2021 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2021.[1][2] The matches were played with Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[3][4] Bhutan and Myanmar were originally scheduled to make their debuts at an ICC women's event.[5] Originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, the tournament was postponed in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][6]

2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
Dates22 – 28 November 2021
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Host(s)United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Champions United Arab Emirates
Runners-up Hong Kong
Participants6
Matches15
Player of the seriesNepal Sita Rana Magar
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Theertha Satish (165)
Most wicketsUnited Arab Emirates Khushi Sharma (10)
2019
2023

Nepal's preparations included a three-match WT20I series against Qatar in Doha the week before the qualifier.[7] Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates scheduled two warm-up matches against each other in Ajman.[8] The second match of the tournament, between Hong Kong and Nepal, was the 1,000th WT20I to be played.[9] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, winning all five of their matches, progressing to the World Cup Qualifier.[10] Nepal's Sita Rana Magar was named as the player of the tournament.[11]

Squads

edit

The following teams competed in the tournament:[12]

  Bhutan[13]   Hong Kong[14]   Kuwait   Malaysia[15]     Nepal[16]   United Arab Emirates[17]
  • Yeshey Choden (c)
  • Tashi Cheki
  • Ngawang Choden
  • Sonam Choden
  • Karma Dema
  • Anju Gurung
  • Sonam Paldon (wk)
  • Karma Samten
  • Pema Seldon (wk)
  • Dechen Wangmo
  • Yeshey Wangmo
  • Tshering Yangchen
  • Somsel Yangzom
  • Tshering Zangmo
  • Amna Tariq (c)
  • Aakriti Bose (wk)
  • Venora D'Souza
  • Siobhan Gomez
  • Aaliya Hussain
  • Mariamma Hyder
  • Maria Jasvi
  • Zeefa Jilani
  • Khadija Khalil
  • Glenda Menezes
  • Priyada Murali
  • Maryam Omar
  • Balasubramani Shanti
  • Rida Zainab

Points table

edit
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1   United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 10 2.366
2   Hong Kong 5 4 1 0 8 0.726
3     Nepal 5 3 2 0 6 1.028
4   Malaysia 5 2 3 0 4 0.399
5   Bhutan 5 1 4 0 2 −1.038
6   Kuwait 5 0 5 0 0 −3.928
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[18]

  advanced to the global qualifier

Fixtures

edit
22 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
131/4 (20 overs)
v
  Malaysia
101/2 (20 overs)
Theertha Satish 46 (48)
Mahirah Izzati Ismail 2/20 (3 overs)
Wan Julia 44 (50)
Kavisha Egodage 1/18 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 30 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Theertha Satish (UAE)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Natasha Cherriath, Priyanjali Jain, Theertha Satish and Khushi Sharma (UAE) all made their WT20I debuts.

22 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
104/3 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
105/4 (18 overs)
Sita Rana Magar 40* (58)
Betty Chan 1/12 (4 overs)
Mariko Hill 42* (38)
Sabnam Rai 1/14 (2 overs)
Hong Kong won by 6 wickets
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • Natasha Miles and Iqra Sahar (HK) both made their WT20I debuts.

22 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  
114/6 (20 overs)
v
  Kuwait
74 (19.3 overs)
Tshering Zangmo 34* (36)
Khadija Khalil 1/6 (1 over)
Maryam Omar 29 (34)
Karma Samten 2/9 (3.3 overs)
Bhutan won by 40 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Tshering Zangmo (Bhu)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Karma Samten (Bhu), Glenda Menezes, Balasubramani Shanti and Rida Zainab (Kuw) all made their WT20I debuts.
  • Rida Zainab (Kuw) was replaced by Glenda Menezes at the start of the Kuwait innings.

23 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
128/7 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
117 (20 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 28 (35)
Kary Chan 3/23 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 37 (37)
Chaya Mughal 2/14 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 11 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Chaya Mughal (UAE)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

23 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
161/3 (20 overs)
v
  Kuwait
80 (20 overs)
Winifred Duraisingam 44 (40)
Mariamma Hyder 1/23 (4 overs)
Priyada Murali 34 (40)
Mas Elysa 2/12 (3 overs)
Malaysia won by 81 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Mas Elysa (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Venora D'Souza (Kuw) made her WT20I debut.

