# 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council. It took place from 26 November to 4 December 2016, in Thailand, and was the second edition played as a 20-over tournament. Matches were played at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground and the Terdthai Cricket Ground (both located in Bangkok).
India were undefeated during the tournament, and defeated Pakistan by 17 runs in the final. Along with India and Pakistan, four other teams took part – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, hosts Thailand, and Nepal (the latter two teams qualifying through the Women's World Cup Asia Qualifier). Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, with matches featuring two of these sides being played as such. Matches featuring either Nepal or Thailand did not have T20I status.

## Squads

| Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Thailand |
| Jahanara Alam (c) Ayasha Rahman Fahima Khatun Fargana Hoque Khadija Tul Kubra Lata Mondal Nahida Akter Nigar Sultana (wk) Panna Ghosh Ritu Moni Rumana Ahmed Salma Khatun Sanjida Islam Shaila Sharmin Sharmin Sultana Suraiya Azmin | Harmanpreet Kaur (c) Ekta Bisht Jhulan Goswami Mansi Joshi Veda Krishnamurthy Smriti Mandhana Sabbhineni Meghana Shikha Pandey Anuja Patil Poonam Yadav Nuzhat Parween Preeti Bose Mithali Raj Vellaswamy Vanitha Sushma Verma (wk) | Rubina Chhetri (c) Sobha Aale Indu Barma Rashmi Chaulagain Karuna Bhandari Saraswati Kumari Sarita Magar Sita Rana Magar Jyoti Pandey Neera Rajopadhyay Sabnam Rai Bohara Roshani Neri Thapa | Bismah Maroof (c) Javeria Khan (vc) Aliya Riaz Anam Amin Asmavia Iqbal Ayesha Zafar Diana Baig Iram Javed Maham Tariq Nahida Khan Nain Abidi Nida Dar Sadia Yousuf Sana Mir Sidra Nawaz (wk) | Hasini Perera (c) Prasadani Weerakkody (vc) Ama Kanchana Chamari Atapattu Dilani Manodara (wk) Eshani Kaushalya Hansima Karunaratne Inoka Ranaweera Nilakshi de Silva Nipuni Hansika Oshadi Ranasinghe Sripali Weerakkody Sugandika Kumari Udeshika Prabodhani Yashoda Mendis | Sornnarin Tippoch (c) Nattaya Boochatham Naruemol Chaiwai Natthakan Chantam Rosenan Kanoh Nannapat Koncharoenkai Suleeporn Laomi Soraya Lateh Wongpaka Liengprasert Ratanaporn Padunglerd Shagufta Arwe Sirintra Saengsakaorat Sainammin Saenya Rattana Sangsoma Chanida Sutthiruang |

## Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.723 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.540 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.037 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.135 |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.797 |
| 6 | Nepal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.582 |
Qualified for the final

## Matches
### 1st match

* 26 November Scorecard
| India 118/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 54 (18.2 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 49* (59) Khadija Tul Kubra 2/12 (4 overs) | | Shaila Sharmin 18 (36) Poonam Yadav 3/13 (3 overs) |
* India won by 64 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Mithali Raj (Ind)
* Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Mansi Joshi (India Women) made her WT20I debut.
* Bangladesh set a new record for the lowest total in WT20Is. It was broken just four days later, when they scored 44 against Pakistan.

### 2nd match

* 26 November Scorecard
| Nepal 47 (18.1 overs) | v | Pakistan 48/1 (10 overs) |
| Rubina Chhetry 11 (33) Anam Amin 2/7 (3 overs) Sana Mir 2/7 (3 overs) | | Ayesha Zafar 26 (35) Sabnam Rai 0/9 (2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Mohammed Kamruzzaman (Tha) and Ashwani Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Anam Amin (Pak)
* Nepal Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd match

* 27 November Scorecard
| Thailand 69/5 (20 overs) | v | India 70/1 (11.1 overs) |
| Ratanaporn Padunglerd 20 (46) Mansi Joshi 2/8 (3 overs) | | Veda Krishnamurthy 35 (26) Sornnarin Tippoch 1/17 (4 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Mohammed Kamruzzaman (Tha) and Batumalai Ramani (Mal) Player of the match: Mansi Joshi (Ind)
* Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th match

* 27 November Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 113/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Chamari Atapattu 31 (36) Nahida Khan 2/17 (4 overs) | | Javeria Khan 56* (51) Eshani Lokusuriyage 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Javeria Khan (Pak)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th match

* 28 November Scorecard
| Bangladesh 88/6 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 53 (18.3 overs) |
| Sanjida Islam 38 (48) Suleeporn Laomi 3/18 (4 overs) | | Natthakan Chantam 21 (23) Panna Ghosh 4/9 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 35 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Batumalai Ramani (Mal) Player of the match: Sanjida Islam (Ban)
* Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 6th match

