ACC Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar star in crucial Pakistan win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Maroof 60*, Dar record five-for strangle Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "Women's Asia Cup: Mithali Raj Becomes First Woman To Reach 2000 T20I Runs – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "'Consistent run machine': Mithali Raj becomes FIRST Indian to score 2000 runs in T20Is; fans ECSTATIC". The Indian Express. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Thailand script historic first over Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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