# Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament

A women's cricket event was held as part of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 19 to 25 September 2023. Nine teams took part in the event, and the participating teams were seeded according to their T20I rankings as of 1 June 2023.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the bronze medal match. India won the gold medal in the event by defeating Sri Lanka, who won the silver medal in the final.

## Squads

| Bangladesh | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Malaysia | Mongolia | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Thailand |
| Nigar Sultana (c, wk) Nahida Akter (vc) Marufa Akter Shorna Akter Disha Biswas Fargana Hoque Rabeya Khan Fahima Khatun Sultana Khatun Sanjida Akter Meghla Lata Mondal Ritu Moni Sobhana Mostary Shathi Rani Shamima Sultana (wk) | Kary Chan (c) Natasha Miles (vc) Maryam Bibi Betty Chan Charlotte Chan Shing Chan Amanda Cheung (wk) Hiu Ying Cheung (wk) Cindy Ho Emma Lai Heiley Lui Bella Poon Alison Siu Yee Shan To Akasha Yousaf | Harmanpreet Kaur (c) Smriti Mandhana (vc) Kanika Ahuja Anusha Bareddy Uma Chetry (wk) Rajeshwari Gayakwad Richa Ghosh (wk) Amanjot Kaur Minnu Mani Jemimah Rodrigues Titas Sadhu Anjali Sarvani Deepti Sharma Devika Vaidya Pooja Vastrakar Shafali Verma | Ni Wayan Sariani (c, wk) Ni Made Putri Suwandewi (vc) Andriani (wk) Mia Arda Ni Ariani Maria Corazon (wk) Ni Luh Dewi Kisi Kasse Sang Maypriani Rahmawati Pangestuti Kadek Winda Prastini Lie Qiao Ni Kadek Fitria Rada Rani Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini (wk) Desi Wulandari | Winifred Duraisingam (c) Mas Elysa (vc) Musfirah Nur Ainaa Ainur Amelina Nik Nur Atiela Aisya Eleesa Ainna Hamizah Hashim Jamahidaya Intan Mahirah Izzati Ismail Wan Julia (wk) Dhanusri Muhunan Aina Najwa (wk) Nur Arianna Natsya Nur Dania Syuhada Wan Nor Zulaika | Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg (c) Gansuk Anujin Uuganbayar Anujin Bat-Amgalan Bulganchimeg Mendbayaar Enkhzul Jargalsaikhan Erdenesuvd Batjargal Ichinkhorloo Enkhbold Khaliunaa (wk) Ganbat Namuunsuren Battsetseg Namuunzul Battsogt Narangerel (wk) Ganbold Urjindulam | Nida Dar (c) Muneeba Ali (wk) Najiha Alvi (wk) Sidra Ameen Diana Baig Sadia Iqbal Anosha Nasir Natalia Pervaiz Aliya Riaz Fatima Sana Syeda Aroob Shah Nashra Sandhu Sadaf Shamas Omaima Sohail Umm-e-Hani Shawaal Zulfiqar | Chamari Athapaththu (c) Oshadi Ranasinghe (vc) Nilakshi de Silva Kavisha Dilhari Imesha Dulani Vishmi Gunaratne Achini Kulasuriya Sugandika Kumari Kaushini Nuthyangana Hasini Perera Udeshika Prabodhani Inoshi Priyadharshani Inoka Ranaweera Harshitha Samarawickrama Anushka Sanjeewani (wk) | Naruemol Chaiwai (c) Natthakan Chantam Nattaya Boochatham Nanthita Boonsukham Kanyakorn Bunthansen Sunida Chaturongrattana Onnicha Kamchomphu Rosenanee Kanoh Suwanan Khiaoto (wk) Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk) Phannita Maya Thipatcha Putthawong Chanida Sutthiruang Sornnarin Tippoch |
Ahead of the tournament, Sadia Iqbal replaced Fatima Sana in Pakistan's squad due to an injury. Anjali Sarvani was ruled out of India's squad due to injury and was replaced by Pooja Vastrakar.

## Preliminary round
### Group stage

* Group A 19 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Indonesia 187/4 (20 overs) | v | Mongolia 15 (10 overs) |
| Ni Luh Dewi 62 (48) Mendbayaar Enkhzul 1/26 (4 overs) | | Batjargal Ichinkhorloo 5 (19) Andriani 4/8 (3 overs) |
* Indonesia won by 172 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Ramasamy Venkatesh (HKG) and Sun Meng Yao (CHN)
* Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
* Gansuk Anujin, Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg, Bat-Amgalan Bulganchimeg, Mendbayaar Enkhzul, Jargalsaikhan Erdenesuvd, Batjargal Ichinkhorloo, Enkhbold Khaliunaa, Ganbat Namuunsuren, Battsetseg Namuunzul, Battsogt Narangerel and Ganbold Urjindulam (MGL) all made their T20I debuts.
* Group B 19 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Malaysia 104/9 (20 overs) | v | Hong Kong 82 (20 overs) |
| Winifred Duraisingam 29 (18) Betty Chan 3/12 (4 overs) | | Natasha Miles 15 (9) Nik Nur Atiela 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Malaysia won by 22 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Sarika Prasad (SGP) and Vrinda Rathi (IND)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