23 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Bhutan  
61/6 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
64/2 (8.3 overs)
Ngawang Choden 13 (31)
Sita Rana Magar 3/10 (4 overs)
Indu Barma 18* (24)
Tashi Cheki 1/21 (2.3 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rahul Asher (Oma)
Player of the match: Sita Rana Magar (Nep)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tashi Cheki (Bhu) made her WT20I debut.

25 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
101/5 (20 overs)
v
  Hong Kong
102/6 (17.4 overs)
Mas Elysa 38 (49)
Kary Chan 2/9 (3 overs)
Kary Chan 38* (40)
Nik Nur Atiela 2/13 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Kary Chan (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

25 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  
27 (15.4 overs)
v
    Nepal
28/1 (3.3 overs)
Priyada Murali 10 (20)
Sangita Rai 3/2 (2.4 overs)
Indu Barma 13* (8)
Maria Jasvi 1/15 (2 overs)
Nepal won by 9 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Rubina Chhetry (Nep)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.

25 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
149/2 (20 overs)
v
  Bhutan
102/9 (20 overs)
Theertha Satish 64* (53)
Anju Gurung 2/25 (4 overs)
Sonam Paldon 26 (41)
Khushi Sharma 5/22 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 47 runs
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Khushi Sharma (UAE)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

26 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
92/7 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
93/4 (18.2 overs)
Elsa Hunter 39* (48)
Sabnam Rai 2/27 (4 overs)
Sita Rana Magar 30 (38)
Aisya Eleesa 1/14 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Sita Rana Magar (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

26 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
109/8 (20 overs)
v
  Bhutan
89/7 (20 overs)
Kary Chan 43 (50)
Anju Gurung 3/10 (4 overs)
Ngawang Choden 22 (28)
Kary Chan 2/17 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 20 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Kary Chan (HK)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.

26 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  
76/5 (20 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
77/3 (6 overs)
Maryam Omar 31* (37)
Khushi Sharma 3/13 (3 overs)
Esha Oza 38 (13)
Priyada Murali 1/21 (1 over)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Esha Oza (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

28 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
127/5 (20 overs)
v
    Nepal
79 (19.4 overs)
Chamani Seneviratne 52 (36)
Kabita Kunwar 2/21 (4 overs)
Indu Barma 15 (20)
Samaira Dharnidharka 4/5 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 48 runs
ICC Academy Ground 2, Dubai
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Chamani Seneviratne (UAE)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

28 November 2021
09:30
Scorecard
Malaysia  
87/8 (20 overs)
v
  Bhutan
76 (19 overs)
Nur Arianna Natsya 19 (35)
Anju Gurung 2/12 (4 overs)
Dechen Wangmo 35 (49)
Mahirah Izzati Ismail 3/8 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 11 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Mahirah Izzati Ismail (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

28 November 2021
13:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong  
155/3 (20 overs)
v
  Kuwait
120/4 (20 overs)
Mariko Hill 55 (50)
Maria Jasvi 1/30 (4 overs)
Siobhan Gomez 37* (39)
Mariko Hill 1/20 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 35 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tammy Chu and Heiley Lui (HK) both made their WT20I debuts.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Three ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers cancelled due to COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Kary Chan to lead Hong Kong in T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "UAE set to host ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Nepal women's team to visit Qatar for 3 T20Is". The Peninsula Qatar. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ @BhutanCricket (12 November 2021). "The stage is set and so are our national women's team who will be participating in the upcoming ICC world cup qualifiers to be staged in Dubai, UAE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Favourites Nepal eye for Global Qualifier spot". Cricket Addictors Association. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. ^ "UAE women's cricket team advance to ICC T20 World Cup global qualifiers". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Unbeaten UAE qualify for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. ^ "ICC T20 World Cup 2023 qualifiers set to begin in August 2021". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. ^ @BhutanCricket (14 November 2021). "Here's the 14-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2021 to be held in Dubai, UAE from 22-28 November" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "The Hong Kong Squad announced for ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Region". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Malaysia Women team to tour Sri Lanka to prepare for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Nepal squad announced for Women's T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers in UAE". Czarsportz. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  17. ^ "EMIRATES CRICKET BOARD ANNOUNCES TEAM TO REPRESENT UAE AT ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP ASIA QUALIFIER 2021". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier 2021 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
edit