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.[1] Matches were played at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground and the Terdthai Cricket Ground (both located in Bangkok).[2]

Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Group stage with finals
Host(s) Thailand
Champions India (6th title)
Participants6
Matches played16
Player of the series Mithali Raj
Most runs Mithali Raj (220)
Most wickets Sana Mir (12)

India were undefeated during the tournament, and beat 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).[3] 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[4]  India[5]    Nepal[6]
 Pakistan[7]  Sri Lanka[8]  Thailand[9]

Points table
Pos Team 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
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  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.[10]

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.[10]

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.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Mithali Raj India2204110.0073*02
Javeria Khan Pakistan128664.0056*01
Chamari Atapattu Sri Lanka111522.203900
Sanjida Islam Bangladesh110522.003800
Hasini Perera Sri Lanka96532.005501

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveEconSRBBI
Sana Mir Pakistan22.0127.414.0411.04/9
Ekta Bisht India16.2105.203.189.83/8
Suleeporn Laomi Thailand16.088.004.0012.03/9
Anam Amin Pakistan21.089.123.4715.72/6
Anuja Patil India22.389.623.4216.82/0

Source: ESPNcricinfo

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