### Qualifier

* 20 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Hong Kong 202/4 (20 overs) | v | Mongolia 22 (14.3 overs) |
| Kary Chan 70 (39) Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg 2/34 (4 overs) | | Mendbayaar Enkhzul 5 (9) Kary Chan 2/3 (2 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 180 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Liu Jingmin (CHN)
* Mongolia won the toss and elected to field.
* Uuganbayar Anujin (MGL) and Akasha Yousaf (HKG) both made their T20I debuts.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match |
| KO1 | India | 173/2 (15 overs) Rainout (NR) | | | | | | |
| B1 | Malaysia | 1/0 (0.2 overs) | | | | | | |
| B1 | Malaysia | 1/0 (0.2 overs) | KO1 | India | 52/2 (8.2 overs) | | | |
| | | | K04 | Bangladesh | 51 (17.5 overs) | | | |
| KO4 | Bangladesh | Rainout (NR) | K04 | Bangladesh | 51 (17.5 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | | | | | KO1 | India | 116/7 (20 overs) |
| | | | | | | KO3 | Sri Lanka | 97/8 (20 overs) |
| KO2 | Pakistan | Rainout (NR) | | | | | | | KO3 | Sri Lanka | 97/8 (20 overs) |
| A1 | Indonesia | | | | |
| A1 | Indonesia | | KO2 | Pakistan | 75/9 (20 overs) | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| | | | KO3 | Sri Lanka | 77/4 (16.3 overs) |
| KO5 | Thailand | 78/7 (15 overs) | KO3 | Sri Lanka | 77/4 (16.3 overs) | KO2 | Pakistan | 64/9 (20 overs) |
| KO3 | Sri Lanka | 84/2 (10.5 overs) | | | | KO4 | Bangladesh | 65/5 (18.2 overs) |
* Multiple rainouts in the knockout stage meant that the teams seeded higher progressed to the next stage of games.

### Quarter-finals

* 21 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| India 173/2 (15 overs) | v | Malaysia 1/0 (0.2 overs) |
| Shafali Verma 67 (39) Mas Elysa 1/26 (2 overs) | | Ainna Hamizah Hashim 1* (1) |
* No result Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Anand Natarajan (SGP) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
* Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain. Rain also prevented any further play in the second innings.
* Kanika Ahuja (IND) made her T20I debut.
* India qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.
* 21 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan | v | Indonesia |
* Match abandoned Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN) and Chris Thurgate (JPN)
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.
* 22 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Thailand 78/7 (15 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 84/2 (10.5 overs) |
| Chanida Sutthiruang 31* (24) Inoshi Priyadharshani 4/10 (3 overs) | | Anushka Sanjeewani 32 (23) Thipatcha Putthawong 2/21 (3 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (IND) and Narayanan Sivan (MAS)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
* 22 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh | v | Hong Kong |
* Match abandoned Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Arif Ansari (THA) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Bangladesh qualified for the semi-finals on seeding.

### Semi-finals

* 24 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 51 (17.5 overs) | v | India 52/2 (8.2 overs) |
| Nigar Sultana 12 (17) Pooja Vastrakar 4/17 (4 overs) | | Jemimah Rodrigues 20* (15) Fahima Khatun 1/7 (1 over) |
* India won by 8 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Sarika Prasad (SGP) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Titas Sadhu (IND) made her T20I debut.
* 24 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 75/9 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 77/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Shawaal Zulfiqar 16 (27) Udeshika Prabodhani 3/21 (4 overs) | | Harshitha Samarawickrama 23 (41) Sadia Iqbal 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

### Bronze Medal Match

* 25 September 2023 09:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 64/9 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 65/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Aliya Riaz 17 (18) Shorna Akter 3/16 (4 overs) | | Shorna Akter 14* (33) Nashra Sandhu 3/10 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI) and Vrinda Rathi (IND)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

### Gold Medal Match

* 25 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| India 116/7 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 97/8 (20 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 46 (45) Udeshika Prabodhani 2/16 (3 overs) | | Hasini Perera 25 (22) Titas Sadhu 3/6 (4 overs) |
* India won by 19 runs Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou Umpires: Mahmood Kharoti (AFG) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's tournament | India Kanika Ahuja Anusha Bareddy Uma Chetry Rajeshwari Gayakwad Richa Ghosh Amanjot Kaur Harmanpreet Kaur Smriti Mandhana Minnu Mani Jemimah Rodrigues Titas Sadhu Deepti Sharma Devika Vaidya Pooja Vastrakar Shafali Verma | Sri Lanka Chamari Athapaththu Nilakshi de Silva Kavisha Dilhari Imesha Dulani Vishmi Gunaratne Achini Kulasuriya Sugandika Kumari Kaushini Nuthyangana Hasini Perera Udeshika Prabodhani Inoshi Priyadharshani Oshadi Ranasinghe Inoka Ranaweera Harshitha Samarawickrama Anushka Sanjeewani | Bangladesh Marufa Akter Nahida Akter Shorna Akter Disha Biswas Fargana Hoque Rabeya Khan Fahima Khatun Sultana Khatun Sanjida Akter Meghla Lata Mondal Ritu Moni Sobhana Mostary Shathi Rani Nigar Sultana Shamima Sultana |

## Final standings

| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |