2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
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| Dates | 31 August – 9 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  United Arab Emirates |
| Runners-up |  Thailand |
| Participants | 11 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Player of the series | Esha Oza |
| Most runs | Esha Oza (229) |
| Most wickets | Nattaya Boochatham (18) |
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]
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
 Bahrain[6]
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 Bhutan[7]
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 China
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 Hong Kong[8]
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 Kuwait[9]
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Malaysia[10]
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 Myanmar
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 Nepal[11]
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 Qatar[12]
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Thailand[13]
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United Arab Emirates[14]
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Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.339 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Nepal
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.184 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.647 | |
| 4 | Bhutan
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −1.306 | |
| 5 | Bahrain
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −2.773 | |
| 6 | Qatar
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −1.647 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Fixtures
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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Aysha 41 (32)
Sadamali Arachchige 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sadamali Bhakshala, Ashwini Govinda, Manal Malik (Bhr) and Sudha Thapa (Qat) all made their T20I debuts.
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Vaishnave Mahesh 3/7 (3.4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kinley Bidha, Anjuli Ghalley and Chado Om (Bhu) all made their T20I debuts.
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Sabeeja Panayan 9 (14)
Dechen Wangmo 4/8 (4 overs) |
Dechen Wangmo 29* (52)
Saachi Dhadwal 1/10 (3.4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
- Tshering Choden (Bhu) made her T20I debut.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Vaishnave Mahesh (UAE) became the youngest player among male or female, to take 50th wicket in T20Is.[16]
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
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Dechen Wangmo 21 (44)
Puja Mahato 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Rubi Poddar (Nep) made her T20I debut.
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Kavisha Egodage 40 (45)
Aysha 3/18 (4 overs) |
Angeline Mare 11 (13)
Esha Oza 2/7 (3 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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Vaishnave Mahesh 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Al Maseera Jahangir (UAE) made her T20I debut.
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Saachi Dhadwal 21 (44)
Indu Barma 3/10 (4 overs) |
Kajal Shrestha 32 (28)
Sabeeja Panayan 1/23 (3 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
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Ngawang Choden 19 (41)
Nur Dania Syuhada 2/7 (4 overs) |
Winifred Duraisingam 22 (32)
Tshering Zangmo 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.558 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.999 | |
| 3 | Kuwait
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −0.239 | |
| 4 | China
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.147 | |
| 5 | Myanmar
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.550 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Fixtures
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Siobhan Gomez 25 (27)
Xiuli Jin 5/15 (4 overs) |
Yuanyuan Cai 12 (10)
Maryam Omar 3/9 (4 overs) |
- China won the toss and elected to field.
- Zi Mei (Chn) made her T20I debut.
- Xiuli Jin became the first cricketer for China to take a five-wicket haul in women's T20Is.[17]
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Khin Myat 17 (31)
Maryam Bibi 3/13 (4 overs) |
Mariko Hill 33* (36)
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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Natthakan Chantam 54* (61) Lin Htun 1/18 (4 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
- Nattaya Boochatham (Tha) took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[18]
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Caiyun Zhou 19 (36)
Mariko Hill 2/11 (4 overs) |
Natasha Miles 26 (32)
Xu Qian 2/9 (3.5 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Wenjing Yin (Chn) made her T20I debut.
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- China won the toss and elected to bat.
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Zon Lin 13 (21)
Xu Qian 2/10 (3 overs) |
Chen Yue 28* (25)
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- China won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
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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.
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Zin Kyaw 30 (31)
Mariamma Hyder 2/10 (4 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
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Nannapat Koncharoenkai 75 (58)
Alison Siu 1/18 4 overs) |
Marina Lamplough 19 (29)
Nattaya Boochatham 4/9 (4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | United Arab Emirates
| 141/4 (20) | |||||||
| B2 | Hong Kong
| 84 (16.5) | |||||||
| A1 | United Arab Emirates
| 70/9 (20) | |||||||
| B1 | Thailand
| 64 (17.5) | |||||||
| B1 | Thailand
| 105/2 (20) | |||||||
| A2 | Nepal
| 59 (19.3) | |||||||
Semi-finals
1st semi-final
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Esha Oza 85 (60)
Ruchitha Venkatesh 1/24 (4 overs) |
Maryam Bibi 34 (37)
Esha Oza 2/6 (1 over) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd semi-final
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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Natthakan Chantam 22 (27) 3/7 (2.5 overs)Kavisha Egodage |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
References
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- ^ "Thailand and UAE advance to Global Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Egodage heroics power UAE to Asia Qualifier trophy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Our Women's Team is leaving for Malaysia tomorrow". Bahrain Cricket Association (via Instagram). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ @BhutanCricket (29 July 2023). "The newly appointed coach, Mr. Arzoo Raj from India, will be leading the women's team in the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifier to be held in Malaysia in August. Dechen Wangmo will continue as the captain of the side" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ "Kuwait National Women's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange Co. and led by skipper Amna Sharif is all set to depart to Kuala Lumpur for Malaysia T20I Women's Quadrangular series – 2023 followed by ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers". Cricket Kuwait (via Facebook). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Introducing Team Malaysia - the line up participating in the 6th edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 August 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Nepal's CAN announces women's squad". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Qatar Cricket Women's National team squad announcement for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier 2023, Malaysia". Qatar Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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- ^ "Chaya Mughal to lead UAE in ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2023". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ a b "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "UAE teenager Vaishnave Mahesh thrilled to break record of her hero Rashid Khan". The National. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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