* 28 November Scorecard
| Nepal 23 (16.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 24/2 (4.3 overs) |
| Jyoti Pandey 16 (39) Inoka Ranaweera 3/3 (4 overs) | | Hasini Perera 17* (14) Karuna Bhandari 1/6 (2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Mohammed Kamruzzaman (Tha) and Ashwani Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 7th match

* 29 November Scorecard
| Pakistan 97/7 (20 overs) | v | India 98/5 (19.2 overs) |
| Nain Abidi 37* (41) Ekta Bisht 3/20 (4 overs) | | Mithali Raj 36 (57) Nida Dar 2/11 (4 overs) |
* India won by 5 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind)
* India Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 8th match

* 29 November Scorecard
| Bangladesh 133/4 (20 overs) | v | Nepal 41 (17.3 overs) |
| Nigar Sultana 39 (41) Sita Rana Magar 1/18 (4 overs) | | Sita Rana Magar 15 (14) Fahima Khatun 4/8 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 92 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzman (Tha) and Batumalai Ramani (Mal) Player of the match: Fahima Khatun (Ban)
* Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 9th match

* 30 November Scorecard
| Bangladesh 44 (15.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 45/1 (9.5 overs) |
| Jahanara Alam 12* (8) Sana Mir 3/5 (3 overs) | | Javeria Khan 26* (31) Khadija Tul Kubra 1/18 (3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Sana Mir (Pak)
* Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bangladesh broke their own record for the lowest total in WT20Is, which they had set four days earlier against India.

### 10th match

* 30 November Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 120/6 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 45/9 (20 overs) |
| Hasini Perera 55 (59) Sainammin Saenya 3/26 (4 overs) | | Chanida Sutthiruang 10 (12) Inoka Ranaweera 3/4 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 75 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Batumalai Ramani (Mal) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Hasini Perera (SL)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 11th match

* 1 December Scorecard
| Nepal 63 (19.5 overs) | v | Thailand 65/2 (16 overs) |
| Jyoti Pandey 16 (26) Sornnarin Tippoch 2/5 (4 overs) | | Sirintra Saengsakaorat 27* (45) Sarita Magar 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Thailand won by 8 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Batumalai Ramani (Mal) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Sirintra Saengsakaorat (Tha)
* Nepal Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 12th match

* 1 December Scorecard
| India 121/4 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 69/9 (20 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 62 (59) Sripali Weerakkody 1/18 (3 overs) | | Dilani Manodara 20 (32) Ekta Bisht 3/8 (4 overs) |
* India won by 52 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Mithali Raj (Ind)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 13th match

* 2 December Scorecard
| India 120/5 (20 overs) | v | Nepal 21 (16.3 overs) |
| Shikha Pandey 39* (32) Rubina Chhetry 2/21 (4 overs) | | Sarita Magar 6 (21) Poonam Yadav 3/9 (3 overs) |
* India won by 99 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Mohammed Kamruzzaman (Tha) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Shikha Pandey (Ind)
* Nepal Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 14th match

* 3 December Scorecard
| Bangladesh 93/3 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 97/3 (19 overs) |
| Sanjida Islam 35 (49) Chamari Atapattu 2/24 (4 overs) | | Chamari Atapattu 39 (25) Rumana Ahmed 2/7 (2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Chamari Atapattu (SL)
* Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.

### 15th match

* 3 December Scorecard
| Thailand 51 (18.2 overs) | v | Pakistan 52/5 (11.4 overs) |
| Natthakan Chantam 13 (28) Sana Mir 4/9 (4 overs) | | Asmavia Iqbal 24 (25) Suleeporn Laomi 3/9 (3 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Batumalai Ramani (Mal) and Ashwani Kumar Rana (Tha) Player of the match: Sana Mir (Pak)
* Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* 4 December Scorecard
| India 121/5 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 104/6 (20 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 73* (65) Anam Amin 2/24 (4 overs) | | Bismah Maroof 25 (26) Ekta Bisht 2/22 (4 overs) |
* India won by 17 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Mithali Raj (Ind)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Mithali Raj | India | 220 | 4 | 110.00 | 73* | 0 | 2 |
| Javeria Khan | Pakistan | 128 | 6 | 64.00 | 56* | 0 | 1 |
| Chamari Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 111 | 5 | 22.20 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanjida Islam | Bangladesh | 110 | 5 | 22.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasini Perera | Sri Lanka | 96 | 5 | 32.00 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | BBI |
| Sana Mir | Pakistan | 22.0 | 12 | 7.41 | 4.04 | 11.0 | 4/9 |
| Ekta Bisht | India | 16.2 | 10 | 5.20 | 3.18 | 9.8 | 3/8 |
| Suleeporn Laomi | Thailand | 16.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 12.0 | 3/9 |
| Anam Amin | Pakistan | 21.0 | 8 | 9.12 | 3.47 | 15.7 | 2/6 |
| Anuja Patil | India | 22.3 | 8 | 9.62 | 3.42 | 16.8 | 2/0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo