2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier explained

2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
Administrator:	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket Format:	Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:	Group round-robin and knockout
Host:	Malaysia
Fromdate:	31 August
Todate:	9 September 2023
Participants:	11
Matches:	28
Most Runs:	Esha Oza (229)
Most Wickets:	Nattaya Boochatham (18)
Player Of The Series:	Esha Oza
Previous Year:	2021
Previous Tournament:	2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

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

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valign=top	Deepika Rasangika (c) Sadamali Bhakshala Gayani Fernando (wk) Tharanga Gajanayake Ashwini Govinda (wk) Prajna Jagdeesha Manal Malik Swarna Nunna Shashikala Prakash Rasika Rodrigo Asha Samildeen Pavithra Shetty Ishara Suhun Abeera Waris	valign=top	Dechen Wangmo (c) Kinley Bidha Ngawang Choden (wk) Sonam Choden Tshering Choden Yeshey Choden Karma Dema Anjuli Ghalley Anju Gurung Chado Om Sonam Pema Yangchen (wk) Eva Yangzom Tshering Zangmo	valign=top	Han Lili (c) Yuanyuan Cai Xiuli Jin Zheng Lili Mengting Liu Zi Mei (wk) Xu Qian Chen Xinyu Jing Yang (wk) Wenjing Yin Chen Yue Rongyu Zhao Caiyun Zhou Mingyue Zhu	valign=top	Kary Chan (c) Natasha Miles (vc) Maryam Bibi Betty Chan Shing Chan Hiu Ying Cheung (wk) Yasmin Daswani (wk) Mariko Hill Marina Lamplough Iqra Sahar Shanzeen Shahzad (wk) Alison Siu Yee Shan To Ruchitha Venkatesh	valign=top	Amna Tariq (c) Priyada Murali (vc) Maryyam Ashraf Angel Gabriella D'Costa Suchitha Lita D'Sa (wk) Raelyn D'Souza Siobhan Gomez Mariamma Hyder Iqra Ishaq (wk) Maria Jasvi Zeefa Jilani Khadija Khalil (wk) Glenda Menezes Maryam Omar Balasubramani Shanti	valign=top	Winifred Duraisingam (c) Mas Elysa (vc) Musfirah Nur Ainaa Nur Aishah Nik Nur Atiela Aisya Eleesa Ainna Hamizah Hashim Jamahidaya Intan Mahirah Izzati Ismail Wan Julia (wk) Aina Najwa (wk) Nur Arianna Natsya Nur Dania Syuhada Wan Nor Zulaika
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valign=top	Zar Win (c, wk) Htet Aung Thae Thae Aung (wk) Lin Htun San Nyo Htwe Zin Kyaw Zon Lin Aye Moe Khin Myat Pan Ei Phyu Thae Thae Po (wk) May San Theint Soe Shwe Yee Win	valign=top	Rubina Chhetry (c) Indu Barma Apsari Begam Ishwori Bist Khushi Dangol Kabita Joshi Asmina Karmacharya Samjhana Khadka Kabita Kunwar Sita Rana Magar Puja Mahato Rubi Poddar (wk) Bindu Rawal Kajal Shrestha (wk)	valign=top	Aysha (c) Hiral Agarwal Shahreen Bahadur Saachi Dhadwal Tafaul El Nour Rizpha Bano Emmanuel (wk) Khadija Imtiaz Trupti Kale (wk) Aleena Khan Angeline Mare Sabeeja Panayan Rochelle Quyn Shrutiben Rana (wk) Sudha Thapa	valign=top	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	valign=top	Chaya Mughal (c, wk) Esha Oza (vc, wk) Samaira Dharnidharka Kavisha Egodage Siya Gokhale Al Maseera Jahangir Lavanya Keny Suraksha Kotte Vaishnave Mahesh Indhuja Nandakumar Avanee Patil Rinitha Rajith Theertha Satish (wk) Khushi Sharma

Group stage

Group A

Fixtures

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Group B

Fixtures

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

2nd semi-final

Final

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pathway to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification begins in Europe . International Cricket Council . 16 May 2023.
2. Web site: Malaysian cricket to host ICC Women's t20 world cup Asia Qualifiers . Czarsportz . 18 August 2023.
3. Web site: Eleven nations chase one dream . International Cricket Council . 30 August 2023.
4. Web site: Thailand and UAE advance to Global Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 8 September 2023.
5. Web site: Egodage heroics power UAE to Asia Qualifier trophy . International Cricket Council . 10 September 2023.
6. Web site: Our Women's Team is leaving for Malaysia tomorrow . Bahrain Cricket Association (via Instagram) . 24 August 2023.
7. BhutanCricket . 1685135183576743937 . 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..
8. Web site: HK Women's squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers announced! . Cricket Hong Kong . 17 August 2023.
9. Web site: 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) . 18 August 2023.
10. Web site: Introducing Team Malaysia - the line up participating in the 6th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier . Malaysian Cricket Association . Facebook . 29 August 2023.
11. Web site: Nepal's CAN announces women's squad . The Himalayan Times . 14 August 2023.
12. Web site: Qatar Cricket Women's National team squad announcement for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier 2023, Malaysia . Qatar Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 27 August 2023.
13. Web site: The ICC Women's T20 WC Asia Qualifier . Cricket Association of Thailand (via Facebook) . 31 August 2023.
14. Web site: Chaya Mughal to lead UAE in ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2023 . Emirates Cricket Board . 26 August 2023.